Forum: European Armoury
10th March 2015, 07:57 AM
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Stamp
Here's a better close-up of the marking.
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Forum: European Armoury
6th March 2015, 02:16 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
4th March 2015, 10:08 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
4th March 2015, 08:25 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
28th February 2015, 04:05 AM
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18th Century? Sword identification
Greetings one and all,
I wondered if anyone can identify this sword? It's a curiosity that puzzles me, because the hilt grip style reminds me of a late 18th century English or Continental...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th April 2014, 12:34 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th August 2013, 02:15 PM
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Hi Vandoo,
From the photo's , my best...
Hi Vandoo,
From the photo's , my best guess-timate is that this weapon comes from the Marshall Islands, or perhaps Hawaii. This type of toothed club (for want of a better word), I know to have...
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Forum: European Armoury
30th January 2013, 09:21 AM
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Is it an British model 1856 Pioneer sidearm...
Is it an British model 1856 Pioneer sidearm scabbard?
http://www.arms2armor.com/Swords/sappers1b.jpg
(image shamelessly copied from the internet in the interest of time saving and to generate...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th November 2012, 02:57 AM
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Many thanks!
Thank you kronckew ! I had mistakenly thought it may be a Scandinavian huggaren of some sort, as it is well made, and it's solid, simple construction is similar to a Swedish fascine knife I had some...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th November 2012, 05:04 AM
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European (?) Sidearm ID help please!
Greetings all,
I recently purchased this short sword which appears to be a continental sidearm from about the mid 1800's. I'm struggling to find a definitive reference to identify it's country...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th September 2010, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 21
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Forum: European Armoury
9th September 2010, 11:41 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
8th September 2010, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 17
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I've seen trench clubs with provenance from the...
I've seen trench clubs with provenance from the Western Front battlefields , now on display in the Australian War Memorial, where the hob-nails of boots have been used for spikes, others wrapped with...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th August 2010, 01:51 PM
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Possible Gallo-Roman reference?
This blade still intrigues me, and I'd love to know it's precise archaeological context. Stratigraphy is crucial to dating this piece I think, as the land has more than likely been subject to human...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th August 2010, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 21
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Greetings Fernando,
The blade shape and...
Greetings Fernando,
The blade shape and profile reminded me of a blade I'd seen some time ago, but a modern military knife. I can't help thinking that the blade shape may be historically featured...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th July 2010, 07:20 AM
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Replies: 5
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I'm more dismayed by the fact that it will be...
I'm more dismayed by the fact that it will be screened in Kazakhstan 3 and a half months before it's released in Australia! What is with that? Lindsay Lohan can watch it on pirate dvd from her cell...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th July 2010, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 12
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd June 2010, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 12
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Hi again!
Since rope on older sailing vessels...
Hi again!
Since rope on older sailing vessels was tarred, using a fid and working with tarred ropes might have the effect of blackening the handle?? Just rambling thoughts, I read a too much Patrick...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd June 2010, 04:31 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd June 2010, 04:16 PM
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I'm not sure if this is the sort of thing you...
I'm not sure if this is the sort of thing you mean, but I saw this on Fagan's site a while ago. I've never seen one in museums or books before.
18TH CENTURY INDIAN BAYONET, SANGIN, FOR MATCHLOCK...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd June 2010, 01:33 PM
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I think this is a 'Fid' for sailmaking/ net...
I think this is a 'Fid' for sailmaking/ net repairing/ ropework etc. used by sailors. Marlinspikes and fids varied in size from a few inches to a foot long, so it's definately within the size range.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th June 2010, 05:31 PM
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What's with the stain/ discolouration on the...
What's with the stain/ discolouration on the blade? This looks chemically treated somehow to me. With so many 'antique' swords being made in Guandong on a daily basis and sold to unsuspecting...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th June 2010, 05:07 PM
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Hi, Are you sure it's a powder flask? is there...
Hi, Are you sure it's a powder flask? is there any residual smell around the spout that would indicate any other use, maybe a medicinal flask of some kind? I can't place the style of decoration. At...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th June 2010, 05:41 AM
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Replies: 9
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similarities?
I saw the picture posted by yuanzhumin in the thread about Chinese weapons, and thought there may be a similarity there. Looks well made :shrug:
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th June 2010, 08:06 PM
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