Spathologist Posted June 14, 2008 Share #1 Posted June 14, 2008 Thse are the dealer's pics, but I'm very happy to finally snag one of these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Robinson Posted June 14, 2008 Share #2 Posted June 14, 2008 Yeah, those are nice. I regret not buying one of the early ones made by Springfield Armory back when minty examples were easy to find and affordable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spathologist Posted June 14, 2008 Author Share #3 Posted June 14, 2008 Yeah, those are nice. I regret not buying one of the early ones made by Springfield Armory back when minty examples were easy to find and affordable. I stocked up. Please ignore the rack, it's a work-in-progress. Now if only I can find that 1916-dated blade... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted June 15, 2008 Share #4 Posted June 15, 2008 All I can say is MOUNT UP!!!! very impresive display and congrats on the 1913 ADDITION. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted June 15, 2008 Share #5 Posted June 15, 2008 I stocked up. Please ignore the rack, it's a work-in-progress. Now if only I can find that 1916-dated blade... Very very nice grouping of m1913 sabers. I only have one and I would like to share it with the readers. I think it is a nice one. I have read that only about 200 were made in 1913 but I have my doubts about that; do you know how many would be dated 1913? Thanks and enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spathologist Posted June 15, 2008 Author Share #6 Posted June 15, 2008 Yes, the 200 number is bandied about, and it's technically correct. You just have to remember that the Springfield Armory reported by fiscal year, not by calendar year, and their fiscal year ended on 30 June and began 1 July. The dating on the blades, however, were by *calendar* year, so the later half of 1913 production wasn't counted until 30 June 1914. Production on the M1913 began around March of 1913, so between March and June 1913 they produced 200 sabers. Between July and December 1913, however, they produced approximately another 8000. Kellerstedt lists 8140 as the maximum serial number observed for a 1913-dated blade, and 8246 as the minimum observed for a 1914-dated blade, so the actual changeover is somewhere between those two figures. And speaking of which, I record every serial number I can find...can I have the one for your saber? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted June 15, 2008 Share #7 Posted June 15, 2008 Sure, it is 7646. Thanks for the information. If the numbering started with #1 and was consecutive then the 8000 number made in 1913 sounds correct.....and mine would have been near the end of that 'year'. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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