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2nd February 2009, 09:10 PM
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Matthew, is that the sabre you have always dreamed of owning ?
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3rd February 2009, 07:23 AM
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yes ! The Black Saber is most definitely the sword I have been hunting down for years now. It is without a doubt the crown jewel in my small collection. Thankyou ! And to Asomostif, Vandoo, Martin, and Trench ... Thankyou for your comments. I suspect Paolo is probably looking in and am sure he is enjoying the discourse, as I know I am ... |
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3rd February 2009, 05:12 PM
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  How could I forget such passion .
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9th February 2009, 05:34 PM
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The entire hilt including the thumb ring is very close to a Polish hilt of the 17th century.
Fitting Turkish blades into Polish & Magyar sabers was not uncommon; similar blades of European manufacture do also exist. |
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11th February 2009, 06:07 PM
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You've hit on something I've read as well. At the back of my brain pan in all of this has been a growing interest in which direction the evolution of the saber came from. Is it commonly held that the blade-styles evolved from the east westward ? Here's another drawing -- I believe of a sword that existed or does exist -- that looks quaintly familiar; messaged to me AFTER The Black Saber was made and shipped to me ... 
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