Forum: European Armoury
22nd September 2024, 02:02 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
10th February 2024, 10:36 AM
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I have studied some different...
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I have studied some different surface photos, details and dimensions that have been sent to me and I have to say that it looks promising that this could indeed be an original piece.
I'm...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th February 2024, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 31
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Unfortunately, I cannot report anything...
Unfortunately, I cannot report anything additional than what has already been said.
Forgeries are made so faithfully that not much can be said about them based on photos alone.
That the patina does...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th February 2024, 09:33 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
7th February 2024, 04:03 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
7th February 2024, 12:56 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
6th February 2024, 05:59 PM
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Hi Andreas,
as a type this would be an Okeshott...
Hi Andreas,
as a type this would be an Okeshott type Xa from around 1050-1100. after 900 years the oxidation of the sword looks very even over the entire surface. It is possible after 900 years but...
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Forum: European Armoury
1st February 2024, 05:39 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd January 2024, 03:26 PM
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all the weapons you have recently posted seem...
all the weapons you have recently posted seem recently made to me and all from the same workshop.
very creative but it has nothing to do with original weapons, do you make these yourself and for...
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Forum: European Armoury
12th December 2023, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 1
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Great war sword
This great war sword from around 1350 from the ex Carl Gimbel collection and ex EA Christensens collection scores very highly on my “most favorite sword list”.
It is of enormous proportion 7.5cm...
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Forum: Swap Forum
10th December 2023, 02:54 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
6th December 2023, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: European Armoury
6th December 2023, 08:56 AM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: European Armoury
5th December 2023, 10:00 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
4th December 2023, 12:53 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
12th May 2023, 11:45 AM
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it took a while, but finally found it in the...
it took a while, but finally found it in the Rijksmuseum in Holland:)
this has been incorrectly dated by the Rijksmuseum between 1500 and 1625, I am almost certain that the date must be around...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th March 2023, 12:07 PM
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although they were ordered in numbers, I think...
although they were ordered in numbers, I think real standardization came later, with the epee wallonne. it could be that there were some kind of rough regulations for example that the type of rapier...
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Forum: Swap Forum
20th February 2023, 03:40 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
19th February 2023, 11:54 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
18th February 2023, 04:03 PM
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the rapier is english and with a screwed...
the rapier is english and with a screwed nuckleguard on the pommel circa 1630-1640.
The inscription in the fuller MOMOM can be found on the following rapiers, among others.
one landsknecht rapier...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th February 2023, 02:56 PM
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It is splitting hairs and I'm happy with any...
It is splitting hairs and I'm happy with any length but what google and wikipedia say about it is about the length that we now measure of what we consider a rapier today.
I'll ask Jp puype the...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th February 2023, 08:20 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
10th February 2023, 01:17 PM
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it is a bit short for a rapier, cf JP puype...
it is a bit short for a rapier, cf JP puype lenght should be 112cm+ in total.
your sword is a Dutch broadsword for the cavalry, 1620-1630. Norman hilt 62 or subtype 62.
as I see the empty slots...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th February 2023, 09:08 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
10th February 2023, 08:57 AM
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