Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - An Extremely Rare North Italian Arquebusier's Auxiliary Armament Saber, ca. 1510-15

broadaxe · 12th October 2009, 02:23 PM

Absolutely stunning, a true conversation piece!
From a general point of view, it shows great resemblence to the famous Swiss hand and a half saber.
I would call it a hybreed between a messer and a Sinclair saber.
The entire construction, sans the gard, is pure central European messer. This kind of construction prevents the replacing of the guard alone, hence I think is the brazing at the pommel.

12th October 2009, 02:23 PM	#5
broadaxe Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 332	Absolutely stunning, a true conversation piece! From a general point of view, it shows great resemblence to the famous Swiss hand and a half saber. I would call it a hybreed between a messer and a Sinclair saber. The entire construction, sans the gard, is pure central European messer. This kind of construction prevents the replacing of the guard alone, hence I think is the brazing at the pommel. Last edited by broadaxe; 12th October 2009 at 02:42 PM.