Looking to maybe purchase

M ELEY · 18th November 2008, 03:22 AM

It seems like a pretty decent early-mod 19th century hirschfanger. The etching of the deer/elk appears a little primitive, but not unheard of on these style blades. It seems like there's frequently damage to the disc guards on these things, which makes no sense to me because their purpose was to protect the hand from fierce game (such as a wounded boor) "riding up" the blade to attack the welder's arm, yet so many seem to break over time. I assume the more ornamental pieces in particular don't hold up, but yours seems like a pretty stout example. How does the end of the blade look?

M ELEY · 18th November 2008, 03:27 AM

Hmmm, in looking back over your pics, I see that you were not talking about the guard itself, but the flange at the bottom that was made to go over the mouth of the scabbard to keep rain and dirt out. (should have paid more attention! Sorry!

) Likewise, this thin metal often go bumped and bent over time (even more so than the guard). I have one with the same type of damage...

clockwork · 18th November 2008, 03:32 AM

over all the blade looked good my batterie ran out other wise would have taken more pics. the only damage was what I noted and the lions head was loose. It did appear that the blade might have had a slight bend near about 3 or 4 inchs from the tip.

18th November 2008, 03:22 AM	#1
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,141	It seems like a pretty decent early-mod 19th century hirschfanger. The etching of the deer/elk appears a little primitive, but not unheard of on these style blades. It seems like there's frequently damage to the disc guards on these things, which makes no sense to me because their purpose was to protect the hand from fierce game (such as a wounded boor) "riding up" the blade to attack the welder's arm, yet so many seem to break over time. I assume the more ornamental pieces in particular don't hold up, but yours seems like a pretty stout example. How does the end of the blade look?

18th November 2008, 03:27 AM	#2
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,141	Hmmm, in looking back over your pics, I see that you were not talking about the guard itself, but the flange at the bottom that was made to go over the mouth of the scabbard to keep rain and dirt out. (should have paid more attention! Sorry! ) Likewise, this thin metal often go bumped and bent over time (even more so than the guard). I have one with the same type of damage...

18th November 2008, 03:32 AM	#3
clockwork Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 96	over all the blade looked good my batterie ran out other wise would have taken more pics. the only damage was what I noted and the lions head was loose. It did appear that the blade might have had a slight bend near about 3 or 4 inchs from the tip.