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Old 07-10-20, 11:50
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Can anyone help identify this 86cm long sword found in a shed of an estate I am helping clean up.
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Old 07-10-20, 14:11
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Master Bates' Hornpipe

There once was a pirate named Bates,
Danced a hornpipe for all of his mates,
But he slipped on his cutlass,
And now he is nut-less,
And practically useless on dates.
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Old 07-10-20, 14:32
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There are many many images of swords on line. Try right click - Google image search. Are there any markings near the hilt? Straight or curved blade?
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Old 08-10-20, 02:48
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I tried the google search and received a picture of two swords but the description under the photo was of the sword with a different shaped handle.
I can not find any markings on it. I have added extra images. Could it simply be a ceremonial sword as the deceased's farther was Rear Admiral George Angus Bennett.
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Old 08-10-20, 03:34
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This looks similar:

https://www.lot-art.com/auction-lots...7.8.18-gerrard
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Old 08-10-20, 16:54
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Looks to me to be a private purchase lieutenant/midshipmen plain Pattern 1805 Naval Sword. The brass stirrup guard suggests naval service, but the curvature of the blade is between a cavalry sabre and an infantry sword.
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Old 09-10-20, 07:19
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I have seen these described as a "Sailor in Horse Naval Cutlass"
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