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Were you looking for a 2handed saber?

Um... I've certainly seen them, though only in catalogs and museums. Are you offering me hardware, or did you find pieces, or?

Urk? May I buy a vowel?

Found one in a Bern Museum catalog.

Hunh. What type? Grossesmesser? Swiss sabre? Come on, man, spill the beans...

From "Inventar der Waffensammlung des Bernischen Historischen
Museums in Bern
II. Schwerter und Dolche"
1929, by Von Dr. Rudolf Wegeli unter Mitwirkund von Dr. rudolf Munger

#206 Zweihander. 16thC. Curved blade, flamberge style, with the "false edge" app. 1/3-1/4 the length of the blade, also flamberge style. 157cm long, 3829grams. Blade is 112.2cm long, 5.6cm wide Guard is 41.4cm long. Lilies at both ends of the guard, as well as coming off the side of the hilt.

(umlaut)
Die gekr(u)mmte, im vorderen Drittel Zewischneidige R(u)ckenklinge ist geflammt mit engen Windungen. Der R(u)cken ist gekehlt. Drei Blutrinnen ziehen sich von der Angel bis gegen die flache Spitze, die auf beiden Seiten durch zehn runde Fassetten verziert ist. Zeughausstempel ZB. Die der Klinge zugebogenen, vierkantigen Parierstangen besitzen lilienf(o)rmig ausgeschmiedete Enden. Die eine ist Bezeichnet XIX. Zwei vierkantige Parierringe mit Lilienf(u)llung. Griffholz mit Lederbezug, dar(u)ber schwarze Tuchbekleidung mit (u)ber gelegten, rotseidenen B(a)ndern. Hinten und vorn gr(u)ne Fransen. Achtkantiger Kugelknauf mit niedrigem, achtkantigem Nietkopf.

It is a strange, but pretty piece.

(And the literal trans. from Babelfish w/o trans. the umlauted words is:
The gekrummte, in the front third Zewischneidige jerk blade is flamed with close turns. Jerks is gekehlt. Three blood gutters pull themselves from the fishing rod to against the flat point, which is verziert on both sides by ten round Fassetten. Arsenal stamp E.G.. Those the blade zugebogenen, four-sharp-edged parierstangen possess lilienformig out-forged ends. The one is designates XIX. two four-sharp-edged Parierringe with Lilienfullung. Grasp wood with leather purchase, more uber black cloth clothing with more uber put, red red-be-being those Bandern. In the back and in front grune fraying. Octagonal Kugelknauf with low, octagonal rivet head )

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Sounds pretty... got a pic? I don't hav access to that catalog... it definitely *sounds* nice, especially with the triple fuller...

I'll try to get it scanned and emailed to you.