Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
15th May 2016, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 150
Views: 144,059
Bureaucratic hysteria
Senseless, gratuitous vandalism that will save no animals but which does stand as a monument to arrogant, incompetent, lazy regulation and lawmaking done from a 'politically correct' mindset.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th April 2016, 12:37 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 17,536
My own impressions...
A most interesting thread indeed!
Modern bladesmiths do produce some fantastic work, very often surpassing antiques in terms of functional capability as well as fit and finish. I surely like...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th April 2016, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 12,095
Watermarked Pictures
It is always a judgement call for a moderator when 'watermarked' pictures appear in a discussion forum. A buyer posting the seller's archive pictures in investigating a new acquisition is usually not...
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Forum: Swap Forum
8th April 2016, 03:12 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 11,976
Another cut out the middleman sale!
Just a 'heads up' that another 'cut out the middleman sale' has commenced with fresh lowest-yet price reductions on the remaining items in Lew's collection.
The items may be viewed in the usual...
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Forum: European Armoury
30th March 2016, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 24,275
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Forum: European Armoury
29th March 2016, 12:15 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 24,275
Here is an old thread...
Here is an old thread (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13234) with another of these early 17th century Norwegian axes that has a helical bronze band.
One thing interesting about...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
24th March 2016, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,381
This series is a few episodes into its second...
This series is a few episodes into its second season in the US market. I tend to feel sorry for the contestants each week as they are almost always required to make a blade from 'mystery' steel in a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th February 2016, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 13,025
A Few Hundred Eyes are Better than Two
If any member actually encounters any page that is part of this site with suspicious material, please report it here. This site is maintained on a 'shared' server and that may sometimes result in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th February 2016, 02:13 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 50,721
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
12th February 2016, 11:54 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,331
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Forum: European Armoury
7th February 2016, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 13,072
Sorry to advise that I see no relevant...
Sorry to advise that I see no relevant illustrations on either the preceding or following pages or in the index of illustrations for sales around that period.
I have the physical book as it came...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th February 2016, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 13,072
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th February 2016, 01:25 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 11,391
The knife / spear with hollow handle and open...
The knife / spear with hollow handle and open sheath is Philippine Igorot (mountain people); more to be found here (http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/ifugao/index.html)
The other dagger seems...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd February 2016, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 23,067
Verdict: I don't know
First, dralin23, your skepticism is justified. Only very rarely can I either denounce or confirm authenticity from pictures, and this is not one of those rare obvious exceptions. If this is a...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th January 2016, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 19,421
Precisely
I think these are the identical blade marks; unfortunately depth of field issues prevent my close-up photo from properly showing the top of the shield in the star over W mark, but it is pretty clear...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th January 2016, 12:24 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 19,421
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Forum: European Armoury
25th January 2016, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 19,421
A correction and some additional information
I got confused with what my friend had told me; there is a Civil War sword descended in the family, but the naval officer apparently served in the Spanish American War time frame. I will get further...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th January 2016, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 19,421
The forum community is once again triumphant
Ulfberth, I think that you have surely 'nailed' it right on the head! The owner remembers swinging it around in the barn as a child. I'll ask if there is anything in the family history that might...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd January 2016, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 19,421
Old saber from a barn in northeastern Pennsylvania
A friend found this saber in his grandfather's barn in northeastern Pennsylvania, probably about fifty years ago. The blade is 26¼ inches long with an overall hilted length of 36½ inches. There is a...
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Forum: European Armoury
12th January 2016, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 70,431
Very Nice Sword, Indeed
Just as a note for the benefit of some of the less experienced members and lurkers who may be following this thread: It is extremely difficult to impossible for even the most experienced connoisseur...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th January 2016, 02:19 PM
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Replies: 89
Views: 72,207
Flogging of horses...
From our rarely read rules page:We appear to have recently accumulated several threads with persistent arguments. Members need to be able to state their on-topic opinions and observations without...
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Forum: Swap Forum
3rd January 2016, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 11,976
Brief direct sale event
Most of Lew's collection has now been sold, but some fine items still remain on offer. A brief 'Cut Out the Middleman's 10% Sale' has started and will end when everything returns to the commercial...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
3rd January 2016, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 23,176
Old Iron Edge Tools
Yes, there are.
I, too, like both with the first determining factor being the quality of the workmanship. Things intended primarily as personal weapons were usually procured on a larger budget due...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
2nd January 2016, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 23,176
Nice in any case
The additional pictures are helpful. I have a coupe marc axe and it is larger (54.5 cm) as noted above and relatively flat on both faces, tapering symmetrically to the edge. (I will take and post...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
2nd January 2016, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 23,176
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