April 5, 2024
Antique Old Early American Eagle Head Pommel Sword War of 1812 Authentic!!!
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This offering is a very, very early American Eaglehead sword. � This pattern began in the late 18th century, and was one of the first regulation patterns of the emerging US Military just after the revolutionary war. � These swords were made in Europe and imported into the US as at the time the United States didn't have the facilities to produce weapons of this quality. � This example has a straight blade, which I believe would indicate an infantry officer. � The sword is all original. � The hilt is snug to the blade, the grip will rock gently about 1/4 inch side to side. � (not a bad fit for something 200 years old!) � The brass hilt shows a lovely old patina and has not been cleaned. � The carved bone grip has age cracks on both sides, but no chips or other defects. � The 31 inch straight blade has a single deep groove about halfway on both sides. � The blade is mostly grey/black, with some spotty areas of stabilized red corrosion as seen in the pictures. � These swords got fancier and fancier as time went on, this one being so plain is a very early example and most likely saw service during the war of 1812. � (by the way, if we had lost we would all be speaking English right now!) � Now some of you may have seen the recent episode on History Channel's American Pickers where they uncovered a similar (but later) eaglehead� that was
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