Help Identifying a Sword

[nightryder87]

Hello,

My brother recently purchased a short sword and we have tried to research it on the internet but have come up with nothing on this sword.

It is marked A&A.S on one side of the blade near the guard and on the other side it has what looks like a S and an A. The handle looks to be a one piece cast. The blade measures 22-1/2" long.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

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[trk5capt]

Can We See A Pic Of The End Of The Hilt And The Belt Attachment On The Scabbard ? I Think That It May Be Mexican And If It Has An Opening In The Hilt It May Be A Modification of A Sword Bayonet. trk5capt...

 

[nightryder87]

I will attach a couple of photos below. The belt attachment is long gone on the scabbard.

 

[trk5capt]

Sorry Ryder, The Blade & Scabbard Sure Look Like A Sword Bayonet, But That Hilt Has Me Scratching My Head. trk5capt...

 

[stoney56]

Does the handguard shown have any markings that might have been missed? Or any marks on the scabbard itself? I know I've seen that mark before. 1st thought was Ames Sword Co. but they usually use N.A. Co. and town.

 

[nightryder87]

There are no other markings on the sword or scabbard that I can find. But I will keep looking over it just to make sure I have not missed anything.

 

[cedarratt]

I'll send the link to my dad he deals in Civil War stuff and he likes swords, I post another email with what I can find out on sunday or monday.

 

[tileys]

Hi all,

I second the idea of the sword being a bayonet with a replacement sometime of the hilt. My dad had a bayonet marked as being from the Franco-Prussian war era, 1871 I think. The pattern and proportions look virtually identical.

Cheers,

Steve

 

[Monty]

Could the marking on the blade be CSA? Possible? Monty

 

[Staci (Fargo ND)]

Just a couple ideas...

The A.&A.S. could stand for August & Albert Schnitzler of Solingen, Germany. According to Bezdek's German Swords and Sword Makers, the company was in business from 1864-1873. They had offices in Birmingham, England from 1864-1873, and sold cavalry sabers to northern dealers during the American Civil War, 1864-1865 (years they sold to northern dealers, not the years of the war :P).

The blade looks like a turkish model 1874 bayonet. Check out the photo. Maybe a turkish sword. The blade length is the same also.

Any idea on composition?

 

[AndyR1961]

Hi guys I might be way out but it looks very like a 1800's navy cutlass possibly french might be right off target.
All the best
Andy