Copy and photo supplied by Steven Radosevich.
Showing posts with label Events 2011. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Events 2011. Show all posts
Monday, February 11, 2013
A Spring Camp Out Oakhurst ,CA
Copy and photo supplied by Steven Radosevich.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
CLA Show 2011: Photos
Horseman Saber
Ca 1750-1780
(second from left)
The outstanding basket hilt on this early sword was possibly copied from a Scottish broadsword and has a one piece brass hilt and pommel. The broken blade was repaired with a wrap of this sheet brass.
Blade 31” Basket Hilt Brass Grip
Horseman Saber
Ca 1773-1783
(second from right)
Swords with an attribution to an owner are rare, so this sword with a history of being carried by Samuel Burnham of Arundle, Maine are scarce. The blade was probably rehilted from an English broadsword. Accompanying the sword was a powder horn dated 1759.
Blade 31” Semi-Basket Hilt Wood Grip
American Hanger
Ca 1775-1783
The hanger is a short sword used by the infantry for close
combat. As the Revolutionary War progressed and the availability of bayonets
for muskets increased, the need for short swords diminished. American hangers
varied in blade length from 25 to 28 inches as opposed to horseman sabers that
had blades from 32 to 37 inches in length.
Horseman Saber
Ca 1770-1780
(bottom)
The decorative quillon on the four slotted hilt of this sword,
plus the large pommel appear similar to other new England militia swords.
Blade 33”
D-Guard Hilt Grip
Wood
Horseman Saber
Ca 1760-1780
(top)
This attractive sword is attributed to General Philip
Schuyler. The heart shaped cut-outs on the D-guard were popular decorative
designs and with a brass ball pommel and a wire wrapped wooden grip create a
handsome saber.
Blade 33”
D-Guard Hilt Wood
Grip
Horseman Saber
Ca 1770-1785
(bottom)
Several swords of this pattern are known, one of which was
attributed to General Israel Putnam. This lion-head sword was discovered in a
attack of a house in Rockport, Mass. and still had its leather scabbard with
the brass throat and tip in tact.
Blade 33”
Semi-Basket Hilt Wood Grip
Horseman Saber
Ca 1770-1785
(top)
A large mushroom-shaped pommel and a wooden grip with brass
strips on the raised spiral ridges contribute to the impressive appearance of
this sword. The hilt is completed with a heavy six slotted brass guard.
Blade 34”
D-Guard Hilt Wood
Grip
Horseman Saber
Ca 1775-1783
(bottom)
This lion-headed sword came out of an attic in Maine. It is
a heavy sword because the knuckle-bow and counter-guard are made of thick brass
and the blade is large. The D-guard has
the popular four slots.
Blade 33”
D-Guard Hilt Wood
Grip
Horseman Saber
Ca 1773-1783
(top)
The bone grip with the spiral grooves and the large round
brass pommel create an attractive appearance for this sword. The four slotted
counter-guard and the blade are in very good condition.
Blade 33”
D-Guard Hilt Bone
Grip
Horseman Saber
Ca 1775-1783
(bottom)
The picture on the cover of Warren Moore’s book illustrates
a horseman of Lee’s Light Horse Troops carrying an identical sword. It has a
partial wheel knuckle bow design and a grip spirally wrapped with wire.
Blade 30”
Wagon Wheel Hilt Wood
Grip
Horseman Saber
Ca 1773-1783
(top)
The imported blade is stamped with the Date 1774 on both
sides and some added foreign markings. The stirrup guard was a popular hilt
pattern with four slots cut into the counter-guard.
Blade 29”
Stirrup Hilt Wood
Grip
Horseman Saber
Ca 1775-1785
(bottom)
The very simple construction of this sword results in a homemade look. The stirrup shaped hilt has one cut-out on the counter guard. A long narrow, straight blade without fullers could be blacksmith made.
Blade 33” Stirrup Hilt Bone Grip
Horseman Saber
Ca 1775-1785
(top)
Strictly a utilitarian sword, this example is crudely made. The brass stirrup hilt has one large cut-out, with a poorly fitting backstrap and a leather covered wooden grip. The original blade was broken and a different style blade with a single fuller has been welded on.
Blade 34” Stirrup Hilt Wood Grip
Horseman Saber
Ca 1775-1785
Swords of this design were often marked by maker "SNOW". but this is an unmarked example. The tapered wood grip is spirally wrapped with wire. Often used were common triple fullered blades, which were thought to be French imports.
Blade 32” Stirrup Hilt Wood Grip
Ca 1773-1783
The short saber was carried by officers as their fighting weapon. This light sword usually had blades from 28 to 32 inches long. The short saber was longer than the infantry hanger, but shorter than blades used on horseman sabers that varied from 32 to 37 inches in length.
Blade 29” Brass Hilt Wood Grip
Saturday, August 4, 2012
2011 CLA Show: Photos
The Kentucky Rifle Foundation Display contained examples of Buck and Ball, Smooth Rifles and Fowlers.
The smooth bore: Smooth Rifle, Buck & Ball, Fowler and Plain Guns offered the common man the most versatile and practical firearm of the times.
A thick walled smooth bore barrel allowed the owner to hunt with a tightly patched ball, a load of buck shot or a small game and/or bird shot.
When pin point accuracy beyond 60 yards was not a requirement the smooth gun was the common man's choice.
Buck and Ball Characteristics:
Octagan to Round Barrel - Smooth Bore
Rifle Sights
Grip Rail Trigger Guard
Flat Toe
Cheek Rest
With or Without Patch Box
With or Without Carving
Smooth Rifle Characteristics:
Full Octagan to Round Barrel - Smooth Bore
Rifle Sights
Grip Rail Trigger Guard
Flat Toe
Cheek Rest
With or Without Patch Box
With or Without Carving
Fowler Characteristics:
Octagan to Round or Full Round Barrel - Smooth Bore
With or Without Rifle Sights
No Grip Rail on Trigger Guard
Rounded Toe
No Cheek Rest
With (very rare) or Without Patch Box
With or Without Carving
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Friday, September 2, 2011
Fine Folk Art and Arms Show of Colonial Pennsylvania
Army Heritage Education Center (AHEC)
950 Soldiers Drive
Carlisle, PS 17013
Friday, October 28 from 10:00 am thru 5:00 pm
Saturday, October 29 from 9:00 am thru 4:00 pm
Contact John LaBella 724-757-5975 or
john1968@highvision.net
Please put "Show" in subject box
Friday, August 5, 2011
Dixon's Gunmakers Fair 2011: Photos
Bill Shipman
knife by Shane Emig
Ian Pratt and Allen Martin
This is a Lancaster rifle Allen made for himself last year using stock wood and barrel he got from Dave Dodds. He killed 2 deer in Lancaster County with it last Fall.
The flint lock is an original German lock Allen plans to use in a future project.
Thanks Maryellen for all the great photos.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Dixon's Gunmakers Fair 2011: Photos
Mark Wheland with a Leonard Reedy Fowler
Allan Sandy
Shane Emig with a rifle by his father, Brad Emig
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