Forum: European Armoury
19th November 2009, 08:28 PM
|
|
Replies: 17
Views: 14,493
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
19th November 2009, 07:14 PM
|
|
Replies: 17
Views: 14,493
I don't think so. There was a Chickasaw river...
I don't think so. There was a Chickasaw river attack on a Spanish Convoy in Missouri, under British auspices. Spain's american allies (The Kickapoo) made them pay heavily in blood for it. This was...
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
19th November 2009, 02:38 AM
|
|
Replies: 17
Views: 14,493
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
19th November 2009, 02:36 AM
|
|
Replies: 81
Views: 95,770
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
19th November 2009, 12:41 AM
|
|
Replies: 17
Views: 14,493
Hi Nandin,
It actually makes more sense,...
Hi Nandin,
It actually makes more sense, espingarda doesn't sound arabic at all. In fact, my grandad in Galicia used to call me that, on account of my being tall and thin.
OTOH, it might be...
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
18th November 2009, 11:54 PM
|
|
Replies: 17
Views: 14,493
A world war it was. The Dutch, Portuguese and...
A world war it was. The Dutch, Portuguese and even some South-Asian Kingdoms became involved.
The British had 94 ships of the line (SOTL), with the best trained crews. The French had 52 and...
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
18th November 2009, 10:53 PM
|
|
Replies: 81
Views: 95,770
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
18th November 2009, 05:11 PM
|
|
Replies: 17
Views: 14,493
Hi Marcos,
: )
Thanks for...
Hi Marcos,
: )
Thanks for sharing the article, nice pics. I have never heard the term espingole, althought I have espingarda, a long arab musket used often by bedouins.
...
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
18th November 2009, 04:28 PM
|
|
Replies: 81
Views: 95,770
Hi Eley,
Why don't you simply open a free...
Hi Eley,
Why don't you simply open a free account on Photobucket.com, and then simply copy/paste the image code or image thumb at the end of your post?
It saves website space and provides a...
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
13th November 2009, 08:57 PM
|
|
Replies: 30
Views: 37,901
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
13th November 2009, 12:21 PM
|
|
Replies: 21
Views: 19,273
Found this:
...
Found this:
http://www.sailorinsaddle.com/product.aspx?id=1005
"This fine W&G Chance of London holster-length pistol for the Persian market dates ca. mid-1800s. Liege-proofed barrel bears...
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
8th November 2009, 01:00 PM
|
|
Replies: 39
Views: 58,096
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
7th November 2009, 12:28 PM
|
|
Replies: 50
Views: 37,841
Hear, hear !
That's exactly my worry. Also,...
Hear, hear !
That's exactly my worry. Also, I don't want any of my "babies" to fall into uncaring hands.
I'm following your advice, and also have included SA within my allowed countries list....
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
7th November 2009, 12:24 PM
|
|
Replies: 50
Views: 37,841
Hi Broadaxe,
But, can you legally import...
Hi Broadaxe,
But, can you legally import antique swords to israel, after paying VAT etc...?
Germany and England had a similar mechanism in place, and it works reasonably well. That is, besides...
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
4th November 2009, 01:15 PM
|
|
Replies: 50
Views: 37,841
Hi Heinz, I'm a collector too, although I have...
Hi Heinz, I'm a collector too, although I have started to unload some of my items. Too much stuff to care for.:shrug:
I'm told that Switzerland is particularly problematic regarding the import of...
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
4th November 2009, 01:09 PM
|
|
Replies: 50
Views: 37,841
Yep, youch...!
The sideways flash, even with...
Yep, youch...!
The sideways flash, even with the side-shield, almost seared my cheek, and I was three feet away....
:(
Hmmm....Imagine a three pounder firing a Napoleonic 8 oz load of 4F. ...
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
4th November 2009, 03:01 AM
|
|
Replies: 50
Views: 37,841
Yep, the velvet glove over the gauntlet....
Yep, the velvet glove over the gauntlet. Everything is better if you can avoid an issue becoming a pissing contest...
From your description, our local government officials may be Korean spies...
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
3rd November 2009, 06:39 PM
|
|
Replies: 50
Views: 37,841
I can just imagine the guys face when you told...
I can just imagine the guys face when you told him he was wrong over and over again, then actually read to him the pertinent section.
:D
This type of minor officials swell up like puffer fish,...
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
3rd November 2009, 12:44 PM
|
|
Replies: 17
Views: 18,985
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
3rd November 2009, 03:15 AM
|
|
Replies: 50
Views: 37,841
Hi Stu,
Probably not, but then, does any...
Hi Stu,
Probably not, but then, does any nation have true friends, even in the political sense?
Heck, sometimes even the members of _our own families_ are anything but friendly. And that's...
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
1st November 2009, 01:40 AM
|
|
Replies: 21
Views: 19,273
Guys,
What about my comments on the shape of...
Guys,
What about my comments on the shape of the 9 and the 4? Are these usual for a putative 18th C dating?
I undertand that flintlocks were used in some places up to the late 19th C, due to easier...
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
1st November 2009, 01:23 AM
|
|
Replies: 50
Views: 37,841
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
1st November 2009, 01:59 AM
|
|
Replies: 17
Views: 18,985
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
31st October 2009, 03:34 PM
|
|
Replies: 21
Views: 19,273
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
30th October 2009, 11:50 PM
|
|
Replies: 38
Views: 36,726
Hi guys,
Bryan, your finding is (again)...
Hi guys,
Bryan, your finding is (again) crucial. Indeed, it is the same sword. Mine has a loose shell-guard, not fixed to the cross. The date can now be estimated on a definite basis.
...
|
