Officially on the adoption of the edged weapons of the system in 1881. was announced on August 4, 1881, by War Department Order No. 222. The system included three samples: Checkers for regular troops in wooden sheaths. Cossack swords in a wooden sheath. Cuirassier sword in a wooden sheath. Later, an artillery sword was added …

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 …

The Army Museum today Photo review divided into 3 parts as a lot of photos heavily load the server. The Army Museum was renovated in 1990-2010 as part of the ATHENA project. The museum today aims to provide an understanding of past and present conflicts, as well as the relationship between the military and civil …

Origins of the Army Museum Photo review divided into 3 parts as a lot of photos heavily load the server. The basis of the collections of the Artillery Museum are works from several sources: the artillery depot of the Arsenal, the Royal Furniture Guard, revolutionary conquests and Napoleonic conquests. The collections are set at the …

Historical information: The Army Museum at Les Invalides was originally built by Louis XIV as a hospital and home for disabled soldiers.Now it houses the tomb of Napoleon and the museum of the French army.The museum has a huge collection of military attributes dating from antiquity to the present day. The Musée l'Armée was founded …

Hello to all the collectors of edged weapons and guests of the site. I want to share a photo report with you, as I was recently visiting a fellow collector and took a lot of photos of his ho collection. Some of these lots have already been sold, but most of the items are still …