A seldom seen and ultra rare C.1770’s American Revolutionary War Officer’s Smallsword. This sword would have been carried by an American officer during the conflict and was manufactured in America by a local blacksmith and comprises a home-made and strikingly simple iron hilt of typical American form. The blade is most likely of European origin and would have been mated with the hilt in the field. The blade is older than the hilt and probably from an earlier (c.1740’s) discarded smallsword that has been utilised during the conflict. This was very common, particularly with American troops who had difficulties accessing new weapons and were very resourceful in re-using older and redundant swords and firearms.
Traces of the original etching to the blade
The blade has traces of its original etched decoration near the blade forte and includes hunting scenes to both sides. The grip is bound with steel twistwire. This type of American smallsword is featured in the seminal work on edged weapons carried during the American Revolutionary War – Swords and Blades of the American Revolution by George C Neumann. A very similar example is pictured in his book – see images below. Blade length is 30.5 inches (36 inches overall).
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