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Tordenskiold1721 · 23rd November 2016, 11:13 AM

Two similar hilts below.

The story that created the name "Sinclair Sabre":

At the Battle at Kringen, Norway 16 August 1612 it is likely that both the 400 - 600 Scottish soldiers where armed with the same type of swords that the Norwegian Peasant militia where armed with. The so called "Sinclair sabre" = Dussack.

King Christian IV(1577 - 1648, same king that lost the battle at Lutter 1626) had sent the first shipment of Dussack's to Norway in 1598 among other arms to build up the Norwegian Pesant milita's capability in preparation for war against Sweden. The battle at Kringen was part of this war that came, the Kalmar war 1611 - 1613. Denmark won.

The Peasant Militia was most likely well armed with snaphaunce muskets, hunting spears, pikes, Norwegian battle axes and Tessaks / Dussack's that is the Norwegian name for Dussack.

The Scottish corps under the command of Alexander Ramsay accompanied by George Sinclair was lightly armed and had been given the promise of being properly armed when joining the Swedish army in Southern Sweden. In addition to being well armed, the Norwegian Peasant militia had the advantage of an ambush from the high ground forcing the Scott's to fight in a chokepoint with little space for maneuver and escape. The ambush was sprung with an avalanche of rocks, followed with wooleys of musket fire before a full on attack with Dussack's, axes and pikes. supported by musket fire. Thus almost all Scott's died in the battle. 12 was captured and brought to Akershus castle while a unknown number of prisoners where tortured and executed the evening after the battle. Alexander Ramsay was killed early in the battle and George Sinclair was shoot dead with his pregnant wife during the battle. Brutal times!

23rd November 2016, 11:13 AM	#7
Tordenskiold1721 Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 59	Two similar hilts below. The story that created the name "Sinclair Sabre": At the Battle at Kringen, Norway 16 August 1612 it is likely that both the 400 - 600 Scottish soldiers where armed with the same type of swords that the Norwegian Peasant militia where armed with. The so called "Sinclair sabre" = Dussack. King Christian IV(1577 - 1648, same king that lost the battle at Lutter 1626) had sent the first shipment of Dussack's to Norway in 1598 among other arms to build up the Norwegian Pesant milita's capability in preparation for war against Sweden. The battle at Kringen was part of this war that came, the Kalmar war 1611 - 1613. Denmark won. The Peasant Militia was most likely well armed with snaphaunce muskets, hunting spears, pikes, Norwegian battle axes and Tessaks / Dussack's that is the Norwegian name for Dussack. The Scottish corps under the command of Alexander Ramsay accompanied by George Sinclair was lightly armed and had been given the promise of being properly armed when joining the Swedish army in Southern Sweden. In addition to being well armed, the Norwegian Peasant militia had the advantage of an ambush from the high ground forcing the Scott's to fight in a chokepoint with little space for maneuver and escape. The ambush was sprung with an avalanche of rocks, followed with wooleys of musket fire before a full on attack with Dussack's, axes and pikes. supported by musket fire. Thus almost all Scott's died in the battle. 12 was captured and brought to Akershus castle while a unknown number of prisoners where tortured and executed the evening after the battle. Alexander Ramsay was killed early in the battle and George Sinclair was shoot dead with his pregnant wife during the battle. Brutal times! Attached Images Last edited by Tordenskiold1721; 23rd November 2016 at 04:33 PM.