Whotsit Sabre?

Hotspur · 20th January 2018, 10:35 AM

Late to this and surprisingly parallel to another discussion elsewhere.

I had become enamored with horsehead pommels a decade or so ago. In the process of collecting images, I had come across these flat bladed and circle etched examples. Apparently, fairly distant in time but in the past few years have been reborn by companies such as Universal Swords. The hilt castings on these fairly nice until comparing to period swords. The blades though should be an easy evidence to realize. I had been apprised of the reproductions during my adventures of appreciation. I am linking here my horse folder. Far from complete and kind of something down on my lists of harvesting. Also a side by side with a period sword. There is currently an Irish presentation sword on ebay listed by MDL, which may be the one sold through Christies some years ago.

Cheers

GC
A small lot of horses
https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...7X?usp=sharing

kronckew · 21st January 2018, 12:07 PM

Minor note: The current production that was found on a sales site named after the cult based wife of Zeus has the typical hex nut terminated pommel typical of the modern knock offs.

Mine is at least one with a properly peened pommel & the visible steel peen was cut after peening to match the lines of the horse's mane.

As appears to be the one in Hotspur's post above.

I avoid anything with a brass hex nut pommel termination like the plague.

20th January 2018, 10:35 AM	#1
Hotspur Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Nipmuc USA Posts: 514	Late to this and surprisingly parallel to another discussion elsewhere. I had become enamored with horsehead pommels a decade or so ago. In the process of collecting images, I had come across these flat bladed and circle etched examples. Apparently, fairly distant in time but in the past few years have been reborn by companies such as Universal Swords. The hilt castings on these fairly nice until comparing to period swords. The blades though should be an easy evidence to realize. I had been apprised of the reproductions during my adventures of appreciation. I am linking here my horse folder. Far from complete and kind of something down on my lists of harvesting. Also a side by side with a period sword. There is currently an Irish presentation sword on ebay listed by MDL, which may be the one sold through Christies some years ago. Cheers GC A small lot of horses https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...7X?usp=sharing Attached Images

21st January 2018, 12:07 PM	#2
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,224	Minor note: The current production that was found on a sales site named after the cult based wife of Zeus has the typical hex nut terminated pommel typical of the modern knock offs. Mine is at least one with a properly peened pommel & the visible steel peen was cut after peening to match the lines of the horse's mane. As appears to be the one in Hotspur's post above. I avoid anything with a brass hex nut pommel termination like the plague.