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Post by eaglepommeladdict on Feb 27, 2021 3:12:27 GMT
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Post by Uhlan on Mar 4, 2021 9:30:27 GMT
This is Edelweiss's cup of tea. As it looks like he didn't see this post you could try to PM him?
Cheers.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2021 15:45:02 GMT
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Post by eaglepommeladdict on Mar 7, 2021 14:53:27 GMT
Thank you for the info. I’ll have to check those out. This was actually my first antique sword! I bought it about a year ago originally thinking it was a highly customized officer’s variant of a British 1796 Light Cavalry Sabre
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2021 17:37:02 GMT
All them there katana look alike.
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Post by eaglepommeladdict on Mar 7, 2021 17:40:49 GMT
Pretty much lol. It was definitely a poorly researched impulse buy, but I think I made out alright. It’s what sent me down the rabbit hole of American sword collecting.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2021 18:27:40 GMT
The large P guards are a German/Prussian trait. While not as extreme as your sword, a sabre here has more room than the British hilts. Your hilt also looks a little distorted/bent. Cheers GC
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Post by eaglepommeladdict on Mar 7, 2021 18:33:57 GMT
I think that P-guard is one of the most interesting parts of this sword. It reminds me of a custom British 1803 Flank Officer’s Sword I saw at auction once. Would’ve been nice to have such a knucklebow while wearing those big leather gauntlet-style gloves soldiers wore back then.
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Post by eaglepommeladdict on Mar 7, 2021 18:35:45 GMT
The only other Widmanns I’ve seen with leather wrapped grips have more of a neater, “1/2 keyhole” style P-guard.
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