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Forum: European Armoury 18th May 2021, 04:39 PM
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Views: 103,819
Posted By M ELEY
Hello, CC. Yes, these later model pikes had very...

Hello, CC. Yes, these later model pikes had very hefty shafts indeed! Excellent question regarding who made the poles. One that I don't have a clue! I know you've asked this same question before in...
Forum: European Armoury 18th May 2021, 03:20 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 103,819
Posted By M ELEY
Hello Jim! ha, snagged you with the Scottish...

Hello Jim! ha, snagged you with the Scottish basket! Actually, I just forgot to move it out of the way when I was snapping pics. That ship model is the HMS Surprise, one of my favs from reading....
Forum: European Armoury 18th May 2021, 12:16 AM
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Posted By M ELEY
Thank you, Lee, for posting pics of your pike...

Thank you, Lee, for posting pics of your pike when you can! It does sound like it is War of 1812 era that pre-dated the swell at the end of the pole. I know many of the pikes from that era "came from...
Forum: European Armoury 18th May 2021, 12:00 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 103,819
Posted By M ELEY
Thanks, Rick! Likewise, your trove of...

Thanks, Rick! Likewise, your trove of pikes,spears and polearms on your recent threat is amazing! Remember me in your will, buddy!:D
Forum: European Armoury 17th May 2021, 11:04 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 103,819
Posted By M ELEY
More pics...

The pike was indeed an austere plain-Jane when it comes to weapons, but still had a lot of character!
Forum: European Armoury 17th May 2021, 10:36 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 103,819
Posted By M ELEY
A 19th century American boarding pike

Here we have a mid-19th century American boarding pike. This is the Pattern III type as illustrated in Gilkerson's "Boarders Away". Earlier pikes (such as the Revolutionary War pike hanging behind...
Forum: European Armoury 17th May 2021, 05:14 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 39,833
Posted By M ELEY
Very much agreed! The sweeping of the deck with...

Very much agreed! The sweeping of the deck with cannons was also a maneuver that pirates used in desparation (as opposed to just getting their prey to surrender). When the Rover was attacked by...
Forum: European Armoury 16th May 2021, 06:01 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 39,833
Posted By M ELEY
Hello CC. Is the ship battle you mention on the...

Hello CC. Is the ship battle you mention on the page you posted? I'll definitely give it a look! These ingagements at sea were always one-of-a-kind, with often little unforseen factors tipping the...
Forum: European Armoury 14th May 2021, 08:09 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 39,833
Posted By M ELEY
Excellent post, CC! Mr. Comfort really catches...

Excellent post, CC! Mr. Comfort really catches the tension of this amazing sea battle. It is incredible how long it often took for two ships to get into 'battle' position, all while fighting the...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 27th April 2021, 04:27 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 20,477
Posted By M ELEY
Thanks for linking this up. It does have some...

Thanks for linking this up. It does have some more details and hopefully, this article will still be good in the years to come.:)
Forum: European Armoury 27th April 2021, 12:45 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 36,816
Posted By M ELEY
Wow, we don't have much to go on with this one! I...

Wow, we don't have much to go on with this one! I know that 6-sided blades such as this were very popular with Spanish swords of the 17th-early 19th century. Curiously, although fitted for Spanish...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 4th April 2021, 03:42 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 20,477
Posted By M ELEY
Hello Jim and thanks for posting on this thread....

Hello Jim and thanks for posting on this thread. I know there's questionability with this story, but it is an interesting theory and, as you pointed out, Arabic coins bearing that early date here in...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 2nd April 2021, 04:22 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 20,477
Posted By M ELEY
Discovered pirate coins might solve mystery...Arrgh!

Sorry, couldn't resist. Everyone on this Forum knows my obsession with the sea dogs. Here's another incredible find that indeed might solve the mystery of what really happened to the nefarious Henry...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 29th March 2021, 05:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,691
Posted By M ELEY
OK! Well, the verdict finally came back from the...

OK! Well, the verdict finally came back from the experts at the Smithsonian. It is a Chinese censur (as Francantolin had surmised), an incense burner probably for a temple or private home. The...
Forum: European Armoury 29th March 2021, 03:44 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 62,691
Posted By M ELEY
Yeah, this one throws me a bit. If the...

Yeah, this one throws me a bit. If the construction were slightly different, I might suggest a 'Halberd-style' tomahawk ax from the trade period. Believe me, there are some real odd ones out there...
Forum: European Armoury 29th March 2021, 03:36 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 132,614
Posted By M ELEY
OPPS!!! :o That's what I get for not...

OPPS!!! :o That's what I get for not remembering my geography! In any case (!), NOT Belgian naval piece. As I have never really heard of the Belgian navy, just the sheer amount of these...
Forum: European Armoury 28th March 2021, 05:08 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 132,614
Posted By M ELEY
Thank you, Norman, for clarifying some of the...

Thank you, Norman, for clarifying some of the questions with these pistols. I always thought it a little strange that a Belgian pistol made by a land-locked country would have a need for a naval...
Forum: European Armoury 26th March 2021, 04:45 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 18,132
Posted By M ELEY
Just to add a few notes to support pretty much...

Just to add a few notes to support pretty much what others have said, I am now in agreement that it is probably French. The Basque connotation was from a fur trapper ax book I have, with an ax very...
Forum: European Armoury 17th March 2021, 12:23 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 18,132
Posted By M ELEY
Ha! It's always incredible where some of this...

Ha! It's always incredible where some of this stuff turns up! As it is a Spanish trade item, I'm guessing it to be around 1800 or so, assuming it was over here and not in one of the numerous other...
Forum: European Armoury 16th March 2021, 11:08 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 18,132
Posted By M ELEY
Hello David and good to see you on this side of...

Hello David and good to see you on this side of the Forum! I'm no expert, but I think these are Spanish 'Biscayne'-type trade ax heads. I know they look like early Viking pieces, but I've seen the...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 16th March 2021, 11:04 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,691
Posted By M ELEY
Thanks for commenting, Francantolin. Yes, I...

Thanks for commenting, Francantolin. Yes, I really like this piece. It was 'rewired' back in the thirties with a lightbulb and listed as 'an Old Salem lamp'. Old Salem here in NC is a colonial town...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 15th March 2021, 03:03 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,691
Posted By M ELEY
More pics...

As the casting looks more primitive, I'm wondering if this is a testament to the piece's age? Also, after searching multiple auction catalogs, antique price guides, etc, I did see something very...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 15th March 2021, 03:00 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,691
Posted By M ELEY
An old temple lantern-Japanese? Chinese?

I picked this up a number of years ago and had it hanging from a hook on the ceiling (I think the chain is much later and possibly modern), but it has little 'feet', so I'm assuming it sat on the...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 12th March 2021, 03:41 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 10,258
Posted By M ELEY
Wow! What a difference that picture makes! You...

Wow! What a difference that picture makes! You are right, much better quality and you might be right that it could be from a temple statue or some such. Hard to date, because much of what was coming...
Forum: European Armoury 9th March 2021, 03:18 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 18,629
Posted By M ELEY
Oh, I remember your amazing piece, Rick!!...

Oh, I remember your amazing piece, Rick!! Remember me in your will someday! ;) These are amazing guns that transcend the 'rougher' examples sometimes produced in the Mediterranean for the N. African...
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