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Forum: European Armoury 27th August 2022, 09:22 AM
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Views: 15,055
Posted By M ELEY
This saber would date to the late 17th/early 18th...

This saber would date to the late 17th/early 18th based on the finger ring configuration. The all-brass hilt indicates infantry/foot soldier, as does the longer curved blade. The usage of acorn...
Forum: European Armoury 21st August 2022, 09:26 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 128,563
Posted By M ELEY
I've always been fascinated by these guys! Thanks...

I've always been fascinated by these guys! Thanks for starting this thread, Jim! Unfortunately, I've got nothing to offer but my own fasination the the 'Legion'. I always sort of saw them as 'mercs'...
Forum: European Armoury 21st August 2022, 09:32 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 22,295
Posted By M ELEY
Thanks, Jim for your comments. Of course that...

Thanks, Jim for your comments. Of course that does make sense. Smaller dirks could easily have been used as tools aboard ship. Both clasp knives and fixed blade knives of smaller fashion were used to...
Forum: European Armoury 20th August 2022, 09:39 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 22,295
Posted By M ELEY
Opps, crossed paths with your post, David. I...

Opps, crossed paths with your post, David. I think you nailed it correctly. This is a civilian 'gambler's boot dagger' type seen in the Old West up to the 20's. Interestingly, many of these were...
Forum: European Armoury 20th August 2022, 09:33 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 22,295
Posted By M ELEY
Ha! And here I thought I'd come up with that term...

Ha! And here I thought I'd come up with that term on my own! Thanks for that reference, Wayne, as well as confirmation of my suspected belief that it was a British pattern.
Forum: European Armoury 20th August 2022, 08:44 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 22,295
Posted By M ELEY
And here's another example with what I call the...

And here's another example with what I call the 'propeller' pattern crossguard, which I think is an English pattern.
Forum: European Armoury 20th August 2022, 08:35 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 22,295
Posted By M ELEY
Here's my British example with ivory fluted grip,...

Here's my British example with ivory fluted grip, pillow pommel and fighting blade 9along with a stiletto for comparison-
Forum: European Armoury 19th August 2022, 09:35 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 22,295
Posted By M ELEY
Very nice example, Wayne. The one you posted is...

Very nice example, Wayne. The one you posted is of the fighting type, with a larger, stiletto-type blade and 'propeller' guard. I'd love to add one like this to my collection someday-
Forum: European Armoury 19th August 2022, 07:20 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 22,295
Posted By M ELEY
Hello. It looks like you have a very distressed...

Hello. It looks like you have a very distressed naval midshipman's dirk. Based on the smaller size, it would be classified as more of a dress piece versus the typically larger/plainer 'fighting'...
Forum: European Armoury 17th August 2022, 09:12 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 91,620
Posted By M ELEY
Excellent point, CC. I really hadn't thought of...

Excellent point, CC. I really hadn't thought of the CW pattern with its slots as I've always tried to concentrate on earlier patterns, but you are right. As a naval sidearm (for which it still was...
Forum: European Armoury 17th August 2022, 06:11 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 91,620
Posted By M ELEY
Hello Wayne. Indeed it does resemble a...

Hello Wayne.
Indeed it does resemble a boarding-type ax, probably why I was drawn to it and kept it (you know, the whole 'pirate thing!:D). In actuality, boarding axes descended from the earlier...
Forum: European Armoury 17th August 2022, 05:14 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 91,620
Posted By M ELEY
Talking This spike ax has the original full haft, a...

This spike ax has the original full haft, a rarity these days. It is of the eared form, single bearded blade with steel bit edge chewed to pieces over time! The eye is long oval and this one very...
Forum: European Armoury 17th August 2022, 05:07 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 91,620
Posted By M ELEY
I still believe Roger's Rangers would have...

I still believe Roger's Rangers would have carried 'spike tomahawk' types, as they were excellent weapons as well as tools. Who knows? Perhaps they carried both.

Here's an early spike ax,...
Forum: European Armoury 17th August 2022, 05:03 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 91,620
Posted By M ELEY
Here's an early hammer pole ax of the tool type...

Here's an early hammer pole ax of the tool type versus those that were both weapon/tool types (i.e. rifleman's belt axes, see Neumann). This blacksmith-made hammer pole has a cut channel nail puller,...
Forum: European Armoury 13th August 2022, 11:11 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 16,016
Posted By M ELEY
Here we go. Uruguayan police sword. This example...

Here we go. Uruguayan police sword. This example doesn't have the rooster, but I've seen both patterns that sometimes do and sometimes not-
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Forum: European Armoury 13th August 2022, 11:00 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 91,620
Posted By M ELEY
David's example is indeed a nice trade ax. I've...

David's example is indeed a nice trade ax. I've seen this pattern on French trade axes coming to the Americas. The fact that it has a maker's stamp makes me think more early 19th c, but there were...
Forum: European Armoury 10th August 2022, 12:52 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 16,016
Posted By M ELEY
I actually used to own one of these in the past...

I actually used to own one of these in the past and thought it was French as well. Turns out that it is a South American sword 19th c. I think it was Bolivian and infantry? Police? I can't recall and...
Forum: European Armoury 5th August 2022, 11:28 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 91,620
Posted By M ELEY
I'm afraid Wayne is correct. This is a common...

I'm afraid Wayne is correct. This is a common shingling ax. Although some of these tool types certainly date back to the Revolution, this specimen would probably date at latest to mid-19th. It is a...
Forum: European Armoury 8th June 2022, 04:42 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 98,695
Posted By M ELEY
I've seen other bar shot recovered with just the...

I've seen other bar shot recovered with just the one ball and a 'spoke', if you will, of the remains of a bar.

Here's a wedge-shot (what I call them) that also proved these were deadly...
Forum: European Armoury 8th June 2022, 12:59 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 98,695
Posted By M ELEY
Actually, I hadn't seen this amazing scene! I had...

Actually, I hadn't seen this amazing scene! I had read of it, but hadn't thought to look up any artwork associated with that battle. Again, thank you for that table of various specialty shot,...
Forum: European Armoury 7th June 2022, 03:55 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 98,695
Posted By M ELEY
Great pics of the incredible variations in these...

Great pics of the incredible variations in these items! I seriously had no idea so mary types existed! I had never seen that example with the two square ends with chain. Considering the vast...
Forum: European Armoury 6th June 2022, 02:05 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 98,695
Posted By M ELEY
Awesome comments, folks! This really gets the...

Awesome comments, folks! This really gets the adventure rolling in me when I think about the excited and brutal battles at sea! I knew when ships got in a tight squeeze, just about anything might be...
Forum: European Armoury 5th June 2022, 03:36 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 98,695
Posted By M ELEY
Thank you gentlemen for your replies. Fernando, I...

Thank you gentlemen for your replies. Fernando, I had completely missed those munitions, so thank you for enlarging and posting them. Jim, thanks for clarification on the state ownership marks found...
Forum: European Armoury 4th June 2022, 09:37 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 98,695
Posted By M ELEY
Speaking of shipwrecks and recovered artifacts,...

Speaking of shipwrecks and recovered artifacts, here's one of my favorite sites featuring the wreck of the privateer French vessel Machault. Check out page 38 for some interesting folding bar shot-
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Forum: European Armoury 4th June 2022, 05:40 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 98,695
Posted By M ELEY
Ahoy!

Jim, you snuck up on me with your awesome replies! A fellow pirate, indeed!

Thank you for coming in on this conversation, as always! I appreciate that info on the Spanish shipwreck off the isle of...
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