Initially one of the first universal swords for cavalry service, the Austrian M1845 had a lot of potential but alas not without setbacks that nullified it.
This is a project I thought was lost but thankfully a few fixes were made and I can now publish it. Enjoy!
Stats:
1845 - 1847
Total length: 111cm / 43 3/4''
Sword length: 108.5cm / 42 3/4''
Blade length: 92cm / 36 1/4''
Blade width: 30mm
Blade thickness: 25mm
Blade point of balance: 14cm
Weight of sword: 1kg / 2.3lbs
Total weight: 2kg / 4.7lbs
1845 - 1849
Total length: 111cm / 43 3/4''
Sword length: 109cm / 43''
Blade length: 91.5cm / 36''
Blade width: 30mm
Blade thickness: 25mm
Blade point of balance: 13cm
Weight of sword: 1.02 / 2.4lbs
Total weight: 1.82kg / 4lbs
Sources and additional info:
Books:
Die Versorgung der österr. Kavallerie mit blanken Waffen 1648-1848 Verfasser (Erich Artlieb)
With Drawn Sword: The Austro-Hungarian Edged Weapons from 1848 to 1918 (M. Christian Ortner, Erich Artlieb)
Die österreichische Armee von 1700 bis 1867 (Rudolf Otto von Ottenfeld)
Chladne Zbrane v Habsburske Monarchii (Jan Šach)
Cut and Thrust Weapons (Eduard Wagner)
Websites:
1848kard.nanoweb.hu/huszarok_...
www.blankwaffen.at/bnPortal/t...
Soundtrack:
Norbert J. Schneider - Stalingrad (1993) - Attacke
Medieval Total War II OST - European Map
Cossacks II OST - Austria
Cossacks I OST - track 16
Cossacks II OST - Duchy of Warsaw
1 июл 2023
