Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Please help ID mid-19th C. saber

Henk · 24th September 2008, 07:27 PM

I found a similar sabre in "Swords in colour" by Robert Wilkinson-Latham.
The description is: Russia, Sabre of the infanterie, model 1865.
Typical is the strong bended end of the hilt, found on German and Russian sabres.

24th September 2008, 07:27 PM	#5
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	I found a similar sabre in "Swords in colour" by Robert Wilkinson-Latham. The description is: Russia, Sabre of the infanterie, model 1865. Typical is the strong bended end of the hilt, found on German and Russian sabres.