musher
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So my boy's grandfather just gave him 2 M1913 patton sabers, one dated 1913 and the other 1918. Seems he mislaid the scabbards somewhere along the way.
Grandpa had the handguards brass plated and the blades chromed decades ago to "make'em pretty"
sigh.
When he bought them as a boy, the local hardware store apparently had a couple barrels of the things.
Grampa bought them so he and his brother could play at swordfighting.
Kinda makes me think about all the stuff that's a dime a dozen these days. Who knows, maybe even a turkish mauser will be worth real money someday. (Just don't have it chromed!)
My boy likes them, but I'm kinda inclined not to let him use them to swordfight with his cousins.
Grandpa had the handguards brass plated and the blades chromed decades ago to "make'em pretty"
sigh.
When he bought them as a boy, the local hardware store apparently had a couple barrels of the things.
Grampa bought them so he and his brother could play at swordfighting.
Kinda makes me think about all the stuff that's a dime a dozen these days. Who knows, maybe even a turkish mauser will be worth real money someday. (Just don't have it chromed!)
My boy likes them, but I'm kinda inclined not to let him use them to swordfight with his cousins.