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[Martin Lubojacky]

There is Austrian eagle on the blade, but alltogether the sword looks strange. Some Austrian sabres used to employ cros-shaped cossguard with poppy-heads et ends, but they were different...

[Martin Lubojacky]

The width 4 cms shows that the blade could eventually be from the "Sabre of Austrian Light Cavalry model 1768". Isn´t there inscription "Pottenstein" on back ?

[Glaive203]

the handle could be polish http://www.kismeta.com/diGrasse/images/philts.jpg

But it could equally be Russian or Austrian http://www.kismeta.com/diGrasse/imag...andlechart.jpg

Illustrations from Wojciech Zablocki "Ciecia Prawdziwa Szabla"

[weapons 27]

hi martin
non-no inscriptions on the top of the blade..

[Glaive203]

Originally Posted by Martin Lubojacky

There is Austrian eagle on the blade, but alltogether the sword looks strange. Some Austrian sabres used to employ cros-shaped cossguard with poppy-heads et ends, but they were different...

Martin why do you think this is an Hapburg eagle. The double headed eagle was Byzantine in origin and was used equally by the Austrians, Poles and Russians as a symbol?