eurorders Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 (edited) I have my payment en route for a jawless style lionhead Prussian officer sword which on a langet has the lances of a Lancer group. I always thought of the lancers as light cavalry but there are some other motifs on the sword hilt that show cannonballs. For instance, instead of a Pantherhead quillon it has a cannonball quillon. There is another scene on the hilt that displays cannons but NOT on the langets. They have the typical lancers logo. Is that contradictory? How do I tell the difference also between this and a Hussar sword? Also, as an aside, it has in scroll work boldly Eisenauer. that is in gothic style print. Does that mean that this is a Damascus blade? Is that implied Edited December 1, 2019 by eurorders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Newman Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 "Eisenhauer" was a quality designation and does not necessarily mean a damascus blade. "Damaststahl" or "Echt Damast" were used on damascus blades and were often used in addition to Eisenhauer. A damascus blade will almost always be unplated and show the pattern in the steel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurorders Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 Thanks very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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