Hussar saber

Radboud · 28th August 2022, 09:50 PM

Neat looking sword and not my area of familiarity so make of my observations what you will, but there are a couple of points of concern for me:

1. Looking at how the fullers continue to the tip, it looks like the blade might have been shortened.
2. Your third photo shows what looks like a seam from a mould on the langet; on an original, you'd expect this to have been polished away.
3. The Turks' head engraving feels 'flat'. Difficult to describe, but the originals have more 'spark' to them.
4. The clean, deep CA stamp doesn't match with the late 18th Century style engraved Turks' head decoration.

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28th August 2022, 09:50 PM	#4
Radboud Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: New Zealand Posts: 285	Neat looking sword and not my area of familiarity so make of my observations what you will, but there are a couple of points of concern for me: 1. Looking at how the fullers continue to the tip, it looks like the blade might have been shortened. 2. Your third photo shows what looks like a seam from a mould on the langet; on an original, you'd expect this to have been polished away. 3. The Turks' head engraving feels 'flat'. Difficult to describe, but the originals have more 'spark' to them. 4. The clean, deep CA stamp doesn't match with the late 18th Century style engraved Turks' head decoration.