Pandur saber

Jim McDougall · 21st July 2016, 06:53 PM

Thank you for joining us here Waltie.
It would be great to see images of your sabre. From your description I would note here that the image of a 'pandour' on the blade indicates it is not a genuine pandour sword, but one with that motif placed commemoratively. These were typically for cavalry officers in Eastern Europe in the third quarter to latter 18th century. The original Pandour units were disbanded in the 1740s as they had become renegade in their auxiliary duties with Austrian forces.
Still their effectiveness was renowned and various armies began adding similar auxiliary forces to their standing units, often with considerable though more controlled use.
We cannot discuss values here, however we will be glad to add research comments and information here with photos when added, and perhaps offer other suggestions privately.

21st July 2016, 06:53 PM	#3
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,194	Thank you for joining us here Waltie. It would be great to see images of your sabre. From your description I would note here that the image of a 'pandour' on the blade indicates it is not a genuine pandour sword, but one with that motif placed commemoratively. These were typically for cavalry officers in Eastern Europe in the third quarter to latter 18th century. The original Pandour units were disbanded in the 1740s as they had become renegade in their auxiliary duties with Austrian forces. Still their effectiveness was renowned and various armies began adding similar auxiliary forces to their standing units, often with considerable though more controlled use. We cannot discuss values here, however we will be glad to add research comments and information here with photos when added, and perhaps offer other suggestions privately.