Sword hand guard?

[aquacoon]

Are there any sword/relic experts out there..lol I found this detecting on family property not too long ago and I'm fairly certain it's a hand guard from a sword beyond that I am at the forums mercy. I do know this property has had activity all the way back to Colonial times. Sorry for the NARROW time frame. Any ideas out there as to what type of sword this was from? Thanks in advance.

Aquacoon

 

[shanegalang]

Wish I knew where you live, found it. Location and time frame of course will tell a lot about it but then again, my bet is someone here will identify it. Best of luck, Shanegalang

 

[aquacoon]

Wish I knew where you live, found it. Location and time frame of course will tell a lot about it but then again, my bet is someone here will identify it. Best of luck, Shanegalang

Sorry I am a newbie at this and not accustomed to mentioning locations. Low country SC I will get better with time.
Aquacoon

 

[kuger]

It is off some type of blade

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

I am not at "expert" level about about antique edged weapons... but I can say Kuger is correct, the object you found is part of the brass handguard from a fighting blade.

Because you very helpfully put it on a ruler in your photo to show us its exact size, there's a few more things I can tell you about it. The rectangular 1/2-inch-long hole in it (which held the blade's tang) indicates the blade was fairly narrow, not a very wide blade like a cutlass or broadsword.

Unfortunately, some of your bladeguard is missing, which makes ID-ing it as a dagger guard or a sword-guard difficult.

Being incomplete also complicates dating it. To my eye, its design has the "look" of dating from the 1700s-or-earlier to as late as the mid-1800s.

Hopefully, one of this forum's actual Experts on edged weapons will fill in the blanks for you ...and correct anything about it that I got wrong.

 

[aquacoon]

I am not at "expert" level about about antique edged weapons... but I can say Kuger is correct, the object you found is part of the brass handguard from a fighting blade.

Because you very helpfully put it on a ruler in your photo to show us its exact size, there's a few more things I can tell you about it. The rectangular 1/2-inch-long hole in it (which held the blade's tang) indicates the blade was fairly narrow, not a very wide blade like a cutlass or broadsword.

Unfortunately, some of your bladeguard is missing, which makes ID-ing it as a dagger guard or a sword-guard difficult.

Being incomplete also complicates dating it. To my eye, its design has the "look" of dating from the 1700s-or-earlier to as late as the mid-1800s.

Hopefully, one of this forum's actual Experts on edged weapons will fill in the blanks for you ...and correct anything about it that I got wrong.

Thanks cannonballguy. I know that there is someone out there in Tnet that knows all about this piece. It's amazing how the guys and gals here can hit the nail right on the head. All I can do is wait and watch. Any suggestions for internet sites to check on this for myself? Thanks again & HH.
AQUACOON

 

[BuckleBoy]

The best advice I can offer is to get a free membership annd post it on this website, you'll have an answer in a matter of days, if not hours.

www.swordforum.com

This is the greatest forum for edged weapons on the interenet. I posted a pommel that I had dug, and they were able to narrow the time frame, its country of origin, and even which companies might have imported it to the U.S.

Best Wishes,

Buckleboy

 

[aquacoon]

The best advice I can offer is to get a free membership annd post it on this website, you'll have an answer in a matter of days, if not hours.

www.swordforum.com

This is the greatest forum for edged weapons on the interenet. I posted a pommel that I had dug, and they were able to narrow the time frame, its country of origin, and even which companies might have imported it to the U.S.

Best Wishes,

Buckleboy

Thanks buckleboy great advise. I am going to join tonight. Good luck in the cane fields. Do you use a GPS when you are investigating those large properties or just landmarks? HH

AQUACOON

 

[BuckleBoy]

The best advice I can offer is to get a free membership annd post it on this website, you'll have an answer in a matter of days, if not hours.

www.swordforum.com

This is the greatest forum for edged weapons on the interenet. I posted a pommel that I had dug, and they were able to narrow the time frame, its country of origin, and even which companies might have imported it to the U.S.

Best Wishes,

Buckleboy

Thanks buckleboy great advise. I am going to join tonight. Good luck in the cane fields. Do you use a GPS when you are investigating those large properties or just landmarks? HH

AQUACOON

No GPS, but rather we look for signs, use intuition, plot out the old French arpent measurements, look at historical property boundaries, etc. It is not easy to find sites on these large tracts.