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Old sword found in Lake Ontario


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I just came across an old sword that I found as a teen in Lake Ontario. I forgot I had it and just curious if anyone has any ideas of the date and authenticity of it. For all I know it may be a toy or replica that some threw in the lake. The handle seems to be solid brass so I don't think it was a toy. I know nothing about swords but thought someone may recognize the style and have an approximate age.

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I've always been interested in sunken ships and such so all I did was a Bing image search for old swords and got lucky. From what i can gather the Remington Rolling Block rifle was a popular gun back in the day. My best guess is that someone had it aboard a vessel that sank. Here's a bit more about the rifle it came off of.

 

http://milpas.cc/rifles/ZFiles/Single%20Shot%20Cartridge%20Rifles/REMINGTON%20ROLLING%20BLOCK%20RIFLE/REMINGTON%20ROLLING%20BLOCK%20RIFLE.htm#THE_REMINGTON_ROLLING_BLOCK

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