Begian sword

these Belgian sword are generaly hard to date.
But thise one wasn't!
It has the logo of Leopold II ( 1835 – 1909).
Must be the first one I have seen in all those years.
And I only noticed when I got home. The only reason I got it is because it was sold with a other one who caught my attention.
Definitely a keeper.

And I got myself my third Force Publique Belgian Congo sword.
Used from the begining until 1909.

Beautiful Blade, congratulations

Nice swords! Do you know what kind of sword the top one is? It's similar to the Prussian and French curassier swords. Congratulations!

Thank you.
Yes, the first one is a classical infantry sword;no specific name or number.
The same model is still in use.
Straight blade for infantry and slightly curved for cavalery.
There is a two branche (sweepings) and a three branche (sweepings) loop guard...

Kris- a wonderful find, one that would be prized in any collection, I have owned a couple Belgian swords over the years, but never seen one with the etched blade like this, a truly special sword.

Congrats!

James

Thanks James glad you like it.