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13th November 2007, 11:33 AM
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This recently finished on eBay....and is very relavent to this thread. Different in that the rifle is integeral to the blade (representing a rifle with fixed bayonet ?) and is not a blade 'hidden' within a 'rifle' scabbard.
Stated as 29" long and from Zimbabwe http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA:IT&ih=011 |
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13th November 2007, 07:15 PM
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Very interesting, looks like a model of the Martini rifle. British influence?
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13th November 2007, 07:53 PM
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Beautifully done Katana!!!! Outstanding follow up on this subject. I really enjoyed this thread on a most unusual topic and I'm really glad to see more come up on it.
Thank you so much for posting this. All the best, Jim |
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13th November 2007, 08:21 PM
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This is the model mauser or carbine version very similar, that I believe the thread starter is based on. Look how the strap fixing comes out from the stock and how the accomadation for the strap is carved in the sword scabbard.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:C...ewehr_1871.jpg |
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21st July 2014, 03:59 PM
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