25th August 2016, 08:51 PM | #1 |
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Help With Polearm Head ID Please
One of several mystery pieces in my collection , seems to me maybe German 18th century? Just don't know and we do not have the access to information here in the US as you lucky members in Europe ! Thank you .
its 72.3 cm long must be ground find as lot of pitting , could be garden décor! |
26th August 2016, 11:32 AM | #2 |
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Doesn't seem like a decor to me; aren't those langets to mount on haft ?
Is that some kind of smith's mark, or some kind of motif ... could you examine that, or post a close up picture ? . |
26th August 2016, 01:20 PM | #3 |
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I think this is a Prussian sponton for NCOs M 1755
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26th August 2016, 01:24 PM | #4 |
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Sorry, I forgot. The cypher "FR" under a crown is that of the Prussian king Frederic II, the Great, *1712, +1786.
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26th August 2016, 01:48 PM | #5 |
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Excelent shot, Corrado .
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26th August 2016, 02:49 PM | #6 |
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Hello,
this could be a relict from American Revolutionary War. Many german troups were fighting in this war. I added one picture with a figure, a German Sergeant Grenadier, Regiment v. Rall, American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783. Roland |
26th August 2016, 02:50 PM | #7 |
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Gentlemen,
Thank you so much for your vast knowledge , Ill have to post some of the really weird ones ! |
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