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The role of the cuirassier cavalry was to be in reserve during the battle, they had to wait to hit the enemy at the right time – this is the reason why Napoleon was angry at General Ney that had involved the cuirassiers two hours earlier in the Battle of Waterloo. Cuirassiers and Carabinieri played …

According to Rehm's order No. 3707/34 of February 21, 1934, the SA service dagger could be produced with a Damascus steel blade or special engraving.However, the resemblance to the standard version had to be preserved. These daggers are not really daggers of honor, like Remus's dagger, but rather daggers to enhance one's own status or …

A weapon with a Damascus blade is considered an expensive and beautiful gift. Such items in the personal collection always please the owner with their exquisite appearance and unusual execution of the blade. German Damascus blades do not fall in price and are always desirable for collectors. The price is high, because a real Damascus …

Interesting information about swords… In order to understand what exactly will be discussed next, it is necessary to initially make a more detailed description of the sword. Although connoisseurs disagree about the sword's country of origin – some say Holland, some say France – but there is no doubt that it was a scaled-down version …

Origin of the duel As early as 712 AD, so-called legal duels were fought between the warring parties in Germany to determine who was right and who was wrong.If there was a disagreement with a neighbor about where the property line was, they did not go to court and call the local surveyor, but took …

Sword Prussian Infantry Officer Model 1889 The blade is straight, nickel-plated, with two narrow lobes. Ephesus consists of a handle and a brass gilded guard. The handle is made of black bakelite, twisted along the transverse grooves with twisted wire. On the obverse side of the blackened handle there is an overhead monogram of Emperor …

Since time immemorial, the cane was an invariable attribute of the male costume of a person from high society, and among the burghers the cane was not uncommon, but it was not only a symbol of power, an attribute of elegance, imitation or fashion … it was also a weapon. Swords nested in a hollow …

Ancient knives of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) are known among collectors for their exquisite decoration, made in fine craftsmanship. Many of the best were made in the Four Workshops or Pattal Hatars, working exclusively for the king, and were presented as a reward by nobles and officials along with castan swords and a cane as a …

It was an officer's dragoon sword arr. 1881/1909, but in an iron sheath similar to the sheath of a cavalry saber of 1827. It was assigned to generals and officers of infantry, artillery (except horse, horse-mountain and Cossack), engineering and railway troops, auxiliary units of headquarters (except for guards, cavalry and Cossacks), departments (except guards, …