Forum: European Armoury
3rd February 2024, 10:44 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd February 2024, 05:54 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th January 2024, 05:26 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
12th January 2024, 09:31 PM
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That's generally true today as well. It is very...
That's generally true today as well. It is very difficult, even today, to purify iron to the point that it shows its true face. That's due to carbon, even in remarkably low concentrations, being able...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd December 2023, 06:32 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd December 2023, 06:17 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
3rd December 2023, 11:19 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
28th November 2023, 02:17 PM
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I found a high resolution photo of the Vasil...
I found a high resolution photo of the Vasil Bozhkov Museum (http://www.thracefoundation.org//изложбa/изложба-тракийско-злато-от-българия/nggallery/page/3/) (Васил Божков) makhaira. It says "makhaira...
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Forum: European Armoury
28th November 2023, 12:03 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
27th November 2023, 08:25 PM
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One more (trophy?) Ottoman sabre depiction in...
One more (trophy?) Ottoman sabre depiction in European art. From the L'Ospedale di Santo Spirito - Corsia Sistina. The fresco was painted around 1475-78, and probably depicts Nicholas of Ilok, "King...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th November 2023, 05:50 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
27th November 2023, 04:21 PM
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Good find. Yes, it's probably from the Dobrich...
Good find. Yes, it's probably from the Dobrich regional history museum (Регионален исторически музей Добрич) in N-E Bulgaria. It is indeed an odd example, being closer to a knife than a sword. But if...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th November 2023, 07:58 AM
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Excellent finds! Thank you!
Would you...
Excellent finds! Thank you!
Would you consider a kopis blade on a xiphos hilt still a kopis? What about a xiphos blade on a kopis hilt? To be fair some kopis examples have almost straight...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th October 2023, 11:08 AM
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For a while now, I have been wondering if the...
For a while now, I have been wondering if the sword at Michael the Brave's side in this depiction is just artistic licence or possibly one of the multiple swords, a man of his status, likely would...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th October 2023, 08:38 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd October 2023, 06:55 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
20th October 2023, 05:39 PM
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3 Styrian sabre blades + crossguards, mace,...
3 Styrian sabre blades + crossguards, mace, hussar helmet and lammelar breastplate remnants found in the tomb possibly of Bathory Ferecz (died 1597-1602) or Elek Bathory (died 1587) in Pericei, Sălaj...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2023, 09:26 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
20th August 2023, 11:24 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
17th June 2023, 06:54 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
17th June 2023, 06:09 PM
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Frescoes from Moldova's painted churches:...
Frescoes from Moldova's painted churches: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Murals_at_churches_of_Moldavia_World_Heritage_Site?uselang=ro
A few from Probota Monastery, church Sf....
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Forum: European Armoury
17th June 2023, 02:55 PM
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Patrick, I would like to comment a bit on a...
Patrick, I would like to comment a bit on a picture in karabela section of your document on page 1. The picture is from "Turnierbuch von Erzherzog Ferdinand II. Fol. 167, Austria after 1557,...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th June 2023, 09:40 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
11th June 2023, 09:12 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
8th June 2023, 10:10 PM
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Thanks for this little interesting fact!...
Thanks for this little interesting fact! Unfortunately, I have nothing to add, but at a first glance, it seems like a workable method.
One question would be "are reasonably priced instruments...
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