Forum: European Armoury
22nd December 2017, 06:09 PM
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Hi Rick,
Thanks for the further...
Hi Rick,
Thanks for the further input. I reckon I'll just label this one a bit of an enigma and enjoy it for what it is. It may be an African trade item as Colin theorised or a bitsa...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th December 2017, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 36
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Hi Rick,
The barrel is 52 inches...
Hi Rick,
The barrel is 52 inches long, excluding the tang, and I have attached the photos you requested. The barrel does indeed go from hex to round. I have discovered that the proof marks...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th December 2017, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: European Armoury
17th December 2017, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 46,290
Hi,
Evidence of a previous finish possibly!...
Hi,
Evidence of a previous finish possibly! On close inspection there appears to be the possibility of black/brown paint or if not certainly a different finish under the orange :confused: This is...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th December 2017, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 46,290
Hi Colin and Rick,
Have...
Hi Colin and Rick,
Have removed the barrel and there some additional marks but I guess there are just initials, no earlier proved marks. Rick the barrel plug tang screw does...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th December 2017, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 46,290
Hi Rick and Fernando,
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Hi Rick and Fernando,
The orange hue is thick paint, not a stain, of a particular virulent hue so as far as I can ascertain definitely modern and chemical and not...
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Forum: European Armoury
16th December 2017, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 46,290
Hi Fernando,
Yeh, I suppose...
Hi Fernando,
Yeh, I suppose that's why Indian and Arabian muskets of the 19thC were still matchlocks, nothing really to go wrong with them mechanically and if it did it was easy to...
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Forum: European Armoury
16th December 2017, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 19
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Forum: European Armoury
16th December 2017, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 46,290
Hi Colin and Fernando,
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Hi Colin and Fernando,
Thanks for your replies.The BP and the BV certainly point to 1904 and onwards. I am surprised that trade firearms may have been flintlocks and...
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Forum: European Armoury
16th December 2017, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 46,290
Flintlock Musket Advice Required
Hi Guys,
This flintlock is puzzling me. Apart from somebody thinking it would be a good idea to paint the stock orange :confused: the font of the word London on the lock seems to be more...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th December 2017, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 13,696
Here is my example of a straight bladed Tulwar....
Here is my example of a straight bladed Tulwar. To my mind it does not conform to the Kirach archetype i.e. lacking the pronounced downward curve. It is unmarked and of indeterminate lineage so might...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th November 2017, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 22
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Forum: European Armoury
25th November 2017, 08:27 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 24,406
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Forum: European Armoury
24th November 2017, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 24,406
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd November 2017, 10:54 PM
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Replies: 22
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Jim, Mark,
Thanks as always for...
Jim, Mark,
Thanks as always for your views and input. I too was unaware of these Petits Montmorencys until I acquired this example. An internet search of Petits Montmorency sabre will...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd November 2017, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 26,613
Hi Teodor,
You may find this...
Hi Teodor,
You may find this thread of interest. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=10515&highlight=1742
My Regards,
Norman.
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd November 2017, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 24,406
Petits Montmorency with Fleur de Lys guard.
Hi,
A French hanger type sword known as a Petits Montmorency. The blade is 74cms long and 3.2cms wide with the overall sword being 88cms with a blade of the Montmorency type hence the name. The...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th November 2017, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 53,973
Hi Ibrahiim,
Many thanks for...
Hi Ibrahiim,
Many thanks for your interest as always. I had already pinched your excellent link to the Armsregister article (see my post no 35) :) but thanks for keeping the thread...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th November 2017, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 53,973
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Forum: European Armoury
11th November 2017, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,680
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2017, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 16,333
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st October 2017, 05:44 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 16,333
Hi Bojan,
I can see a date but the...
Hi Bojan,
I can see a date but the last numeral is difficult to read. I think it translates as 1213 A.H. which would convert to 1798/99 A.D.
Regards,
Norman.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th October 2017, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 19,498
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th October 2017, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 19,498
Hi Eftihis,
Blade profile looks to...
Hi Eftihis,
Blade profile looks to me like the French 1822 Pattern Light Cavalry Sabre for Troopers/Officers. I see the date as 1823. There probably should be more script before the...
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd September 2017, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 7
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