George Washington’s Personal Swords Home › Forums › Revolutionary War History › Founding Fathers & Key Figures › George Washington › George Washington’s Personal Swords › George Washington’s Personal Swords May 5, 2015 at 8:10 pm #8965 Jimmy DickParticipant I thought it was amazing that both he and John Adams wore swords when they were sworn in as President. That is a nice detail that gets obscured today. It shows the ending of the time when gentlemen wore swords or that they were badges of office.
