Old sword found in Lake Ontario

[bayofquintecharters]

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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[Thun]

It sure does look like this one

 

http://www.antiqueswordtrader.co.uk/european-bayonets/509-remington-m1869-sword-bayonet.html

[bayofquintecharters]

Wow. That was easy. Lol. It looks identical to that for sure. Wonder how the heck it got into Lake Ontario. Thank you very much Thun. How did you come across that page?

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[Thun]

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