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Travis McLeod
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 Posted: Sat 11 Nov, 2017 10:52 pm Post subject: Austrian M. 1861 Infantry Officers Sabers |
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Hello all,
I recently purchased an antique of the titular sword and I've been trying to research it while I wait for its arrival. Emphasis on trying as I've had very little luck. Has anyone owned one of these or know a good source with info about them? I'm not looking for anything terribly specific but I'd be very interested in their history, usage, reception and so forth if anyone knows about it.
Cheers!
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Luka Borscak
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I have a nice one with brass fittings. Basically, there really is no good source to read about them. When I got mine I tried to research it and didn't find out much. They were used up to WW1 by infantry officers of many different infantry units including police. There are two or three blade lengths for different services and one very short version for mountaineer units. I have seen them with iron, plated iron and brass fittings, iron or leather scabbards...
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Jordan E. Williams
Location: California Joined: 25 Mar 2016
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| Luka Borscak wrote: | | I have a nice one with brass fittings. Basically, there really is no good source to read about them. When I got mine I tried to research it and didn't find out much. They were used up to WW1 by infantry officers of many different infantry units including police. There are two or three blade lengths for different services and one very short version for mountaineer units. I have seen them with iron, plated iron and brass fittings, iron or leather scabbards... |
I believe the Brass fittings were for Bavarian officers but I could be incorrect. I used German sword sites to find my info.
His Imperial and Royal Majesty Hordan Vilhelm the Great, by the Grace of God, German Emperor and King of Prussia, Margrave of Brandenburg, Burgrave of Nuremberg, Count of Hohenzollern, Duke of Silesia and of the County of Glatz, Grand Duke of the Lower Rhine!
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