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30th December 2012, 02:55 AM
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Maybe can add that "kav" mean cavelery, "offz" stay for officer and "S" for sabre.
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31st December 2012, 11:33 AM
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No more informations from the experts?
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31st December 2012, 02:29 PM
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lol, i was about to post that, Detlef...
Rick: nah, you didn't make a fool out of yourself. so many fakes out there, it's hard to say which is real, and which is not. |
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31st December 2012, 02:32 PM
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Yah Ron, thanks .
That Birdseye pattern had me thinking repro . My ignorance is showing, I guess .  I would love to see other examples of European work in this style . |
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31st December 2012, 03:04 PM
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31st December 2012, 04:01 PM
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Hi Spunjer,
This is not a fake. As I wrote, basket M1904, blade M1869 style. Austrians used to make laminated blades (maybe special orders) even in the case of infantry models, not only cavalry. They also used to put old blade and newer hilt together. This could be, I would say, private weapon or a weapon made on private request by an cav. officer. Since no expert is comming, I would suggest, If you donīt mind, to send the pictures to Army museum in Prague. They are good experts in Austrian edged weapons, there. Martin |
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31st December 2012, 07:26 PM
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I've seen a few similar pattern welded "Damascus" blades on sabres of similar age. A very nice piece.
Looks like a mongram on the spine tang-nut. |
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