Forum: European Armoury
11th May 2018, 06:04 AM
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Replies: 15
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G'day Guys,
Here is another example of false...
G'day Guys,
Here is another example of false Damascus etching and mystical symbols on a British sword. This is a 10th (or Prince of Wales) Hussars regimental pattern sabre dating from 1808. The...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th May 2018, 11:23 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 18,113
G'day Guys,
Thank you for your interest in...
G'day Guys,
Thank you for your interest in my sword.
Roland, pipe-back blades seem to have first appeared in Britain around 1800 and I agree, the British swordsmiths may have been influenced by...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th May 2018, 04:41 AM
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Replies: 15
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G'day Guys,
This sword has an unusual style...
G'day Guys,
This sword has an unusual style hilt. I have seen some Dutch mamelukes with similar style hilts, although not exactly the same. Does anyone have any thoughts?
Cheers,
Bryce
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Forum: European Armoury
11th April 2018, 11:32 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 18,113
G'day guys,
I thought I would resurrect this...
G'day guys,
I thought I would resurrect this old thread as I have recently come into possession of an unusual British sword with very similar blade decoration. My sword has a blade which is 80cm...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th April 2018, 01:48 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 47,296
G'day Guys,
I came across another image of...
G'day Guys,
I came across another image of the Lion Pictogram on a Persian blade. Very similar to mine, although a little better done. Again it shows that "face" peering over the lion's back, but...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2018, 10:10 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 11,068
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2018, 05:00 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 11,068
G'day Guys,
Unfortunately I am no expert on...
G'day Guys,
Unfortunately I am no expert on ivory. I had always assumed it was elephant. I am curious as to what it is that you guys have seen that makes you think it isn't elephant.
After a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th January 2018, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 11,068
G'day Guys,
Thanks for your comments.
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G'day Guys,
Thanks for your comments.
Kubur, when you have the jambiya in hand you can see the wootz is definitely real and the scabbard is old.
The hilt does have three lobes similar to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th January 2018, 04:17 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 11,068
Wootz Jambiya
G'day Guys,
I was wondering if anyone could tell me more about the origins of this jambiya. It has a 24cm blade made from dark wootz with a heavy ivory grip. The back of the grip is covered in a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th November 2017, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 19,945
G'day Robert,
Attached are a couple of...
G'day Robert,
Attached are a couple of photos of the hilt of my sword. They are almost identical in style. I think the brass rosettes on my sword must be later replacements. I don't know if my...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th November 2017, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 47,296
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th November 2017, 11:58 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 47,296
G'day Guys,
I am still trying to decipher...
G'day Guys,
I am still trying to decipher the lion pictogram. I understand that the "face-like" object over the lion's back most likely represents the sun, but does it also contain a stylized and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd November 2017, 03:13 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 47,296
Sorry Guys,
I just had another thought...
Sorry Guys,
I just had another thought regarding the open forging line on the blade spine. The smith obviously wasn't happy with it and that is why he filled it in. If most/all? nicely patterned...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd November 2017, 12:38 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 47,296
G'day Guys,
The spine of the blade at the...
G'day Guys,
The spine of the blade at the hilt is about 7mm wide and appears to have a forging flaw that has been filled with another metal. From what I have read on other posts, this seems common...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st November 2017, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 47,296
G'day Guys,
Thank you for your replies. This...
G'day Guys,
Thank you for your replies. This large, heavy, plain blade fits the description of earlier made shamshir blades. If the Lion pictogram began appearing in the mid to Late 18th century,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th November 2017, 07:20 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 47,296
Wootz Shamshir
G'day Guys,
I have recently acquired my first shamshir. It has a large heavy blade of kirk narduban wootz which is 36mm wide at the hilt and 840mm long and weighs 1050g. It has engraved "Shah...
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Forum: European Armoury
12th October 2017, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,142
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd September 2017, 10:16 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 22,841
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Forum: European Armoury
31st August 2017, 11:46 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 22,841
G'day Victrix,
The quill-point was an...
G'day Victrix,
The quill-point was an attempt to make a straight thrusting sword that had a curved cutting edge. It is a good thrusting sword, but unfortunately the thick, reinforced spine gets in...
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Forum: European Armoury
31st August 2017, 04:44 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 22,841
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Forum: European Armoury
30th August 2017, 10:55 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 22,841
G'day Guys,
Thanks for your feedback. This...
G'day Guys,
Thanks for your feedback. This blade type seems to have been particularly favoured by British officers serving in India. I was thinking that this sword was a special order from an...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th August 2017, 06:15 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 22,841
European Wootz?
G'day Guys,
I am a sword collector based in Australia. My main area of interest is British Napoleonic era swords. Last year I acquired a sword which has a feature I haven't come across before and I...
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