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Join Date: May 2014
Location: Ireland
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Hi
This is my first posting so I would like to say initially thanks for letting me join. I am not great knowledgeable on Ethnographic weapons but learning a Lot and i hope to be able to contribute somewhat. I would be knowledgeable enough on WWI Inperial bayonets and British Cavalry sabres pre 1830's. However I find my self seeing some interesting items at local auctions and have started to purchase some of these. I recently purchased the attached sabre for a fraction i would pay for a 1796 Light Cavalry sabre and the more i looked at it the more i appreciated the weapon. Can I ask you all am i correct in my assumptions of what it is? Due to fullers on the blade I am taking it that it is genuine fighting weapon the blade is still very sharp and quiet flexable There is remenants of silver on the hilt so it was a reasonable expensive weapon in its time. The brass inlays into the blade would indicate quality of workman ship and again it could be a well forged blade but i would have to polish out the platina to find this out and I am not willing to do any polishing of blade. Quality and tightness of blade overall very much a fighting feel to it and i have come to enjoy owning it as much as some of the British sabresI have The blade is 6mm at its widest and tapers down very evenly I am approximating the age to end of 18th early 19th century, would this be correct in your assumption any help or information on what i have much appreciated sorry about the quality of photographs but I am in Ireland and outside photgraphy is dificult Best regards Ken |
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