How to carry a sword on a horse

kronckew · 11th December 2018, 10:48 AM

I've posted a couple photos of paintings, etc on this as well as a video of a moroccan sport, Tbourida, or the Fantasia, where teams , brightly dressed with swords on their backs, hilt down, charge and in unison discharge their muskets as close together as they can. Still happens now.

Here's another video or two:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27PEwSRgvD0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGhmEoisQEI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NV1q8OkgAE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SBSx4BKd1g

Swords clearly shown hilt down on left sides of riders.

It's a lot easier to draw from there as opposed to hilt up. how they do not fall out other than friction, I do not know.

11th December 2018, 10:48 AM	#6
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,224	I've posted a couple photos of paintings, etc on this as well as a video of a moroccan sport, Tbourida, or the Fantasia, where teams , brightly dressed with swords on their backs, hilt down, charge and in unison discharge their muskets as close together as they can. Still happens now. Here's another video or two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27PEwSRgvD0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGhmEoisQEI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NV1q8OkgAE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SBSx4BKd1g Swords clearly shown hilt down on left sides of riders. It's a lot easier to draw from there as opposed to hilt up. how they do not fall out other than friction, I do not know. Last edited by kronckew; 11th December 2018 at 11:14 AM.