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Post by cannonball on Jul 5, 2022 0:54:49 GMT
Hi Guys I'm a little lost on this sword. Ray skin grip.
No Markings at all! Looks to be a M1869 but the blade is Pipe back saber?
any ideas.....
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Post by jimmythedonut on Jul 5, 2022 1:05:21 GMT
Weren't there variants of the Austrian 1904 with the Pipe back? From what I remember, like the Imperial German swords there exist about as many variants of the blades as you can think of but a lot of 1904s I see look almost identical to that in terms of shape.
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Post by pellius on Jul 5, 2022 1:57:08 GMT
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Post by jimmythedonut on Jul 5, 2022 3:03:25 GMT
I really do mean to pick one up one of these days but the sheer variety of blade types and lengths puts me off of the task. I tend to go for field-use if not the most "combat" model I can find and I always seem to find ones with 60-70cm wimpy blades but I know beefier ones exist out there. If anyone would like to peruse some already-sold models or just see some little-discussed Austro-Hungarian models, this appears to be the best site for Austrian swords and wow there are some gorgeous ones on there richard-militaria.at/militaria-bis-1918/blankwaffen-und-zubehoer/
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Post by pellius on Jul 6, 2022 14:51:43 GMT
Thanks for the link.
Yeah, mine is a wimpy version. It took me years to discover that not all pipebacks were dainty. If this model can be had with a blade more akin to, say, the Argentine 1898, it would be an enviable saber indeed!
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Post by bablaschke on Dec 13, 2023 22:26:52 GMT
Hey, I have an identical saber to what you are trying to identify. The closest I have come is the Austrian 1859 Cavalry Officer's saber. Mine has the pipeback blade just like yours and an identical guard and scabbard. There are versions of this also from 1848, 1850 and 1858. It is very hard to find the exact match. I have seen 1859 models without the pipeback blade, but wonder if this could be the direct predecessor, or a variant. I have found 1858 models with that blade, but the guard is different. I wonder if this is sort of an 1858 1/2 pattern so to speak.
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