Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th January 2007, 09:30 PM
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Do you know where/who by these GG blades were...
Do you know where/who by these GG blades were made? They crop up from time to time on British military swords from Napoleonic through Victorian times. Ebay sellers are often fond of saying this...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th January 2007, 01:06 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th January 2007, 11:14 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th January 2007, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 21
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Alan - to me 'silver hilted' means just that. ...
Alan - to me 'silver hilted' means just that. Pommel, guard etc in silver. I have seen silver-hilted spadroons but I'd be amazed if yours was - not just from the colour (and here I'm referring to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2007, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 21
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th January 2007, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 24
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Letter to the Times (1855)
Jim, when searching through my notes for something else I came across this letter to the Times from 1855. I'm sure you've already seen it (I think I lifted it from a post on SFI in 2001) but it's...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2007, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 24
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Crossover swords
Here's some pics to illustrate blurring of the boundaries between early C19 regulation British military swords and ethnographic weaponry. Evidence of information flows both ways!
Top to bottom:
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2007, 07:15 AM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th December 2006, 08:18 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 33,253
Thanks Jeff.
Just to clarify, I don't own...
Thanks Jeff.
Just to clarify, I don't own the basket hilt. I thought about buying it because my first reaction was that it was genuine and I loved the match between it and the kaskara I do have....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd December 2006, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 39
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Three nearly identical blades
Well what about this then? Two kaskaras (one mine, not pictured) and a Scottish basket hilt with near as dammit identical blades. Engraved decoration so similar I think they must be from the same...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd December 2006, 08:55 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,513
Hi David
I tried to post a reply last night...
Hi David
I tried to post a reply last night but it vanished into the ether. I wondered if perhaps as a newby my posts are moderated and that takes time? Anyway, I'll try again...
The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st December 2006, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,513
That's a great suggestion but I'm not totally...
That's a great suggestion but I'm not totally convinced. All the KOYLI badges I've seen have a white rose in the middle. Prompted by that I've had a quick search on the net and have found this:
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th December 2006, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,513
Hi David
It looks like a P1827 pattern Rifle...
Hi David
It looks like a P1827 pattern Rifle officer's sword though the design of the bugle in the hilt cartouche is slightly different to any I recall seeing before. The fullered blade and inset...
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