EUROPEAN STEEL HILT SMALLSWORD C.1750

26 3/8” hollow face triangular blade, showing light wear and gray with scattered light pitting blending to good glossy patina. Iron hilt with slightly asymmetrical shell guards. The guards, quillon block and pommel pierced in foliate motifs. Good wire wrapped grip. The hilt with same age wear throughout. Probably the sword of a military officer. Its dating suggests French & Indian War service and its survival is probably owed to continued service which could include the Revolution and French Wars through the War of 1812.