Hungarian hussar saber Fringia

Jim McDougall · 8th April 2025, 01:20 AM

As I mentioned, there have been fakes made for decades now, and very convincing. It is almost impossible to tell fakes as they've gotten so good at detail, which is why I prefer the dark, pitted and worn examples. It is easy to mask newer work if it is surrounded by over cleaned and often authentic old blades.
Having examples with provenance from museums is the best bet, and most of the items in Wagner from which he did his drawings are in museums in Vienna and Germany if I recall (he lists all the sources)and I did get a few photos of the originals.

Sorry if indeed fake, but surely remarkable reproduction.

8th April 2025, 01:20 AM	#11
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,193	As I mentioned, there have been fakes made for decades now, and very convincing. It is almost impossible to tell fakes as they've gotten so good at detail, which is why I prefer the dark, pitted and worn examples. It is easy to mask newer work if it is surrounded by over cleaned and often authentic old blades. Having examples with provenance from museums is the best bet, and most of the items in Wagner from which he did his drawings are in museums in Vienna and Germany if I recall (he lists all the sources)and I did get a few photos of the originals. Sorry if indeed fake, but surely remarkable reproduction.