Description
Introduced by ordinance in 1767 as a new grenadier saber, it was based on a sword already in use. The cast brass hilt features a horizontally ribbed grip, simulated backstrap, and integral bird’s head pommel with a very large button. It featured a pair of reverse langets and this example has a separate flat iron knuckle guard peened through a hole in the brass cross guard on one end and inserted into a hole at the top of the grip on the other. The flat, unfullered 21 5/8” (55 cm) curved single-edged blade features lightly engraved floral decoration (worn) on one side and remains of the word “GRENADIER” on the other. Blade is worn and has areas of pitting. Hilt very good, with pitting to the iron knuckle guard. Slight movement in the blade. Overall length 27” (68.5 cm). Very similar example featured in George Neumann’s “Swords and Blades of the American Revolution”, fig. 62.S, page 82.
No scabbard.
Rare Confederate Froelich Artillery Short Sword 
French First Empire Infantry Officer’s Sword 
British India Pattern Flintlock Cavalry Carbine, Late 18th C 
French First Empire Light Cavalry Officer’s Saber