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Old 27th January 2011, 10:35 PM   #1
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The pommel looks Prussian/German. Does it have a hilt mortise lock for atachment to a rifle? If it doesn't , then it probably is a Prussian M1860 Infantry falchion. The blade of the 71'was thinner, and probably longer. Also, the scabbard probably belongs to an earlier model. (M1850).

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Can anyone help out with clearer pictures of this pattern of 'short sword/sidearm pls. I think it might be an m71?
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