Forum: European Armoury
13th May 2012, 06:20 PM
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Help Identify this sword/cutlass
Hello,
First I apologize for the lack of better pictures, this is not my sword and I didn't do the photography.
This one looks like some military cutlass/sabre. I could'nt identify it myself, the...
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Forum: European Armoury
21st August 2011, 02:57 PM
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Replies: 0
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Barcelona Antique market - are there any?
Hello,
I am to travel to Barcelona, and I would like to know, if you can recommend of good flea / antique markets where I can find antique edged weapons and such.
Thanks.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th October 2009, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 1
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Two Katars
Hello,
These two katars were bought in nepal by my father,
The top seems very old. chimes nicely when struck with a finger,
highly symmetrical, and the blade thickens near the tip. (I hope this...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th October 2009, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 6
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Norwegian Knife
Hello,
Here's a little knife I bought in an antique shop at norway.
The scabbard is leather, decorated by cutting, not pressing.
The back of the blade has some nicks for better thumb control, I...
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Forum: European Armoury
12th October 2009, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 1
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A Swiss (Engineering?) Sword
I have this short sawback sword, I was told it's a swiss artillery sword, or an engineering sword.
I haven't seen many of them for sale on ebay.
It has serial number and a mark of Wester&co...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th October 2009, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,968
and..
Here is the one I saw in the market in paris:
All I could get is this picture of the lock, but the rest of the gun looked strikingly similar:
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th October 2009, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,968
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th October 2009, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 7,336
A Strange Tulwar
Hello!
I've got this tulwar, which my father bought on a trip to nepal.
The seller claimed this piece is very old.
The blade has a straight totally unsharpened segment followed by a deeply...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st June 2005, 11:24 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,148
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