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Post by Dave Kelly on Nov 27, 2010 11:56:15 GMT
www.jonathanbarrett.com/Cue up "swords" then "british". Read and weep. Big bucks; but a lot of 4 and 5 star weapons. By the way the Legendary Arms mamaluke is a Windlass product. Same as the Cold Steel with a brown hilt instead of black. Not all Br 1803s have the same rake of the blade. Originally they were designed to match the 1796 LC, but fashion dictated deeper and deeper bows. A useless adaptation that "shortens" the length and reach of the sword and makes it useless as a thruster. Style over substance; but to each his own, I guess.
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Post by Ceebs on May 19, 2011 12:06:33 GMT
I normally don't like resurrecting threads but I thought this was relevant. A 1796 Rifle officers sword. Yummy.  £950.00 if anyone is feeling adventurous  Description is as follows: |
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Post by Freebooter on May 19, 2011 15:21:13 GMT
Hello again,
One of y'all was enquiring about a curved sword you could use on foot and all. Go to MRL and check oiut their 1861 U.S. Ames Naval Cutlass. I have it and it is a beauty, well balanced and a joy to hold and work with. Also, MRL's sister company, Atlanta Cutlery, offers the Pirate's Companion which is the same as the naval cutlass but with wooden grips instead of wire wrapped and the blade is about the same but a tad heavier. I have been to their shop/store/showroom in Conyers, Ga and held it. Both a very nicely and well made repros and would be perfect for up close and cramped fighting space.
FB
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Post by Kilted Cossack on May 20, 2011 14:27:24 GMT
Saber class--on foot!
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Post by Freebooter on May 20, 2011 21:07:28 GMT
Hey Kilted Kossack,
Wow, I thoroughly enjoyed that!! I have read and heard that the Polish and other eastern European countries take their sabre fighting seriously. And I am glad to see there are real, actual sabre fighting classes out there. Here in the U.S. as far as I know the only sabre fighting class you will find is that olympic style sport fencing crap. Loved the video. Going to youtube to see more.
Thanks for posting it.
Freebooter
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Post by Freebooter on May 20, 2011 21:33:04 GMT
I meant to add also, I wonder why they wear no head protection! Dang, it would be easy to lose an eye or mar the face without it!
FB
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2011 21:40:10 GMT
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Post by Bryn on May 20, 2011 22:44:45 GMT
Dodger, this is brilliant. Now I have something to do over the summer...
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Post by Freebooter on May 20, 2011 23:43:48 GMT
As I have said before, anyone interested in all facets of real sabre fighting, especially on foot, needs to get that martial arts dvd put out by Cold Steel; "Fighting with the Sabre and Cutlass". I love it.
Fb
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Post by Kilted Cossack on May 21, 2011 13:45:55 GMT
Freebooter:
You caught me when I'm on a real saber kick. I've been rewatching Jerzy Hoffman's Sienkowicz trilogy of films, "With Fire and Sword," "The Deluge" and "Colonel Wolodyjowski" (that name always throws me!), and I have a copy of the recent remake of Taras Bulba on the way.
The instructor of that course is Polish, and the two guys in black are his sons, but the course was held in St. Petersburg, Russia. I got a kick out of the various sabers used---I know I saw a couple of shashkas (shashki?), and D- and stirrup-guards mixed in.
I think I'll knuckle under and order the Cold Steel dvd, amigo--thanks for the recce.
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Post by Freebooter on May 21, 2011 14:09:28 GMT
I think that Cold Steel's "Fighting with the Sabre and Cutlass" is well worth the money. Much of it I already knew such as cuts and parries and thrusts and all from my cavalry reenactment days. But this video is for on foot and besides the above mentioned things, has a large section all about foot work, lunges, thrusts, etc, but also later a lot of stuff about close up, grappling, disabling and disarming techniques. It is really neat and I love it.
FB
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Post by Svadilfari on May 22, 2011 21:34:31 GMT
Someone was bemoaning the fact that no-one seems to make *exact* replicas of original sabres. I suspect that it's not because they *can't* make them today, but that they won't. Given how easy it is to 'antique" weapons..if the replica's were exact, then the antique market would be flooded with real fakes :x How would you like to pay antique prices for a " genuine 1796 Light Cavalry Sabre", for instance..only to later discover it was only made last year ? That's wht exact replicas aren't made- or shouldn't be made.
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Post by Dave Kelly on May 22, 2011 22:36:47 GMT
Someone was bemoaning the fact that no-one seems to make *exact* replicas of original sabres. I suspect that it's not because they *can't* make them today, but that they won't.
If there is a market for sabers in the $800 range then there will be $800 dollar sabers. Several CZ weapons makers have been trying to sell hi dollar Napoleonic repros to western collectors. The market wasn't big enough to keep them employed. You aren't going to get taper and balance out of a $100.00 sword. You have to spend the bucks to cultivate the weapons. Lutel just announced they have a 1740 Prussian hussar saber available for purchase. Just $1900 with VAT and postage and the lousy american exchange rate. For that much money I can buy a real one; just won't be cutting water bottles. :lol:
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