11-20-201011-20-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
November 20, 2010 10:00 AMCalender
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French Hanger Sword

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$94,800$80,000
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2527MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: November 20, 2010 10:00AM

Description:

French Hanger Sword, 1780-83, touchmark "MR," brass hilt with entwined USA on guard, lg. 25 1/2 in.

Literature: George C. Neumann's Battle Weapons of the American Revolution, 1998, Scarlock Publishing Inc., p. 314, 32.ss, suggests that this was the short sword obtained for the American Revolutionary Army Corp of Light Infantry by Lafayette.
Estimate $600-800

Keywords

United States, guard , lg, George C. Neumann, Scarlock Publishing Inc., American Revolutionary Army Corp, Light Infantry