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Forum: European Armoury 23rd May 2024, 11:09 AM
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Views: 41,133
Posted By RogerFox
Hello guys, this is my contribution to the topic...

Hello guys, this is my contribution to the topic of Sebastian Hernandez.

Already showed in a dedicated post, but this is my Smallsword (quite surely a composition of different years) with its...
Forum: European Armoury 20th January 2024, 12:11 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,129
Posted By RogerFox
Fine German Mail Shirt - XVI Cent.

Hello everybody. I would like to share another example of a European mail shirt. An excellent example to tell the truth.

This charming mail shirt is almost certainly (always better to leave some...
Forum: European Armoury 14th January 2024, 09:13 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 12,126
Posted By RogerFox
And thas exactly what i was talking about.

And thas exactly what i was talking about.
Forum: European Armoury 14th January 2024, 02:24 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 12,126
Posted By RogerFox
Veru cool story abput the Chief Comanche!! The...

Veru cool story abput the Chief Comanche!! The story of a coat of mail inherited from ancestors seems perfectly legitimate.

About the Sudan mails, by now all the story came out. It is a fact that...
Forum: European Armoury 13th January 2024, 04:04 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 12,126
Posted By RogerFox
Ok 7mm is the average diameter, but for such thin...

Ok 7mm is the average diameter, but for such thin wire size if often used just for edge parts (not collar). From the picture you posted they looks round riveted. I can clearly see the head of the...
Forum: European Armoury 13th January 2024, 03:55 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 12,126
Posted By RogerFox
Well, if we start from the assumption that any...

Well, if we start from the assumption that any type of "surface finish" applied to a metal (be it oil, grease, mud, paint, etc.) can somehow protect it from oxide, it is basically sure that they were...
Forum: European Armoury 13th January 2024, 02:25 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 12,126
Posted By RogerFox
It's a great topic and I have to admit that I...

It's a great topic and I have to admit that I don't know it in detail. Considering the vastness of interpretations that this question contains (In which part of the world? What level of quality?...
Forum: European Armoury 13th January 2024, 02:15 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 12,126
Posted By RogerFox
That is true. Sand tumbling was (is) a good way...

That is true. Sand tumbling was (is) a good way to overall clean the mail pieces, but it works mostly just for superficial oxidation... less effective for deep rust patina and corrosion.
Forum: European Armoury 12th January 2024, 02:48 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 12,126
Posted By RogerFox
Yes Jim, the exposure theroy is in some way part...

Yes Jim, the exposure theroy is in some way part of my argument... an object kept still for decades in the same position, will suffer different range of oxidation, dust and rust, depending on the...
Forum: European Armoury 11th January 2024, 08:29 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 12,126
Posted By RogerFox
Well, even mails suffer from corrosion in some...

Well, even mails suffer from corrosion in some cases. I have personally handled some piece with parts so corroded that they crumbled simply by moving the link.
But it is true that in general we have...
Forum: European Armoury 11th January 2024, 05:26 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 12,126
Posted By RogerFox
Jim, i'm really far from being an expert. I'm...

Jim, i'm really far from being an expert. I'm moving my steps in the never ending journey of learning... ;)

About your questions, well... yes, we have many example of stamped rings with religious...
Forum: European Armoury 11th January 2024, 05:03 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 12,126
Posted By RogerFox
Ok i saw the post, well... i'm not quite sure why...

Ok i saw the post, well... i'm not quite sure why you refear to those rings as "mercury gilged"?... I'm really far to be an expert but they does just look brass rings to me :confused:

From what i...
Forum: European Armoury 10th January 2024, 11:41 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 12,126
Posted By RogerFox
Mail Shirt - East Europe / Prob. 2nd half XV cent.

Here we are, talking about what i'm more comfortable :D

Little by little i will post some pieces from my personal collection, hoping they can be interesting to anyone who love mail armors and such...
Forum: European Armoury 10th January 2024, 11:06 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 29,053
Posted By RogerFox
Honestly the Solingen theory was already pointed...

Honestly the Solingen theory was already pointed out to me by a couple of other blade experts, judging the blade "design" and details... so by now i can say it's the most probable.
Forum: European Armoury 9th January 2024, 11:17 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 29,053
Posted By RogerFox
You already say a lot, thank you guys.

You already say a lot, thank you guys.
Forum: European Armoury 9th January 2024, 04:14 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 29,053
Posted By RogerFox
I would like to thank you all for all the time...

I would like to thank you all for all the time and knowledge you put over my post. I take it as the most warm welcome to this community.

So at this point we have:

Hilt: The only comment about...
Forum: European Armoury 4th January 2024, 11:59 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 29,053
Posted By RogerFox
Thank you Jim, you looks pretty sure abut what...

Thank you Jim, you looks pretty sure abut what you are saying. Thats cool. One thing that really catch my eyes is the fact that the name calligraphy is made very well, for sure who made it took his...
Forum: European Armoury 4th January 2024, 09:06 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 29,053
Posted By RogerFox
I got someone that told me the blade could be a...

I got someone that told me the blade could be a german one. But i’m not an expert so… Is there an high chance that blade and hilth are from differend period… and even the hilth components are...
Forum: European Armoury 4th January 2024, 03:59 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 29,053
Posted By RogerFox
Smallsword Info (named Sebastian Ernandes)

Hello everyone fellows. I'm a mail armor collector and restorer, but i recently bought a very nice smallsword. I would like your knowledge to learn a bit more about it... if possible ;)

As you can...
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