Can anyone identify this?

[Bri in Chi]

I'm new here, but hang out in a few other forums (HI recently) and have been impressed with folks willingness to share knowledge and opinions.
I have owned this sword for 50 years, and have never known what it was. This weekend, I attended a 18th C. re-enactment, Feast of the Hunter's Moon in Indiana - and many military officers were wearing (reproductions of?) this exact piece. Can anyone identify it? The blade is 27" long and it's 31 3/4" LOA. The inset shows the stamping on the ricasso.
Thanks
Brian

 

[Bri in Chi]

Here's the picture - I hope...

 

[not2sharp]

You have a 19th century infantry sidearm. These were mass produced and issued by many of the Europeans powers including France and Spain. Your example was made in Germany by Weyersberg, Kirschbaum, and Companie, which dates it to post 1883.

n2s

 

[Ferrous Wheel]

Hi, Brian:

Used to go just about every year when I was going to Purdue/living inn Lafayette. Lotsa friends that do reenactment, like Mike Longcor who does blacksmithnig there.

Keith

 

[Bri in Chi]

Thanks for the info. I remember being told as a kid that it was "French." I guess it might have been, in a way.
Any idea where a scabbard to fit might be obtained? Vintage or repro would be OK. I'd consider making one if I could locate the hardware. Would it be leather over thin wood likie a khukuri sheath? Any suggestions appreciated.
Brian

 

[FullerH]

Brian, the style is very much that of the French "briquet" or infantry hanger of the late 18th Century. They were carried, I believe, by the French troops under le Marechal le Comte de Rochambeau sent over to assist the Americans in our Revolution. They were used through the Revolution, the Terror that followed, and the Napoleonic Wars. This latter was why they were copied by the rest of Europe, save the Brits.