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Post by bobbyderie on Apr 22, 2016 22:57:57 GMT -5
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Post by trescuinge on Apr 23, 2016 5:57:25 GMT -5
Nice collection! I recognize the 1908 British and the Patton swords in the middle, but what are some of the others?
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Post by bobbyderie on Apr 23, 2016 7:46:56 GMT -5
If you click on the link to the gallery, I go into the swords in detail, but from left to right:
1893 Swedish Cavalry Sword
1907 Spanish Cavalry Sword
1908 British Cavalry Sword
1913 U. S. Cavalry Sword
1909 Ottoman Contract Sword
Type 32 Kyu Gunto
Soviet-era Cossack-Style Shashka w/modified bayonet
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Post by trescuinge on Apr 24, 2016 20:51:25 GMT -5
I'm jealous. I have an original 1860 and a repro Patton and it's amazing how differently they feel in the hand.
Frankly, I'm surprised by the variety in the hilts of dedicated thrusting sabers.
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Post by bobbyderie on Apr 25, 2016 11:26:17 GMT -5
Well, you use them in different ways. The 1860 - "Old Wristbreaker" - was largely a dedicated slashing weapon (yes, it has a point, and yes you can technically thrust with anything that has a point, but it isn't designed with thrusting in mind - even REH recognized that!) while the 1913 "Patton sword" was largely a dedicated thrusting weapon (technically cut-and-thrust, I go into that in the gallery). So it's a very different function, and they're weighted accordingly - more of the 1860's weight is in the blade, to aid with the slash (and as you probably know, it feels like you want to chop with it), while the 1913's weight is predominantly in that big sheet steel guard at the hilt.
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