Barn find.

[Beltplate53]

This was found in the top of an old barn in upstate New York. Any ideas. Blade is 34 inches long with no marks that I can see.

 

[archieclement]

cool find

 

[Gandycreek]

Looks like a Nathan Starr sword.

 

[Beltplate53]

Looks like a Nathan Starr sword.

That's what I was thinking.

 

[Mrs. V]

@Western Reserve Volunteer any ideas?

 

[captaindrew]

Nice find!

 

[Ethan S.]

The Hilt looks German.

 

[UCVRelics]

Looks like a Nathan Starr sword.

Nice old war horse. It is not a Starr as they did not make one with the overlapping shield but your close, as Starr used it as a semi model for his. Its a British Pattern 1796 Light Cavalry Sabre.

 

[SoAlaNorthGeorgian]

Original baseball bat.

 

[3rd North Carolina]

very nice find you got there

 

[Larryh86GT]

Neat find.

 

[JOHN42768]

See : http://www.hayesotoupalik.com/U.S. Civil War.htm Item# 004466 For shape of guard

 

[Western Reserve Volunteer]

I'd say either Starr or German, leaning towards German. It dosen't quite look like a Starr but is definitely a close cousin, maybe a militia or private purchase piece? Or just an early pattern Starr? It probably saw use around the War of 1812 or maybe the 1820s. In terms of restoration, I'd simply conserve the metal, it gives an interesting insight into the way the sword is put together. The grips are missing, but the tang is intact which is unusual. You can see very clearly how the tang runs through the backstrap and then is peened to hold the assembly together. You ought to take some more pictures and measurements, prehaps someone might find it useful to produce replicas an learn the old manufacturing techniques.