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Post by bas on Dec 9, 2020 9:23:27 GMT
Disclaimer: This post is a bit of a rehash of one I made earlier asking for advice on displaying swords.
So earlier this year I decided that I had enough swords to consider mounting a wall display. To my disappointment I was banned from hanging them up in the master bedroom, my wife didn't think they'd match the decor... So with little available wall space that wasn't directly facing a window I was regulated to hanging them up in the stair well. Not wanting to drill an excessive amount of holes in the wall I decided to mount them on a board.
I ended up with this:
From left to right:
Dutch m1852 Jagers officers sabre
Dutch m1813 no.2 Light Cavalry troopers sabre
Dutch m1814 Heavy Cavalry troopers sword
Dutch m1813 no.1 Light Cavalry troopers sabre
Dutch m1912 Officers sabre.
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Post by bas on Dec 9, 2020 9:25:32 GMT
November a parcel arrived from France:
Adding to the wall:
French Mounted Artillery officers sabre
French First Empire AN XI Light Cavalry troopers sabre
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Post by bas on Dec 9, 2020 9:29:58 GMT
Finally this week a long awaited parcel from England arrived:
Which added:
British 1796 Pattern Light Cavalry officers sabre by Gill, named to Cornet James M Taylor of the Oldham Troop Yeoman Cavalry
British non-regulation Mameluke cavalry sabre. The ivory grips caused a eight week delay while the CITES permit was sorted out.
Not on the wall (to get it's own display board in the future) is a 18th - 19th century small sword that arrived in the same shipment.
I think it's starting to fill up nicely.
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Post by pellius on Dec 9, 2020 13:00:10 GMT
Outstanding!
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Post by marcofthecovenant on Dec 16, 2020 15:21:42 GMT
Very nice, are they arranged in order of preference?
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Post by bas on Dec 16, 2020 19:28:32 GMT
Very nice, are they arranged in order of preference? Not so much, the ones on the left have half basket guards while the ones on the right don't. Makes it easier to display them. I will eventually drop the two 20th century Dutch swords from the board as they don't really belong with the others. |
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Post by bas on May 20, 2021 8:43:21 GMT
 While waiting for more swords to add to the wall I've been slowly growing my small library as well: |
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Post by pellius on May 20, 2021 11:03:35 GMT
Oooh. Very nice library.
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Post by bas on May 20, 2021 20:20:35 GMT
Thank you Pellius, I have another nice book score on the way from Germany that will complete (ha!) it nicely. |
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Post by Uhlan on May 21, 2021 13:56:05 GMT
Very nice collection.
Not many, but first class.
Quality over quantity in a superb display.
Thanks for sharing.
Cheers.
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Post by treeslicer on May 21, 2021 17:50:40 GMT
Very impressive display.
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Post by bas on Jul 31, 2021 1:27:36 GMT
So I've shuffled things around a bit and added some more swords.
Going from left to right they are:
Dutch m.1800 Light Dragoons NCO/officer's sabre - early 19th Century
French Mounted Artillery officer's sabre - Restoration era
French Dragoons officer's sabre with 'Garde de Bataille' hilt
French AN XIII troopers sword (with 1816 style scabbard) French AN XI Light Cavalry trooper's sabre
Dutch m.1813 No.2 Light Cavalry trooper's sabre Dutch m.1814 No.3 Heavy Cavalry trooper/s sword Dutch m.1813 No.1 Light Cavalry trooper's sabre British 1796 Pattern Light Cavalry Yeomanry officer's sabre British 1796 Pattern Heavy Cavalry trooper's sabre British 1796 Pattern Heavy Cavalry officer's dress sword British non-regulation Light Cavalry sabre in the mamaluke style British 1796 Pattern Light Cavalry officer's sabre.
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Post by bas on Aug 7, 2021 10:20:44 GMT
A new sword arrived on Thursday completing the wall.
Going from left to right they are:
Dutch m.1800 Light Dragoons NCO/officer's sabre - early 19th Century
French An XI Light Cavalry Officers' sabre
French Dragoons officer's sabre with 'Garde de Bataille' hilt
French AN XIII troopers sword (with 1816 style scabbard)
French AN XI Light Cavalry trooper's sabre
Dutch m.1813 No.2 Light Cavalry trooper's sabre
Dutch m.1814 No.3 Heavy Cavalry trooper/s sword
Dutch m.1813 No.1 Light Cavalry trooper's sabre
British 1796 Pattern Light Cavalry Yeomanry officer's sabre
British 1796 Pattern Heavy Cavalry trooper's sabre
British 1796 Pattern Heavy Cavalry officer's dress sword
British non-regulation Light Cavalry sabre in the mamaluke style
British 1796 Pattern Light Cavalry officer's sabre.
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Post by Pino on Aug 8, 2021 17:31:08 GMT
Quality over quantity indeed!
Do you have another wall ready for future purchases?
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Post by snubnoze on Aug 8, 2021 17:55:29 GMT
Very impressive examples. Looks like you're going to have to start a new wall!
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Post by pellius on Aug 8, 2021 18:29:19 GMT
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Post by bas on Aug 9, 2021 0:32:42 GMT
Quality over quantity indeed! Do you have another wall ready for future purchases? No! which is a real shame and part of what is putting on the breaks.
I'll do a small display of five small swords and then another one with the 1803, five ball and the French mounted artillery sabre that got its' place stolen
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Post by bas on Oct 23, 2021 10:08:25 GMT
Now that I have all the smallswords that I’m likely to own (famous last words… I know!) I need to think about how I will display them.
I don’t have a lot or wall space, (about 900mm wide) that butts onto the corner where the main sword display is. I am using this corner because it is out of direct sunlight and thus out of view from any of the windows.
I was thinking of making a board 1100mm tall and 550mm wide to mount the smallswords on. Backed with the same blue canvas and brownish edging. Originally I planned to lay them in a star pattern with crossed blades.
But now I am leaning towards using a half fan with the flat of the blades out so that the corner isn’t too busy with the hilts from the main display. My final option is to use a fan shape. So my personal order of preference is:
1. Half fan
2. Fan with blades meeting at the tip
3. Star of crossed blades.
What do you guys think? Any other suggestions? |
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Post by Paul Muad’Dib on Oct 23, 2021 12:58:43 GMT
That half fan is interesting. Never seen that display before. I’d probably go with it for that reason if nothing else.
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Post by mrbadexample on Oct 23, 2021 13:05:05 GMT
Now that I have all the smallswords that I’m likely to own (famous last words… I know!) I need to think about how I will display them.
I don’t have a lot or wall space, (about 900mm wide) that butts onto the corner where the main sword display is. I am using this corner because it is out of direct sunlight and thus out of view from any of the windows.
I was thinking of making a board 1100mm tall and 550mm wide to mount the smallswords on. Backed with the same blue canvas and brownish edging. Originally I planned to lay them in a star pattern with crossed blades.
But now I am leaning towards using a half fan with the flat of the blades out so that the corner isn’t too busy with the hilts from the main display. My final option is to use a fan shape. So my personal order of preference is:
1. Half fan
2. Fan with blades meeting at the tip
3. Star of crossed blades.
What do you guys think? Any other suggestions? I like option 3 because it helps show the various cross sections through contrast. Excellent collection of smallswords, btw. You have some lovely examples there. The subtleties in their handling must be really interesting. |
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