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Some Questions Dec 15, 2011 1:20:14 GMT

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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2011 1:20:14 GMT

Hi I am a very NEWBIE to swords and I have a few questions.

Why are there so few American Revolution sword copy's out there? This is a time frame that I am interested in and it seems like no one makes them.

Can you get into this hobby for collecting with out spending a fortune?

What exactly is a frog and how does it work? How did people wear a sword was it on a belt or as a sling over the shoulder.

Thanks for not laughing!!!!

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Some Questions Dec 15, 2011 1:27:43 GMT

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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2011 1:27:43 GMT

There's a good number of functional swords around now that are fairly cheap. For the American revolution, Windlass makes this one which I've heard is pretty good. Not many people here seem to be interested in later military swords but they're definitely out there.

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Some Questions Dec 15, 2011 2:12:57 GMT

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Post by S. Thomas on Dec 15, 2011 2:12:57 GMT

Korean Guy said it about the Am. Rev. War sabre. I like the looks of it, too. It seems the modern repro. sword manufacturing industry caters primarily to the medieval and Japanese type of sword aficionados, as Dave Kelly (the resident expert on modern military swords) has pointed out.
About frogs and stuff: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Browne_belt Hope this helps a bit. A frog is a device to insert your sword scabbard into to enable you to wear it on your belt. Here are some pics; some will show you how it works. images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=slv502-sunm&va=sword+
I hope this explains it.
As for Rev. War swords: you have quite limited choices available.

Here`s a link to a review of the handsome Windlass Steelcrafts model: sbgswordforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=military&action=display&thread=9435&page=3
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S. Thomas Member Posts: 60	Some Questions Dec 15, 2011 2:21:14 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by S. Thomas on Dec 15, 2011 2:21:14 GMT A "sword hanger" is basically this: A "hanger" is also a type of sword: Best wishes.

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Some Questions Dec 15, 2011 3:08:20 GMT

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Post by Dave Kelly on Dec 15, 2011 3:08:20 GMT

Hi Joe:

www.gggodwin.com/default.asp

If you are particularly intrerested in the Revolutionary War period GG Godwin is a place you need to visit.

Sword belts and shoulder harness ( baldrics ) have both been in parallel usage for a long time.

Sorry, Militaria collecting isn't cheap. Shop and pay attention to classified adds and you can get a lot of good things well below wholesale. But the cost will still stack up.

The 1680 - 1780 timeframe saw edged weapons somewhat miniturized, for example, the Rapier becoming a smallsword. The trend persisted to the French Revolution ( or just before ) when blades again started to lengthen.

Hope we've helped.

Welcome again

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

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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2011 1:20:14 GMT

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Post by Dave Kelly on Dec 15, 2011 3:08:20 GMT

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