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Forum: European Armoury 15th August 2025, 01:47 AM
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Views: 8,791
Posted By toaster5sqn
It doesn't appear to be any of the pattern...

It doesn't appear to be any of the pattern swords. The 1788 spadroons had a wide variety of guards but the pattern mandated a 32" blade so it's not one of those.
Of course there were a huge range...
Forum: European Armoury 14th August 2025, 09:41 PM
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Views: 10,468
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A.G. Maisy, thank you for the details of the...

A.G. Maisy, thank you for the details of the Henry/Harry pronunciation. As a New Zealander I'm a long way from the "Royal" way of doing things and know of Mr Angelo only from written sources (I have...
Forum: European Armoury 13th August 2025, 05:58 AM
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Views: 10,468
Posted By toaster5sqn
Slight correction, I believe you will find it was...

Slight correction, I believe you will find it was Henry Angelo not Harry.
Forum: European Armoury 2nd August 2025, 06:05 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,983
Posted By toaster5sqn
Dirks were traditionally single edged, often made...

Dirks were traditionally single edged, often made from cut down/broken backswords. Something like that could, perhaps, have been carried by a poorer highlander pre 1746 but I'm not sure your knife...
Forum: European Armoury 11th May 2025, 10:08 PM
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Views: 14,929
Posted By toaster5sqn
The shell is to far in front of the rings and the...

The shell is to far in front of the rings and the lack of detail on the front of them is jarring. Also the grind on the blade does not look truly hollow, is there a fuller on the other side? your...
Forum: European Armoury 14th April 2025, 09:51 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 25,233
Posted By toaster5sqn
Do you really believe that a rolling and pitching...

Do you really believe that a rolling and pitching ship would store cannonballs in such an unstable manner?
I've read that the whole story was made up in Victorian times to sanitize the obvious...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th February 2025, 08:00 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 42,662
Posted By toaster5sqn
Is it just me or has it been disassembled at some...

Is it just me or has it been disassembled at some point and put back together with the quillons inverted.

Robert
Forum: European Armoury 17th September 2024, 09:40 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 40,734
Posted By toaster5sqn
I've heard it said (hopefully someone can...

I've heard it said (hopefully someone can actually give a source) that the practice of grinding the tips was developed during the peninsular campaign. Because none of the household cavalry was...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd July 2024, 10:40 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 117,258
Posted By toaster5sqn
I see in Swordlover79's Sinclair sabre a clear...

I see in Swordlover79's Sinclair sabre a clear example of the transition from the finger ring of the side sword to the 2 "sword catcher" bars of the later basket hilts. This theory that those bars...
Forum: European Armoury 18th July 2024, 08:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 27,477
Posted By toaster5sqn
Also remember that guards and blades would often...

Also remember that guards and blades would often be made in different shops and assembled in a third. This is a sidearm that will be replaced if it ever receives significant battle damage.

Robert
Forum: European Armoury 11th July 2024, 09:48 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 73,953
Posted By toaster5sqn
My biggest concern would be the lack of any...

My biggest concern would be the lack of any laminations showing in the corrosion as the most common manufacturing method for Viking axes was a softer iron body with a forge welded steel edge. This...
Forum: European Armoury 1st May 2024, 03:22 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 10,849
Posted By toaster5sqn
More likely derived from knives such as the...

More likely derived from knives such as the German messer.

Robert
Forum: European Armoury 26th March 2024, 01:03 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 42,352
Posted By toaster5sqn
Auckland War Memorial Museum has an 1751 pattern...

Auckland War Memorial Museum has an 1751 pattern British infantry hanger with a Gill blade. As with the OP's sword this hilt predates the blade, by the time Gill was making blades the use of infantry...
Forum: European Armoury 5th March 2024, 03:23 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 32,724
Posted By toaster5sqn
28" is hardly long, infantry swords were a...

28" is hardly long, infantry swords were a standard 32" and cavalry swords generally longer than that with 34" to 36" being common and some were longer again.

As for being late, the last British...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th March 2024, 02:17 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 11,641
Posted By toaster5sqn
One thing to watch with the "obviously Chinese"...

One thing to watch with the "obviously Chinese" pieces is that there was a huge fashion for Chinese styled items in Europe in the 1800's (possibly earlier as well). My own family has a Chinese dragon...
Forum: European Armoury 15th January 2024, 06:40 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 180,108
Posted By toaster5sqn
Thank you Jim, but it's still just an idea until...

Thank you Jim, but it's still just an idea until someone finds some evidence.

Regarding the wrist guards on Scottish broadswords, fencing manuals from Scotland actually detail various techniques...
Forum: European Armoury 14th January 2024, 08:16 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 180,108
Posted By toaster5sqn
Just having found this post and read the...

Just having found this post and read the discussion about the mysterious notches. As a HEMA practioner there is a trick with sabres of snapping a short back edge draw cut at your opponents sword hand...
Forum: European Armoury 7th January 2024, 07:12 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 42,715
Posted By toaster5sqn
Thanks to Radbound for answering Jim's question...

Thanks to Radbound for answering Jim's question to me before I got to it.

Robert
Forum: European Armoury 6th January 2024, 06:34 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 42,715
Posted By toaster5sqn
What you are calling the arch then is correctly...

What you are calling the arch then is correctly known as the knuckle bow these days. Although I am aware of one period source (Rowarth) who refers to it as the 'ward iron'.

Robert
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th November 2023, 04:33 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 16,680
Posted By toaster5sqn
Stuart's grandson has asked me to pass on his...

Stuart's grandson has asked me to pass on his thanks to all who provided information about these types of swords.

Robert
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th October 2023, 05:37 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 16,680
Posted By toaster5sqn
Possible Chinese sword

I've received an enquiry to help identify the sword pictured. It was donated to the Russell Museum in Northland New Zealand by a Stuart Partridge about 50 years ago and his grandson is now attempting...
Forum: European Armoury 12th October 2023, 03:58 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 35,807
Posted By toaster5sqn
The supposedly genuine similar example shown by...

The supposedly genuine similar example shown by Joel1475 has the cheek pieces pointing towards the neck guard?!! Definitely not suspicious at all, right?

Robert
Forum: European Armoury 7th September 2023, 09:06 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 10,450
Posted By toaster5sqn
And now we have Matt Easton of Scholargladatoria...

And now we have Matt Easton of Scholargladatoria weighing in with a very interesting analysis of why they are likely to be locally manufactured Jewish swords. ...
Forum: European Armoury 19th August 2023, 12:08 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 12,500
Posted By toaster5sqn
Plug bayonets went obsolete in the 1700's. Also...

Plug bayonets went obsolete in the 1700's. Also the bayonet was always a mass produced infantry, other ranks, weapon so fancy cast guards are right out.

A decorative dagger made with plug bayonet...
Forum: European Armoury 17th May 2023, 09:51 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 19,557
Posted By toaster5sqn
I did find some hints when trying to identify...

I did find some hints when trying to identify what turned out to be a Prussian M1848 at the local museum that swords of that type may have been supplied to South America so that is very likely the...
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