Beautiful sword presented to an American sea captain for valor at Trafalgar. A maine collector is selling this for $250,000 ( at least). Someone should buy this for the US Naval Academy.
1 posted on
03/01/2017 7:36:06 AM PST by
Timocrat
To: Timocrat
HMS Swiftsure was a 74-gun ship of the line.
2 posted on
03/01/2017 7:48:21 AM PST by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Timocrat
I am not sure that I would refer to Captain Rutherford as an American sea captain. He left the United States when he was about 12 years old and was loyal subject of the British Crown for 41 years. Had he had a ship command during the war of 1812, pretty sure Captain Rutherford would not have had the least problem firing an American flagged ship.
To: Timocrat
It’s technically a cutlass but who cares what you call it. I do find it odd that a cutlass and not a straight bladed sword was given as a tribute to officers. Cutlasses, a slashing weapon, were used by the enlisted who did not have as much training in sword fighting.
6 posted on
03/01/2017 8:13:38 AM PST by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: Timocrat
He was born in America to British parents, and left as the Revoolution started.
It is a stretch to call him American.
7 posted on
03/01/2017 8:16:38 AM PST by
marktwain
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To: Timocrat
Here is a classic Navy sword with it's totally straight blade.
9 posted on
03/01/2017 8:18:09 AM PST by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: Timocrat
A cutlass.
11 posted on
03/01/2017 8:23:56 AM PST by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: Timocrat
According to my calculations the sword cost the equivalent of about $30,800 in today's money.
16 posted on
03/01/2017 8:54:41 AM PST by
MCF
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To: Timocrat
The article doesn’t say it but it sounds like Rutherford’s family was Tory.
17 posted on
03/01/2017 8:56:38 AM PST by
fella
("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
To: Timocrat
There was an American Captain at Trafalga? Hmmm, interesting since I thought there were hard feelings between the British and the Americans at that time.
18 posted on
03/01/2017 8:59:27 AM PST by
jpsb
(Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. Otto von Bismark)
To: Timocrat; Bull Snipe
Born in America before the Revolution. His parents were Loyalists and left the US during the Revolution when he was still a child.
22 posted on
03/01/2017 10:48:02 AM PST by
jjotto
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