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Forum: European Armoury 6th November 2024, 08:20 PM
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Views: 8,506
Posted By Hotspur
The Ames eagle pommel and probably grip were of...

The Ames eagle pommel and probably grip were of one, the blade another and the hilt a French Cutler, you can just make out the French cartouche. I see something new very time I revisit those files...
Forum: European Armoury 18th October 2024, 03:52 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 22,639
Posted By Hotspur
It does look like an Asian take on a German...

It does look like an Asian take on a German dress/parade Mauser bayonet The blade is even more repro looking than a German take on them, after all those using bayonet blades.

I would think not...
Forum: European Armoury 15th September 2024, 04:27 AM
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Views: 29,437
Posted By Hotspur
A beautiful sword! The reeded grip is something...

A beautiful sword! The reeded grip is something we start to see a bit later. A feature that carries on through the 19th century. The ivory looks like old Russian mammoth. Brown bark.

Cheers...
Forum: European Armoury 6th September 2024, 06:42 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 24,002
Posted By Hotspur
The pommel seems weird, with the later basket....

The pommel seems weird, with the later basket. The type XIX blade. I guess might be age appropriate but I believe a late bird type 2b would be a backsword.
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Forum: European Armoury 12th August 2024, 07:57 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 57,490
Posted By Hotspur
Case hardening? A harder candy coated softer...

Case hardening? A harder candy coated softer metal.

Cheers
GC
Forum: European Armoury 20th May 2024, 11:03 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 12,140
Posted By Hotspur
I see. thank you. I had the wrong Marie in mind.

I see. thank you. I had the wrong Marie in mind.
Forum: European Armoury 19th May 2024, 10:21 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 12,140
Posted By Hotspur
Yes, lost wax casting. There is inevitable clean...

Yes, lost wax casting. There is inevitable clean up with chasing some detail and then gilded. Wax masters to create molds. As basic as a bronze sword that was once a wood master to create the clay...
Forum: European Armoury 19th May 2024, 07:03 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 12,140
Posted By Hotspur
The LePage family (1717->????)was renowned for...

The LePage family (1717->????)was renowned for their firearms work and that was their main product. Known also for swords but the LARQUEBUSIER is literally l'arquebusier. So, advertising?

I'm...
Forum: European Armoury 9th May 2024, 11:46 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 15,006
Posted By Hotspur
Great piece Lots of period swords are...

Great piece

Lots of period swords are appropriate as 'pilgrim swords' because of the voyages and their origins. I visited the Plymouth museum and (at that time) was more interested in the...
Forum: European Armoury 9th May 2024, 11:27 PM
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Views: 11,271
Posted By Hotspur
I'm usually logged in until I dump cookies, or...

I'm usually logged in until I dump cookies, or start a new machine. Make sure that when you login, you check mark the 'remember me' square.

If it persists, find vikingsword.com cookies and delete...
Forum: European Armoury 16th April 2024, 06:54 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 19,409
Posted By Hotspur
I think that is likely. Where did it surface?

I think that is likely. Where did it surface?
Forum: European Armoury 14th April 2024, 09:01 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 21,963
Posted By Hotspur
I have posted this in the past but there was...

I have posted this in the past but there was never an overall shot. I have the old dealer listing through archive.org but it will take time to remember where. Oh yes, David Park. 'Relics of...
Forum: European Armoury 14th April 2024, 02:54 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 21,963
Posted By Hotspur
Not many officers inside the Alamo. Travis was...

Not many officers inside the Alamo. Travis was Texian militia (lawyer by trade) and then. Commissioned as an LC for a cavalry unit, then to The Alamo with army regulars. He likely had something...
Forum: European Armoury 13th April 2024, 03:44 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 21,963
Posted By Hotspur
The mystery Bowie sword. Hilt but the rest of...

The mystery Bowie sword. Hilt but the rest of the sword is invisible ;)
https://64parishes.org/entry-image/portrait-of-jim-bowie
Forum: European Armoury 12th April 2024, 06:13 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 63,813
Posted By Hotspur
Another knock out there Bryce. One for the...

Another knock out there Bryce.

One for the party I may have posted before. I watched it through a couple of owners. A mullet/diamond for Jim ;)

A plainer urn but upscale.
Forum: European Armoury 12th April 2024, 05:47 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 21,963
Posted By Hotspur
Knecht the younger was pretty much a...

Knecht the younger was pretty much a distributor/producer. There are identical swords marked to Berger and generically exported. It makes me wonder if the above palasch was simply using up dad's...
Forum: European Armoury 12th April 2024, 05:34 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 21,963
Posted By Hotspur
All amazing swords and information. For a...

All amazing swords and information.

For a late date Jim, there is the Wade Hampton example
'Sword manufactured by Kraft, Goldschmidt, & Kraft with imported German blade.'...
Forum: European Armoury 30th March 2024, 09:02 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 26,825
Posted By Hotspur
I've never taken it apart. I had seen it decades...

I've never taken it apart. I had seen it decades ago. I grabbed it from ebay and the seller got it from a previous auction. bought it for the form, over the marking.

Cheers
GC
Forum: European Armoury 27th March 2024, 12:46 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 26,825
Posted By Hotspur
You've probably seen mine, a few owners down the...

You've probably seen mine, a few owners down the road.
Forum: European Armoury 3rd March 2024, 06:18 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,477
Posted By Hotspur
Some of the imported blade trade information can...

Some of the imported blade trade information can be tracked through ship manifests, aboard inbound ships. London port records go way back. Unfortunately, they don't detail the receiving merchants...
Forum: European Armoury 26th February 2024, 02:57 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,970
Posted By Hotspur
Very cool Jim. I saw them long ago in a Shotgun...

Very cool Jim. I saw them long ago in a Shotgun News edition.
Forum: European Armoury 21st February 2024, 03:43 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 41,014
Posted By Hotspur
Maybe The Green Man Blattemaske ...

Maybe

The Green Man

Blattemaske

Der Guener Mensch

The metal work (if genuinely old) would be no earlier than 17th century.
Forum: European Armoury 12th February 2024, 01:40 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 17,511
Posted By Hotspur
Thanks for the information and pictures!

Thanks for the information and pictures!
Forum: European Armoury 11th February 2024, 01:08 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 17,511
Posted By Hotspur
I had been told by someone in Sweden that there...

I had been told by someone in Sweden that there were no steel hilt hussar swords made and used as official types. Contrarily, the curator of Higgins Armoury listed my hussar as Swedish 1750s-760s...
Forum: European Armoury 10th February 2024, 10:55 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 17,284
Posted By Hotspur
1830s U.S. militia. There were a great many 1826...

1830s U.S. militia. There were a great many 1826 Bavarian looking swords listed as Mexican and even some in the states. The sabres quite common but some straight, This one marked to Horstmann, in...
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