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Forum: European Armoury

16th September 2023, 02:00 PM

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Mediaeval Sword Chape

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Posted By Mercer

What you have is a very nice and when bright and...

What you have is a very nice and when bright and shiny intimidating enough I am sure and no doubt has a tale to tell!

Forum: European Armoury

16th September 2023, 01:42 PM

Replies: 7

Mediaeval Sword Chape

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Posted By Mercer

I quite agree, 'chape' and 'sword' were in fact...

I quite agree, 'chape' and 'sword' were in fact is what the V & A mentioned. Also, they did not explain how 'ME Me" was connected with 'Maria Maria' other than as an invocation.
Kidney dagger is...

Forum: European Armoury

13th September 2023, 07:29 PM

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Mediaeval Sword Chape

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Posted By Mercer

Mediaeval Sword Chape

The photo's show a mediaeval or dagger sword chape which I found some years ago on the foreshore of the Thames near London Bridge.
I took it the V & A Museum London and a member of the Keeper of the...

Forum: European Armoury

13th September 2023, 06:38 PM

Replies: 11

Chain mail

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Posted By Mercer

Victrix: With the learned staff of the Curator's...

Victrix: With the learned staff of the Curator's Office of the V & A Museum, London I would always hesitate to challenge their opinion.

Forum: European Armoury

8th September 2023, 05:58 PM

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Chain mail

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Posted By Mercer

Brass mail

That is a very interesting bit of information Raf! And good that the Royal Armouries had a bit of slack time!

Forum: European Armoury

6th September 2023, 03:12 PM

Replies: 11

Chain mail

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Posted By Mercer

A fragment of chain mail.

I found this fragment of chain mail a few years ago on the foreshore of the river Thames near London Bridge. Not to compare with Raf's magnificent find of the first post!
On finding I took it to...

Forum: Ethnographic Weapons

5th September 2023, 11:42 AM

Replies: 0

Yes! Another Sudanese Arm Dagger

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Posted By Mercer

Yes! Another Sudanese Arm Dagger

This Arm Dagger was bequeathed to me by a relative who was given it some 80 years ago by a gentleman whom we believe did the Grand Tour through the Middle East before WW1, he was related to a well...

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