Swords - Antique Swords

Foot Artillery Short Sword of fraternal style, blunted tip. White metal hilt, cast. Based on the neo-classical French Model 1831 Foot Artillery Short Sword (in turn based on the Roman gladius). No markings are visible, so origin is unknown.
Overall length is ~23-1/2""; blade length is ~18-1/4". Blade is un-marked.
Good condition overall.
NOTE: No scabbard.

Foot Artillery Short Sword of unknown origin, based on the neo-classical French Model 1831 Foot Artillery Short Sword (based on the Roman gladius). The United Sates of America patterned their US Model 1832 after this sword as did the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
Solid brass hilt with what appears to be un-marked. Overall length is ~25-1/8""; blade length is ~19-1/8". Blade is un-marked.
Good condition overall.
NOTE: No scabbard.

Unknown origin Foot Officer's Saber/Sword, circa mid 1800s, perhaps French; unmarked. Dark brown wood (perhaps horn) grip with twisted brass wire wrap. Hilt has been altered from a D-guard 1/4 basket type to a simple S-guard type (see images).
Single-edged ~29-1/2" blade with ~6" flase-edge; large stopped primary fuller with small un-stopped secondary fuller at back-edge of blade.
Overall length is ~35". Fair to good condition with major exceptions noted.
Note: NO SCABBARD.

Very nice fraternal Scimeter (Scimitar) Dagger or Short Sword (could also be theatrical in nature); manufactured by C.E. Ward Company of New London, Ohio. Hilt furniture is brass; scabbard is black leather with copper throat, bands, and drag. Grip is solid cast brass.
Overall length in scabbard is ~20-1/2"; overall length out of scabbard is ~20-3/8"; blade length is ~15-1/2".
Very-good to condition overall.

Unknown model German manufacture cavalry saber, three-branch guard (two side branches with a D-guard), circa 1864-1891. Could have been Turkish issue as what appears to be some Turkish markings are visible on the blade, hilt, and scabbard.
Blade is stamped on back-edge with a crown over K (for German King Karl). Obverse ricasso is stamped with "Turkish" marks as well as what I believe a spurious US stamp over WRR. Reverse is stamped with a crown over D.
Overall lenngth in scabbard is ~41-1/2"; overall length out of scabbard is ~40".
Curved blade is ~34-1/2" in length; brass hilt with leather grip bound by twisted brass wire.
Good to Very good condition overall. Unmarked/unknown maker.
Scabbard is sheet-rolled-steel with most of its "field brown" oxide finish remaining overall. Several very small dings.

German Field Artillery Officer's Saber, standard dove-head pattern initially adopted circa 1890, in use by Imperial German forces in WWI and smaller bladed versions by 3rd Reich forces in WWII. Overall length in scabbard is ~42-1/4"; overall length out of scabbard is ~37".
Original bright nickeled hilt components with over 90% finish remaining. One small imperfection in grip wrap near grips ears (see images).
Blade is beautifully etched, blued panel displays words, "1. Nass. Feldartill. Reg. No.27. Oranien" (1st Nassauisches, Field Artillery Regiment 27, Oranien).Blade length is ~31-7/8". Several very minor edge nicks, otherwise excellent condition. Unmarked/unknown maker.
Scabbard is bright nickel-plated, perhaps over 90% original finish remaining. Several small dings with one larger scabbard-width crease ~5" up from bottom of drag (see images).

According to research, during WWI, 1. Nassauisches Feld-Artillerie-Regiment No. 27, Oranien was home stationed at Mainz/Wiesbaden under the auspices of the German XVIII Army Corps, Hesse District; Headquarters & Principal Garrison Towns - Frankfurt a/M, Mainz, Darmstadt, Worms. More research is needed.