#practice sword

[victoriansword]

British Pattern 1864 Practice Swords / Gymnasium Sabres

Both made by Wilkinson and etched “Royal Military College / Prize / June 1870”.

According to Matt Easton, “The 1864 pattern was the regulation British Army fencing sabre in use during most of the second half of Queen Victoria's reign, officially until 1895, and it was the regulation practice sword in use during the time of the manuals by Burton, Hutton, Waite and others.”

Please check out his excellent article here.

Sword 1

Weight 1 lb. 12.5 oz., blade length 32.5", blade width at ricasso 1", blade thickness at ricasso ~0.25", grip length ~5.5", PoB ~4".

Sword 2

Weight 1 lb. 11.5 oz., blade length 32.5", blade width at ricasso 1", blade thickness at ricasso~0.25", grip length ~5.5", PoB ~4".

[kultofathena]

[armthearmour]

An interesting practice sword, Western Europe, ca. 17th century, housed at the Fitzwilliam Museum.

[femme-feytale]

Am I a beautiful sword maiden yet?

[victoriansword]

an article by Matt Easton

[kevindaydayiseveryday]

Anyone got a good place (outside of Amazon) to buy practice swords for cheap? 

[fighter-poets]

My practice jian that I decided to take an ~aesthetic~ photo of for no reason

[knifeimport-blog]

Everybody looks for cool swords for sale over the internet. But you should know the differences between real swords and decorative ones, otherwise you will get cheap swords for sale that are not made to be used as real swords, both of which types are available on Knife Import at wholesale price.