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29th September 2024, 10:34 PM
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Location: What is still UK
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This is one I had with a native blade quite flexible and razor . There. is a much better photo of it with the scabbard some where on this site but I cannot find it for now. Wish I had kept it now. Sold the bulk of the collection some time ago. Why did I do that??? I do not know. The money went so quickly.
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5th October 2024, 04:59 PM
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I am glad I did not pay much for this sword. Once stuck in the scabbard, I managed to get it out but it was heavily rusted, deep rust. The rust had rotted the inside of the scabbard. The way these scabbards are made heavy rust will break up the materials. The scabbard is made with vainer like slat of wood either side of the blade, then rolled in cotton fabric and finally covered with leather. So as the blade came out debris of the wood came out with it and now the blade will not go back in. I cleaned the blade of rust so just bit of a wall hanger.
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11th October 2024, 03:12 PM
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Location: Belgium
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This is my duplicate, which has a military blade from Europe that is probably French because of the previous colonial impact.
Regards Marc |
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11th October 2024, 04:26 PM
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11th October 2024, 07:19 PM
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Thank you for confirming my suspicion that it is a French military blade. The examples of an 1822 light cavalry saber on the net are very similar. Regards Marc |
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