Forum: European Armoury
12th March 2024, 09:42 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
12th February 2024, 05:54 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
11th February 2024, 08:09 PM
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Thank you, Jim. I’m pleased with the sabre and...
Thank you, Jim. I’m pleased with the sabre and the notch adds an interesting collectable detail. You may well be right about the notch used mainly for duelling purposes. In Germanic lands especially...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th February 2024, 07:59 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
11th February 2024, 09:18 AM
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That’s a very beautiful sword you have there,...
That’s a very beautiful sword you have there, Jim. Yes it’s a conundrum about these notches. You are the person who first alerted my attention to them. When I saw this sword up for sale I could not...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th February 2024, 08:56 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
10th February 2024, 06:04 PM
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In “Cut and Thrust Weapons” (1969) by Eduard...
In “Cut and Thrust Weapons” (1969) by Eduard Wagner there are several Austro-Hungarian pallasches with what’s described as a “short jagged tooth” on the back edge of the blade near the point. The...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th February 2024, 05:07 PM
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Swedish m/1791 hussar sabre
This Christmas I was blessed with a Swedish m/1791 hussar sabre. It’s light, elegant, and handles swiftly. The grip is very much in Prussian style with an angular iron knuckle bow although it retains...
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