VIVAT PANDOUR INSCRIBED HUSSAR SWORD

[Chris Evans]

Originally Posted by Valjhun

It is quite a typical hungarian hussar sword but with "vivat pandour" inscoriptions... Hmmm... it raises me some questions. Those inscriptions are believed to be end of 18 century and commonly found on hunting blades. I never seen the on a hussar sword before.

What can you tell me about it?

Any comment is apreciated.

Don't know anything about these, but do know that the Pandours were irregular soldiers serving the Hapsburgs in that neck of the woods. Did a quick search and found this:

pandour [ˈpændʊə]

(Historical Terms) one of an 18th-century force of Croatian soldiers in the Austrian service, notorious for their brutality [via French from Hungarian pandur, from Croat: guard, probably from Medieval Latin banderius summoner, from bannum ban1]

From: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pandour

And all the very best for the festive season to all.

Cheers
Chris