Posts: 864 Location: Michigan, USA
Mon 06 Aug, 2007 4:23 pm
Here are some links I've discovered that helped inspire this sword, as well as ( I hope )
the future creation of
The Polish Hussar Saber ... Some of the sites offer links that
are also worth looking at.
http://www.polishhussarsupply.com/index.html
http://www.collectiblefirearms.com/index.html
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?mode=hybrid&t=67
http://www.gnwtc.com/
And I certainly can't forget one of my starting points here at myArmoury ...
http://www.myArmoury.com/feature_hussars.html
As odd as this sounds, I stumbled across these movies based on the books by Henryk
Sienkiewicz, which take place in Poland / Russia / Lithuania / Hungary ( I believe ) around
the 16th - 17th centuries. The first of the three movies is called
With Fire And Sword,
the second is
The Deluge, and the third
Colonel Wolodyjowski ...
http://www.amazon.com/Fire-Sword-Ogniem-Miecz...B0001DMW7A
Yes, I know it may seem a bit silly to be in part inspired by movies, but I found these three
films -- which if you happen to be a member of an online rental program, you should be able
to find -- rather interesting. Sometimes the quality is a bit tv-ish, and the lingo is a bit stilted,
but there is a good deal of excitement, story, and grandeur. Not to mention plenty of sabers
for the nut like me to try and get a better look at ... B-)