Mameluke sword specs

[ultra]

hi all

well i want to make a Mameluke sword but Wikipedia didn't offer much to me neither did the military museum in here

i am looking for the specs of the sword to be more exact the USMC officer sword

so if any one can help i would appreciate it

thnx in advance

ultra stone

[Phrog Phlyer]

I have one in my closet, what would you like to know? If you want I can send some photos-just let me know!

Semper Fi,
Phrog Phlyer, Major, USMC, Ret.

[Miles Linnabery]

Dear Ultra:
I was going to suggest you go to the US Consulate in Cario and ask to speak to the Marine Guard. But I think working with Pictures from Phrog Phlyer (Frog Flyer) will be much Better. Major I would suggest taking closeups of the sword next to a yardstick so ultra can piece them together at 1 to 1 scale. also stand the sword on edge so he can see thickness. Ultra good luck in finding some way to keep the blade stiff.
looking forward to this project,
MILES

[ultra]

Originally Posted by Phrog Phlyer

I have one in my closet, what would you like to know? If you want I can send some photos-just let me know!

Semper Fi,
Phrog Phlyer, Major, USMC, Ret.

i would like to know the blade thickness , length and blade width and yes i would really appreciate if you sent me pics so i could replicate it exactly (if it doesn't bother you of course)

thnx very much

Originally Posted by Miles Linnabery

Dear Ultra:
I was going to suggest you go to the US Consulate in Cario and ask to speak to the Marine Guard. But I think working with Pictures from Phrog Phlyer (Frog Flyer) will be much Better. Major I would suggest taking closeups of the sword next to a yardstick so ultra can piece them together at 1 to 1 scale. also stand the sword on edge so he can see thickness. Ultra good luck in finding some way to keep the blade stiff.
looking forward to this project,
MILES

can't do that sir area over there is too hot right now and i won't guarantee my safe return but you hit the jackpot with the suggestion you gave

thnx a lot

ultra stone

[Phrog Phlyer]

Miles-thanks for the photo tips, I have not posted any photos yet, so this is my beta test.
Just an FYI (to ramble a bit) -and this may not be the specific case always, but GENERALLY SPEAKING, there are no Marine Corps Officers assigned as embassy guards. probably some, which have to be located someplace, administrative/command staff for the region that oversees the embassy guard. So there may not be an officer with sword present. But, as I said, there probably are many variables.
Semper Fi

[opalmox]

I think what you'll want will be close ups of the hilt... The blade lengths varied depending on the officer.

[ultra]

Originally Posted by opalmox

I think what you'll want will be close ups of the hilt... The blade lengths varied depending on the officer.

well i need both to see how much and what type of cardboard i'll be using

thnx for the tip

ultra stone

[Phrog Phlyer]

Hello-here is my first attempt to attach and send photos, let me know if you can work with these. In the past, when naval officers actually carried swords and used them, one of the major complaints about the Mameluke sword was that it was too easy to bend the scabbard on ship, it got caugt in everything.

Well, I am excited to see if this works! I even used a good camera on the micro/closup setting. If not, let me know, I really need to master this so I can contribute to the site-

[Phrog Phlyer]

Hum, I uploaded several more photos than appear in my previous message, so I will ad a few more. The measuring ruller is a yard stick, 3 foot long, or 36 inches in case you ned to convert.

Hope this helps, let me know if you need anything else-
Semper Fi

[ultra]

this is more than excellent for me it gave me everything i need

thnx a lot for this

ultra stone