Forum: European Armoury
16th March 2010, 06:27 PM
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I would think absolutely yes, to private...
I would think absolutely yes, to private purchases and more likely the norm for officers. There are also notes out there for the rather prolific private sales of swords from the Klingenthal works.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th March 2010, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 16
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I am late to this thread and in going through...
I am late to this thread and in going through some old picture files, then made some rounds of articles I had bookmarked over time, then realize in reading this thread that these sources have already...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th March 2010, 03:35 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
4th February 2010, 04:25 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
4th February 2010, 03:01 AM
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Nope, I watched that one go by and am glad it...
Nope, I watched that one go by and am glad it went to the extended family (as it were). There is a particular wired Philly that might interest him as well and may well get adopted for a paltry...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th February 2010, 02:09 AM
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Replies: 16
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You scoundrel :) What a strange season...
You scoundrel :) What a strange season continues. WIth this Discussion goes a Meaningful Auction Not to be missed. An odd one you may have spotted already Dmitry, a Philadelphia special. ;) That one...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2010, 03:28 AM
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Replies: 15
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Hi Dom,
I am not dissapointed at all except...
Hi Dom,
I am not dissapointed at all except to maybe point out that it was mentioned me as a meaning for the mark on arms, not a literal translation of the character itself. Also mentioned here,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th January 2010, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 15
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The round mark with a short tail has been...
The round mark with a short tail has been mentioned to me as a more general mark with the meaning "Ya Ali" and can be found on both blades and apparently firearms as well. I would appreciate more...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2010, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 9
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I guess I need one as well ;) Chris Evans was...
I guess I need one as well ;) Chris Evans was nice enough to help me with an almost identical example. Mine is a small one and just 24cm in its scabbard. I have seen some similar ranging up to quite...
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Forum: European Armoury
1st January 2010, 11:36 PM
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Replies: 36
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Forum: European Armoury
1st January 2010, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 36,640
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Forum: European Armoury
28th December 2009, 11:50 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 36,640
I wanted to add that in contemporary use of...
I wanted to add that in contemporary use of cutting with swords in my own hands shows some blades much better cutters than others. On a scale of 1 to 10, I'm afraid I can't put any of the French mle...
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Forum: European Armoury
28th December 2009, 10:30 PM
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Replies: 36
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Certainly, a great many more were lost to...
Certainly, a great many more were lost to artillery (from all fired arms) and sickness than any of the other possibilities. I mention lost because most lists touted as pertinent to weapon use simply...
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Forum: European Armoury
26th December 2009, 11:34 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 27,400
Hi Jeff,
I'll have to look at my folder...
Hi Jeff,
I'll have to look at my folder again and it may have been another artillery sword from the same source. One is showing the scabbard with the throat removed. Otoh, it may be a picture with...
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Forum: European Armoury
26th December 2009, 10:48 PM
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I am not familiar with (don't own) Albaugh's...
I am not familiar with (don't own) Albaugh's work, aside from brief passages posted by others. Is this a quote from the 1960s? I do consider a lot of the old work of others (such as Peterson) as...
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Forum: European Armoury
25th December 2009, 03:46 AM
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Umm, no Jim. Grant included/added a sentence to...
Umm, no Jim. Grant included/added a sentence to the paperwork regarding the allowance to let officers retain their sidearms. The sword was never ceremoniously offered by Lee and then refused by Grant...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th December 2009, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 30
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Good find,
Something else to consider is...
Good find,
Something else to consider is that the William mentioned, may well be the John W. Wallace of the blade. I have not spent more than superficial time with this but this William Wallace...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th December 2009, 06:02 AM
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A start here. He was too young to have had an...
A start here. He was too young to have had an early S&K in the Mexican war but look to this as his war sword and what the first issue of it was. Likely prewar militia arsenal stores. His entire bio...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th December 2009, 05:46 AM
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Thanks for more background on the sword. One...
Thanks for more background on the sword. One other thin g I wonder about is the apparent cleaning of the oxidation from the ricasso up that is shown in this attachment. Something is odd to me about...
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Forum: European Armoury
14th December 2009, 12:52 AM
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What determines this to be a confederate...
What determines this to be a confederate presentation? I am not familiar with the theme, nor have you mentioned much description of it in this thread. Etched yes, how would you better describe the...
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Forum: European Armoury
13th December 2009, 01:42 AM
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Can you share a profile picture of the entire...
Can you share a profile picture of the entire hilt? Any markings on the casting itself? I don't see anything but a smudged blur on the spine of the blade, so I guess it could read as anything. One...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th December 2009, 12:04 AM
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My guess for the blade and I concur with late...
My guess for the blade and I concur with late 19th century and into the 20th century for origin of make up.
http://www.arms2armor.com/Swords/fren1887iof.htm
Continental as well, my thinking but...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd August 2009, 05:55 AM
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Just a guess on my part but I'll look at some...
Just a guess on my part but I'll look at some other stuff. if we are seeing this on predominately cavalry swords, I would say it is for retreiving one's reins (or possibly fashionable to retreive...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th July 2009, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 12
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The WPI/Forgeng index of artifacts displays a...
The WPI/Forgeng index of artifacts displays a good number of examples.
http://users.wpi.edu/~jforgeng/CollectionIQP/artifactsearch.pl?anum=&sortstyle=pata
What I have read of them indicates age...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th July 2009, 04:00 AM
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Replies: 4
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