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sirupate · 4th July 2009, 11:18 AM

Hello Jim,

I have Byron Farwell's book 'The Gurkhas', a very well written piece. I haven't come across the article you mention that he did on the Gurkhas, I will certainley keep an eye out for it.

I have been going through the threads on here, and came across the Tulwar vs Sabre thread, which was very interesting, I am a fan of both cut and thrust, and believe a sword should be able to do both, as in this encounter; 'Lieutenant Boileau found himself engaged in a sword duel with Parsa Ram Thapa (probably using either a Tulwar or Shamshir), who thrust Lieutenant Boileau (using an 1803 Infantry Pattern Officers sword?) in the leg with his sabre'
I also came across the thread on Custer's swords, fabulous!! Being an ardent fan of Custer it was a great read.
Thank you for the leads on references about Swords, I willl do my best to follow them up, the re-search into Bristish swords is developing into quite a liking, as they have some nice shapes, plus the interest has always been lurking since I did fencing at school.
Once again many thanks for you help, cheers Simon

4th July 2009, 11:18 AM	#10
sirupate Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England Posts: 373	Hello Jim, I have Byron Farwell's book 'The Gurkhas', a very well written piece. I haven't come across the article you mention that he did on the Gurkhas, I will certainley keep an eye out for it. I have been going through the threads on here, and came across the Tulwar vs Sabre thread, which was very interesting, I am a fan of both cut and thrust, and believe a sword should be able to do both, as in this encounter; 'Lieutenant Boileau found himself engaged in a sword duel with Parsa Ram Thapa (probably using either a Tulwar or Shamshir), who thrust Lieutenant Boileau (using an 1803 Infantry Pattern Officers sword?) in the leg with his sabre' I also came across the thread on Custer's swords, fabulous!! Being an ardent fan of Custer it was a great read. Thank you for the leads on references about Swords, I willl do my best to follow them up, the re-search into Bristish swords is developing into quite a liking, as they have some nice shapes, plus the interest has always been lurking since I did fencing at school. Once again many thanks for you help, cheers Simon Last edited by sirupate; 4th July 2009 at 11:31 AM.