Sword Posting Mega thread? What sword are you....carrying? Swinging? Chopping/cutting with?

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The sword forum is in a sad state for sure. No stickies, no massive sword thread, nothing. There are likely 400+ threads on EDC, folding, fixed, autos, shiros, crk, purple, blue, bronze, cheese, traditional, new, old, busted and the like, but no swords? Unthinkable.

Post swords. If you're in a great state like Texas or my own Tennessee and have no blade laws, this can even be an EDC sword thread.

Zombie Tools Reaper, version 2 or 3 i believe. Big, ridiculous, bad to the bone, and near unbreakable by conventional means.

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horseclover horseclover is gonna rock this thread! 🤣

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That's a fine 1796 and modern cutter (AR horseman's).

I got to be too top heavy & old :D Recovering from a stroke 3 years ago, I moved some of my swords from storage and I've still not done an inventory. One thing or another. 30 years ago, I was lusting for Japanese swords and lost track for awhile. I ended up going medieval in interests but really got drawn to period swords.

Sorting a bit before stacking in closets with others.
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My friends and I used to gather for cutting parties and an annual display at a sportsman's club. The group effort there ended and I only set up a couple of times on my own. My own health issues have sidelined dancing with swords. I still cuddle them :) Most of the threads I began in this subforum will have images. Too many for one thread,

Here's a nice mixed grille from 2015

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So, it only likes 20 at a time, so the above is the first 15. Here's another dozen

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I've realized that these first two posts are only a highlight of ten (of 35) pages I uploaded to imgur and I'll break it up in a couple of more posts, From the 17th century to this decade. The last reproduction, a smallsword replicating a French 1757.

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More to come later and I'll post an event shot from 2003 to 2019. I did a couple on my own but it became too much for me. I scaled that way back I 2019
 
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So, there are some highlights. I don't have a lot of the event stuff on imgur but there are a few in this thread.

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GC

The Sleepy Hollow sword, my one fantasy sword.
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Legendary collection my friend. I look forward to seeing more. I topped out at about 15 total swords before selling, buying, and selling some more, but im back on the path this year. Mostly medieval, Viking, etc with some fantasy sprinkled in. Started with a wall hanger "knight" sword back in 2012 when I was 17, straight from the Renaissance fair.
 
This was my last sword acquisition.

Some knives since but this was the last sword in.
horseclover

Thread 'A Marriage'

My normal haunts are swords of America during the growing years. The last actual sword I adopted Is a European briquet handle on a cut down blades of the early 1800s, or perhaps the decade ending the 18th century.

I can't place the blade. It would have been half a foot longer and I would suspect from a rather formidable cavalry palasch type.

The terminus of the remaining blue is of an earlier fashion. I would think a British made blade, after the AR and the briquet grip possibly Spanish. The brass has been distressed in a manner that was perhaps to give it a better grip. A boat...
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This is a fun little hanger, and a followup

horseclover

Thread 'Something Seems A Little Fishy'

This is an adoption from a year or so ago.

This short little guy should still be a keeper. The blade is only 15"/39.37 cm long. A whopping 22"/55.88 cm overall in length. The grip and butt are wood. The fish guard and locket drew me in. The blade appears to have been vigorously cleaned, what I refer to as scraped but not so the fittings. That puts me in a quandary as to whether to just go with my soft brushes, or go ahead and wipe it with cleaner/polish and then let it mellow. I did end up cleaning it and found that the fish has teeth. The scabbard is leather on rawhide.

I'm figuring...
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Post in thread 'Where to buy antique swords online to restore?'

My last cleaning project found teeth on the fishie ;) A mid 18th century cuttoe found on ebay. It was less expensive than you think and hundreds less than many pay for upscale medieval reproductions.

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A truly old 17th sword I have was expensive but needed nothing
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There is a tendency to overdo what needs nothing. True also for another 17th century piece off ebay that was also less than those collecting reproductions. Don't mess with the good things in life.
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This was my last sword acquisition.

Some knives since but this was the last sword in.
horseclover

Thread 'A Marriage'

My normal haunts are swords of America during the growing years. The last actual sword I adopted Is a European briquet handle on a cut down blades of the early 1800s, or perhaps the decade ending the 18th century.

I can't place the blade. It would have been half a foot longer and I would suspect from a rather formidable cavalry palasch type.

The terminus of the remaining blue is of an earlier fashion. I would think a British made blade, after the AR and the briquet grip possibly Spanish. The brass has been distressed in a manner that was perhaps to give it a better grip. A boat...
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Love seeing that type of stuff. I dont go to enough flea markets these days to find these types of things but one can hope. I grabbed this the other day, gonna be 2 months Screenshot_20260406_151005_Chrome.jpgbefore its here though
 
The Kingston stuff had a lot of ATrim and Tinker Pierce influences.

Some of the 2022 swords I thought would be the last.

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Thread 'My Last Sword Adoption?'

I'd like to think so. I've actually really tried to reduce acquisitions but failed after my last promise to myself. A couple of more newly made swords underlined I really should be selling the masses of stuff instead of buying. Having quite recently caught a piece to complete my eaglehead pommel aerie, somehow I know if another sibling draws me to it, I'd fail in just looking. 1800ish < A Bolton type sabre to pair with my Bolton spadroon.

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The months went by, as I sat on my hands and was doing well at just window shopping. Along came a sword...
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the smallsword

horseclover

Thread 'Some Late 18th Century Bling'

Over the holiday weeks, I received a French looking smallsword from a nice French lady. Folk opine avoiding the costs of antiques but in truth, they are quite affordable. Antiques are though mostly appreciated with no thoughts of use but are still capable if pressed. So would be the case of this sword, which was meant as a dress or court sword. Still, with 31" of blade and a stout inch wide at the guard, capable enough to counter many swords afoot and having a very poky point.

I don't have a great number of my own photos up yet but here are the auction photos (wine background) and a...
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Loony for spadroons In browsing, I was using OPERA back before about 2016, so threads before then may have missing images.
horseclover

Thread 'An Ugly Duckling?'

It has been awhile since I posted up a period sword. What period? Just about 1800. A spadroon with rather generic blade etchings, with a steamed and pressed horn grip. Ugly, or just unusual. Unusual as the pommel doesn't really ring a bell in the usual texts and collections. Being a spadroon addict, I felt the need to adopt it.

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I am reminded somewhat daily...
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Loony for spadroons In browsing, I was using OPERA back before about 2016, so threads before then may have missing images.
horseclover

Thread 'An Ugly Duckling?'

It has been awhile since I posted up a period sword. What period? Just about 1800. A spadroon with rather generic blade etchings, with a steamed and pressed horn grip. Ugly, or just unusual. Unusual as the pommel doesn't really ring a bell in the usual texts and collections. Being a spadroon addict, I felt the need to adopt it.

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I am reminded somewhat daily...
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Very cool looking. Nothing wrong with good looking wallhangers.
 
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