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Post by stormmaster on Mar 8, 2018 1:06:32 GMT
for an antique it looks to be in great condition
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2018 17:09:24 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2018 14:32:25 GMT
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Post by Jordan Williams on Mar 19, 2018 16:04:23 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2018 23:43:21 GMT
Yes, I doubt he'll lower the price any. I'm frankly surprised.
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Post by Jordan Williams on Mar 20, 2018 5:45:55 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2018 10:55:08 GMT
I'm trying to recall where I first saw that falchion. It may have briefly been an MRL item but I just don't remember. I think there was a mention on myArmoury at one point. That, or it's an old Franklin Mint. The eagle is a good one, not as a backyard cutter but a good American made 1840s example. I've impressed myself by not putting it on credit. That said, there is a much more expensive and important early example currently listed, with a best offer possibility. Low four figures. The prime wallhangers eat up a lot of budget. From Warner Looney Tunes Cartoons, we have Foghorn Leghorn in an early French cockerel posing as an American eagle with an E Pluribus Unum langet. www.ebay.com/itm/1790-1825-Eaglehead-Mounted-Infantry-US-Officers-Saber-Sword-Pre-Civil-War/122966459360? Figure about the 1800 mark as a timeline. I'm currently bidding on something else (an economic and interesting straight sticker) and just spent on some tech and a battered 1968 SEIKO for its needed donor movement (it's like getting a human organ in a cooler). Then an Avegant Glyph on sale as a new toy (it was on sale). Then, a new 9 or 45 just because. All the other pending stuff still way valid.
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Post by elbrittania39 on Mar 20, 2018 12:17:13 GMT
Ugh I feel you. Those early US bone grips are one of my most wanted antiques. I just can't do 500 for anything right now.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2018 17:02:08 GMT
Twitching
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2018 17:05:10 GMT
Hey, someone else twitched! I hope it is going to a good home.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2018 18:34:24 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2018 18:35:42 GMT
I'm gonna be watching that one... Now that's a turn around guys.
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Post by Jordan Williams on Apr 21, 2018 19:54:11 GMT
I'm gonna be watching that one... Now that's a turn around guys. Turns out Georgian period sabres aren't my forte Fun sword though.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2018 21:56:09 GMT
I've two period sharps (short and longer) I have cut with and both feel a bit toy like. Even my 1818 Starr and 1796 equivalent sabres are quite light feeling compared to larger line cavalry swords that come along in the 19th century. My little eagle came to me razor sharp, so I couldn't resist, even after repairing a split horn grip. It sailed through four layers of double wall corrugated and surely would have been effective on the lightly clothed or exposed areas. Nowhere near the naval cutlasses of the period though. The British had the right idea, with their cutlasses through the 20th century.
That sabre listed though did clean up nice it seems and attracted a lot more interest than when it was seen in a less profiled bunch of listings. The 1784-1860 listings have doubled what used to be up on ebay ten years ago.
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Post by Jordan Williams on Apr 21, 2018 22:36:14 GMT
Yeah, after I rewired it and fixed the hilt it looked more like the officers sabre it was. I tend to gravitate towards heavier sabres, and I had just received a sort of "dream sword" of mine as well. Circumstance I guess.
I did appreciate it's history though. It felt like it belonged in a painting of the period.
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Post by elbrittania39 on Apr 21, 2018 22:49:05 GMT
Yeah, after I rewired it and fixed the hilt it looked more like the officers sabre it was. I tend to gravitate towards heavier sabres, and I had just received a sort of "dream sword" of mine as well. Circumstance I guess. I did appreciate it's history though. It felt like it belonged in a painting of the period. Dream sword? Do tell!
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Post by Jordan Williams on Apr 21, 2018 22:56:07 GMT
Yeah, after I rewired it and fixed the hilt it looked more like the officers sabre it was. I tend to gravitate towards heavier sabres, and I had just received a sort of "dream sword" of mine as well. Circumstance I guess. I did appreciate it's history though. It felt like it belonged in a painting of the period. Dream sword? Do tell! The Spanish M1860, I had tried to buy one from another member but never was able to get enough cash at one time(too flaky on my part), missed out, looked for one for the time between but never found one in my budget, found one, made an offer and now it's mine
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Post by elbrittania39 on Apr 21, 2018 23:19:21 GMT
The Spanish M1860, I had tried to buy one from another member but never was able to get enough cash at one time(too flaky on my part), missed out, looked for one for the time between but never found one in my budget, found one, made an offer and now it's mine Glad you like it so much. Can't say I've truly found my dream sword yet, but I think the Persian m1909 is getting pretty close.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2018 23:32:55 GMT
My dream sword to cap some of my interests has been elusive, so I pine over swords I should never try to afford. A constant twitch is wanting a nice modern made rapier and there are a few I should consider for my birthday (you always have to have a reason).
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2018 19:58:12 GMT
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