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18th Century Material Culture

Sword Knots, Belts, & Hangers


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SwordKnots


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Sword Knot

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Two O!cer’s Sword Knots2nd Half 18th Century

(Bonhams - William H. Guthman Collection)


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O!cer’s Sword Knot of Col. Elijah Vose, 1st Mass Reg't.2nd Half 18th Century

(Antiques Magazine, Sept. 1978 - William H. Guthman Collection)


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SwordBelts


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Recycled American or British Waistbelt Employing Iron Washers Typically Used by the BritishHistory of Bayonet Frog Removal and Addition of a Sword Frog

(Don Troiani)


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Recycled American or British Waistbelt Employing Iron Washers Typically Used by the BritishHistory of Bayonet Frog Removal and Addition of a Sword Frog

(Don Troiani)


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Recycled American or British Waistbelt Employing Iron Washers Typically Used by the British

History of Bayonet Frog Removal and Addition of a Sword Frog(Don Troiani)


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American Sword Belt & 13 Ring Belt Tip Excavated from a Late War Massachusetts Regiment Campsite

c. 1780 - 1782(Don Troiani)


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British O!cer Waist Belt c. 1750 - 1760(Don Troiani)


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American “Liberty Cap” Belt TipExcavated on Sites from 1779 - 1782

(Don Troiani)


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Cloth and Heart Shaped Leather Shoulder Carriage18th Century

(William Rose Collection)


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SwordHangers


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Cut Steel Sword Hanger

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


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Late 18th Century(Private Collection)


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Late 18th Century(Antique Associates of West Townsend)


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Late 18th Century(G.S. Theberge Collection)


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Late 18th Century(Estate of Tom Wnuck)


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Cut Steel Sword Hangers



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Cut Steel & Brass Sword Hangers



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18th Century(Fort Laurens - Photograph Courtesy Mary Beth Enloe)


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Cut Steel Sword Hangers



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Acknowledgements

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