Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Pleeze help with ID...French 1817 Artillerie a Pied?

celtan · 13th May 2009, 05:29 PM

Got some extra info. The M1816 Briquet coexisted with the M1816 Glaive. The French M1816 glaive is the inspiration for the American M1832, not the french M1831, whose blade and hilt are slightly different.

Not only that, but the 2/1 fullered glaive's blade may even be an older design, perhaps dating from the last quarter of the 18th C.

Any extra info is welcomed!

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13th May 2009, 05:29 PM	#6
celtan Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: PR, USA Posts: 679	Got some extra info. The M1816 Briquet coexisted with the M1816 Glaive. The French M1816 glaive is the inspiration for the American M1832, not the french M1831, whose blade and hilt are slightly different. Not only that, but the 2/1 fullered glaive's blade may even be an older design, perhaps dating from the last quarter of the 18th C. Any extra info is welcomed! Best M Last edited by celtan; 14th May 2009 at 04:09 AM.