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Björn Hellqvist
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Posted: Sat 06 Dec, 2003 3:52 pm Post subject: "Master and Commander"-esque weapons |
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Having just seen and enjoyed the movie, I would like to know if there are other people here with an interest in the weapons of that period. For my own part, I own a Swedish P1854 infantry hanger, which is actually just a re-ground P1748, and which, with guard-plates removed and the hilt painted black, became the Swedish Navy cutlass P1808. Here's a pic of the P1854:
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My sword site
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Robert Zamoida
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Posted: Sat 06 Dec, 2003 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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One of my favorite swords is the British Pattern 1796 Light Cavalry saber, and I consider myself lucky to own an original. I'm partial to cavalry sabers from that time period, but there are some straight bladed cavalry swords, infanrty swords, and even some of the naval swords.
Rob Zamoida
"When your life is on the line, you want to make use of all your tools. No warrior should be willing to die with his swords at his sides, without having made use of his tools."
-Miyamoto Mushashi, Gorin no Sho
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Scott Bubar
Location: New England Joined: 21 Aug 2003
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Posted: Sun 07 Dec, 2003 4:03 am Post subject: |
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The British National Maritime Museum has an excellent naval weapons data base. It spans three centuries, but is concentrated in the Napoleonic and later nineteenth century eras.
Unfortunately, I cannot get into it at the moment (I think they do maintenance on Sunday).
I'm particularly fond of some of the fighting spadroons.
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