Blucher Sabre?

Jim McDougall · 17th December 2018, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by corrado26

The R.A.M.K. stamp is from the times of the First World War documenting how long these sabres have been in use, the cancelled stamp however is of the Reserve-Artillery Regiment N°6 between 1870 and 1914.
But the both "R"s are written in a different style. Normally the "R" in italics stands for "Reserve", the normal "R" however should stand for "Regiment". So the "R.A.M.K. 15" should be red as Artillery Regiment N°15 Munitions-Kolonne.
corrado26

Corrado, thank you for the further insight into these markings, I was using my trusty 'Hughes & Fox' which is comprehensive but very cursory. Your notes further reveal how incredibly long these weapons remained in use.

Lee · 18th December 2018, 04:21 PM

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Lee · 18th December 2018, 04:22 PM

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corrado26 · 18th December 2018, 04:49 PM

This is not a Bluecher cavalry sword, but the Prussian Artilley Sword n/A, its scabbard just has one fixed ring whereas the Bluecher has two movable rings
corrado26

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corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,231	This is not a Bluecher cavalry sword, but the Prussian Artilley Sword n/A, its scabbard just has one fixed ring whereas the Bluecher has two movable rings corrado26