William Wit
Private
- Joined
- Aug 10, 2017
- Location
- Charleston SC
Photos: https://imgur.com/a/ES2lmO2
Hey everyone - thanks in advance for your assistance. Trying to figure out as much as I can here. This sword was dug decades ago from a battlefield in Virginia, and obviously saw some trauma. Obviously with the grip and rest of the blade missing, it’s tougher. The blade measures 1.25” at the guard, and comparing images, it looks like an m1840. Also, given the loop shapes on the guard, it seems to match the m1840.
There are two inscriptions visible - both on the top of the cross-guard. One says “84” and I think the other one says “L” or maybe “b”. Hard to tell. I feel like I *might * see letters on the bottom front of the blade - maybe ________ARG. Some writing then ARG that ends it. Really, really tough to tell and I wonder if I’m just seeing things.
Thanks very much for any help!
Hey everyone - thanks in advance for your assistance. Trying to figure out as much as I can here. This sword was dug decades ago from a battlefield in Virginia, and obviously saw some trauma. Obviously with the grip and rest of the blade missing, it’s tougher. The blade measures 1.25” at the guard, and comparing images, it looks like an m1840. Also, given the loop shapes on the guard, it seems to match the m1840.
There are two inscriptions visible - both on the top of the cross-guard. One says “84” and I think the other one says “L” or maybe “b”. Hard to tell. I feel like I *might * see letters on the bottom front of the blade - maybe ________ARG. Some writing then ARG that ends it. Really, really tough to tell and I wonder if I’m just seeing things.
Thanks very much for any help!