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26th January 2024, 12:18 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2021
Location: Leiden, NL
Posts: 553
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What is the length of the blade Phil? It seems somewhat short for a spadroon blade (also the fuller looks wider than the ones on the m1820s I've seen - but I've only seen a few).
EDIT: Pictures for comparison. Not entirely sure if this one is Dutch, though. |
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26th January 2024, 05:09 PM
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Arms Historian
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Route 66
Posts: 10,192
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In my post #10, I showed the hilt of a briquet hilt, morphed into a composite 'espada ancha' with addition of three bar cavalry hilt and notably shortened Spanish M1728 dragoon blade. In the colonies of New Spain in the rugged frontera of North Mexico, repurposing of everything, weapons included, was of course common.
This seems to compare in kind with this briquet example shown from Bali, using a blade from other sword, shortened for wear or use more in the effect of a hanger. Attached shows blade of the example I showed in post #10 , clearly a shortened dragoon blade. |
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