The best gift for a 19th century boy

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by gigi flic, Nov 15, 2026 at 1:40 AM.

  1. gigi flic

    gigi flic Active Member

    Got this one today and its the first one i ever seen.
    Made for a child for sure, 70 cm in length, 28 inches, 58 cm blade, well made and nice weight to it.
    No cutting edge and rounded tip and i have a feeling it came with a nice uniform for the little guy.

    Sadly i found no markings on it and im not familiar with the different types of sabers nations of the time used.
    If someone could narrow it down to the type and nation it was made to copy.
    Also it is rare ? Or i just wasn't lucky enough to see one ? Seen plenty of swords and sabers but never a child size one. 1.jpg 6.jpg 2.jpg 3.jpg 4.jpg 5.jpg
     
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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    :wideyed:......:confused:

    interesting though..
     
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  3. Red6

    Red6 Well-Known Member

  4. gigi flic

    gigi flic Active Member

    Could be. Still new to it, but i noticed a few things that make me think that it may look like a toy, but it doesn't feel like one.
    The grip is well made, fish skin , shark skin i think, there is a cloth stoper where it touches the scabbard, and the scabbard itself has the "tuning" nob usual on full size swords.
    Got some complete measurements for the blade. 58 cm in length, 15 mm wide and almost 4 mm thick at the spine at the hilt.

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/210524847477313/posts/672657934597333/
    There is a nice photo of a cadet here. Different type of sword and the overall length is given as 79 cm and it looks a bit long for the lad. This one is 70.

    But not sure of much else, other than the fact that the hilt construction seems a lot like some Prussian models
    https://www.ratisbons.com/35th-cont.../2-x-prussia-cavalry-sabres-m1852-etched.html

    Could be german in origin..hope someone has more imput if its a toy or not.
     
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