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Forum: European Armoury 23rd November 2025, 04:57 PM
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Posted By Lee
I collected these sort of things for about three...

I collected these sort of things for about three decades. When I started in the 1980s, I only encountered examples in the market occasionally and although I was truly a noob, wet behind bat ears, I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd November 2025, 06:35 PM
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Views: 3,474
Posted By Lee
I will entirely agree that the strapping on my...

I will entirely agree that the strapping on my sheath is designed for left side carry and right side cross draw. Maybe it may actually have been used with the knife in the past as the knife is narrow...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd November 2025, 08:08 AM
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Posted By Lee
Indeed, the sheath is much too well made to have...

Indeed, the sheath is much too well made to have been anyone's first or early attempt, so I began to consider just what blade profile that 'reversed polarity' would fit. I laid the knife over the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd November 2025, 01:02 AM
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Posted By Lee
Below is a picture of the sheath and knife...

Below is a picture of the sheath and knife oriented as they would be looking down if belted to the wearer's left side. With the decorated face out, the distal curve of the sheath is reversed compared...
Forum: European Armoury 21st November 2025, 03:03 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 7,188
Posted By Lee
My heavy ("shot proof") example is not lined, at...

My heavy ("shot proof") example is not lined, at least in its present state. While the pictures of the reverse may suggest leather, this is hard partially delaminated iron, confirmed to be such with...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th November 2025, 01:20 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 14,204
Posted By Lee
I think that this thread has run its legitimate...

I think that this thread has run its legitimate course and the better part of wisdom is to now close it.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th November 2025, 01:16 AM
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Views: 3,474
Posted By Lee
Thank you gentlemen for your comments and...

Thank you gentlemen for your comments and insights. Though the knife and the sheath clearly did not start together, both show some age and neither shows evidence of meddling that I can discern aside...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th November 2025, 09:49 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,711
Posted By Lee
Exclamation My suspicions

The regular html pages and forum images are on one server along with the scripts for Vbulletin while the SQL database is on a different server. I believe that we see these various errors when the two...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th November 2025, 04:13 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,474
Posted By Lee
Question Knife with a Spanish Influence?

I acquired this knife in 1973 in a general antiques shop in Laguna Beach, California for $75, described on the receipt as a "Spanish knife" and presented, if I recall correctly, as a relic of Old...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd November 2025, 07:41 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 7,188
Posted By Lee
My curiosity finally overcame fears of the hassle...

My curiosity finally overcame fears of the hassle of taking my shield down from where it has hung undisturbed for at least a decade. It weighs 15.2 pounds (6.9 kg). I found marks, pictured below,...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd November 2025, 09:39 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 7,188
Posted By Lee
I strongly suspect that the shoulder strap shown...

I strongly suspect that the shoulder strap shown in Triarii's upper image would have been absolutely obligatory for carrying my example. Unfortunately, other than the rivets, nothing of the...
Forum: European Armoury 31st October 2025, 06:05 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 7,188
Posted By Lee
A most attractive fluted shield. The design...

A most attractive fluted shield. The design reminds me of linenfold paneling.

I'll add my own solitary shield of this sort - strictly munitions grade - really heavy and with what the seller...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 23rd October 2025, 04:50 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,829
Posted By Lee
Peripherally related - Japanese temple bowl gong and mallet

From the Brimfield Market at least a decade ago (J & J's at the time so I omit 'flea' before market). I spotted the big bowl gong and bought it and the dealer said that somewhere in his van was the...
Forum: European Armoury 17th October 2025, 06:00 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 7,717
Posted By Lee
OK, this is clearly amateur science stuff with...

OK, this is clearly amateur science stuff with all of the limitations that implies, but even so some conclusions may be drawn.

Phosphorus is ten or more times greater in the readings from the...
Forum: European Armoury 17th October 2025, 05:37 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 7,717
Posted By Lee
XRF examination of an early Viking Age sword (Petersen type B)

Also from my NEBG Ashokan Sword Seminar presentation is this examination of a Petersen type B Viking Age sword (8th to early 9th Century.)

A while after I acquired this sword, a few decades ago,...
Forum: European Armoury 16th October 2025, 04:24 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 13,021
Posted By Lee
Thank you Gentlemen! The numbers on the...

Thank you Gentlemen!

The numbers on the 'maps' are the points where a reading was taken. I was using an Olympus Vanta handheld XRF device, so the 'points' measured are of about a quarter of an...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th October 2025, 09:07 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 14,204
Posted By Lee
I watched a demonstration of koftgari technique...

I watched a demonstration of koftgari technique at the bladesmith's seminar I attended the weekend before last. The technique can give a lot of surface glitter for a very, very small amount of gold....
Forum: European Armoury 13th October 2025, 04:35 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 13,021
Posted By Lee
A big surprise for me as well, though I suspect...

A big surprise for me as well, though I suspect more will be found as additional collections are surveyed with this technology. My survey was designed to disclose elemental variations associated with...
Forum: European Armoury 10th October 2025, 06:34 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 13,021
Posted By Lee
Yes, indeed, even a blind squirrel occasionally...

Yes, indeed, even a blind squirrel occasionally gets a nut and after 40 years of seeking there may even be a small stash.

The website did start out especially focused on European Medieval swords....
Forum: European Armoury 10th October 2025, 06:10 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,248
Posted By Lee
Exclamation Policy Statement

These forums have been provided for the discussion of ethnographic arms and armour, such being defined as "traditional handmade edged weapons and armour of many diverse cultures worldwide, some...
Forum: European Armoury 9th October 2025, 08:39 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 13,021
Posted By Lee
Oakeshott type X - Tenth to Eleventh Century - +ULFBERHT+

In this timeframe very attractive overlay work in silver, copper and rarely gold may be found on hilts particularly from Viking infested lands. The brazil nut pommel suggests a more southerly origin...
Forum: European Armoury 9th October 2025, 08:30 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 13,021
Posted By Lee
Oakeshott type Xa - Eleventh Century - +INNOMINEDOMINI+

Swords from this era are generally regarded to have been austere plain steel and are rarely encountered in other than excavated condition.
Forum: European Armoury 9th October 2025, 08:21 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 13,021
Posted By Lee
Oakeshott type XV - Fourteenth Century

Gilding over the forte and hilt elements is not unexpected in this timeframe. I have had concerns about the authenticity of this sword that I have had over a quarter of a century, so you can imagine...
Forum: European Armoury 9th October 2025, 08:15 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 13,021
Posted By Lee
Gilding on European Medieval Swords

On Oct 5 I made a presentation at the New England Bladesmith's Guild Ashokan Sword Seminar. The theme for the weekend was 'Gilding the Lily' and in keeping with that I decided to share some results...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th October 2025, 11:01 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 14,501
Posted By Lee
The formation of the masks on the hilt is quite...

The formation of the masks on the hilt is quite different in style and orientation from examples I could find in my limited library. I had thought the very narrow midrib and its termination unlikely,...
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