![]() My father Jerry Blanchard has done a lot of repair and restoration on antique and historic swords and he was excited to check it out. The blades is 35 1/2 inches long and the scabbards are of steel. The blade is marked P.D.L on one side of the ricasso (the part of the blade in front of the guard) and and Tiffany & Co. They are recognizable by their steel hand guards. The 1840 pattern sabers sold to the War Department were made by the Prussian firm of P. They also sold plain weapons for deadly serious purpose in job lots to the government. See the famous picture of Teddy Roosevelt in his dude hunting rig with a silver handled Tiffany bowie knife in his belt. In addition to home decoration and jewelry, Tiffany sold swords and accouterment before and after the Civil War. ![]() The most widely known of these was Schuyler, Hartley and Graham in New York. There were several companies that sold military equipment. In the early 19th century officers had to supply their own kit. Last year, when I was sorta grown up, I came home with an 1840 pattern Tiffany enlisted man’s cavalry saber. But that said, a kid who is a sword nut is not popular in school. We went after each other with swords and BB guns. Almost cut my hand off dueling with my friend Ronny. We were shop rats and dad showed us how to weld at a remarkably early age. When I was a kid we made swords out of scrap steel for our early welding practice. I mean come on, Treasure Island, Ivanhoe, freakin Robin Hood with Eroll Flynn, Ghunga Din, the Prisoner of Zenda, these are some fantastic sword and adventure epics that fired my imagination when I was young. Probably the fault of Prince Valiant in the Sunday paper. Ever since I was a kid I have been fascinated by swords. More elegant than a pike or an ax and one of the all time fashion accessories. ![]() ![]() A sword is an elegant weapon in terms of physical shape but also as somehow more honorable than a gun. It was/is so good that it has, how shall I say, carved out a place for itself in the age of the gun. Gear | The sword is one of the great weapons of all time. ![]()
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