Anyone have any knowlege of this HEAVY cavalry sword. This is an example of a heavy cavalry sword held to the side and at high speed on horseback was held at the side and slashed as the swordsman ride by.
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Hi,
hilt looks bavarian. The O is IMO from king Otto, who reigned from 13 June 1886 - 5 November 1913. The 11 is the year "abnahme", 1911.
It has a lot in common of the the Husaren-Säbel M 1813, but there is :
- only one ring instead of two;
- blade has a different point.
Hilt however looks the same.
hope this helps,
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Thanks, and then there's the other cartouche, it looks like an F and an R, Friedrich Rex?
There were Fredericks through 1861.Comment
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Should I convinced it is a Bavarian sword? I'm not sure I am yet... It looks pretty plain Jane standard 1850's to me...Comment
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The bottom cartouche looks like FR to me...
I see two entirely different crowns.
Last edited by Brian S; 02-17-2010, 03:30 PM.Comment
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what model do you mean by?plain Jane standard 1850Comment
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I did some more research. It is based on the Bayrische Husaren-Säbel M 1813. In 1858 the cavalry model went to the artillery and later to train in a shortened version. I believe yours is such a shortened artillery or train version.
Here is a link to a good threat of your sabre:
http://www.blankwaffen-forum.de/thre...2787#post22787Comment
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I can't see those photos, by 1850 I meant it certainly didn't look like 1911 to me... I can't see those photos on that site, yet. But 1813 model makes much more sense to me.Comment
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Its worth registering at that forum. You have to polish up your German, but they have TONS of good information.
The sword still entered service in 1911 and was probably made in around that year...Comment
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OK, so it is 1911, it looks so primitive for 1911.Comment
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