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|  19th January 2011, 12:07 PM | #1 | 
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				 |  Solid brass hilt Prussian M71 Sidearm, info/pics pls 
			
			Can anyone help out with clearer pictures of this pattern of 'short sword/sidearm pls. I think it might be an m71?
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|  24th January 2011, 11:20 PM | #2 | 
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			No answers? Why's that? these things cant be that rare?
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|  26th January 2011, 11:32 AM | #3 | 
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|  26th January 2011, 12:11 PM | #4 | |
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 Looks like they want a fee to use it! Gene | |
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|  26th January 2011, 02:31 PM | #5 | 
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			Hi Gene, Try 'faschinenmesser' on a search engine or pickelhaubes.com. Am busy sorting things out as I'm moving house or I would look further for you but I think either of these will get you an answer. Regards, Norman. | 
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|  26th January 2011, 03:42 PM | #6 | |
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|  26th January 2011, 08:06 PM | #7 | |
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 It is well worth the small fee. A very useful site. Ian | |
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|  27th January 2011, 10:35 PM | #8 | |
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			The pommel looks Prussian/German.  Does it have a hilt mortise lock for atachment to a rifle? If it doesn't , then it probably is a Prussian M1860 Infantry falchion. The blade of the 71'was thinner, and probably longer. Also, the scabbard probably belongs to an earlier model. (M1850). Best M Quote: 
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