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Old 5th September 2008, 02:37 PM   #14
katana
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Originally Posted by fernando
Thank you David,
I have read your wishlist, the other day, and noticed that some of your tastes are similar to mine.
By 1796 pattern sword, do you mean the "light" one or the "heavy" one ?.
I saw a heavy one recently in a flea market, with some wear, certainly full of history ... most probably from when the Brits were around here, during the Napoleonic invasions. But as i gave priority to my hand cannon, offered by the same seller at the same time, i didn't buy such nice sword. This fair takes place every second Sunday. If it is still there next time, i may well go for it.
Concerning the light version, i will open a thread with an excavated specimen, that resembles somehow such pattern.
Fernando
Hi Fernando ,
out of the two I would say the heavy one, a true Napoleonic version would be very nice indeed......unfortunately out of my price range ...unless I find a nice 'sleeper'...

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