Description: A FINE FRENCH & INDIAN/REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD PATTERN 1742 ENGLISH-TYPE INFANTRY HANGER, ca. 1750: In overall fine untouched condition with smooth steel & brass surfaces. Of Regulation English Pattern 1742 design with a deeply struck Fleur Di Lis marking, on both sides. Lightly toned and age-stained, surfaces with its single edge, sharp, 28", straight, back-blade, with a top fuller for approximately 3/4 its length. Retains 65% polish with a lightly stained, generally smooth, gunmetal-gray-colored patina. Regulation Pattern 1742 heart-shaped, cast, brass hilt with an integral, top-mounted quillon and spiral grip, a matching single-bar knuckle-guard and the rope-turned grip with its ball pommel with a fine tang-peen. The hilt/guard in overall fine, tight & original condition with a lightly toned brass surfaces. The blade with smooth steel surfaces and a sharp cutting-edge: some scattered light discoloration and virtually no pitting. A very nice example of a French & Indian/American Revolutionary War English Regulation Pattern 1742 Infantry Hanger, ca. 1750 For a similar example, please see G. C. Neumann’s: “Swords & Blades…”. Overall length 33 3/4”.www.ambroseantiques.com
Price: 3275 USD
Location: Monroe, Connecticut
End Time: 2024-08-23T17:47:31.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Conflict: Revolutionary War (1775-83)
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Militaria
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
