Swiss Sabre

kronckew · 27th April 2015, 02:16 PM

beautiful sword. the swiss made, and still make some of the finest weapons.

reminds me of the old anecdote about the german kaiser watching a swiss Schützenfest with a swiss official, the kaiser made an offhand remark asking 'what would the swiss do with only a quarter million militia if i invaded switzerland with half a million of my best professional soldiers. the swiss official said 'shoot twice and go home.

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27th April 2015, 02:16 PM	#4
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,239	beautiful sword. the swiss made, and still make some of the finest weapons. reminds me of the old anecdote about the german kaiser watching a swiss Schützenfest with a swiss official, the kaiser made an offhand remark asking 'what would the swiss do with only a quarter million militia if i invaded switzerland with half a million of my best professional soldiers. the swiss official said 'shoot twice and go home.