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Dustin R. Reagan
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 Posted: Mon 10 Jul, 2006 4:17 pm Post subject: Armart "Swiss hand and a half saber" |
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Greetings,
I am looking for input regarding this piece:
http://www.armart.antiquanova.com/SC2.htm
In your opinion, is this a historically based piece? Are there any museum pieces that you know that are similar to this?
I really like the looks of it, however I've never seen anything like it before.
It does look quite similar to various kreigmessers, but it is a bit slimmer than any i've seen....
Thanks,
Dustin
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Nathan Robinson
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Dustin R. Reagan
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| Posted: Mon 10 Jul, 2006 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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And what, exactly, is it trying to replicate? I guess that is my question 
Dustin
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Nathan Robinson
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Dustin R. Reagan
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| Posted: Mon 10 Jul, 2006 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you,
Those pictures were exactly the sort of thing I was looking for. In addition to the too-extreme curvature, I'd say that the Armart sabre also seems to lack the sort of cross-sectional variation the historic sabres seem to possess. Perhaps the Armart sabre is supposed to represent an earlier variation of the sabres pictures above? The substantially simpler hilt may be an indicator.
It still looks quite nice, nonetheless...
Anyone else care to chime in?
Dustin
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R Smith
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Please do a search on the maker both here and on sword forum for some history.
With that being said.... I have ordered and recieved swords from them with no difficulties at all.
"Those with wisdom loathe the one forced to defend." - Liechtenauer
Ars Gladii
Detroit, MI
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Dustin R. Reagan
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| Posted: Tue 11 Jul, 2006 10:39 am Post subject: |
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| R Smith wrote: | Please do a search on the maker both here and on sword forum for some history.
With that being said.... I have ordered and recieved swords from them with no difficulties at all. |
Hi R. Smith,
Thanks for the advice, though I wasn't asking for any information on the maker, only opinions on the "historical viability" of the sword itself...
Thanks,
Dustin
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