LightSwords XVIIIth Cent. Hungaro-Cossacks Sabre
Jun 19, 2012 18:55:50 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2012 18:55:50 GMT
Introduction
Another eastern European (Hungarian-Cossack) sabre made by Lightswords, this time a sabre used by Hungarian, Polish cavalrymen and Cossacks of the 17-18th centuries.
Statistics
Blade Length: 31 ½ inches /80cm
Handle Length: 5 inches / 12.5cm
Scabbard Length: 32 ½ inches / 82cm
Overall Length: 37.5 inches / 95cm
POB (Point of Balance): 7 ½ inches / 19cm
Wideness of the blade (forte): 1 3/8 inches (3.5cm)
Wideness of the blade (true edge): 1 1/8 inches (3cm)
Wideness of the blade (yelman): 1 ½ inches (4cm)
Weight: 740gr (1.6 pounds) for the weapon and 1096 grams (2.4 pds) with scabbard
Components
The Blade
Like the Hungarian sabre, this one also has a double fuller blade with a particular form of stronger forte and yelman, a style that was seen on many Ukrainian cossacks' sabres. It is less curved than my Hungarian one and is a bit heavier too.
Again, the blade is strong and properly flexible, with no whippyness at all, and has been sharpened at its 2/3rd. The point is very similar to the other sword.
Handle & Hilt
Red-brown leather wrapped wood handle with a metal pommel that is connected with the quillons with a chain. This one doesn't have rivets to hold the blade but there is a screw on the top of the pommel.
Cruciform quillons with langets. The pommel is bent forward by 90o, a style often seen on russo-polish sabres. However the shape is a bit crude, the handle being a bit too wide for those models.
Scabbard
Made of wood and covered in brown leather (the material and color is customizable). The fittings are simple metal bands with a round end.
There is an opening on the throat for the langets, which keeps the sword firmly inside the scabbard and prevents any rattling.
Handling Characteristics
As with the other sabre, the balance and power is nicely distributed and the movements are fluid and not tiresome even after much exercise. It is not nose-heavy nor is it only for estoc/thrust. Certainly not something clumsy coming from India.
Conclusion
Another good acquisition.
Mr Figura's swords are wonderful product to look at as well as to play with. I am a real fan of cavalry sabres (curved ones) and have been looking for a long time to find good, not super expensive reproductions usable for practice and as faithful to originals as possible and with Lightswords, I really feel that this long quest has reached a turning point.
I am very very satisfied with these swords and have already contacted J. Figura for future purchases, my passion for eastern swords greater now that I have found a decent source.
Pros
- Handsome handling and overall performance for a sabre
- Well made repro for a reasonable price of a model that is very rare to find
- Light and agile blade
Cons
- The pommel grip and shape that lack some inspiration
- The pommel screw
- Absence of thumb-ring (but that is my fault)
Another eastern European (Hungarian-Cossack) sabre made by Lightswords, this time a sabre used by Hungarian, Polish cavalrymen and Cossacks of the 17-18th centuries.
Statistics
Blade Length: 31 ½ inches /80cm
Handle Length: 5 inches / 12.5cm
Scabbard Length: 32 ½ inches / 82cm
Overall Length: 37.5 inches / 95cm
POB (Point of Balance): 7 ½ inches / 19cm
Wideness of the blade (forte): 1 3/8 inches (3.5cm)
Wideness of the blade (true edge): 1 1/8 inches (3cm)
Wideness of the blade (yelman): 1 ½ inches (4cm)
Weight: 740gr (1.6 pounds) for the weapon and 1096 grams (2.4 pds) with scabbard
Components
The Blade
Like the Hungarian sabre, this one also has a double fuller blade with a particular form of stronger forte and yelman, a style that was seen on many Ukrainian cossacks' sabres. It is less curved than my Hungarian one and is a bit heavier too.
Again, the blade is strong and properly flexible, with no whippyness at all, and has been sharpened at its 2/3rd. The point is very similar to the other sword.
Handle & Hilt
Red-brown leather wrapped wood handle with a metal pommel that is connected with the quillons with a chain. This one doesn't have rivets to hold the blade but there is a screw on the top of the pommel.
Cruciform quillons with langets. The pommel is bent forward by 90o, a style often seen on russo-polish sabres. However the shape is a bit crude, the handle being a bit too wide for those models.
Scabbard
Made of wood and covered in brown leather (the material and color is customizable). The fittings are simple metal bands with a round end.
There is an opening on the throat for the langets, which keeps the sword firmly inside the scabbard and prevents any rattling.
Handling Characteristics
As with the other sabre, the balance and power is nicely distributed and the movements are fluid and not tiresome even after much exercise. It is not nose-heavy nor is it only for estoc/thrust. Certainly not something clumsy coming from India.
Conclusion
Another good acquisition.
Mr Figura's swords are wonderful product to look at as well as to play with. I am a real fan of cavalry sabres (curved ones) and have been looking for a long time to find good, not super expensive reproductions usable for practice and as faithful to originals as possible and with Lightswords, I really feel that this long quest has reached a turning point.
I am very very satisfied with these swords and have already contacted J. Figura for future purchases, my passion for eastern swords greater now that I have found a decent source.
Pros
- Handsome handling and overall performance for a sabre
- Well made repro for a reasonable price of a model that is very rare to find
- Light and agile blade
Cons
- The pommel grip and shape that lack some inspiration
- The pommel screw
- Absence of thumb-ring (but that is my fault)