Forum: European Armoury
Yesterday, 06:15 PM
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These are incredible displays Capn, the Eley...
These are incredible displays Capn, the Eley Maritime Museum!!! :)
It is amazing to see these items together in context like this. I dont know much on ordnance but I know its an area you have...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 03:58 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
Yesterday, 02:25 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
Yesterday, 01:59 AM
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Geoffrey, this koummya is fantastic! and I've...
Geoffrey, this koummya is fantastic! and I've seen your collection as catalogued and the photography, detailed descriptions and the scope of the collection is amazing. Thank you for your work in...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th March 2025, 08:41 PM
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The Patton M1913 cavalry sword
Patton, as a young lieutenant, was as noted, an expert swordsman and cavalryman, just prior to his participation in the Pershing punitive expedition into Mexico in 1914 pursuing Pancho Villa.
It...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th March 2025, 11:47 PM
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Keith, thank you so much for responding here! ...
Keith, thank you so much for responding here!
Actually I pretty much figured I was gonna be solo here, but it is an area in history that I have been fascinated with virtually most of my life. I grew...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th March 2025, 01:53 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th March 2025, 03:17 PM
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Apparently China had a notable number of films...
Apparently China had a notable number of films from the silent era into 1930s, even including "The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes".
Reciprocally, the west had a range of films derived from novels...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th March 2025, 06:23 PM
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Swords in the Mexican Revolution 1910-1921
We have often encountered the swords of Mexico here as Spanish colonial examples which evolved into those of the Republic of Mexico after its independence from Spain in 1821.
While the espada ancha...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th March 2025, 03:19 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th March 2025, 05:25 AM
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That would be a good assumption, but it is most...
That would be a good assumption, but it is most unlikely for anyone Chinese to be using a small sword (rapier type blade), and the hilt looks to me like the swing out knuckleguard I suggested. Many...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th March 2025, 01:57 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
6th March 2025, 01:56 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
5th March 2025, 09:11 PM
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I haven't entered on this as I know little on...
I haven't entered on this as I know little on ordnance and shot, but pretty fascinating discussion. I would have thought as Cel had suggested originally these might be weights for line etc.
Good...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th March 2025, 07:10 PM
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Thank you David, that does make sense and I...
Thank you David, that does make sense and I wondered as well if these wrapped would offer more secure grip if hilt slippery.I guess often with ethnographic forms pragmatic purposes are often...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th March 2025, 01:10 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th March 2025, 06:49 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th March 2025, 04:57 PM
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Rick and Ian, thank you so much guys!
That...
Rick and Ian, thank you so much guys!
That example you show Rick, is amazing, and I remember you posting it years ago. What I noticed is the unusual squiggle (?) type guard. The wrap on the grip...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd March 2025, 07:59 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd March 2025, 03:55 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd March 2025, 02:41 PM
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Hi Pirate Lady,
I'd like to join Ian in...
Hi Pirate Lady,
I'd like to join Ian in welcoming you here! and am very thrilled to see you bring up this interesting area of piracy, and especially this particular female pirate.
She was...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2025, 03:16 PM
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The Maasai 'seme' swords and the so named lion...
The Maasai 'seme' swords and the so named lion hunting spears (moran) are fascinating ethnographic weapons, and very much so from the complexity of the history of these tribes they are attributed to....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th February 2025, 03:10 PM
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VERY good points Capn, the notion of...
VERY good points Capn, the notion of psychological impact was clearly used by pirates, much as in many combative or adversarial situations. As Confucius said (loosely translated) 'the idea is not to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th February 2025, 03:00 PM
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VERY good points Capn, the notion of...
VERY good points Capn, the notion of psychological impact was clearly used by pirates, much as in many combative or adversarial situations. As Confucius said (loosely translated) 'the idea is not to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th February 2025, 03:59 AM
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Udo, this is an absolutely fantastic and...
Udo, this is an absolutely fantastic and wonderful entry, and thank you so much for putting all this together and the great illustrations.
You bring up an intriguing subject! these braces of...
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