Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Today, 07:28 AM
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The person you are wanting to send a private...
The person you are wanting to send a private message to is probably still in moderated status, so their profile page will be set as private. PMs will still work if you click on "Your Notifications"...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th July 2026, 11:04 PM
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I couldn't resist...
I can't resist sharing this seen on BBC news today in conjunction with the transport of the Bayeux tapestry by British Museum Director Nick Cullinan:
So there is the standard of professional...
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Forum: European Armoury
30th June 2026, 04:08 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th May 2026, 06:51 PM
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Hearsay
I have no significant negative personal experience with eBay/Pitney-Bowes Global Shipping Program, but when I was selling Lew's collection I regularly read eBay's own shipping forum and other forums...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2026, 11:15 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st April 2026, 05:00 PM
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I made the exact same misinterpretation of that...
I made the exact same misinterpretation of that photograph and I had even pulled up a link about those sheet metal blades, but then when I could not see the defect on the full blade image, I looked...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st April 2026, 01:05 PM
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I do not believe the reported number of thread...
I do not believe the reported number of thread "reads" we see on the forum. The software accurately counts when the thread has been accessed, but this will include indexing bots and AI scans in...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th March 2026, 12:50 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th March 2026, 09:11 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd February 2026, 01:40 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th January 2026, 06:39 PM
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No apology desired. For the record, I agree...
No apology desired. For the record, I agree entirely. One of the advantages of this archaic social media format is keeping related information together rather than having it roll off into oblivion in...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th January 2026, 03:28 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
27th January 2026, 10:19 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
26th January 2026, 07:59 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
24th January 2026, 06:15 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
12th January 2026, 11:19 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th December 2025, 01:23 AM
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Views: 6,998
The small one is Danish. I acquired it in a...
The small one is Danish. I acquired it in a souvenir shop decades ago, where someone had hafted actual prehistoric fragments - this was the best (most complete) of the bunch. A more intact and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th December 2025, 09:17 PM
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Two Stone Axes
Another thread on Oceanic artifacts (http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=31086) brought up the subject of Mount Hagen, Papua, New Guinea axes and that brought to mind these two axes, the...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th December 2025, 06:53 AM
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Ewart Oakeshott would surely have approved of...
Ewart Oakeshott would surely have approved of your grip reconstruction! It looks nice and also lets you "feel" the sword in your hand as a sword.
Thank you for the link to the article and the...
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Forum: European Armoury
21st December 2025, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 39
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Here is an image of one end of the guard of...
Here is an image of one end of the guard of another Oakeshott type Xa sword, specifically Xa.3 in Oakeshott's Records of the Medieval Sword. Unfortunately, this image really does not well represent...
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Forum: European Armoury
21st December 2025, 02:10 AM
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I suspect this sword is, at this point, one of...
I suspect this sword is, at this point, one of the most closely examined and analyzed swords out there, with nothing yet denting my enthusiasm towards it. :)
Below are the remains of a sword of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th December 2025, 12:36 AM
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I enjoyed the video, thank you Werecow. I did...
I enjoyed the video, thank you Werecow. I did have an opportunity to hold that (Bashford Dean) Alexandria Arsenal sword several years ago. I neither swung or flexed it though.
Another Alexandria...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd November 2025, 03:57 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd November 2025, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 27
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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...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd November 2025, 07:08 AM
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