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Forum: European Armoury Today, 08:17 PM
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Posted By CutlassCollector
Hi Mark, The top axe is from my picture...

Hi Mark,
The top axe is from my picture archive, so not mine. There are only two known that were made by Chas Thomas. Richard Thomas axes were a little more common but almost all these model 1859...
Forum: European Armoury 6th March 2026, 10:45 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,445
Posted By CutlassCollector
Yes, a crown. Thanks Adrian.

Yes, a crown. Thanks Adrian.
Forum: European Armoury 5th March 2026, 04:38 PM
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Views: 2,445
Posted By CutlassCollector
The 1859 British Boarding Axe

Sometimes it's interesting to discover that an assumption is wrong.
I always assumed that naval boarding axes came first and evolved into or were repurposed as fire axes as their use at sea...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 8th February 2026, 11:49 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 247,295
Posted By CutlassCollector
These silver ingots appeared at an auction last...

These silver ingots appeared at an auction last year.
Not so many markings but recovered from a wreck dateable to around 1739.
Forum: European Armoury 5th February 2026, 10:59 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 11,137
Posted By CutlassCollector
Thanks, Almonzo, for the picture of holding the...

Thanks, Almonzo, for the picture of holding the sword. I see how the grip works now and it shows how it could be used single or two handed.

Do you think that the way the blade swells out at the...
Forum: European Armoury 1st February 2026, 11:37 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 11,137
Posted By CutlassCollector
Interesting sword and discussion. What stands...

Interesting sword and discussion.
What stands out for me is the grip. It does not look as though you could get a good hold on such a long and heavy sword with that slim tapered grip.

Unless of...
Forum: European Armoury 13th December 2025, 10:24 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 9,957
Posted By CutlassCollector
Just a wild guess. But carefully dripping...

Just a wild guess.
But carefully dripping melted liquid silver onto the cold brass may cause that effect. Obviously covering areas where you do not want the dimples to go.

It seems more...
Forum: European Armoury 9th October 2025, 11:03 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 16,186
Posted By CutlassCollector
K-Bar perhaps?

K-Bar perhaps?
Forum: European Armoury 15th August 2025, 11:32 AM
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Views: 16,822
Posted By CutlassCollector
That is impressive. I have been fooled before,...

That is impressive.
I have been fooled before, in my less careful days, by fake aging on axes but that does look authentic as though it has been buried for many hundreds of years.
Be interesting...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th August 2025, 12:28 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 40,448
Posted By CutlassCollector
These look very well made. Are they used as a...

These look very well made.
Are they used as a defence against swords rather than as a club? As in the Japanese sword breakers or Jittes.
Forum: European Armoury 23rd July 2025, 11:38 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 32,681
Posted By CutlassCollector
Google tells me that speed loaders were invented...

Google tells me that speed loaders were invented in 1879.
Strange how they did not make it into our TV cop shows or movies until a hundred years later!

I don't know for sure whether there were...
Forum: European Armoury 18th July 2025, 05:26 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 32,681
Posted By CutlassCollector
Rogers and Spencer .44 Percussion Revolver. ...

Rogers and Spencer .44 Percussion Revolver.

The US government ordered 5000 of them near the end of the war but only 1500 were delivered before the end of the conflict - I guess that still counts...
Forum: European Armoury 18th July 2025, 11:15 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 32,681
Posted By CutlassCollector
Jim, Keith, Thanks for posting these, all...

Jim, Keith,
Thanks for posting these, all beautiful old guns.

Towards the end of the Civil War revolvers were produced by various smaller manufacturers that allowed for quick reloading of the...
Forum: European Armoury 18th July 2025, 10:56 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 32,681
Posted By CutlassCollector
Jim, Did you get your info from Flayderman's...

Jim,
Did you get your info from Flayderman's Guide to Antique American firearms? If not, it is reasonably priced and still available. It has around three pages on Ballard rifles and carbines.
...
Forum: European Armoury 14th July 2025, 01:15 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 29,370
Posted By CutlassCollector
My pepperbox is very similar to yours Jim. It...

My pepperbox is very similar to yours Jim.
It does have a maker's name W.Dooley of Liverpool - so definitely English, and an additional safety feature which locks the hammer up. Each barrel is...
Forum: European Armoury 4th July 2025, 02:21 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 20,604
Posted By CutlassCollector
:) Hopefully you avoided that assault! Being...

:)

Hopefully you avoided that assault! Being peppered with that would have stung.
Forum: European Armoury 3rd July 2025, 12:50 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 20,604
Posted By CutlassCollector
The British Royal Mail while not as romantic as...

The British Royal Mail while not as romantic as Well Fargo also carried official guards armed with two pistols and a blunderbuss. Sometimes with a spring loaded bayonet as the one from The Postal...
Forum: European Armoury 30th June 2025, 08:21 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 18,205
Posted By CutlassCollector
I'm not exactly sure why but I do have some...

I'm not exactly sure why but I do have some doubts about this axe. As we know from Mark Miller's website - fake tomahawks are widespread and lucrative.

The blade shape is very close to a shingling...
Forum: European Armoury 19th June 2025, 10:00 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 24,981
Posted By CutlassCollector
Nice old knife, it's always surprised me the way...

Nice old knife, it's always surprised me the way files are repurposed for other uses, even today.

I see an old friend there! I love these old cutlasses as well, nothing fancy just unadorned...
Forum: European Armoury 15th June 2025, 01:48 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 53,497
Posted By CutlassCollector
Mark G, I agree, langets do seem to confuse the...

Mark G,
I agree, langets do seem to confuse the issue and perhaps a modified boarding axe for private purchase may be a possibility. Integral side langets much harder and time consuming for a local...
Forum: European Armoury 15th June 2025, 01:42 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 53,497
Posted By CutlassCollector
Thanks Mark, Interesting and I was not very...

Thanks Mark,
Interesting and I was not very aware of that, good to learn something new. I will look at my own collection with a new eye to see if there are any steel spikes.
Forum: European Armoury 13th June 2025, 04:23 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 53,497
Posted By CutlassCollector
Yes, definitely looks more like a weapon with...

Yes, definitely looks more like a weapon with that thinness of blade, lightness helps with speed.
Fire axes/hatchets tend to be chunkier designed to break through doors or open up the roof to let...
Forum: European Armoury 12th June 2025, 10:34 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 53,497
Posted By CutlassCollector
I tend to agree with Mark. It looks more like...

I tend to agree with Mark.
It looks more like a butchered fire hatchet. The spike in its present state is not much use as a boarding axe. How wide is the the axe across the blade and spike?
Forum: European Armoury 4th June 2025, 06:38 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 39,029
Posted By CutlassCollector
OK. This is a bit of a long read but is all I...

OK. This is a bit of a long read but is all I found in my research. The Sargent/Sargant name I suspect refers to various members of a family involved in the arms trade.

Perusal of trade...
Forum: European Armoury 4th June 2025, 11:02 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 39,029
Posted By CutlassCollector
Hi Jim Yes Sargent is very confusing - I did...

Hi Jim
Yes Sargent is very confusing - I did some research on the name in the Trade Directories of the time. I'll look it out, but in the meantime:

There are seven of these axes in the Royal...
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