Marius NL Titus 9 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) Good day I finally managed to complete this munitions grade sword recently. Of all the stages, the fitting of the guard plates proved to be the most challenging. The blade is 75cm long and 8mm thick at the base. Marius Edited November 8, 2015 by Marius NL Titus Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 2,648 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Most excellent! Link to post Share on other sites
Wes Detrick 487 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) Beautiful sword. I love the guard and wire wrapped handle. Edited November 9, 2015 by Wes Detrick Link to post Share on other sites
Ben F 1 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 That's impressive Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Green 17 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Nice ! Link to post Share on other sites
peter johnsson 147 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Oh!Look at that!Great work on that sword. It is beautiful in itself and also a fine study of the original type.Really well done! Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Colwell 143 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I don't know anything of the history of this sword. However, I now have something to look up. The sword is impressive in its own right. I will probably like it even better once I learn more. kc Link to post Share on other sites
Marius NL Titus 9 Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 Thank you everyone for the kind words. This family of swords played a role during the early years of Cape Dutch colonial history and I am hoping to explore this theme further in the near future. Marius Link to post Share on other sites
Isaac Humber 8 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Neat choice ! One does not see a walloon sword being chosen as a project very often. You did a very nice job capturing the overall feel of the sword, very stout appearance, though the hilt proportions seem a bit overly large. The wire wrap is especially clean, that takes a good deal of patience... Did you braze the perforated shells in place? I thought I could see traces of copper brazing in the photos. Link to post Share on other sites
Scott A. Roush 18 Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Nice solid work... I would love to own this. Link to post Share on other sites
Marius NL Titus 9 Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Hi Isaac The plates were fitted into grooves cut along the inside of the loop guards and were then indeed secured with copper brazing for added security. Link to post Share on other sites
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