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Post by Borislav on Jun 1, 2013 2:49:37 GMT
Hello folks, I'm looking for a function Ukrainian Cossack sabre (not shashka). Below find a link that will give you a good idea of what I am looking for. This however is a souvenir and I would like something I can cut with. Can anyone point me in the right direction. Thanks a bunch Boris www.vsekazaky.com.ua/sabli/kazac ... veske.html |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2013 14:57:33 GMT
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Post by Kilted Cossack on Jun 1, 2013 15:08:49 GMT
Here's a couple of options: lightswords.cz/www.berbekuczviktor.hu/angol/angol.htmlWilliam Swiger (whose opinion I would certainly trust) has good things to say about Berebekucz's medieval blades, and I'll bet his sabers are on par. Not sure if he's got exactly what you're looking for, but I'll bet he could knock one out. Prices sure seem reasonable as well. /thread/30379 Review of the Lightswords 18th century Cossack saber. The grip looks a little "meh" to me, if I'm feeling nitpicky. If you get a Bohun saber, I'll definitely be looking forward to the review, and any information about the process. |
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Post by Kilted Cossack on Jun 1, 2013 15:21:46 GMT
. . . and let me take a moment to wipe the egg off my face, for not having realized that Pinotte_1814 was the man who'd ordered the Lightswords sabers, and blithely blathering on about them when he'd already posted above me.
Oops.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2013 15:55:03 GMT
:lol: No need to apologize my good sir, I myself in my hurry have omitted the lightswords ones in the first place and thank you for acknowledging them here  . |
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Post by Borislav on Jun 2, 2013 1:31:13 GMT
Thanks for the responses folks!
Do you think there is any way to get some custom work and sharpening on the stainless blade that I posted above to get it to somewhat functional level? I'd like to be able to cut water bottles with it. That's about all i'd use it for.
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Post by Kilted Cossack on Jun 2, 2013 1:55:50 GMT
Nope, no, nein, nyet, нет and so forth. Stainless steel is almost always a very, very bad idea in blades over about a foot long. It's brittle, and can snap and fly away like the proverbial whirling helicopter of death . . . taking liability with it on every whirl. The cheapest way to get something approximating a Cossack saber would be (I think) to get a Windlass Persian scimitar, and maybe redo the grip. kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=500822&name=Persian+ScimitarI don't have that particular Windlass, but Dave Kelly recommends it as a good introductory cutting sabre, and I've handled one at the local brick and mortar knife and sword store. Actually, I think there's a close approximation of the Windlass scimitar on display in Repin's famous painting "The Reply of the Cossacks". |
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Post by Kilted Cossack on Jun 17, 2013 0:32:56 GMT
Borislav: I just knew I'd seen a thread on this subject somewhere. It just took me a while to track it down. While this is no direct help on getting your hands on one, it does show some variety of Ukrainian cossack sabres from the battle of Berestechko. www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=3617 |
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