Harold Peterson #5 Enlisted Pattern Circa 1800

[horseclover]

I have seen these listed as suitable for both the English and American use. At least we can assume they were British made, as the pressed horn grips kind of lean towards their manufacture being English work. This is example #5 in Harold Peterson's The American Sword 1775-1945

This is another pattern I had watched a great deal and after some years now scratched an itch in seeing one with a scabbard and more or less fine condition. A couple of small grip cracks, original warped blade and a bit of oxidation here and there probably set the economy price. I should not screw around when cropping pictures and adding brightness but here are a handful of photos showing most details.

Never sharpened and fitting the scabbard quite completely kind of points to another sleeper that probably started life in a store room or armory. Most of the blade washer has dried out with loss but still there. A few spots of blade oxidation but otherwise bright. This is a short blade, at just 26" but does not look like it was ever shortened any.

The simple stirrup guard and faceted urn type pommel are very much a left over trait of the late 18th century. There is really no way I can date this one exactly but either side of 1800 is likely.

I tend to pair up types of federal period swords and doing so by finding a likely counterpart in straight and curved. This petite hanger with horn and urn pommel will now pair nicely with a straight blade example of this hilt type. I have been enjoying the straight example a great deal for some years and now there is a true cousin to partner with.

Cheers

GC; Honest, I thought I was done with 2012 marketing a few months ago.

 

[crimsonfalcon07]

Lovely, thanks for sharing. Looks like some good finds. Just out of curiosity, how many swords do you have in your collection these days?

 

[horseclover]

Some dozens. It has been a busy this past couple of years with less expensive finds, like the mid 19th century militia pieces. Here with friends this last September and the near long table is mine. Most in that rack of medieval reproductions and then another cane stand full of the later militia swords. The 1818 Starr recently and this one wrapping up not just this year but accumulating much more unless I rotate some out.

I concentrate mostly on the federal period but have period items from the first half of the 18th century up into the 20th century. I did recently part with some of my medieval reproductions and that trend probably continuing to feed the antiques. did just yesterday cut and thrust with a favored repro though, so that is not lost entirely. I still have Windlass, Del Tin and Arms&Armor swords. My Hanwei practical katana from 2003, a Hanwei Godfred (second blade in those fittings). Some others gone bye,bye like a Glen Parrell Conyers falchion and Oscar Kolombatovich Oakeshott type IV. Another friend bought another of my Del Tins for a wedding present going to another mutual friend. My A&A Black Prince and Del Tin 5157 gothic two of my favorites but yesterday was revisiting a Windlass espada ropera from 1999. Still have my ATrim XIIIa and XIIa cutters.

Of course, then there are knives

Just some of what I usually take out for shows. The HI suruoati from our own Triton. Gifted to me, then to another and now to yet another (a lady this time). The fancy hunter next to that not mine but a silver inlaid elvish effort. Te stuff to the right maybe mundane but Randall and Blackjack there. as well as a couple of Vince Evans, a Kevin Cashen, Ralph Bone and Endino DeLeon. Stuff the public likes to peruse.

The old swords my real passion though and I love the eagles. These urns though, something that has always been on my lists.

Another shot of that long straight job after some restoration and before mellowing for a few years after that. This was a grouping ofspadroon like swords a few years ago. Silver plating restored, leather conditioned and gentle cleaning otherwise of the scabbard fittings.

Cheers

GC

 

[crimsonfalcon07]

Nice collection! I like the aesthetics on the third one from the left, for some reason. Something about the dark furniture with the ribbed ivory really calls to me.

 

[horseclover]

1790ish Woolley spadroon, one of my favorites as well (who am I kidding, I love them all). It is the iron/steel hilt components. When I narrow down my preferences, it is spadroons I am loony for.

Truly a fighter and sharp from the get go.

Here is another pairing in ebony and this spadroon unbelievably fast, as well as wicked sharp. Also of the late 1700s. I had actually bid and won these as a pair from the same seller. No one was interested and even together less than what one might spend on a single Del Tin or ATrim.

A lot of threads I have started here will show others of my possibles and a potpurri of pictures to browse at my albums. Some of my stuff and various other what not. http://my.opera.com/3sails/albums/

Cheers

GC

 

[crimsonfalcon07]

Just saw this last post. I see what you mean about those spadroons. Makes me want to start searching for one. I don't have anything like that in my collection.