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<p>[QUOTE="Martyn I F Price, post: 2556544, member: 16143"]Although my 1796 isn't in best of condition, like yours I like to imagine who's it was, where he went and what the sword was involved in. My sword, being Napoleonic, may have experienced a few skirmishes during the Napoleonic wars and the owner managed to survive and get back to England. It may have been found in France after being left behind or it may have been worn by an officer who never saw action based in Britain. We will never know but this is what fascinates me and keeps history alive. Your sword was most likely used in the first world war and captured. Providing it's not a rip off price it's still a piece of history.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Martyn I F Price, post: 2556544, member: 16143"]Although my 1796 isn't in best of condition, like yours I like to imagine who's it was, where he went and what the sword was involved in. My sword, being Napoleonic, may have experienced a few skirmishes during the Napoleonic wars and the owner managed to survive and get back to England. It may have been found in France after being left behind or it may have been worn by an officer who never saw action based in Britain. We will never know but this is what fascinates me and keeps history alive. Your sword was most likely used in the first world war and captured. Providing it's not a rip off price it's still a piece of history.[/QUOTE]
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