Description: AN AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD SOLDIER-MADE FIGHTING-KNIFE/DAGGER, ca. 1770: In overall very good+ condition and made from a cutdown smallsword. Generally sharp contours and untouched, dark-colored, steel surfaces with a 13” hollow-ground, diamond-form, triangular blade. Retains a sharp point and deeply toned iron surfaces with expected surface wear and patches of discoloration and salt & pepper. Smallsword type Steel Hilt of classic "French" form and complete with its original compressed ball-shaped pommel, rounded knuckle-guard/bow and its original spiral-cut wooden (walnut?) grip. Very good wooden grip with smooth, lightly oxidized, dark and untouched surfaces. Hand forged iron knuckle-bow and disk-shaped cross-guard, en suite with the pommel and complete with its upper quillon with teardrop finial. In overall very good untouched condition with nicely toned and lightly mottled steel-gray surfaces with sharp edges and point/tip. The hilt & grip, en suite with light scattered handling marks, russet-toned patination and signs of use. A unique example of an American Revolutionary War Soldier-made Fighting-Knife/Dagger, ca. 1770. For similar examples, please George C. Neumann’s: Swords & Blades of the American Revolution". Overall length, 19”.www.ambroseantiques.com
Price: 1375 USD
Location: Monroe, Connecticut
End Time: 2024-10-12T02:37:31.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Conflict: Revolutionary War (1775-83)
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Militaria
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
