Short sword for ID

fernando · 14th April 2018, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by fernando

... However the blade is beyond my bet; dare i guess it once belonged in another sword ?

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On a second thought, straight blades are also seen in hunting swords.

MacCathain · 14th April 2018, 09:04 PM

Thank you Corrado26 and Fernando for your help. It's great to have a point of departure for future research.

thinreadline · 20th April 2018, 08:36 AM

The blade is reminiscent of a Baker Rifle bayonet ... same length too

fernando · 20th April 2018, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by fernando

... However the blade is beyond my bet; dare i guess it once belonged in another sword ?...

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Originally Posted by thinreadline

The blade is reminiscent of a Baker Rifle bayonet ... same length too

Ah !!!

MacCathain · 21st April 2018, 03:13 AM

That's a very interesting observation, Thin.

What is the width of the blade at the ricasso, and across the spine of the blade at the same point?

fernando · 22nd April 2018, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by MacCathain

... What is the width of the blade at the ricasso, and across the spine of the blade at the same point?

Look HERE

... And HERE.

thinreadline · 25th April 2018, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MacCathain

That's a very interesting observation, Thin.

What is the width of the blade at the ricasso, and across the spine of the blade at the same point?

On the one pictured it is 30mm wide at the ricasso and 9mm across the spine at this point .

MacCathain · 26th April 2018, 12:50 AM

Thanks for that, Thin, and for the links that you provided, Fernando.

The Hessian is 39mm wide at the ricasso and 10mm across the spine, so a good bit broader but about the same thickness.

I've read that the Baker rifle derived from German Jaeger rifles, so perhaps the DNA of the Baker bayonet has some hirschfanger genes.

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MacCathain Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 67	Thank you Corrado26 and Fernando for your help. It's great to have a point of departure for future research.

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MacCathain Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 67	That's a very interesting observation, Thin. What is the width of the blade at the ricasso, and across the spine of the blade at the same point?

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MacCathain Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 67	Thanks for that, Thin, and for the links that you provided, Fernando. The Hessian is 39mm wide at the ricasso and 10mm across the spine, so a good bit broader but about the same thickness. I've read that the Baker rifle derived from German Jaeger rifles, so perhaps the DNA of the Baker bayonet has some hirschfanger genes.