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04-24-2022, 04:51 PM | #1 |
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Combat saber unit marking
I have a Bavarian combat saber marked B.2.R.C.2.50.. The "R" is a Script font which usually means "Reserve". I need an interpretation of this marking.
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04-24-2022, 07:01 PM | #2 |
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Hi Neil,
I think you're correct: Bavarian 2nd Reserve Cavalry Regt., 2nd Platoon, 50th Saber. I've never thought about this before but have you ever seen a German left handed saber? I know from my older brother's experience growing up in Germany in the thirties, that left-handedness was regarded as a terrible deformity which had to be overcome by an effort of will. I doubt that a leftie would have been welcome in a Cavalry Regiment. Regards, Norm |
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04-24-2022, 08:39 PM | #3 |
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Reserve Chevauleger Regiment. It's Bavarian.
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04-24-2022, 08:56 PM | #4 |
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Wow, very nice Neil.
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04-24-2022, 10:33 PM | #5 |
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Thanks Guys. No Norm, I have never seen a saber intended for a left handed person.
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