New US M1906 Cav Saber repro

Dave Kelly
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New US M1906 Cav Saber repro Sept 14, 2011 1:54:16 GMT

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Post by Dave Kelly on Sept 14, 2011 1:54:16 GMT

www.atlantacutlery.com/p-2462-pe ... saber.aspx

I really don't know how "new" this is, but I just discovered it socked away on the Atlanta Cutlery side of the MRL business.

Windlass has got together with the US Cav Assoc and produced a very nice looking rep of the last batch of the M1860 swords produced by Ames. These 1906's were distinctive because they had steel hilts instead of the classic brass ones.

It's a bit pricey at 249.00. Since the proceeds are split with USCA. You can also have it sharpened by MRL and a personal commemorization can be etched to the blade for $25 per line. Not one of my favorite sabers, but the US Cav kept it from 1860-1913.

Introduc harioli. Praeterea oportet esse harioli. Et quidam etiam arbustis.

( Bring in the clowns. There ought to be clowns. And some Shrubbery too. )

LeMal
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New US M1906 Cav Saber repro Sept 14, 2011 21:27:59 GMT

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Post by LeMal on Sept 14, 2011 21:27:59 GMT

I used to own a couple movie props from Taras Bulba (Tony Curtis, Yul Brynner) where the blades from surplus original 1906's were used to make "shashki."

Believe it or not, used them a lot in cutting practice of light targets--and was surprised at how effective they were. "Unsharpened" too, but just great blade geometry.

Glad I gave them to a good friend and a family member as gifts (w/ copies of the film of course

) rather than just selling them.

Kilted Cossack
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New US M1906 Cav Saber repro Sept 15, 2011 23:45:42 GMT

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Post by Kilted Cossack on Sept 15, 2011 23:45:42 GMT

LeMal wrote
I used to own a couple movie props from Taras Bulba (Tony Curtis, Yul Brynner) where the blades from surplus original 1906's were used to make "shashki."

Believe it or not, used them a lot in cutting practice of light targets--and was surprised at how effective they were. "Unsharpened" too, but just great blade geometry.

Glad I gave them to a good friend and a family member as gifts (w/ copies of the film of course

) rather than just selling them.

Now how cool is that? Personally, it's hard for me to watch the Brynner/Curtis version of Bulba---I find the more recent Bogdan Stupka version more faithful to the book---but the Brynner/Curtis version is still a guilty pleasure. (In the sense that "I should know better, but dang it's still fun!")

Hmm, due to recent events, I'm all out of Frankenshashki . . . .

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New US M1906 Cav Saber repro

Post by Dave Kelly on Sept 14, 2011 1:54:16 GMT

Post by LeMal on Sept 14, 2011 21:27:59 GMT

Post by Kilted Cossack on Sept 15, 2011 23:45:42 GMT

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