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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Jan 15, 2021 0:35:24 GMT
Not sure this fits here, but it makes sense to me....today.
So keeping to the SBG idea, best bang for your buck swords, Sabers.
So looking for recommendations for Polish Sabers.
Already know of Cold Steels....
Any others out there?
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Post by wlewisiii on Jan 15, 2021 5:07:42 GMT
www.szablapolska.com/ is the only other place I'm aware of. A review of one of their models is here: I've considered them but I'd rather find a nice antique Victorian, Rifles or NCO type.
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Jan 15, 2021 15:31:41 GMT
Wow, Nice...at 1k, they are in the Albion price range, but come with a beautiful scabbard....
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Post by pellius on Jan 15, 2021 17:51:52 GMT
Oh, wow.
Those sabers are gorgeous. Thanks for the link.
Does anyone have hands-on experience with these?
Besides their aesthetic beauty, their overall weights look mighty attractive too - the one I like is around two pounds flat for a 36”+ full hilt cav saber.
I can’t get a good feel for the distal taper from the photos. It looks like there is some, but I don’t see the steep taper at the hilt that’s so characteristic of 19th C. Euros.
I looked up 50 HS steel on the internet. It seems to be a high strength “austenitic stainless.” I don’t know what that means. It sure sounds impressive, but is it good sword steel?
The fit and finish in the photos looks outstanding. I’ve been fooled before by great photos of mediocre-finished swords (lookin’ at you, Sinosword). By contrast, these guys provide many clear closeups that make me think their sabers might actually be as advertised.
Anyway, any firsthand information would be greatly appreciated. I’ve been eyeballing a few 1796’s for my collection. These Polish sabers are the first repro’s I’ve encountered that I might prefer over a decent quality antique at a similar price point.
By the way, I liked the CS Polish Saber. It was very pretty, but was fairly high maintenance to keep it looking good; lots of brass and mild steel to keep up. As typical at the price point, the fullers were machine-straight but washed out. The handling wasn’t terrible, as the blade was relatively thin with some distal taper.
For what it’s worth, Amazon seems to put these up for sale periodically, so maybe keep them on your watch list.
Good hunting!
Edit:
In my exuberance, I went straight to the website, poked around for a bit, then posted here. I completely overlooked the video. Ugh.
Anyway, the video discusses the distal taper in detail. It states that historical examples of such Polish sabers have little distal taper. That might explain the distal geometry of the CS version, too. Maybe that’s just how such sabers were made back in the day.
Also, I am super tempted to get one of these.
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Post by stormmaster on Jan 15, 2021 18:17:48 GMT
tomek kowmal makes some of the most awesome sabers, so does vbworkshop i think thats their name and they are sub 1k i think
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Post by pattyb0009 on Jan 15, 2021 19:40:10 GMT
I second this. Apparently, outside of Eastern Europe, it's super hard to get a Polish Saber.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2021 19:49:48 GMT
There are reviews here. More inquests in the Ren/Mil section and general.
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Post by gonzalez_p on Mar 28, 2021 1:58:38 GMT
That's a super nice sabre and a great review. Thanks for the link. Their work looks absolutely amazing.
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Post by theophilus736 on Mar 28, 2021 13:47:13 GMT
Hadn't you already posted this question? I could have sworn I had replied to almost this same thing. There is also historical market. historicalmarket.com/lang-en/13-xvii-xviii-c I have their 110029 model in both a sharp and blunt. Looks like maybe their prices went up since I purchased them last year though? Otherwise, look around for guys in eastern Europe or CZ. Some of those guys will get under $500. For cheap, and quick to get, CS probably can't be beat. Historical Market had them beat when I purchased from them.. two swords, a scabbard, a presentation/storage box, shipping from poland, and it was around $800 I believe. Looks like that's no longer going to be the case on price though. Handling is *significantly* better (than CS) with the historical market swords. They have good flex as well, and although I don't know spine thickness on historical Polish sabers, the spine is significantly thinner than later military sabers I've owned. |
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Post by theophilus736 on Mar 28, 2021 13:51:52 GMT
Dang, Storm are these the guys you were talking about? Pretty decent pricing on these. www.swordsviktor.com/workshop I wonder if the sabers are quality. |
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Post by jack88 on Aug 11, 2022 3:12:46 GMT
Did anyone musing on getting a Polish saber end up getting one?
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Post by pellius on Aug 22, 2022 11:08:58 GMT
I did not. At least, not yet.
Pino kindly offered to sell me a Solingen-made AN XI at a terrific price. Even so, that left my hobby funds kaput for quite a while.
Now I’m eyeballin’ a Georgian saber, but it’s really out of my league…
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