18th Century Material Culture

Hunting Swords & Cuttoes

Animal Head
Hunting Swords
& Cuttoes

American Silver Mounted Hunting Sword by John Ward Gilman of Exeter, New Hampshire
c. 4th Quarter of the 18th Century
(Bonhams - William H. Guthman Collection)

American Silver Mounted Hunting Sword by John Ward Gilman of Exeter, New Hampshire
c. 4th Quarter of the 18th Century
(Bonhams - William H. Guthman Collection)

English Silver Mounted Hunting Sword

c. 2nd Half of the 18th Century
(Bonhams - William H. Guthman Collection)

American Silver Hilted Hunting Sword

c. 1770 - 1780
(Bonhams - William H. Guthman Collection)

American Silver Hilted Hunting Sword

c. 1770 - 1780
(Bonhams - William H. Guthman Collection)

American Silver Hilted Hunting Sword

Presented to John Dennett of the 3rd New Hampshire Regiment, 1779
(Fort Ticonderoga)

European Hunting Sword with Lion Head Pontil

18th Century

HUNTING SWORD 1765 - 1780

SHORT SABER 1777 - 1778
HANGER 1750 - 1780

American Ocer Silver Hilted Hunting Sword with Lion Head Pontil and Green Dyed Ivory Grip
Etched Drawn to Defend Innocence 1775
(Don Troiani)

Silver Mounted Hunting Sword with Lion Head Pontil

18th Century
(Fort Ticonderoga)

Silver Hilted Hunting Sword with Natural Ivory Grip

Likely by William Kinman of London, 1768
(Michael Finlay)

American Silver Hilted Lion Head Pommel Cuttoe Carried by Colonel William Peck
by John Bailey of Verplanks Point, New York c. 1776 - 1777
(Sothebys)

Continental Silver Mounted Hunting Sword

18th Century
(Bonhams - William H. Guthman Collection)

Bird Head
Hunting Swords
& Cuttoes

American Silver Hilted Eagle Pommel Hunting Sword

c. 1770 - 1780
(Bonhams - William H. Guthman Collection)

Silver Hilted Hunting Sword with Dyed Ivory Grip

by William Kinman of London, 1768
(Michael Finlay)

English Silver Hilted Hunting Sword Used by Captain William Brown, H.M. 35th Regiment of Foot
1769
(Bonhams - William H. Guthman Collection)

Silver Mounted Hunting Sword with Eagle Head Pontil

18th Century
(Fort Ticonderoga)

Hunting Swords
& Cuttoes

English Silver Mounted Hunting Sword

c. 3rd Quarter 18th Century
(Bonhams - William H. Guthman Collection)

English Silver Mounted Hunting Sword

c. 2nd Half 18th Century
(Bonhams - William H. Guthman Collection)

European Hunting Sword

18th Century

Silver Hilted Hunting Sword with Dyed Bone Grip

18th Century

Silver Hilted Hunting Sword with Agate Grip

18th Century
(Michael Finlay)

European Brass Mounted Hunting Sword

Dyed Bone Grip with Dolphin Quillions
18th Century

European Silver Hilted Hunting Sword

Dog Head Quillions & English Blade
18th Century

English Brass Hilted Hunting Sword with Stag Grip

(Don Troiani)

European Brass Hilted Hunting Swords

(Private Collection)

Silver Hilted Hunting Sword

Silver Hilt & Stag Grip
18th Century

European Hunting Sword

Wood Grip
18th Century

European Brass Hilted Hunting Sword

18th Century

American (Top) & European (Bottom) Hunting Swords

Continental Agate Hilted Hunting Sword

c. 2nd Half 18th Century
(Bonhams - William H. Guthman Collection)

Hunting Swords
With Pistols

Brass Hilted Hunting Sword with Sawtooth Blade and Pistol

(Private Collection)

European Hunting Sword with Stag Grip and Pistol

(Private Collection)

English Hunting Sword with Pistol

18th Century
(Michael Finlay)

Hunting Sword with Dyed Bone Grip, Sawback Blade, and Pistol
(Private Collection)

Hunting Sword with Bone Grip and Pistol

(Private Collection)

18TH CENTURY HUNTING SWORD WITH PISTOL

European Hunting Sword with Bone Grip and Pistol

(Private Collection)

18TH CENTURY HUNTING SWORD WITH PISTOL

English Hunting Sword with Pistol Bearing Birmingham Proof Marks

Mid 18th Century
(Christies Auction House)

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