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Post by rschuch on Nov 26, 2021 1:58:08 GMT
I got this many years back, in Savannah, GA I believe. Just wondering, as so many do, what type of sword it is meant to portray and how good and/or accurate it is. The scabbard is really nice and solid. Appears to be real brass on both scabbard and sword and the pommel is peened, which lead me to believe it isn't all bad. It isn't sharp, but it does have an edge so probably could be sharpened if desired. My main issue is the blade is thick and HEAVY, definitely not a dueling sword. I seem to recall reading somewhere these were designed to be used from horseback, so if that's true, ok, I get it. Riding along at breakneck speed, a heavy blade is more likely to go through your target instead of bounce off and out of your grip. So I guess my question is: I'm putting together a rack to put my real usable swords on and getting rid of the cheapo crap I got as a teenager, the SLOs (sword like objects). Should this go on the rack of fame or in the closet of shame?
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Post by rschuch on Nov 26, 2021 2:25:34 GMT
Ok, after some perfunctory research, this is the Windlass Confederate Calvary Officers sword. Battle ready it says, though unsharpened, so I guess it's a decent repo. Definitely solid!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2021 3:47:48 GMT
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Post by rschuch on Nov 26, 2021 11:40:55 GMT
Thanks! I saw this after I posted mine. But there are considerable differences, though visually they look the same, so I posted a question in the original thread with more measurements. Windlass may have changed the build specs since mine is about 15 years older.
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Post by pgandy on Nov 26, 2021 13:38:04 GMT
I was going to say that looks like a Windlass, but on reading further that has already been established. I’m not a fan of cavalry swords because as you have stated they are blade heavy and not for duelling but used from horse back. But I think that sabre is not as bad as most in that department. They are more powerful than most sabres designed for dismounted use. That one was on my list at one time and I still haven’t completely eliminated it. I only have two cavalry sabres, a Universal Princes of Wales and a Windlass Officers M1860. That M1860 was one gosh awful sword on receipt but over the years I’ve modified it to where I rather like it. Still intend to reduce the foible more. My dismounted sabres are more fun to swing but do not equal the power of that M1860. I’ve never sharpened the PoW nor cut with it, only dry handled.
I had planned a cutting session for later this morning and now might include the M1860 as it's been a while.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2021 14:41:57 GMT
Thanks! I saw this after I posted mine. But there are considerable differences, though visually they look the same, so I posted a question in the original thread with more measurements. Windlass may have changed the build specs since mine is about 15 years older. Yes, you don't really show your sword in its entirety. Nor your specifications.
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Post by rschuch on Nov 26, 2021 15:23:17 GMT
Here's the post I made in the other thread. This has the specs. I took several more pics, but the forum only allows up to a meg for size and some of them were too large to post. Not sure how to reduce the size on my Android phone camera app. I'm a Photoshop guy.
"I got mine maybe 15 years ago from a store in historic Savannah GA. Did they have them in production back then? Could the specs and builds have been changed? I think it's a Windlass....it's peened with brass hardware and a blued steel scabbard, but the weight is wrong as well as blade shape. Mine is curved, not straight and VERY blade heavy. The sword alone is over 3 lbs and it doesn't flex much with a spine thickness of 1/8". Blade length is 33" and total length is 39". PoB is around 8" in front of the hilt. There is distel tapering, but this thing is a chopper for sure. Is there such a thing as a repo of a repo or could this be another brand?"
sbg-sword-forum.forums.net/thread/66219/csa-sabre-reproduction-weight
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2021 16:21:05 GMT
So a pound more than today's reproduction.
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Post by eastman on Nov 26, 2021 21:23:13 GMT
looking through the old Atlanta Cutlery catalog on my desk, is looks like the same one they called the Confederate Cavalry Officer's Saber (especially the blued and brass scabbard) back in 2003. Unfortunately they only list the 32" blade and 38" overall lengths with no weight listing in the catalog. Currently on the Atlanta Cutlery website with no more useful information - www.atlantacutlery.com/confederate-cavalry-officers-saber(says 1095 steel in two places and 1065 in another) Windlass has improved over the years, so it is certainly possible they figured out how to make a saber to a more correct weight.
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Post by treeslicer on Nov 27, 2021 6:22:18 GMT
Windlass has improved over the years, so it is certainly possible they figured out how to make a saber to a more correct weight. Only assuming that they think that it's sufficiently important to sales, to spend money on it.
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Post by rschuch on Nov 27, 2021 13:36:48 GMT
The Windlass and Atlanta Cutlery are almost identical. Both say the blades are flexible which, while mine has some, it's minimal. There's a little hole in the guard right near the pommel that matches mine. Lanyard hole? Kidding! But that matches mine, so you may have found a winner.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Nov 27, 2021 18:15:23 GMT
Atlanta Cutlery sells Windlass swords, Museum Replikas too, it's one company group. Windlass usually uses thicker blades for cavalry sabers minimum 6 mm (1/4"?) at the guard. The measures of Markus' CSA Officers saber show an unusual thin blade. What you say remembers me of my Windlass 1860 Union Officers saber aka sharpened crowbar. Maybe your older repro was made with a thicker blade than nowadays.
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Post by rschuch on Nov 27, 2021 21:44:49 GMT
It's an 1/8" thick more or less. Yeah it's a crowbar. I'd do more damage grabbing it by the blade and hitting someone with the handle. But interesting to know the two companies are 0ne and the same
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Post by pgandy on Nov 29, 2021 22:31:40 GMT
Here's the post I made in the other thread. This has the specs. I took several more pics, but the forum only allows up to a meg for size and some of them were too large to post. Not sure how to reduce the size on my Android phone camera app. I'm a Photoshop guy. There are software programs available that will allow you to shrink a photo. Here’s one www.onthegosoft.com/shrink_pic.htm there are others available, search the Internet. I’m lucky as my camera has an email setting and most that I post on the forum are <1 KB. You can also use Microsoft’s Paint, and the newer Paint 3D should do it, they are free. I’ve used Paint on some old photos taken on another camera. It works fine.
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Post by rschuch on Nov 30, 2021 0:26:58 GMT
Here's the post I made in the other thread. This has the specs. I took several more pics, but the forum only allows up to a meg for size and some of them were too large to post. Not sure how to reduce the size on my Android phone camera app. I'm a Photoshop guy. There are software programs available that will allow you to shrink a photo. Here’s one www.onthegosoft.com/shrink_pic.htm there are others available, search the Internet. I’m lucky as my camera has an email setting and most that I post on the forum are <1 KB. You can also use Microsoft’s Paint, and the newer Paint 3D should do it, they are free. I’ve used Paint on some old photos taken on another camera. It works fine. Thanks! I found a free app to do it. Very easy to use.
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Post by pgandy on Nov 30, 2021 2:00:05 GMT
Thanks! I found a free app to do it. Very easy to use. Let us in on that free one.
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Post by rschuch on Nov 30, 2021 14:55:24 GMT
Thanks! I found a free app to do it. Very easy to use. Let us in on that free one. Photo & Picture Resizer. There are different price points but there's a free one which is all I needed.
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Post by pgandy on Nov 30, 2021 17:14:01 GMT
Photo & Picture Resizer. There are different price points but there's a free one which is all I needed. Thanks. I bookmarked it in case others need it.
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