A Blucher and a P1796 compaired.
Nov 2, 2014 13:09:20 GMT
Post by Uhlan on Nov 2, 2014 13:09:20 GMT
For the antiques freaks among us I write this little comparison review of the two sabres that one hardly ever encounters together and helped to form modern history.
Also getting a mention here is an Officers model which I gave the designation; S.R.O.A. which translates to: ,, Slightly Retarded but with an Oxbridge Accent''.
The main characters of the play:
The Blucher. I got this nice and clean sabre from Ebay, like the others. Still have to clean all of them, so they are presented here in a ,,as found'' condition, or as the French say ,,Dans son jus''.
Marked on the guard in the Napoleontic fashion: I.M. XVII.2.46. There are more marks: on the scabbard, the first hanger and the drag. The last carries the makers marks: S.K. and P.G.
On the blade spine it reads: S.K. 445, the maker of the blade, probably Kirchbaum Solingen, from before they joined Weyersberg and turned into WKC.
The Blucher was made to last. I have seen one with row after row of blotted out regimental marks, the last was a WWI designation!
The P1796. Makers mark on the spine reads Osborn. No other marks are to be found as of yet, but there could be some under the crud.
The P1796 Officers model S.R.O.A.
Compared to the above sabres this one is a puny little oink in the then fashionable Mameluke style.
S.R.O.A. indeed, it is way too light of stock to join the others in the fray, but the funny thing is, since I have a Turk laying next to it on the floor, where I have to park them for now, it is not really a toy sword at all,
though the Turk has a thicker blade.
The nice and intriguing thing about the little oink is the etching on 2/3 of the blade. It starts out in the old school style, found on French blades and ends with a much later German or British style.
Here are some shots of them together:
For now I have to leave this little essay at this point. Surrounded with cables, camera, lights and metal ware I will have to come back later after cleaning up and do the stats.
I hope the numbers may tell us something about why and the why nots of these important models.
See you later.
Okay, the stats.
Blucher: ................................... P1796. .........................SROA.
LOA: 94 cm................................95 cm.......................... 81.5 cm
BL : 82.5 cm..............................84 cm ..........................72.5 cm
Thickness: 9-5-3-mm..................7-5-2-mm.....................4.5-2.5-2 mm
Blade width: 37.5 mm.................40 mm..........................29 mm.
Sabre weight: 934 grams............858 grams....................494 grams.
Scabbard weight: 1111 grams....941 grams....................394 grams.
POB : 15.5 cm............................ 16.5 cm........................13.5 cm
Thickness: under guard- 1/2 way- 5" from tip.
This is it. Have fun.
Cheers, Ulahn.
Also getting a mention here is an Officers model which I gave the designation; S.R.O.A. which translates to: ,, Slightly Retarded but with an Oxbridge Accent''.
The main characters of the play:
The Blucher. I got this nice and clean sabre from Ebay, like the others. Still have to clean all of them, so they are presented here in a ,,as found'' condition, or as the French say ,,Dans son jus''.
Marked on the guard in the Napoleontic fashion: I.M. XVII.2.46. There are more marks: on the scabbard, the first hanger and the drag. The last carries the makers marks: S.K. and P.G.
On the blade spine it reads: S.K. 445, the maker of the blade, probably Kirchbaum Solingen, from before they joined Weyersberg and turned into WKC.
The Blucher was made to last. I have seen one with row after row of blotted out regimental marks, the last was a WWI designation!
The P1796. Makers mark on the spine reads Osborn. No other marks are to be found as of yet, but there could be some under the crud.
The P1796 Officers model S.R.O.A.
Compared to the above sabres this one is a puny little oink in the then fashionable Mameluke style.
S.R.O.A. indeed, it is way too light of stock to join the others in the fray, but the funny thing is, since I have a Turk laying next to it on the floor, where I have to park them for now, it is not really a toy sword at all,
though the Turk has a thicker blade.
The nice and intriguing thing about the little oink is the etching on 2/3 of the blade. It starts out in the old school style, found on French blades and ends with a much later German or British style.
Here are some shots of them together:
For now I have to leave this little essay at this point. Surrounded with cables, camera, lights and metal ware I will have to come back later after cleaning up and do the stats.
I hope the numbers may tell us something about why and the why nots of these important models.
See you later.
Okay, the stats.
Blucher: ................................... P1796. .........................SROA.
LOA: 94 cm................................95 cm.......................... 81.5 cm
BL : 82.5 cm..............................84 cm ..........................72.5 cm
Thickness: 9-5-3-mm..................7-5-2-mm.....................4.5-2.5-2 mm
Blade width: 37.5 mm.................40 mm..........................29 mm.
Sabre weight: 934 grams............858 grams....................494 grams.
Scabbard weight: 1111 grams....941 grams....................394 grams.
POB : 15.5 cm............................ 16.5 cm........................13.5 cm
Thickness: under guard- 1/2 way- 5" from tip.
This is it. Have fun.
Cheers, Ulahn.
