Sword guard from Revolutionary War site

[lowcountry]

Need help identifying the maker and who the bust is....

 

[ironhorse]

Can't say anything about the sword maker, the bust figure reminds me of George ll
I'll be interested to see where the id ends up, nice find!

 

[villagenut]

I believe what you have is a French Naval cutlass with Louis XV on the guard. Here is an example of one that is a modern replica. Yours no doubt is original.




ps here is link as well: http://www.theroyalsword.com/swords/french-boarding-saber-or-naval-cutlass.html

 

[VBCurt]

That is a really awsome find. Congratulations to you.

 

[lowcountry]

Wow, I thought I would never find out, but that is identical!!! Thanks Villagenut for the info, now I wonder what it is worth....

 

[lowcountry]

I also wonder if this might be from the French and Indian War, or maybe from the French troops that came the the aid of the Americans during the Revolutionary War........Hard to say, I need a professional!!

 

[villagenut]

In the link I posted, it says that this was from the first half of the 18th century. It tells a little history of the possibilities of how they came into the American soil. Depends on where you found it and what the other artifacts found nearby it tell us, context wise. Often times, other finds will support or shoot down our theory about a site and how the artifacts as a whole, relate to one another. According to the link, it may have been traded to Native Americans by French sailors. Could be anybodies guess.

 

[Patriot Relics]

That is an amazing find bud- congrats!