Re: 'Sinclair sabre's '

["Iain Laird" <iain.laird@totalise.co.uk>]

For more sabre/sabre information see
http://www.militaryheritage.com/swords1.htm and
http://www.napoleonguide.com/weapinf.htm.  For a picture of a Claymore see
http://www.shetlandpiper.com/Weapons/claymore.html and
http://www.armsofvalor.com/scottish.htm.  The Scottish basket hilted sword
often referred to as a claymore is in fact a type of broadsword.  See
http://swordforum.com/fall99/1865.html and
http://www.wilkinson-swords.co.uk/Basket/action.lasso?-datasource=wilkinsons
wordtest&-table=items&-token.productcode=028MOD&productcode=028MOD&-token.ty
pe=british&-response=product_frame.htm&-search

Iain
----- Original Message -----
From: "La Behotierre" <labehotierre@wanadoo.fr>
To: <sinclair@quarterman.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: 'Sinclair sabre's '


> Napoleons' men used the sabre on foot. The blade there was straight.
Navel
> Sabres are straight bladed with one blood flute.  The same with or
slightly
> greated with two blood flutes is called a 'Claymore' it should not be

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