🥇 BANNER XIII French Briquette Sword (Napoleonic Era)

[shanegalang]

XIII French Briquet Sword (Napoleonic Era)

Dug this amazing relic Saturday. It's my understanding that the South traded cotton for these so they were commonly carried by confederate soldiers during the American Civil War. Other CW relics have surfaced in the general area so its not out of the realm of possibilities that this very sword was carried by a rebel soldier. I also dug a piece that fits and is likely a piece of the knuckle guard. I will be returning to try to find more pieces as they would have the markings to get a definitive date.
Here's a short video-


Here are pictures of the sword handle after dug and then cleaned.


This is an un dug example-

 

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[Ahab8]

Shane that's an incredible special relic find! I'm voting BANNER. That's the kind of thing we just rarely see posted. Perfect for the top. Congrats buddy

 

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[shanegalang]

Shane that's an incredible special relic find! I'm voting BANNER. That's the kind of thing we just rarely see posted. Perfect for the top. Congrats buddy

Thank you very much. It is certainly a rare piece to find. Best wishes!

 

[UnderMiner]

That's fit for a key spot in a museum right there! Congrats, hope you find more of it!

 

[MrMikeJackie]

I believe that would look very nice up top.

 

[Tnmountains]

Thats great. I would think that that calvary sabre would be much easier off a horse than the typical ames wrist breaker. Very nice relic it will display well. I do not know how many old whiskey barrel bands I have dug hopeing it to be a sword!

 

[MrMikeJackie]

Bump. Cmon guys, this should be up top.

 

[against the wind]

Sweet finds,,
Good luck with trying to locate more pieces.
Congrats

 

[sutphin]

DANG WHAT A NICE FIND ...

 

[BuckleBoy]

Shane that's an incredible special relic find! I'm voting BANNER. That's the kind of thing we just rarely see posted. Perfect for the top. Congrats buddy

i agree. I'm voting banner as well. Would look great up top!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Congratulations on your sword handle find and on achieving your first BANNER!

Dave

 

[Valley Ranger]

Epic save - congratulations!

 

[bill from lachine]

Late to the party great save and a very worthy banner.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[Dman]

Way to go . Awesome find and congrats on making banner.

 

[scruggs]

It's Beautiful...Great job!

 

[wpsgta1000]

I have an almost identical sword with sheath that was bought at a junk shop back in the early 1960's. it's marked "Artilleria F Naci nail Toledo". There are two small letters or numbers next to the F that I can't read, also a letter is between the I and n that's too lightly struck to read.
I tried to post pictures but couldn't figure out how. Any help?

 

[terpfan]

Stellar find Shane! Sword relics are really cool but they just don't turn up very often. That one-piece grip you posted is a beauty. Several years back I found a grip to a model 1767 Grenadier Briquet that turned up here in Maryland.

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...renadiers-sword-grip-american-revolution.html

Its terrific that the pommel appears intact on your grip and that you also found a piece of the guard. Hopefully more pieces will turn up nearby. It sure makes me wonder how your sword ended up where it was, and what life it lived. With my sword grip I concluded that after its service in the American Revolution, the sword was taken back home by a veteran and used for many years around the farm. It was eventually relegated to the trash pit and that's where I found it. I figure the pommel (found nearby) had broken off under the weight of something heavy, perhaps a horse, after the sword was trashed.

 

[rreahard]

Awesome find!

 

[shanegalang]

Thank you everybody who took the time to look and comment and especially vote it to banner! I'm really excited to have my first banner find. I am very fortunate to have the places to hunt that I do, to find the things that I do. Happy hunting! Best of luck, Shanegalang- The Cane Field Bandits

 

[shanegalang]

View attachment 1369257 I have an almost identical sword with sheath that was bought at a junk shop back in the early 1960's. it's marked "Artilleria F Naci nail Toledo". There are two small letters or numbers next to the F that I can't read, also a letter is between the I and n that's too lightly struck to read.
I tried to post pictures but couldn't figure out how. Any help?

How many ribs are there on the grip?

 

[shanegalang]

Stellar find Shane! Sword relics are really cool but they just don't turn up very often. That one-piece grip you posted is a beauty. Several years back I found a grip to a model 1767 Grenadier Briquet that turned up here in Maryland.

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...renadiers-sword-grip-american-revolution.html

Its terrific that the pommel appears intact on your grip and that you also found a piece of the guard. Hopefully more pieces will turn up nearby. It sure makes me wonder how your sword ended up where it was, and what life it lived. With my sword grip I concluded that after its service in the American Revolution, the sword was taken back home by a veteran and used for many years around the farm. It was eventually relegated to the trash pit and that's where I found it. I figure the pommel (found nearby) had broken off under the weight of something heavy, perhaps a horse, after the sword was trashed.


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It's my understanding that here in the south they traded the French cotton for these swords. There is evidence of CW activity in the area it was found so I'm guessing either a confederate soldier had it or a veteran discarded it in a trash pit. I am convinced the other pieces will surface at some point. We are in soy bean, sugar cane rotating crop fields and they plow really deep down here. Subsequent hunts will turn more pieces up, I'm confident. HH!