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Forum: European Armoury 11th December 2012, 08:51 AM
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Posted By Glaive203
Martin why do you think this is an Hapburg eagle....

Martin why do you think this is an Hapburg eagle. The double headed eagle was Byzantine in origin and was used equally by the Austrians, Poles and Russians as a symbol?
Forum: European Armoury 11th December 2012, 03:16 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,472
Posted By Glaive203
the handle could be polish...

the handle could be polish http://www.kismeta.com/diGrasse/images/philts.jpg

But it could equally be Russian or Austrian http://www.kismeta.com/diGrasse/images/sabreHandlechart.jpg
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th December 2012, 11:59 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,936
Posted By Glaive203
The blade and hilt look Turkish, circa 1450-1550.

The blade and hilt look Turkish, circa 1450-1550.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 5th December 2012, 11:52 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 11,677
Posted By Glaive203
The second image down is Jim's kart[r]ika...

The second image down is Jim's kart[r]ika (Tibetan gri-gug) the vajra is not shown (Tibetan Dorje). Vajra means "diamond" in Buddhist Sanskrit, but is usually mistranslated as "lightning bolt"....
Forum: European Armoury 5th December 2012, 01:42 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 35,336
Posted By Glaive203
If one does a google image search for " czekan...

If one does a google image search for " czekan husarski " one will see the typical hussar axe/hatchet with a hammer opposite the axe head, but czekan with a bec de corbin were also used by the...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 3rd December 2012, 01:14 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 11,677
Posted By Glaive203
May be completely wrong, yet this looks like a...

May be completely wrong, yet this looks like a practical tool rather than a ritual item. Tibetans were great herders of yak, dzo (mixed breed of yak and cattle), cattle and sheep. Hides or pelts for...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd December 2012, 02:42 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 55,315
Posted By Glaive203
TY Swordfish for posting this. There's another...

TY Swordfish for posting this. There's another illustration of these "hand hammers" in a Czech manuscript showing Jan Zizka with a date of 1424 under it.

As for the dispute between long or short...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd December 2012, 12:50 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 22,807
Posted By Glaive203
Editing format

Thank you for the correction, but I think it's in error. We were discussing the 13th century and neither the crannequin or windlass existed (OK the windlass existed for balistae, but not for...
Forum: European Armoury 1st December 2012, 11:01 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 22,807
Posted By Glaive203
It's not my idea that they were held more or less...

It's not my idea that they were held more or less vertically. Crossbows switched to the horizontal method when the gun stocks and sights were applied to them. I can being a traditional archer and...
Forum: European Armoury 1st December 2012, 10:10 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 22,807
Posted By Glaive203
Sorry sir. I have pneumonia and was sick of not...

Sorry sir. I have pneumonia and was sick of not replying and so just forced myself to and I made the assumption that the forum rules were standard rules.
Forum: European Armoury 1st December 2012, 10:06 PM
Replies: 304
Views: 560,444
Posted By Glaive203
This is a false statement. Any horn bow or horn...

This is a false statement. Any horn bow or horn lath pulls forward like that when unstrung, even completely new ones.
Forum: European Armoury 26th November 2012, 12:43 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 22,807
Posted By Glaive203
The first link describing the difference between...

The first link describing the difference between a one foot and two foot crossbow is partially false. There was never a time one when one placed one foot on the lath and then spanned the arbalest....
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