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Post by sooter76 on Jun 23, 2024 20:35:07 GMT
I’m strongly considering picking up a good Polish or Hungarian style (sharp) sabre. I know Szabla Polska is top of the food chain, but their prices are 2 and 3 times what Silkfencing is and I’m not sure the juice would be worth the squeeze…
For those that have experience with them, what are your thoughts? How do the sabre’s handle? Would you recommend them? Finally, are their any other makers I should be looking at?
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Post by pellius on Jun 23, 2024 22:56:52 GMT
I can’t speak to Silkfencing or many other makers, but I do have a couple of sabers by Jindřich Figura.
I got them second hand. They are nice sabers, overall. Good distal taper, straight and true, and clean solid craftsmanship. Nice handling.
My sabers have similar stats to a number of other Polish saber makers, including the ones listed on the Silkfencing website.
Just a courtesy heads-up - while 800 grams in total weight with a 32” blade will feel very nice in the hand, to my eye it’s just too small to be a cavalry saber. Maybe that’s the historical size, but compared to even mounted artillery sabers of Western Europe, those stats are positively dainty.
Whatever you choose, please share your thoughts with the forum.
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Jun 24, 2024 14:42:01 GMT
I did some searching on their site. Nice stuff, if I get some free $ I may do an order...maybe.
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