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I'd say you're correct about it being converted to a billhook. Considering the faults you pointed out, I wonder if this was an apprentice piece that wasn't good enough for battle, but too good to discard? There's quite a bit of work involved in reforging a sword, but if one of the local farmers was in the market for a quality steel billhook, forging a curve into the tip would be quick and easy. That maker's mark looks rather like a bear paw to me. Maybe a search for swordsmiths using that mark could turn something up.

Am I the only one who thinks that this looks like one of the cane cutters used in parts of Italy ? An old sword blade would have made a good cane cutter. I have seen cane cutters used as weapons in Italian scrimia.

There is another French sword that is sort of lost. French Officer Preval blade This sword would be a three bar steel hilt with a 36" Triangular Smallsword blade onto it. This Smallsword blade would be thicker and longer than average. This would be a Fantasie design. Most likely an Infantry Officer. The combination of a Smallsword and a Sabre.

Aye this keris looks like a cultural object than a practical weapon ones. It's not always wavt and yes it could tell from where the keris came from but there is also keris that is straight. There is also keris that is more thicker and robust at least compared to this one and most historian believes it's the thicker ones that's more common to be used in war. But yeah cool stuff you got there

I wonder if those waves were made in the same way as the Genoese "eyelash" marks. They kind of look similarly toothed... or lashed, I suppose.

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probably a result of an over abundance of mass produced sword blades

nice scarf weld mid tang.

Interesting.. perhaps a custom piece. Almost like a long bayonet with that tang

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Was there any historical precedent for using briquets in actual combat?

Sorry if I missed it in the video, but how old do you estimate this sword to be? Thank you

This video is awesome! Liked and subscribed, excited to see more from you. Never seen a sword maintenance or cleaning video before, so I’m happily surprised to see this in my recommended.

What are the odds? I found a very similar Talwar to this about ten years ago, coincidentally also in the umbrella stand of an antique store. It is one of my prized possessions, as I happened to be very into Rajput history at the time and was incredibly surprised to find it. They also had a Khanda, but I didn't have enough money at the time to get both. I'm hoping someday to come across that Khanda again and take it home with me.

So That sword was probablin repaired whive an alloy .. i would say silver but it''s maybe not the case . The hilt also suffured damage and was skillfully repaired

Italy before unification mean nothing .. Piemon , Naple , Papal State .?

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You have the handle turned 90 degrees. I think a lot of people do that, either because they don't know, or because it's easier to ship that way. The blade should be held horizontally and pinched between the thumb and second knuckle of the index finger, and then the handle curves down into your fingers, sort of like like a pistol grip. Also, notice that the blade is not in line with the tang. This is deliberate. If you are right handed the gajah (the elephant), or what you referred to as a hook should be on the left side so that the blade slants inward toward your opponent's torso. Here's a video of my teacher, Maul Mornie, explaining how to hold a keris, and how it was used in combat. You'll probably be surprised to learn that you have two weapons there, the blade, and the scabbard. th-cam.com/video/jOA7CCzVEi8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=L2oM3zxTHhIXU3UC

Now I see this video that was uploaded a year ago. It's probably already been clarified somewhere in the comments, but... The blade is undoubtedly a Gendarmerie sword (small sword), Model 1853 of the Second Empire period. Basically, this type of blades are produced by the Klingenthal manufactory; the inspectors marks on the base of the blade confirm it, but unfortunately I can't find the exact names and identities... The blade was PROBABLY made in the period 1838-1850:))

i wouldn't say steel talking about the guard , but iron ? May i'm right ...? Steel or Iron ??

It's too bad they acid washed it so much!

I think i have that same exact sword on your wall at the top would love to know where its from

Remind me of my Mle F1 sword of the French Army ( no , i'm not an officer ) . The quality look the same as most XXI century military sword ( i mean dress sword ) are quite the same quality and feeling .

Thank you for uploading this, this was a very infomative video. Thumbs up!!!😊

With that eagle pommel and missing inner shell it really reminds me of some Swiss haudegens with their bear head pommels.

XVIII century heavy cavalry, my favorite kind of modern swords. Thank you.

That second blade has been sterilized! It wasn't because, it's harder to clean right at those spots! And that they switched to a grinder from hand sanding.Lol! It was purposely done. That's called sterilizing a blade for resale to the public at some time in its life! They have done that to American military knives in the past to remove all military stamps marking!

1.5kg is a monstrous weight for a single-handed sword. Wow. Thank you for this video.

thumb loops on hilts are associated with more cut oriented cultures while index finger loops are associated with more thrust oriented 1s

This one ist still missing in my collection..

really cool sword!

Dragoner had been at first infantrymen with bad riding horses only for quick moving to battlelocation, and then fought as infantry. But in 18th century in HRE, other countries i don' t know, the Dragoner became heavy cavallry, which could do some infantry tasks. So then the german Dragoner kept muskets, no carbines! Changed in late 18th century. Infantry training for cavallry came back in 1880s in Germany, when german cavallry was transformed into ,Einheitskavallerie'/ standardized cavallry, different cavallry branches only for tradition.

German Latte is something different.

une " latte " in french . Quite an obvious nickname ..

thats such a sexy gaurd

was the rounded tip re profiled from an original point that was broken off in use?

My fancy Takouba has a multitude of thin woven straps and that's the way they were worn as far as I know. At least I've seen modern and older photos of Takouba being worn by this integrated baldrick setup. It's always interesting to see multiple examples of a sword type. I went through 5 or 6 kaskara of varying condition and quality before ending up with the two really nice ones currently in my collection. While they all follow the same blueprint (straight, double edged, commonly fullered, cruciform hilt with organic bottlecap pommel and quite blade heavy) the difference between examples can be immense.

the issue with the blade not fitting all the way into the scabbard seems to be very common with these. Mine has a fingers width of blade showing, and I doubt it`s due to leather shrinking, since the metal band near the throat is not showing any gaps between it and the leather.

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Lettering looks Georgian or Armenian.

My perception is clearly skewed by American movies because I somehow swear that that inscription ends with "corp". 😁 (Also it may be skewed in other ways because that decorative engraving strikes me as very yonic. 😅)

Another lovely videos!!! Love how you present your swords! May I please trouble you for the name of the polishing/ cleaning product you used? I can't spell to save my life so Google is confused haha

Since it caught my eye in your video... I know a lot of people in the antique business and modern shops present measurements of the hilt like you did. What's the benefit? In the end, I need the grip size alone. That, plus the visual inspection of the pommel, will inform me how I can hold the sword. It's just my opinion, but total, blade and grip lengths are the most important size measurements, then blade width and thickness at the base (widest point), followed by weight and CoB. Total length because that and a sideways photo allows me to estimate the rest. Blade length informs me about the nature of the sword without having to think more about it (e.g. short < 70cm get in close and be prepared to grapple; long>90cm you can think of wide play moves). Grip for how to hold it and thus its use (e.g. a 7cm grip is a clear invitation to finger the crossguard or to hold the pommel in my palm). The rest will help to form an opinion on the dynamics, but that is a second order type consideration (i.e. it's how well you can use a sword in a certain fencing style, not that you can't do it).

captured blade ??

Greetings! Such a great job done! Could you tell if there is a way to get to know length, weight, etc of this one?

I've also had to give this problem some thought and come to a personal conclusion. I think it's part of individual growth in the hobby. The sword community is broad, but not dense. So it's hard to find like-minded individuals in a local area. There is also the issue of how to deal with a sword community author (in the broadest sense: videos, books, swords) once he embraces positions that don't sit well with you. I would go with death of the author for non-sword related topics, but I'll admit it's harder when it's a sword related position that can hurt the field. So I try to focus on what we have in common. Example, if old people that contributed a lot to HEMA want to drop the name HEMA to avoid promoting European pride because they see it as being intrinsically bad, I don't have to follow them in this endeavour, but I'll still learn technique from their books if it's a good book. I posted this elsewhere, but I also want to post here my view on the flavours of HEMA. I like to think of HEMA as being based on four pillars (S4): Scholar, Sparring, Sport, Supply. We research old manuscripts and books and come up with interpretations, we spar to understand the old fencing systems and train in local clubs, we engage in the sport to test ourselves in the art and compete in tournaments, and we need the supply of kit from makers that understand our needs. Not all of us need to engage in all four pillars (besides, each pillar has its own strands), and some will prefer to focus only on one or two. I like a more even spread of my interests on these pillars, with a less focus on Sport, while others will focus drastically on it to the point that have zero interests in manuals (that's fine, I can still enjoy sparing with them). If I overlap with others on one of these pillars, great, we'll talk, fight and have fun. There's room for different approaches. As long as we focus on what we have in common, we're good. Collecting antiques goes into the Scholar pillar for me, and so are making experiments on cutting and thrusting. Cutting practice goes into Sparring with all other solo drills and exercises, and all the fixing of swords and equipment goes into Supply (and so does collect modern sharps and trainers or reviewing them). And even if some sword aspect it's not HEMA per se, it helps one to anchor his expectations. If something is so remote that I can't follow it at all from my perspective of HEMA as a general hobby (something like LARP), then I just don't follow it. But I'm not going to try to tell others how to live their lives, what to do and why they're wrong.

I would throw a new grip on that. I made one for a shamshir awhile back, I wanted to cut with it so that was my only option to make it usable.

This is a very good take; I think that the goal of 'sword friends' should always be one of the ecumenical and big-tent approach, and various platforms do this better or worse. On paper both Reddit and the r/Sword's discord are supposed to accommodate sword lovers of ALL flavors, although it's very clear that over the years this population will shift and certain conversations will dominate the landscape sometimes drowning out the less popular discussions and 'tones'. Like you said, if you are looking for a specific answer, or perhaps a specific type of sword community, it is very helpful to find out where they are more likely to hang out, so this video can certainly help elucidate that. But as always I am very cautious about letting any of us descend into tribalism. There is certainly enough of "my sword is better" or "my school is better" out there to fuel online debates for centuries to come, so your point about approaching every conversation with a certain amount of humility and not inserting your own context without better knowing perhaps the history and mood of a given discourse is sage advice.