Post by Jordan Williams on Feb 22, 2017 22:27:54 GMT
Collection Thread, 04/08/2020
In no particular order.
Blackfencer
My hilts/their blades
Castille 35mm, slot hilt for sparring.
Castille sparring swords
Henry Wilkinson Pre numbered Crimean era P1845, Service sharpened. Redone grip.
French Mle1822, made in 1840. Used it in the 2020 SoCal cutting competition.
Prussian KS52, dated 1860. Service sharpened for the FPW.
Prussian Mannschaftsabel ArtillerieSabel neuer/Art 1873-96 (thanks for the correct ID Pino ), for artillery troopers and train battalion troops. Last of the German 1811 “Blucher Sable” line. Used in the first World War and the second World War (the latter in very limited capacity).
Made in 1896 by Otto Mertens of Solingen and marked for the Infantry munitions (Train) - 11 Reg or Army Corps. - 1 squadron - weapon number 73. (Thank you Uhlan)Spanish Model Roberts Officers Sabre, a prototype modeled from the 1895 model sabre, never made a standard issue. These I know were made for field use.
(1895 in Photo, I think @djinnobi will recognize it )
Overall Length - 37.25"
Blade Length - 31"
Blade width at guard - 1"
Blade width at beginning of foible - 7/8"
Blade width one inch from tip - .5"
PoB - 3"
PoP - 20"
Inside Grip Length - 5"
Outer Grip Length - 5.2/8"
Grip width - 1 3.5/8"
Grip thickness - 7/8"
Construction - Peened and riveted through grip.
Made in 1896 in the Toledo ordnance arsenal.Model 1860 Cavalry Officers Sabre. Modern replica and misses out on the refined aspects of the original officers sabres.
Made by Windlass Steelcrafts of India.
Cutlass and Barong Machetes. Made by Cold Steel.
Here's a list of everything I've owned so far. Most of them I don't have anymore but I like to keep a list.
1896 Modelo Roberto officers sabre, IOD1889+, Type XIV, (R) M1840, (R) Roven (R) ITALY1860, US1860, USM1850SF x 2 (R) USM1850F, USM1860SF, DANEM1834, SPANISHM1895 x 4, FRENCH M1845, MLE1822, ARG1895, CS1852, (R) AustrianM1861/09, AustrianM1861|29inch, M1906, (R) PrussianM1849ArtillerieSäbel, ItalianM1871/09, ImpGermanM1890, French M1882, NonRegFrench1882, BritNavy/ArmyCoop Sabre, UniSwordsBrit1823NavyDress (R) French Military Gendarme Sword, Windlass Nickel plated swept hilt rapier, Austrian M1861 Musician/Short, Spanish M1907 x 2, Bhutan Knife, Kris Cutlery Korean Sword V, Universal Swords American Revolution Sword, Windlass American Revolution Sword, Windlass Hungarian Sabre, Windlass P1803, EBay Templar Sword, TDiamante M1850F, Windlass Claymore/Pallasch Hybrid, Windlass M1860, Austrian M1861 IOS Unplated/Short, American M1840NCO Emerson and Silver/1862, Austrian M1869 Cav Officers Persian M1909 cav troopers sabre, LDriggers Celtic Cutting sword, British P1821 Officers sabre w/ US M1902 Backstrap, P.H. Horstmanns Import US M1850 Foot Officers Sabre, Spanish M1881/83 officers cadet sabre, Tuareg Takouba, French 1822 Officers Sabre, Mansfield and Lamb M1860, Selby of Portsmouth 1845 - 1863 P1845 infantry officer sabre, Prussian M1873/49 WW1 make artillery sabre Spanish M1860 Light Cavalry Troopers Sabre, Austrian M1861 Infantry Officers Sabre, (26.5 inch blade variant) Hanwei Tinker Longsword, British P1845 Infantry Officers Sabre (full size) American M1850 (Ames x2) Cold Steel Cutlass Machete, Swiss M1899 Type I, Spanish M1887 Infantry Officers Sabre, Prussian M1879 Cavalry sabre, Another Argentinean M1895 troopers sabre, French Yataghan Bayonet, Appleseed Sharpening Sickle Sword, L.Driggers Kopesh, Spanish M1895, Windlass "1803 B&G", Cold Steel Austrian M1904 Left Handed, Cold Steel Cutlass machete, Cold Steel Bowie Machete
Cutting videos. In this order - Spanish Modelo Roberto, US 1860, French 1822, Prussian M.1896x2, Austrian 1861.
In no particular order.
Blackfencer
My hilts/their blades
Castille 35mm, slot hilt for sparring.
Castille sparring swords
Henry Wilkinson Pre numbered Crimean era P1845, Service sharpened. Redone grip.
French Mle1822, made in 1840. Used it in the 2020 SoCal cutting competition.
Prussian KS52, dated 1860. Service sharpened for the FPW.
Prussian Mannschaftsabel ArtillerieSabel neuer/Art 1873-96 (thanks for the correct ID Pino ), for artillery troopers and train battalion troops. Last of the German 1811 “Blucher Sable” line. Used in the first World War and the second World War (the latter in very limited capacity).
Overall Length - 35"
Blade Length - 30"
Blade width at guard - 1 2/8"
Blade width at beginning of foible - 1"
Blade width one inch from tip - 6/8"
PoB - 5.5"
PoP - 18"
Inside Grip Length - 4 3/8"
Outer Grip Length - 5.5"
Grip width - 1 1/8" at top, 1 5/8" on belly, 1" at waist, 1 5/8" on bottom.
Grip thickness - "
Construction - Peened and riveted through grip.
Blade Length - 30"
Blade width at guard - 1 2/8"
Blade width at beginning of foible - 1"
Blade width one inch from tip - 6/8"
PoB - 5.5"
PoP - 18"
Inside Grip Length - 4 3/8"
Outer Grip Length - 5.5"
Grip width - 1 1/8" at top, 1 5/8" on belly, 1" at waist, 1 5/8" on bottom.
Grip thickness - "
Construction - Peened and riveted through grip.
Made in 1896 by Otto Mertens of Solingen and marked for the Infantry munitions (Train) - 11 Reg or Army Corps. - 1 squadron - weapon number 73. (Thank you Uhlan)Spanish Model Roberts Officers Sabre, a prototype modeled from the 1895 model sabre, never made a standard issue. These I know were made for field use.
(1895 in Photo, I think @djinnobi will recognize it )
Overall Length - 37.25"
Blade Length - 31"
Blade width at guard - 1"
Blade width at beginning of foible - 7/8"
Blade width one inch from tip - .5"
PoB - 3"
PoP - 20"
Inside Grip Length - 5"
Outer Grip Length - 5.2/8"
Grip width - 1 3.5/8"
Grip thickness - 7/8"
Construction - Peened and riveted through grip.
Made in 1896 in the Toledo ordnance arsenal.Model 1860 Cavalry Officers Sabre. Modern replica and misses out on the refined aspects of the original officers sabres.
Made by Windlass Steelcrafts of India.
Cutlass and Barong Machetes. Made by Cold Steel.
Here's a list of everything I've owned so far. Most of them I don't have anymore but I like to keep a list.
1896 Modelo Roberto officers sabre, IOD1889+, Type XIV, (R) M1840, (R) Roven (R) ITALY1860, US1860, USM1850SF x 2 (R) USM1850F, USM1860SF, DANEM1834, SPANISHM1895 x 4, FRENCH M1845, MLE1822, ARG1895, CS1852, (R) AustrianM1861/09, AustrianM1861|29inch, M1906, (R) PrussianM1849ArtillerieSäbel, ItalianM1871/09, ImpGermanM1890, French M1882, NonRegFrench1882, BritNavy/ArmyCoop Sabre, UniSwordsBrit1823NavyDress (R) French Military Gendarme Sword, Windlass Nickel plated swept hilt rapier, Austrian M1861 Musician/Short, Spanish M1907 x 2, Bhutan Knife, Kris Cutlery Korean Sword V, Universal Swords American Revolution Sword, Windlass American Revolution Sword, Windlass Hungarian Sabre, Windlass P1803, EBay Templar Sword, TDiamante M1850F, Windlass Claymore/Pallasch Hybrid, Windlass M1860, Austrian M1861 IOS Unplated/Short, American M1840NCO Emerson and Silver/1862, Austrian M1869 Cav Officers Persian M1909 cav troopers sabre, LDriggers Celtic Cutting sword, British P1821 Officers sabre w/ US M1902 Backstrap, P.H. Horstmanns Import US M1850 Foot Officers Sabre, Spanish M1881/83 officers cadet sabre, Tuareg Takouba, French 1822 Officers Sabre, Mansfield and Lamb M1860, Selby of Portsmouth 1845 - 1863 P1845 infantry officer sabre, Prussian M1873/49 WW1 make artillery sabre Spanish M1860 Light Cavalry Troopers Sabre, Austrian M1861 Infantry Officers Sabre, (26.5 inch blade variant) Hanwei Tinker Longsword, British P1845 Infantry Officers Sabre (full size) American M1850 (Ames x2) Cold Steel Cutlass Machete, Swiss M1899 Type I, Spanish M1887 Infantry Officers Sabre, Prussian M1879 Cavalry sabre, Another Argentinean M1895 troopers sabre, French Yataghan Bayonet, Appleseed Sharpening Sickle Sword, L.Driggers Kopesh, Spanish M1895, Windlass "1803 B&G", Cold Steel Austrian M1904 Left Handed, Cold Steel Cutlass machete, Cold Steel Bowie Machete
Cutting videos. In this order - Spanish Modelo Roberto, US 1860, French 1822, Prussian M.1896x2, Austrian 1861.