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Added to the pile o crap is some new (to me) cavalry spurs. Date marked 1916 and C/|\ stamped.

Here they are with a pointed thing I got a while ago. The date stamp and of course Reg markings indicate this big knife may have been at the Battle of Moreuil Wood.
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And showing the 1916 date stamps.
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On the wall with the CLH and C/|\ stamped Enfield #1 scabbard.
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It ain't gun stuff, but thought there may be some interest anyway.
 
koldt said:
Yes, only WW2 dates though.
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Interesting. I've seen loads of WWI pictures of the action covers, but I haven't seen any for sale before.

Were the WWII covers the same pattern?

Sorry, don't mean to derail your post! :redface:

Are the spur frames some sort of zinc alloy?
 
Just the odd fact. if the sword had been at the front, the scabbard and guard would be painted Olive drab. Shiney things are bullet magnets. Later on, the paint was removed when the shooting was over.

Now for a good Laugh. The U.S. cavalry sabre of the same time period was claimed to have been "invented" by Patton, but it is a DUPLICATE of the British sabre with one MINOR difference in the grip.;)
 
John Sukey said:
Just the odd fact. if the sword had been at the front, the scabbard and guard would be painted Olive drab. Shiney things are bullet magnets. Later on, the paint was removed when the shooting was over.

Now for a good Laugh. The U.S. cavalry sabre of the same time period was claimed to have been "invented" by Patton, but it is a DUPLICATE of the British sabre with one MINOR difference in the grip.;)
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If you look hard at the pics, you can see the remnants of the paint in some of the stamps. There was a green and a puke brown used. The Strathconas used these '08 pattern sabres later through the years for doing their drills and ceremonial stuff. My understanding from talking with one of the LdSH curators a few years ago, there isn't many of the original sabres Regimental marked left. Most got broken over the years.

Ya, the Patton sword wasn't a whole lot different.
 
I really like trying to get stuff from this area. The CLH (Canadian Light Horse) were a Reg formed from Southern Alberta units. They were at Vimy. Obviously the LSH were from Calgary and in my make believe world, the spurs were too:D

I'm trying to collect a set of leather ammo pouches, belts, etc for the 1916 web set. But I'm focusing on the leather made by and stamped, Riley and McCormick, Calgary, Alta.

No particular reason, just for the fun of the chase, and for some focus to the collection.
 
Old cowboy saying. "Don't squat with yer spurs on" :D

Oh by the way I do have a Canadian military saddle to go with the sword and scabbard.

Speaking of spurs, F104 pilots wore spurs.
If you ejected without taking your feet off the rudder pedals, the control panel would cut your legs off at the knee.:eek:
The spurs were connected by cables to the ejection seat. On starting the sequence, the first thing that happened was your legs were pulled back to the seat.
 
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John Sukey said:
Old cowboy saying. "Don't squat with yer spurs on" LOL

Oh by the way I do have a Canadian military saddle to go with the sword and scabbard.
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I've turned down a couple as I just didn't have any space. Besides, I have to stop at some things or it just never ends. This collection game is brutal.

I'd like to get the complete uniform, but that's a whole 'nother world, and pile of money.
 
Uniforms. I know that can be brutal, Also collect Victorian R.A. And R.H.A. uniforms. (at least I did, but that stuff is out of sight these days.) You wouldn't believe what they want for a Home Service helmet today.
 
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