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Gladius Pattern Shortswords: Thier Roman origins and Their 18th and 19th Century European and American Descendents
The gladius pattern short artillary sword has been a feature of European and American artillary weaponry since the mid 1700's when it was first adopted by the French who produced a number of variations over the years. The French styles were copied by many armies on both the continent and America resulting in a plethora of military short swords of similar pattern.
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Sword A - US Pattern 1832 Artillary Sword
Sword B - Confederate "Dog River" Sword
Sword C - Unidentified Late 1800's Sword
Sword D - British Drummer Sword Pattern 1856
Sword E, F - FRENCH INFANTRY GLADIUS Pattern 1831, Showing Makers Marks
(Note: Please be aware that Sword E,F was previously incorrectly reported by the webhost as a French Artillary pattern. Please excuse the error with our apologies. Click on the link to review more information on this pattern sword)
To add to the potential for confusion, the gladius pattern swords were also used widely by fraternal organizations in the US. Due to the large number of variations of this basic style, we would like to compile a reference of gladius hilt swords so that collectors may more easily identify their specific swords.
Request for Information
Please send us information and pictures on your gladius pattern sword. review the submissions list below to see that someone else has not already sent in an example of your sword. If not (or if yours is a variation), please send the information to us.
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Note of apology: Please be aware that sword E (FRENCH INFANTRY GLADIUS Pattern 1831) was originally posted and reported incorrectly by the webhost as a French Artillary pattern. Please excuse the mistake. Please click on the link to see more information.Any help is appreciated.
Thank you,
The Internet Sword Collectors Association
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