How to carry a sword on a horse

ariel · 11th December 2018, 11:54 AM

I guess they have enough time to do it. Swords are not drawn seconds before the contact with the opponent.
But... they hold their muskets in the right hand. Presumably, they discharge them before they draw their sword also with the right hand. So, where does the musket go after the discharge?

I experimented with 4 nimchas: can unequivocally confirm that drawing is about as comfortable as the traditional one. Additional advantage of it is that the sharp edge always points back, so cutting off horse’s ears is less likely ( a big problem with Cossack sabers, specifically mentioned by contemporaneous authors and by the official regulation books. Have no idea how the rest of the world manage to avoid it:-)))

kronckew · 11th December 2018, 12:19 PM

Musket scabbard right side?

(I was going to say 'Fernando's Armoury

)

ariel · 11th December 2018, 12:42 PM

That’s a cop out:-) I just cannot see any musket scabbards, and they must be very long and visible.

kronckew · 11th December 2018, 12:44 PM

No, that'd be where they went in a real battle, hads are OK for the fantasia. Or slung over the other shoulder. Also a scabbard doesn't need to enclose the whole musket.

11th December 2018, 11:54 AM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	I guess they have enough time to do it. Swords are not drawn seconds before the contact with the opponent. But... they hold their muskets in the right hand. Presumably, they discharge them before they draw their sword also with the right hand. So, where does the musket go after the discharge? I experimented with 4 nimchas: can unequivocally confirm that drawing is about as comfortable as the traditional one. Additional advantage of it is that the sharp edge always points back, so cutting off horse’s ears is less likely ( a big problem with Cossack sabers, specifically mentioned by contemporaneous authors and by the official regulation books. Have no idea how the rest of the world manage to avoid it:-))) Last edited by ariel; 11th December 2018 at 12:39 PM.

11th December 2018, 12:19 PM	#2
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,224	Musket scabbard right side? (I was going to say 'Fernando's Armoury )

11th December 2018, 12:42 PM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	That’s a cop out:-) I just cannot see any musket scabbards, and they must be very long and visible.

11th December 2018, 12:44 PM	#4
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,224	No, that'd be where they went in a real battle, hads are OK for the fantasia. Or slung over the other shoulder. Also a scabbard doesn't need to enclose the whole musket.