Forum: European Armoury
17th September 2024, 09:40 PM
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I've heard it said (hopefully someone can...
I've heard it said (hopefully someone can actually give a source) that the practice of grinding the tips was developed during the peninsular campaign. Because none of the household cavalry was...
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd July 2024, 10:40 PM
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Replies: 23
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I see in Swordlover79's Sinclair sabre a clear...
I see in Swordlover79's Sinclair sabre a clear example of the transition from the finger ring of the side sword to the 2 "sword catcher" bars of the later basket hilts. This theory that those bars...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th July 2024, 08:42 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
11th July 2024, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 40,679
My biggest concern would be the lack of any...
My biggest concern would be the lack of any laminations showing in the corrosion as the most common manufacturing method for Viking axes was a softer iron body with a forge welded steel edge. This...
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Forum: European Armoury
1st May 2024, 03:22 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
26th March 2024, 01:03 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
5th March 2024, 03:23 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 15,760
28" is hardly long, infantry swords were a...
28" is hardly long, infantry swords were a standard 32" and cavalry swords generally longer than that with 34" to 36" being common and some were longer again.
As for being late, the last British...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th March 2024, 02:17 AM
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Replies: 2
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One thing to watch with the "obviously Chinese"...
One thing to watch with the "obviously Chinese" pieces is that there was a huge fashion for Chinese styled items in Europe in the 1800's (possibly earlier as well). My own family has a Chinese dragon...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th January 2024, 06:40 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
14th January 2024, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 101
Views: 107,992
Just having found this post and read the...
Just having found this post and read the discussion about the mysterious notches. As a HEMA practioner there is a trick with sabres of snapping a short back edge draw cut at your opponents sword hand...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th January 2024, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 25,010
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Forum: European Armoury
6th January 2024, 06:34 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 25,010
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th November 2023, 04:33 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th October 2023, 05:37 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 11,142
Possible Chinese sword
I've received an enquiry to help identify the sword pictured. It was donated to the Russell Museum in Northland New Zealand by a Stuart Partridge about 50 years ago and his grandson is now attempting...
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Forum: European Armoury
12th October 2023, 03:58 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 21,240
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Forum: European Armoury
7th September 2023, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,149
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Forum: European Armoury
19th August 2023, 12:08 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,650
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Forum: European Armoury
17th May 2023, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 10,783
I did find some hints when trying to identify...
I did find some hints when trying to identify what turned out to be a Prussian M1848 at the local museum that swords of that type may have been supplied to South America so that is very likely the...
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Forum: European Armoury
16th May 2023, 09:55 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 10,783
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
9th May 2023, 04:41 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 13,527
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Forum: European Armoury
18th April 2023, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,187
Agree that the hilt looks modern, the rivet...
Agree that the hilt looks modern, the rivet through the ricasso is definitely wrong. The blade could have come from a modern replica that has been rehilted as a home project, so I would see if any...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd March 2023, 11:36 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 27,462
14.5" is way to small for a strapped shield...
14.5" is way to small for a strapped shield unless for a child and then it would be to heavy. At that size the whole elbow is exposed and that's a big no no, this thing is definitely decorative only....
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Forum: European Armoury
1st March 2023, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 27,462
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Forum: European Armoury
28th February 2023, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 12,287
That's not a riccaso, it's just all tang....
That's not a riccaso, it's just all tang. Remember there should be approx 1 1/2" of pommel on the end (the same length as is thinned down to round cross section at the end of the tang). If you...
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Forum: European Armoury
26th February 2023, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 12,287
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