Antique sword cant seem to identify it. Could use some help. ww2?

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nutzz44

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Hi Everyone,

New to the site, but looking forward to seeing all the great collections.



Alright here is the story with this sword. I recently found this in the attic. My father had placed it up there years ago. It was said to be his fathers which would be my grandfather.


My best bet is this came back from the Pacific in WW2 with him. I only say that because I also have a Japanese farming hat that I was told he brought back as well.


Cool I know.





So I cant figure out the stamp on it. Looks like the handle is made of wood... Any ideas?























Thank you for any tips you can send my way. Hope I'am in the right place to post this.


Cheers
AJ
 
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No idea about the sword but the hat does not look Japanese to me, more like something from Thailand or Burma. Do you know more about where your Grandfather served in the Pacific? If not if you know what unit he was in, that would help too. John
 
Definitely NOT Japanese. I've been studying/collecting Japanese swords (Nihonto) for 40 years.

Rich
 
It's colonial Spanish. These appear to be recycled British 1796 light cavalry sabre blades, or similar Spanish-made blades. The tip is often modified. These are often identified as "Berber sabres", Spanish Morocco, apparently following the example of Tirri's book (pg 26, "Islamic Weapons"). Some of these swords are definitely Cuban, and some Caribbean ones are probably mis-identified as Berber.

The best keywords to search for more about these are "Berber sword" and "Berber saber". There has been lots of discussion about African/Caribbean origins of these on the Ethnographic Arms & Armour Forum on www.vikingsword.com. For example:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17309
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=10636&page=1
 
The story was it came back with him from the pacific. I cant ask him since he has passed as well as my father.

But again thank you for the information. It is really a interesting item to have in the family.

AJ
 
alright talked to a friend of the family, it came back from the philippines when he was stationed as a doctor during WW2.
 
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