Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - German Hunting swords , thoughts and facts

urbanspaceman · 2nd May 2023, 09:40 PM

Jim will recognise this piece and I have to agree with his suggestion that it was a sea-service weapon.
The weight of the blade however, and its thickness, does lend it to hacking at animal limbs rather than sailors: it is four centimeters wide at the hilt and half a centimeter thick with a blade length of fifty centimeters. Anyone have ten cents worth?

2nd May 2023, 09:40 PM	#18
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 722	Sea service Jim will recognise this piece and I have to agree with his suggestion that it was a sea-service weapon. The weight of the blade however, and its thickness, does lend it to hacking at animal limbs rather than sailors: it is four centimeters wide at the hilt and half a centimeter thick with a blade length of fifty centimeters. Anyone have ten cents worth? Attached Images Last edited by urbanspaceman; 2nd May 2023 at 09:44 PM. Reason: added blade length.