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Giuseppe Maresca · Posted: Sun 21 May, 2006 9:57 am Post subject: Short sword

Hi to all. This is my first post here. My name is Giuseppe Maresca, and I'm an italian collector of ancient weapons and hobbist bladesmith.
I would like to share some pics of a sword from my small collection, and I will be grateful if you will help me to identify it.
It seems to be a kind of falchion. A one handed, short and heavy sword, with an asymmetric cross section, sharpend for right handed swordsman. The handle seems to be made of horn. It's very heavy for a so short sword, and rather difficult to wield.
Overall lenght : 63,5 cm
Blade lenght : 46 cm
Guard width : 12,8 cm
Blade maximum width: 5,5 cm
handle width : 3 cm
Thickness : 8 mm
point of balance is 9 cm far from the guard
Weight : 1,25 Kg

Marked : A Striberny - 1.R 273.

Left flat side
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/Giusep...CN0923.jpg

Handle details
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/Giusep...CN0925.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/Giusep...CN0927.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/Giusep...CN0935.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/Giusep...CN0936.jpg

Guard and marks details
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/Giusep...CN0926.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/Giusep...CN0928.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/Giusep...CN0929.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/Giusep...CN0934.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/Giusep...CN0933.jpg

Fuller and distal taper
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/Giusep...CN0932.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/Giusep...CN0931.jpg

I hope you like it
Giuseppe

Mathias Andersson · Posted: Sun 21 May, 2006 10:25 am Post subject:

Hi and welcome to the forum!

You will find a dagger/short sword here that is just like your´s : http://asp.thetisweb.com/czernysasp/scheda.as...amp;ris=10

Giuseppe Maresca · Posted: Sun 21 May, 2006 10:44 am Post subject:

Thank you very much Mathias, and great link.

Joe Fults · Posted: Sun 21 May, 2006 11:16 am Post subject:

Got this part of it:

Austria, Mod. 1862

Wish I could read the rest.

Risto Rautiainen · Posted: Sun 21 May, 2006 11:54 am Post subject:

I really don't know, but reminds me of those trench fighting knives/shovels.

Stefan Toivonen · Posted: Sun 21 May, 2006 12:40 pm Post subject:

Those kind of weapons usually go under the name of faschinenmesser. Did some googling and found some information and a picture of it here: http://forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php?s...adid=11702

Allan Senefelder · Industry Professional

I used to have one of these choppers. Thier primary purpose was a a side arm for use in cutting timber,brush ect. for enginering (sp) work and gun emplacements. The particular one you have is identicle in form to the one I once owned and mine was Austrian.