swords

[Highlander]

I started this thread, because of the interest Tartar Horde showed on an earlier thread,.. I didnt want to divert the thread away from the walking sticks.

I have quiet a few swords,... but I doubt I would find more than a couple of any use in a SHTF event,.. mainly because I wouldnt know how to use them,.. to the untrained, they simply appear to be too long [ most of them anyway ].

Early British swords were very badly made, and would break very easily, and would be of little use to anyone wanting one for protection,...I have an 1885 British Cavalry Troopers sword, that was the first British sword to have the blade made in Solingen in Germany, by Yersberg Schbaum and co, German blades were then the best in the world,.. but the British still didnt get the balance right.

The only sword I might take with me in a BOB would be my United States Foot Artillery Privates sword dated 1833, its a double edge sword, just 2ft 1 and 3/4 inches long [ blade is 1ft 7 and 3/4] it heavy with a brass handle,... a good size

I am not going to bore any more, but for Tartar Horde, here are some other of my better swords that I still have.

British Infantry Officers sword patt 1895 engraved as used by the sierra Leon frontier Police,..[ with the owners name ]

Japanesse Officers Katana WW11 bindings, but the date is usualy on the tang, and I have never unbound it to see,... traditianaly swords were passed down through the family, so could be very old

British Light Cavalry Officers sword patt 1822 Royal Artillery

Unknown Italian sword only one mark on it,... YZERHOUWER

Russian Heavy Cavalry Sword dated 1839,..overall length 44 and 1/4 inch