Shorten hunting sword 18th century

Atlantia · 8th July 2012, 01:28 AM

As I originally pointed out Dom, following your observation that this was a shortened blade, I think it was given this distinctive point/profile to serve as a butchering 'knife' part of the hunting trouse or even solo, rather than as a method of dispatch in it's presumably original incarnation as a sword.

Although European in origin, I get the feeling that it's 'second life' might have been 'colonial' whilst retaining it's 'hunting' useage as the modifications look more 'ethnographic' to my eye.

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8th July 2012, 01:28 AM	#3
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	As I originally pointed out Dom, following your observation that this was a shortened blade, I think it was given this distinctive point/profile to serve as a butchering 'knife' part of the hunting trouse or even solo, rather than as a method of dispatch in it's presumably original incarnation as a sword. Although European in origin, I get the feeling that it's 'second life' might have been 'colonial' whilst retaining it's 'hunting' useage as the modifications look more 'ethnographic' to my eye.