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A RARE CANADIAN HANGER BY SAMUEL HARVEY MARKED FOR THE LINCOLN NEW BRUNSWICK MILITIA,
circa late 18th Century, with single-edged slightly curved 25in. steel blade with narrow fuller on each side, both sides marked with the running fox containing the initials 'S B' for maker Samuel Harvey, heavy brass hilt with three-barred guard engraved '9/35' and 'M - LINCOLN - N - B', blade worn with pitting towards the point (point rounded), guard with movement on the hilt, 30 1/2in. overall
Provenance: Samuel Harvey (1698 - 1778) was making swords from 1748 until his death in 1778. His mark is the running fox, which can usually be clearly seen on both sides of the blade. The family business was continued by his son and grandson of the same name, the last of whom died in 1810.
Lincoln County, within the province of New Brunswick, came into existence in 1792 with the reorganisation of the province of Canada into sixteen counties. With these changes, the Nassau Militia was renamed the Lincoln Militia. By 1808, with the increasing threat coming from the United States, the Lincoln Militia had increased in size to five regiments, all of which fought in the War of 1812.
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Estimate £300-500
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