Please help on 1796 HC sword marks - Ethnographic Arms & Armour

fernando Please help on 1796 HC sword... 4th March 2009, 07:41 PM

Jim McDougall WOW!!! That is a beauty, the... 4th March 2009, 09:11 PM

Norman McCormick Hi Fernando, ... 5th March 2009, 07:36 PM

Jim McDougall In research on these many... 5th March 2009, 08:50 PM

fernando Hi guys, I am not yet done... 6th March 2009, 08:04 PM

fernando I have read the following:... 6th March 2009, 08:31 PM

Norman McCormick Hi Fernando, ... 6th March 2009, 08:58 PM

Jim McDougall Pretty amazing 'intermediary'... 6th March 2009, 10:33 PM

fernando By the way, for how long was... 7th March 2009, 12:11 AM

Jim McDougall Interestingly, the disc hilts... 7th March 2009, 12:22 AM

katana Hi Fernando, ... 7th March 2009, 11:42 AM

Jim McDougall Outstanding David!! You're... 7th March 2009, 03:52 PM

fernando Don't you know Jim, David is... 7th March 2009, 06:34 PM

Jim McDougall Hi Fernando, Indeed he... 9th March 2009, 04:00 PM

fernando I guess maybe yes ... but... 10th March 2009, 12:31 AM

M ELEY Hmmm...I am also NOT a... 10th March 2009, 10:12 AM

katana ....A few thoughts.. ... 10th March 2009, 01:41 PM

Jim McDougall Very good points Fernando,... 10th March 2009, 05:31 PM

fernando I have talked with the... 15th March 2009, 05:02 PM

Ian Knight Hello guys, This is my first... 16th December 2009, 08:39 AM

Rick Bump for Ian . :) 16th December 2009, 07:49 PM

asomotif Thrust or slash ? 16th December 2009, 08:51 PM

Jim McDougall Ian, thank you so much for... 16th December 2009, 10:05 PM

Ian Knight Thanks Jim, I don't have the... 17th December 2009, 04:56 PM

celtan Hi Ian, welcome to the EA. ... 17th December 2009, 05:57 PM

Gonzalo G Interesting thread. I just... 31st January 2010, 10:02 PM

fernando Regimental markings 1st February 2010, 07:25 PM

fernando Hi Ian, It is so nice to... 17th December 2009, 06:02 PM

Ian Knight Hello Fernando & Celtan,... 17th December 2009, 06:49 PM

fernando Hi Ian, Manolo (aka... 18th December 2009, 05:43 PM

celtan Hi Nando, nice to see you... 17th December 2009, 08:07 PM

celtan Nando, I'm really... 18th December 2009, 12:06 PM

Norman McCormick Hi Ian, Nice to see... 17th December 2009, 08:46 PM

Ian Knight Hello Norman, Thank you for... 18th December 2009, 08:03 AM

celtan 5 minutes of physical combat... 8th March 2009, 11:25 PM

Jim McDougall [QUOTE=celtan]5 minutes of... 9th March 2009, 03:39 PM

celtan Hi Jim, The medical... 9th March 2009, 08:19 PM

Jim McDougall [QUOTE=celtan]Hi Jim, The... 9th March 2009, 09:13 PM

fernando Amen. Fernando. 9th March 2009, 09:25 PM

Norman McCormick Hi Richard, As... 27th January 2010, 11:37 PM

Richard Hi Norman I'm afraid I do... 28th January 2010, 08:25 PM

16th December 2009, 08:51 PM	#18
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,228	Thrust or slash ? Interesting thread, and congrats Fernando with this impressive sword ! Normally I go for the esthetics and beauty of weapons. But some dicussion on usage and effects seems logical to me. The "discussion" about thrust and slash intrigues me. This is a HC (heavy cavalry) sword. Straight, long, used for the thrust with a frontal attack. Correct me if I am wrong, but in the same period armies would also have a "Light cavalry" ? The guys with the curved swords ie. mameluke sabres, being used for the slash. So in a battle both techniques would be used.. Or not Best regards, Willem Ps. excuse me for wandering of from the ethno forum. No offence intended I have a 1908 pattern troopers sword in case you want me to change my avatar