| Norwegian edged weapons 1814- |
| Denmark had losts chunks of Norway to Sweden at several occations, but in 1814 they managed to loose the whole country. When Norway now entered a union "of two independant countries" with Sweden in 1814, all remains of the Danish king's monograms were removed from the hilts and blades of Norway's edged weapons. Original monogrammed weapons are therefor difficult to find in Norway The pictures on the right show the beautifull M1750 grip in original version and in the M1815 version |
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| Most M1820 officers sables were produced in Germany, but most Norwegian blades were produced by Kongsberg in Norway after 1825. The M1825 & M1833 are identical copies of the Swedish M1825 & M1833. The M1845 is a copy of the Swedish M1842. The M1856 is not a copy! Finally a Norwegian designed edged weapon with the Norwegian lion. By the mid 1850's Sweden was getting left behind in a regional military arms race. A Norwegian designed sable must have been a must at the time! The nicest M1856 are made in Germany... |
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| M1820 offiserssabel |
| M1825 Kavalerisabel |
| M1825 Artilleri sabel |
| M1845 Kavalerisabel (HafStröm) |
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| M1856 Infanterioffiserssabel |
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| Large broadswords with decorated brass baskets were the cavalry weapons of the Danish/Norwegian army. Sweden was more "modern" and used cavalry sabres. Norway therefor gradually adopted the Swedish style, partly by receiving ams from Sweden or having them produced abroad, partly by producing copies at Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk. The Kongsberg produced copies are more worth than the Swedish originals. This page is still under construction and the two first swords in the following picture belong together with the Danish/Norwegian swords from before 1814. Both pages will be revised in the near future and more swords will by added. |