The earliest sabers

HorseNomad · 29th June 2007, 11:16 PM

Here's a sword from the same family with the hilt intact. It has a narrow groove running down the blade, you can see it up at the forte. Got lucky on this one, some original surface still on it

88 cm long, blade is 75 cm.

Tim

TVV · 30th June 2007, 03:57 AM

Lovely sword Tim,

I have blades from the 19th century in worse shape

. Here are some more sabres from a catalogue of archaeological finds in what is now Bulgaria. The first are considered Bulgar and earlier, the second group are conidered Magyar and a little later, towards the Xth century. One of them I believe appears on the picture I posted:

Regards,
Teodor

29th June 2007, 11:16 PM	#1
HorseNomad Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: D.C. area Posts: 8	Here's a sword from the same family with the hilt intact. It has a narrow groove running down the blade, you can see it up at the forte. Got lucky on this one, some original surface still on it 88 cm long, blade is 75 cm. Tim Attached Images

30th June 2007, 03:57 AM	#2
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,726	Lovely sword Tim, I have blades from the 19th century in worse shape . Here are some more sabres from a catalogue of archaeological finds in what is now Bulgaria. The first are considered Bulgar and earlier, the second group are conidered Magyar and a little later, towards the Xth century. One of them I believe appears on the picture I posted: Regards, Teodor