All old weapons have one thing in common: field ruggedness. You can pull this out of a burning casemate and still quickly remove body parts from an opposing force
In early childhood, I was frightened by the depiction of a cavalry saber fight in Sholokhov's famous novel And Quiet Flows the Don (Тихий Дон) during the Russian Revolution. In the novel, which takes place during the Russian Civil War and World War I, the protagonist, Grigory Melekhov, experiences many horrors of a civil war, including surviving saber wounds. One of these involves a significant injury to the shoulder during a brutal cavalry fight. Thats when I realised that during that period the saber was not a secondary weapon..
is that an antique, or a repro? The british with the D guard is hard to find, seems they all went to Canadian regiments for some reason. The Indian P guards are way more accessible.
That combination looked so satisfying! 🤺
Found your videos off of your Jian comparison review. Great stuff!
Wow! That's a nice specimen. Looks like a more refined and aerodynamic 1796 pattern. Nice cutting as usual. Cheers from Montreal.
Woof. You make that look smooth Philip. Great cutting as usual mate
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All old weapons have one thing in common: field ruggedness. You can pull this out of a burning casemate and still quickly remove body parts from an opposing force
In early childhood, I was frightened by the depiction of a cavalry saber fight in Sholokhov's famous novel And Quiet Flows the Don (Тихий Дон) during the Russian Revolution.
In the novel, which takes place during the Russian Civil War and World War I, the protagonist, Grigory Melekhov, experiences many horrors of a civil war, including surviving saber wounds. One of these involves a significant injury to the shoulder during a brutal cavalry fight.
Thats when I realised that during that period the saber was not a secondary weapon..
Did you sharpen it? Seems very sharp for an antique
The sword was not service sharpened. With its fine blade profile, it didn't take a lot of work to put a good edge on it.
is that an antique, or a repro? The british with the D guard is hard to find, seems they all went to Canadian regiments for some reason. The Indian P guards are way more accessible.
This is an antique that I found in very good condition. I have seen others for sale, but yes the Indian model with the brass guard is more common.