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    Danish Patern 1837 Infantry Sword?

    I appreciate this isn't exactly the 'house speciality' around here, but it's my best bet.

    After a little checking this appears to be a Danish Pattern 1837 Infantry Officer's Sword. I've never seen one before, so I have a single photo of the hilt to go on. The buyer says they don't know what it is and is selling it for $429. I'm caught between fear and greed, trying to figure out whether I'm getting a great deal or he's sandbagging to get rid of a repro.

    The state of the leather scabbard makes me want to believe that it is what it appears, but the exceptionally clean blade and hilt worry me.

    Any comments?















    Thanks.
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    #2
    I'm know next to nothing about swords (not even Danish ones), but take a look at this link. It's from an auction at a well esteemed Danish auction house. The lower one is a sword model 1837 (you can zoom by clicking in the pictures)

    http://www.bruun-rasmussen.dk/search...&iid=300080947

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      #3
      What is the inscription near the rod of the blade?

      /Mike

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        #4
        Ok. I went ahead and bought this guy.

        I can't quite get quite get a good photo, so I'll describe identifying marks and see if anybody can provide some info.

        What I assume is the maker's mark in pressed into the base of one side. It is a crown that is pretty much a simplified version of the one seen on the Blue Max, but the cross on top is larger relative to total size.

        Etched about an inch and a half from the base of the blade on one side is J Herazcek and on the other is Kiebenhasn with the lowercase letter i etched above it in the same script.

        Thanks.

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          #5
          The inscription would be "i Ki******248;benhavn" (in Copenhagen). I can't say anything about the other (maker?) name...

          /Mike

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            #6
            A little 'googling' shows that "J. Herazcek & S******248;n" was a Danish swordmaker in the 19th century

            /Mike

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              #7
              Thank you Great Dane!

              It's a beautiful sword, and you have have helped me immensely in figuring out what it is. Thanks!

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