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Lot 814
An interesting hunting sword, evidently a conversion of a French cavalry officer’s sword c 1785, captured during the Napoleonic wars, broad, slightly curved shallow fullered blade 29½”, with a little original scroll etching towards the forte, the back of the blade removed and the edge saw backed for most of its length, gilt double shell and loop guard with knucklebow, the sidebars removed, cap shaped pommel, leather grip (most wire missing) inside of guard engraved with English owner’s initials “WH”, in its leather scabbard with long brass chape and leather locket; see Wagner “Cut and Thrust Weapons” p 311 and Blair “European and American Arms” p 103(b) for similar originals. Basically GC, the hilt retaining approx 15% original gilt (some wear overall, hilt a little misshapen and one loop broken)
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