Hungarian hussar saber Fringia

serdar · 7th April 2025, 11:10 AM

Thank you Corrado
It realy is, it handles very nicely, and good reach.

Jim McDougall · 7th April 2025, 03:03 PM

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=fringia

This is a magnificent example, and was anxious to see Corrado come in.....as he is the true authority in these areas of East European esoterica. It is always daunting as for many years there has been a plague of reproductions of these kinds of rare sabers, but the true age on this can be seen past the cleaning that has been done.

The FRINGIA inscription has long been a conundrum, so I wanted to link a previous discussion and hope we can look a bit into the history of these Hungarian sabers, which set the pace for European 'hussar' cavalry units.

serdar · 7th April 2025, 04:32 PM

Im glad you like it, il now post pictures of another one, it is more finely decorated, and has older blade, but without inscription.

serdar · 7th April 2025, 04:36 PM

Pictures

serdar · 7th April 2025, 04:41 PM

Hmm pictures came out realy lousy, and rotated.

I had before but now it is not in my collection a similar one, the whole blade was engraved in “talismanic” simbols, they looked like they were pulled out from some grimoir or magic book.
Realy beautiful engravings on both sides thru the full blade, but i sold it becouse it had rust damages, and it was to much damaged both handle and blade to keep it.

Grenadier saber sometimes do have similar simbols, and european cavalry ones.

Jim McDougall · 7th April 2025, 06:08 PM

Very cool. Next time you have one of these you wish to get rid of due to condition, please contact me!!!!

For me I value swords for history and details like the talismanic symbols you mentioned, which makes sense as I am a historian

Always hopeful for responses from others with similar interest, which was why I posted the link to FRINGIA. Very nice sabers!!!

Jim McDougall · 7th April 2025, 09:10 PM

The saber in post #6, for those interested, appears to be one from the cavalry unit of Prince Paul Esterhazy (Wagner, 1967, plate 36).

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serdar Member Join Date: Feb 2023 Posts: 130	Pictures Attached Images

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Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,278	The saber in post #6, for those interested, appears to be one from the cavalry unit of Prince Paul Esterhazy (Wagner, 1967, plate 36). Attached Images

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7th April 2025, 11:10 AM	#1
serdar Member Join Date: Feb 2023 Posts: 130	Thank you Corrado It realy is, it handles very nicely, and good reach.

7th April 2025, 03:03 PM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,278	http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=fringia This is a magnificent example, and was anxious to see Corrado come in.....as he is the true authority in these areas of East European esoterica. It is always daunting as for many years there has been a plague of reproductions of these kinds of rare sabers, but the true age on this can be seen past the cleaning that has been done. The FRINGIA inscription has long been a conundrum, so I wanted to link a previous discussion and hope we can look a bit into the history of these Hungarian sabers, which set the pace for European 'hussar' cavalry units.

7th April 2025, 04:32 PM	#3
serdar Member Join Date: Feb 2023 Posts: 130	Im glad you like it, il now post pictures of another one, it is more finely decorated, and has older blade, but without inscription.

7th April 2025, 04:41 PM	#5
serdar Member Join Date: Feb 2023 Posts: 130	Hmm pictures came out realy lousy, and rotated. I had before but now it is not in my collection a similar one, the whole blade was engraved in “talismanic” simbols, they looked like they were pulled out from some grimoir or magic book. Realy beautiful engravings on both sides thru the full blade, but i sold it becouse it had rust damages, and it was to much damaged both handle and blade to keep it. Grenadier saber sometimes do have similar simbols, and european cavalry ones.

7th April 2025, 06:08 PM	#6
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,278	Very cool. Next time you have one of these you wish to get rid of due to condition, please contact me!!!! For me I value swords for history and details like the talismanic symbols you mentioned, which makes sense as I am a historian Always hopeful for responses from others with similar interest, which was why I posted the link to FRINGIA. Very nice sabers!!!