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Forum: European Armoury 25th November 2022, 12:27 AM
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Views: 134,375
Posted By M ELEY
Hello Peter and thank you for bringing up this...

Hello Peter and thank you for bringing up this topic! I have only recently started to study these clans of the Southwest regions of Scotland. I recently found out through Ancestry.com that I'm 27%...
Forum: European Armoury 24th November 2022, 08:21 PM
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Views: 27,953
Posted By M ELEY
A truly amazing artifact! I've heard the tasseled...

A truly amazing artifact! I've heard the tasseled collar was to keep moisture away from where the head fit into the shaft? And also for ceremonial purposes-
Forum: European Armoury 24th November 2022, 11:25 AM
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Views: 17,810
Posted By M ELEY
Talking You've got a point there, David! (:D) It is broad...

You've got a point there, David! (:D) It is broad enough that it could be a spontoon. In reviewing the languets, I'd retract my possible Chinese polearm possibility and stick with either a pike head...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd November 2022, 03:07 AM
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Views: 17,810
Posted By M ELEY
How did this one get by me? Very nice implement!...

How did this one get by me? Very nice implement! While no expert, I'd call this a pike head. To extraploate further, perhaps 18th century based on construction. It reminds me of the leaf-bladed...
Forum: European Armoury 20th November 2022, 09:14 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 41,328
Posted By M ELEY
P.S. I still have that awesome hanger of the...

P.S. I still have that awesome hanger of the Wooley/Deacon type with gold wash to the hilt and classic Montmorancy blade! Just whistles British naval officer!

Here it is! The thread concerning...
Forum: European Armoury 20th November 2022, 09:12 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 41,328
Posted By M ELEY
Hello Jim. I do recall discussing these...

Hello Jim. I do recall discussing these interesting briquet patterns, including ones with a small anchor stamp. The French were indeed the first to embrace naval cutlasses with a solid brass hilt and...
Forum: European Armoury 19th November 2022, 05:13 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 170,993
Posted By M ELEY
Thank you for posting these, CC! These crowns...

Thank you for posting these, CC! These crowns look nearly identical to the 'spurious' crown marking on the S&K in Gilkerson! Maybe we are onto something! Note the crown is tilted to expose the...
Forum: European Armoury 17th November 2022, 09:00 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 170,993
Posted By M ELEY
So, I hate to be redundant and beat a dead horse,...

So, I hate to be redundant and beat a dead horse, but I'm still trying to wrap my head around a few final questions. CC, on your m1804 with the crown mark only. Do we know that this model was only...
Forum: European Armoury 17th November 2022, 08:37 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 170,993
Posted By M ELEY
Those are both incredible cutlasses! Adrian, I...

Those are both incredible cutlasses! Adrian, I would have loved to have had that Hadley model!

CC, I would think a prototype is possible, but I also agree with Adrian that if it were used by any...
Forum: European Armoury 17th November 2022, 03:27 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 170,993
Posted By M ELEY
I agree as well. Sometimes, you just don't know...

I agree as well. Sometimes, you just don't know where a thread will take you! In regards to the Tower fire, I certainly think it possible that such stores of cutlass that were there would have been...
Forum: European Armoury 17th November 2022, 03:20 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 170,993
Posted By M ELEY
Wow, CC! I had no idea about the two-part...

Wow, CC! I had no idea about the two-part construction of these cutlasses! Makes total sense in that a heavy blade imparting with something hard (someone's skull, for instance!:rolleyes:) would put a...
Forum: European Armoury 12th November 2022, 04:58 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 170,993
Posted By M ELEY
Thank you for posting that incredible modified WR...

Thank you for posting that incredible modified WR marking! That really is an interesting adaptation from the original stamp! It is interesting that we obviously have the m1804s that are being used...
Forum: European Armoury 11th November 2022, 06:30 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 170,993
Posted By M ELEY
Thanks, Adrian. Just wanted to get your opinion....

Thanks, Adrian. Just wanted to get your opinion. Perhaps these cutlasses were more of the private purchase type for merchantmen or direct export and the RN might have simply been a maker's stamp?
Forum: European Armoury 11th November 2022, 03:10 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 170,993
Posted By M ELEY
Makes sense. Have you seen the RN stamps on any...

Makes sense. Have you seen the RN stamps on any of the later Brit pattern cutlasses? A while back, there was an online auction with several naval pieces marked as such, but again, no gov't issuance...
Forum: European Armoury 11th November 2022, 12:56 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 170,993
Posted By M ELEY
Exclamation Thank you, CC and Adrian, for your input. I, too,...

Thank you, CC and Adrian, for your input. I, too, am flummoxed by the quite late usage of the block GR stamping! Is there any significance, though, to the fact that the early block letters found on...
Forum: European Armoury 9th November 2022, 06:50 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 170,993
Posted By M ELEY
Jim, I hear that Sim Comfort's books are...

Jim, I hear that Sim Comfort's books are monumental and the photographs like art pieces! I, unfortunately, don't have his two volumes, but hope to get them someday.

So, we've got the classic...
Forum: European Armoury 8th November 2022, 03:10 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 170,993
Posted By M ELEY
The answer to the conundrum! Very interesting...

The answer to the conundrum! Very interesting history that covers the Spanish, Portuguese and Swedish connection. These swords certainly made their way around!
...
Forum: European Armoury 8th November 2022, 02:55 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 170,993
Posted By M ELEY
I found this interesting thread from a while back...

I found this interesting thread from a while back concerning the Swedish edition of the m1804. Can anyone confirm if there truly was a version in Sweden called the m1849?? I'll have to do some...
Forum: European Armoury 7th November 2022, 06:10 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 170,993
Posted By M ELEY
Gotcha 100%!! :D:D:D

Gotcha 100%!! :D:D:D
Forum: European Armoury 7th November 2022, 04:15 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 170,993
Posted By M ELEY
Hello CC and great to hear from you! Thanks for...

Hello CC and great to hear from you! Thanks for posting these and it is great to see the subtle differenes to the pieces based on each maker. They are not all 'cookie cutter', as some would surmize....
Forum: European Armoury 6th November 2022, 02:03 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 170,993
Posted By M ELEY
Excellent example, Wayne! It seems that either...

Excellent example, Wayne! It seems that either the GR or the broad arrow were the preferred BOE marks. Thank you also for that information on the sword knot slot. I always felt it was rather...
Forum: European Armoury 6th November 2022, 04:45 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 170,993
Posted By M ELEY
I missed out on the opportunity to buy Mr....

I missed out on the opportunity to buy Mr. Comfort's volume when I had the chance (at $100 on it's release, I thought it too high! Oh boy, do I regret that decision!) I hope to find a used copy...
Forum: European Armoury 6th November 2022, 02:46 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 170,993
Posted By M ELEY
Hello Jim, you old sea dog! Great to hear from...

Hello Jim, you old sea dog! Great to hear from you! Yes, these are definitely the questions I too want answers to. It is very possible that this pattern was floating around for a while before it...
Forum: European Armoury 6th November 2022, 01:15 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 170,993
Posted By M ELEY
Here are some great references for those...

Here are some great references for those interested in the subject matter-

Gilkerson's Boarders Away:With Steel
Heart of Oak, James McQuane
Naval Swords, P.G.W. Annis
Navies of the American...
Forum: European Armoury 6th November 2022, 01:00 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 170,993
Posted By M ELEY
Not all m1804 pattern cutlass are stamped. This...

Not all m1804 pattern cutlass are stamped. This presents a puzzle, as the British marked everything government issue with either the GR or the broad arrow mark (for a great nautical book, see Heart...
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