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Forum: European Armoury 13th December 2025, 08:48 PM
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Posted By serdar
This in picture is one of my examples from my...

This in picture is one of my examples from my ancestors, boka kotorska is little known in the world, but on Balkan it is famous for Ledenice pistols and Pala swords and knives.

Silver "shells" are...
Forum: European Armoury 13th December 2025, 05:51 PM
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Posted By serdar
Im deciding on those venetian infantry, if you...

Im deciding on those venetian infantry, if you know maybe someting about them, everything is as it should be, they are peened right, but no markings (which is normal, but less desired) and on...
Forum: European Armoury 13th December 2025, 05:42 PM
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Posted By serdar
Its very hard to be certain in anything, but i...

Its very hard to be certain in anything, but i focused on acquiring from old collections and published pieces, but that is hard to find and caries very high price tag, similar as with old paintings....
Forum: European Armoury 13th December 2025, 05:32 PM
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Posted By serdar
Try to email museum in Kotor, pomorski muzej...

Try to email museum in Kotor, pomorski muzej kotor, maritime museum cattaro, or Perast museum, but unfortunately, they know nothing in museums, but maybe.
Forum: European Armoury 13th December 2025, 05:30 PM
Replies: 14
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Posted By serdar
Actualy that is Ledenica silver pistols made only...

Actualy that is Ledenica silver pistols made only in kotor bay area in Risno and Kotor, not in Albania.
They had fabulous silversmiths.
They were cast.
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Forum: European Armoury 24th November 2025, 12:10 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,284
Posted By serdar
No one asked for 100% claim, it is impossible. ...

No one asked for 100% claim, it is impossible.

I asked for opinion 12/13 or trash, fair and honest people from this forum, what they think, not what they know, it is understandable and comon sense...
Forum: European Armoury 23rd November 2025, 05:42 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,284
Posted By serdar
Regarding those two swords posted by jim, i saw...

Regarding those two swords posted by jim, i saw several like those that look worn out, old, perfect, genuine, in one european auction house, deemed fakes in origin from Hungary, they refuse to put...
Forum: European Armoury 23rd November 2025, 05:39 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,284
Posted By serdar
To get back to object of this thread, no one said...

To get back to object of this thread, no one said this sword is authentic, that is a reason i didn't buy it because I'm not sure, but i will get all analyses done and if it shows it is authentic then...
Forum: European Armoury 23rd November 2025, 12:49 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,284
Posted By serdar
Exactly. Even museum experts sometimes get...

Exactly.
Even museum experts sometimes get wrong or collectors with few decades of collecting who have swords in their hands, and to say someting if 100% fake online is hilarious, only if that...
Forum: European Armoury 23rd November 2025, 12:37 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,284
Posted By serdar
As i said, i learned everything about wolfs in...

As i said, i learned everything about wolfs in sheep skin, you will also when you conect the dots.

100% fake, demands 100% proofs, other way it is just childs talk to be easy.
Forum: European Armoury 22nd November 2025, 09:20 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,284
Posted By serdar
Metal from 12 century from one foundry is...

Metal from 12 century from one foundry is diferent from fake, but if this is original it can have similar metal composition like 12 century known original.

Fake is never good, they are made for...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd November 2025, 09:18 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,284
Posted By serdar
Thank you all on coments, metal can be tested...

Thank you all on coments, metal can be tested both from this sword or another one and then compared with sword found in tje same area that is prowen original example.

Regarding claims someting is...
Forum: European Armoury 17th November 2025, 11:45 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,284
Posted By serdar
It handles wery well in the hand, i was 50/50 on...

It handles wery well in the hand, i was 50/50 on its originality, so i didnt take it.

But will examine it further on xrf and then i will compare with similar specimen allso localy found that is in...
Forum: European Armoury 17th November 2025, 11:39 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,284
Posted By serdar
Provenance, curent owner got it after old owner...

Provenance, curent owner got it after old owner died, he got it fromriver near their town it was in a mud in the river.

As he stated.
Forum: European Armoury 4th November 2025, 04:45 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 20,412
Posted By serdar
Thank you 👍🏻 About mark, you will need to...

Thank you 👍🏻

About mark, you will need to ask someone with more knowledge about makers marks, i realy dont know, it is pi mark as i know, stantler used ST under crown?
I realy dont know.
Forum: European Armoury 4th November 2025, 04:41 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 20,412
Posted By serdar
.[/QUOTE jim mcdougall] Thank you! �� I...

.[/QUOTE jim mcdougall]
Thank you! ��

I agree, to autenticate something it is necesary to be examined by expert that have expertise in that field, even they can get wrong, and they do.
Errare...
Forum: European Armoury 4th November 2025, 04:32 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,284
Posted By serdar
Sword 12/13 century or not?

One collector from neighbour country has this sword, i like it very much, it has a great balance in the hand, but it is, or it is not, that is the question, an artefact or piece of trash, if someone...
Forum: European Armoury 4th November 2025, 04:25 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 4,444
Posted By serdar
Saber what kind?

Hello, does anyone know what this is, to me it looks like french origine, my friend said french restauration period, and that is all i know.

It say vivat housar on both sides, on one side worn...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd November 2025, 07:31 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 9,107
Posted By serdar
About this oriental stilleto, i found in...

About this oriental stilleto, i found in Croato/Bosnian book from the first half of 20 century similar weapon, it is made all from steel handle is 13 cm long, overall 155cm long, it has wooden sheet...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd November 2025, 07:16 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 20,412
Posted By serdar
P2

P2
Forum: European Armoury 3rd November 2025, 07:12 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 20,412
Posted By serdar
Outside, better shots of Tesak

Better shots
Forum: European Armoury 3rd November 2025, 07:03 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 20,412
Posted By serdar
Thank you sir! 😃👍🏻

Thank you sir! 😃👍🏻
Forum: European Armoury 3rd November 2025, 07:01 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 20,412
Posted By serdar
Thank you. 😃 Yes, they are both published, in...

Thank you. 😃
Yes, they are both published, in several museum books from exibitions in Croatia, Austria, Italy, so is venetian rapier and Austrian basket hilted sword corben degen, i bought those...
Forum: European Armoury 26th September 2025, 09:57 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 20,412
Posted By serdar
Pictures from one of museum exibition cataloge...

Pictures from one of museum exibition cataloge with that dussage, there are few others, and book.
Forum: European Armoury 26th September 2025, 08:59 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 11,241
Posted By serdar
Thanx. No Dalmatian connection here as i know,...

Thanx.
No Dalmatian connection here as i know, but it could have been used in Dalmatia, it is fish skin and i think it is shark, same i have on some schiavona swords.
About finger you are corect it...
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