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hrpearce

07-10-20 11:50

Estate mistery

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Can anyone help identify this 86cm long sword found in a shed of an estate I am helping clean up.

maple_leaf_eh

07-10-20 14:11

I couldn't resist

Master Bates' Hornpipe

There once was a pirate named Bates,
Danced a hornpipe for all of his mates,
But he slipped on his cutlass,
And now he is nut-less,
And practically useless on dates.

maple_leaf_eh

07-10-20 14:32

Sword

There are many many images of swords on line. Try right click - Google image search. Are there any markings near the hilt? Straight or curved blade?

hrpearce

08-10-20 02:48

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I tried the google search and received a picture of two swords but the description under the photo was of the sword with a different shaped handle.
I can not find any markings on it. I have added extra images. Could it simply be a ceremonial sword as the deceased's farther was Rear Admiral George Angus Bennett.

Colin Alford

08-10-20 03:34

This looks similar:

https://www.lot-art.com/auction-lots...7.8.18-gerrard

Neil Smith

08-10-20 16:54

Looks to me to be a private purchase lieutenant/midshipmen plain Pattern 1805 Naval Sword. The brass stirrup guard suggests naval service, but the curvature of the blade is between a cavalry sabre and an infantry sword.

gjamo

09-10-20 07:19

Sword

I have seen these described as a "Sailor in Horse Naval Cutlass"

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