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Post by Pino on May 18, 2020 0:26:57 GMT
Now (slightly) revamped edition!
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Post by pellius on May 18, 2020 0:54:13 GMT
Great information with beautiful photos. I’m glad this got bumped back to the top. Pino - Thanks for keeping it updated.
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Post by Jordan Williams on May 18, 2020 2:24:39 GMT
Very interesting. The no back fuller spear tip 1880 trials version perhaps inspired by the Prussian KS52 and other European cavalry blades of the era?
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Post by puzon on Apr 15, 2022 14:34:39 GMT
Good afternoon I bought such a saber from France. "Test saber" from 1880 for heavy cavalry. The numbers match. There should be 2 circles (close together), there is one. No trace on the scabbard after the second circle. The blade has been shortened. Why? damage? little soldier? for tests? Brass for branches with a higher copper content (?). It seems redder. The first time I see such a stamp on the dial. "JV" or "Ar" (?) - producer? Please help. Puzon
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Post by MichaelRS on May 2, 2022 20:10:01 GMT
Ah, the military-industrial complex. Change for the sake of change under the philosophy of, "It's not broke, so let's try to fix it." 😄
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Post by jimmythedonut on May 3, 2022 18:19:38 GMT
I can almost understand how weird it must seem in an era of unprecedented firearms development to go "is this sword design we've used for X centuries still that good? It can't be true, we know so much more now, Pierre, go add a fuller to the foible of the French 1896, hon hon hon that should show them." For my money, the "military sabre" peaked with the Wilkinson/Austrian cut and thrust design, the Swiss 1867 being a heavy beast but the lines are so crisp and it is so powerful, and even the Wilkinson infantry sized cut and thrusters being great. IMO the perfect compromise for an efficient military design. Same for the French 1822. Perfect design, almost universal unless you were part of the Anglo-German sphere of influence (and even then Solingen was more than happy to churn out your designs to export). Even the 1854 was a great design although mine is slightly too wobbly a blade to ever feel confident using it. On some level it makes me appreciate things like the M2 or the AR in the sense that the military minds that be finally (trials notwithstanding as they are more periodic checks in to see what is going on) have realized "if it works, let's just leave it alone."
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