Original French Napoleonic Era Grenadier Hanger Sword with Single-Piece Hilt & ‘Grenadier’ Engraved Blade One-of-a-Kind not polished in at least

not polished in at least 50 years

The aircrews ferried their planes under the control of Air Transport Command via the southern route from Florida through Puerto Rico

indicating it is made per the NSKK leadership specifications

which should be the manufacturers initials and a date of 1939

however it still has a clear 1812 date on the lock plate tail

Original French Napoleonic Era Grenadier Hanger Sword with Single-Piece Hilt & ‘Grenadier’ Engraved Blade One-of-a-Kind not polished in at leastOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a lovely Napoleonic War era French Grenadier sword, bearing many similarities to the Model 1767, however we believe this one to more accurately date to the early 19th century as it has a single piece cast hilt and a thinner blade. The blade is engraved on one side with GRENADIER, and from similar examples we found online, it may have originally had a small bomb engraved underneath. The 24 blade shows heavy