ethiopian sword/arab blade???

Martin Lubojacky · 1st January 2019, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Martin Lubojacky

....I saw one gorade with interesting - probably Persian or may be Turkish blade. I hope I´ll be able to post a photo later....

Here it is

Martin Lubojacky · 1st January 2019, 07:36 PM

I forgot to ad: The blade is cca 1 cm thick at its base, The "yelmen" part takes ca half of the total length and is sharp from both sides, The sabre is heavy and the blade is not flexible. Pronounced grooves are deep.

Richard G · 2nd January 2019, 03:50 PM

Rather unusual. What is the hilt\handle made of?
It looks like some kind of root\burr wood.
Regards
Richard

roanoa · 2nd January 2019, 04:14 PM

The gorade is a Solingen blade. It appears on Julius Voos catalogue of Abyssinian blades as #6. I have seen 6 so far. All of them are plain, with the exception of the one I have in my collection, which has an inscription in Amharic naming Count Leontieff as owner.

ariel · 2nd January 2019, 10:55 PM

Some of German blades have a mark G.G.

My Alzheimer’s is getting worse: forgot the meaning of this abbreviation.

Can you help?

ariel · 2nd January 2019, 10:58 PM

Re. Colored handle: not plastic, I presume?

As to Leontieff’s gurade: outstanding find!

TVV · 2nd January 2019, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ariel

Some of German blades have a mark G.G.

My Alzheimer’s is getting worse: forgot the meaning of this abbreviation.

Can you help?

Gesetzlich Geschutzt, i.e. "Protected by Law", as in a trade mark? Sorry, I have no umlauts on my keyboard.

Martin Lubojacky · 7th January 2019, 05:27 PM

Sorry for the late answer, I was travelling a little.
First of all, thank you roanoa for the identification of the blade, I did not see it before (and thanks for reference to Julius Voos catalogue, which I also did not know).
The handle is made of plastic I think. Maybe imitation of tortoisesshell

2nd January 2019, 04:14 PM	#4
roanoa Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 241	The gorade is a Solingen blade. It appears on Julius Voos catalogue of Abyssinian blades as #6. I have seen 6 so far. All of them are plain, with the exception of the one I have in my collection, which has an inscription in Amharic naming Count Leontieff as owner. Attached Images

1st January 2019, 07:36 PM	#2
Martin Lubojacky Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 845	I forgot to ad: The blade is cca 1 cm thick at its base, The "yelmen" part takes ca half of the total length and is sharp from both sides, The sabre is heavy and the blade is not flexible. Pronounced grooves are deep.

2nd January 2019, 03:50 PM	#3
Richard G Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 415	Rather unusual. What is the hilt\handle made of? It looks like some kind of root\burr wood. Regards Richard

2nd January 2019, 10:55 PM	#5
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Some of German blades have a mark G.G. My Alzheimer’s is getting worse: forgot the meaning of this abbreviation. Can you help?

2nd January 2019, 10:58 PM	#6
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Re. Colored handle: not plastic, I presume? As to Leontieff’s gurade: outstanding find!

7th January 2019, 05:27 PM	#8
Martin Lubojacky Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 845	Sorry for the late answer, I was travelling a little. First of all, thank you roanoa for the identification of the blade, I did not see it before (and thanks for reference to Julius Voos catalogue, which I also did not know). The handle is made of plastic I think. Maybe imitation of tortoisesshell