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Sword
1775-1780
Maker not marked
USA and France
Iron, leather, brass
overall: 3 1/2 x 5 x 31 in.; 8.89 x 12.7 x 78.74 cm
Gift of Anonymous Donor
92.010

Sword; hanger style short infantry sword, iron hilt with oval dished guard; fragile knuckle-bow screwed to guard; leather-covered, barrel-shaped grip with brass ferrules; straight double-edged blade of flattened diamond section made from a cut-down French rapier blade; etched "VIVE LE ROY" and "Moupetit/ Fourbuseur del/ mais du Roy/ Vide d'grafin/ Aubi du Pont/ St. Michel/ A.Paris".