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Forum: European Armoury 23rd July 2025, 11:47 PM
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Posted By M ELEY
Many of these short hangers saw usage in both the...

Many of these short hangers saw usage in both the naval and infantry/foot soldier settings. the blade looks spot-on to the period (1750's-90's). Even with the hunting motif on the hilt, I'd wager...
Forum: European Armoury 21st July 2025, 12:36 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,093
Posted By M ELEY
I thought I'd post my "balls" as well-:D:cool: ...

I thought I'd post my "balls" as well-:D:cool:

I've had them for a number of years, but never posted them as I wasn't positively sure they were really stone cannon balls. Over the couse of years,...
Forum: European Armoury 20th July 2025, 11:28 PM
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Views: 2,515
Posted By M ELEY
Mourning sword?

Here's my one and only smallsword from my collection. Although not naval per sae, Annis & May mention Spanish sea captains being partial to smallswords. In any case, althoug 'dainty', mine has the...
Forum: European Armoury 20th July 2025, 05:00 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,515
Posted By M ELEY
Thanks, Jim. I forgot to mention the sellers...

Thanks, Jim. I forgot to mention the sellers dated it to around 1850-60.

I've always been fascinated with mourning swords, but don't have much to add. I know many smallswords were later blackened...
Forum: European Armoury 20th July 2025, 01:33 AM
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Views: 2,515
Posted By M ELEY
Hello Jim and thank you for posting this...

Hello Jim and thank you for posting this fascinating sword. I know you and I have discussed it briefly in the past (and due to the rarity and much lack of materials on them, the info was very...
Forum: European Armoury 16th July 2025, 08:11 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,343
Posted By M ELEY
Very nice piece! To my knowledge, no naval dirks...

Very nice piece! To my knowledge, no naval dirks had leather-bound grips. The leather-washer types seemed to have started popping up around the last quarter of the 19th century up until around the...
Forum: European Armoury 12th July 2025, 11:40 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,343
Posted By M ELEY
Yes, please do. It appears early, at least...

Yes, please do. It appears early, at least mid-19th and the simple cross guard as noted is similar to naval dirks. The stacked guard has washer-type 'disks' of material, probably leather or possibly...
Forum: European Armoury 12th July 2025, 08:07 AM
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Views: 1,343
Posted By M ELEY
Hi Mark. It could very well be a naval dirk. many...

Hi Mark. It could very well be a naval dirk. many of them were very pain, with spear-point blades and very simple cross guards such as the one on this dirk. Better pics might help in determining for...
Forum: European Armoury 6th July 2025, 11:00 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,352
Posted By M ELEY
That is an incredible story, Keith! A true...

That is an incredible story, Keith! A true adventure! Glad you made it out in one piece. Also, thanks for that information and my apologies for not noting you as the source. These little nuances of...
Forum: European Armoury 5th July 2025, 03:55 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,352
Posted By M ELEY
Wow! Just catching up with some past threads I've...

Wow! Just catching up with some past threads I've missed and this is an incredible one!

Jim, thank you for posting this. Unfortunately, with the exception of blunderbuss, most of this is 'out of...
Forum: European Armoury 5th July 2025, 04:53 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,058
Posted By M ELEY
Thank you, Jim. Whenever I watch a fireworks...

Thank you, Jim. Whenever I watch a fireworks display, I try to rememebr what it must have been like to face down cannon-shot!

Rick, that is amazing, but also tragic. I'm not a war-monger, but I...
Forum: European Armoury 5th July 2025, 01:14 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,058
Posted By M ELEY
Thanks, Mark. Hope you had a good one!

Thanks, Mark. Hope you had a good one!
Forum: European Armoury 4th July 2025, 11:54 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,058
Posted By M ELEY
Happy July 4th!

Happy Independence Day, everyone! Here's a few colonial items to remember the struggle for our country's founding! Pictured is a foot soldier's hanger, a sailor's single disc cutlass and a nice early...
Forum: European Armoury 29th June 2025, 03:53 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,431
Posted By M ELEY
Amen, IP, concerning the rarity of swords in the...

Amen, IP, concerning the rarity of swords in the NC region. Likewise, I agree many were probably refurbished after the conflicts for more useful purposes. I have been lucky over the years to find a...
Forum: European Armoury 28th June 2025, 03:09 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,431
Posted By M ELEY
Hey Mark. It is a possibility, but without...

Hey Mark. It is a possibility, but without provenance or markings, it would be too hard to call. I used to have an old tobacco knife (also called corn cutting knives, etc) with a Civil War era...
Forum: European Armoury 27th June 2025, 04:28 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,518
Posted By M ELEY
I remember this amazing sword you posted in the...

I remember this amazing sword you posted in the past, Jim. I swear I saw one extremely similar in an old 90's sword catalog from our friend in Illinois. ;)
I'll have to try and track that one down....
Forum: European Armoury 24th June 2025, 06:48 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,518
Posted By M ELEY
Thank you, Triarii, for your comments. I had seen...

Thank you, Triarii, for your comments. I had seen other swords from the 18th with the cant, but many seem to believe this construction only came about post 1800. Thanks for the verification of 18th...
Forum: European Armoury 20th June 2025, 12:50 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,518
Posted By M ELEY
Agreed, David. These Dutch klewang were indeed...

Agreed, David. These Dutch klewang were indeed state of the art when it came to cutlasses. Even though they are past my collecting era, I have seriously thought about adding one to my collection...
Forum: European Armoury 18th June 2025, 09:10 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,518
Posted By M ELEY
The Nathan Starrs always did have that curious...

The Nathan Starrs always did have that curious 'cant' to their blades as well. I feel on my canted blade that it started out life as a truly massive horseman's saber, like several canted examples in...
Forum: European Armoury 17th June 2025, 09:15 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,518
Posted By M ELEY
We have seen piracy spread all over the world,...

We have seen piracy spread all over the world, with Berber corsairs from the West African coast, Arabic pirates, East Indian pirates, Indonesian and Phillipino coastal raiders, pirates from the...
Forum: European Armoury 17th June 2025, 05:59 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,518
Posted By M ELEY
Hello Jim and great to hear from you as always!...

Hello Jim and great to hear from you as always! Thanks for your comments as well. I know it takes a special kind of collector (me, being one of them!) to not be turned off to these type weapons. In...
Forum: European Armoury 17th June 2025, 03:20 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,518
Posted By M ELEY
For similar examples, see "American Swords from...

For similar examples, see "American Swords from the Phillip Medicus Collections" by Mowbray. Also see this old thread concerning my Federalist cutlass-
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Forum: European Armoury 17th June 2025, 03:15 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,518
Posted By M ELEY
During both the American Revolution and early...

During both the American Revolution and early Federalist periods, many of the swords of the period were made 'no nonsense'. As they were not officer's grade, were made as true battle implements, made...
Forum: European Armoury 17th June 2025, 03:06 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,518
Posted By M ELEY
On the subject of 'tool' grips-

I know that many folks either question whether the tool handle grips seen on knives and some swords of this era were the originals or something placed there later. I personally believe many of these...
Forum: European Armoury 17th June 2025, 03:01 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,518
Posted By M ELEY
Revolutionary War era side knife/dagger

Here we have a nice old spear-point type dagger from the late 18th century. The blade is very sharp on both edges, is elliptical in profile with a ridged 'spine' and has a simple coiled wire ferrule....
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