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Post by Anders on Feb 2, 2014 1:24:54 GMT
Lately I've been playing around with a fairly simple design for a wooden or plastic training saber. For research purposes, I was wondering if anyone here knows the approximate weight of a historical hussar-type saber or equivalent. By that I mean just the blade by itself, not including the hilt and grip.
I do have an authentic saber blade I can weigh, but it's a bit on the light side so I'm not sure it's representative of a serious fighting weapon.
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Post by Dave Kelly on Feb 2, 2014 1:55:25 GMT
24ish ounces of steel. Basic knuckle bow guard 6 ish ounces. Range on sabres being 1.8 to 2.2 lbs.
These numbers go up to 2.5ish in the Napoleonic Wars as Hussar blades grow in length and width of stock.
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Post by Anders on Feb 2, 2014 4:27:23 GMT
So, let's call it 700 grams for now so it's easy to remember. I can't find my scales right now but that gives me something to go by. Thanks.
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Post by Kilted Cossack on Feb 2, 2014 6:53:44 GMT
Anders: The whole issue of imperial vs. metric measurements was contested, fought, and decided. At Waterloo. Let's say 24 ounces.
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Post by Anders on Feb 2, 2014 7:19:24 GMT
So, what's the weather like on Counter-Earth these days?
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Post by Kilted Cossack on Feb 2, 2014 7:27:23 GMT
Well, there's been a little pushback . . . but I'm confident our next offensive will settle things once and for all.
(Purely for emphasis: The smiley was intended not as a symbol of gloating, but of good natured joshing. Come on, it's the Renaiassance and military subforum, talking about sabers, and an outgrowth of the French Revolution: there had to be a Waterloo joke in there somewhere!)
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Post by Timo Nieminen on Feb 2, 2014 11:18:59 GMT
700g is a good start. Lots of sabres at about 900g: British 1796LC, lots of Chinese dao, lots of katana, lots of tulwars. There are heavier and lighter ones, but 700g + hilt of about 200g is good.
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Post by Cole Chang on Feb 9, 2014 21:34:03 GMT
You guys crack me up! The metric adoption in Canada is the reason I grew up messed up. I think in Imperial but measure in metric! I think in terms of inches and measure in centimeters. I know my own height and weight in imperial but not metric.
I blame the previous generation and the school system. The adults would talk imperial, and buy the time we learned to measure things in school, they taught metric.
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Post by William Swiger on Feb 9, 2014 21:51:13 GMT
I remember back in 7th-8th grade (About 1974-75), they actually taught the metric system slightly in math class but that was it. Never had it in school after that. Last year or so of high school, they converted track and field to metric.
I have lived in Germany for about 16 years out of 20 and never really picked up the metric system. I still convert imperial to metric on the computer if needed.
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