Forum: European Armoury
29th December 2015, 02:53 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 11,566
Can I ask everybody's opinion as to how common...
Can I ask everybody's opinion as to how common they think repro/faked burgonets are? I would think that given that munition-grade genuine burgonets remain relatively common offerings at auctions;...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th December 2015, 02:32 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 14,994
Hi Jim,
I'm going off on a tangent here but...
Hi Jim,
I'm going off on a tangent here but regarding your comment about the 1788 light cavalry sabre, I'm wondering if the same thing has happened to the British 1804 pattern cutlass. For a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th June 2012, 06:59 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,264
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th June 2012, 01:24 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,264
Thank you both for your comments! I learned a...
Thank you both for your comments! I learned a lot, although I must confess I'm disappointed as I thought the sword, together with the hilt, was much older, at least 18th century. If this sword was...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th June 2012, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,264
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th June 2012, 10:42 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 4,616
Shamshir dating?
Hi Everybody,
Does anyone have any idea of the possible age and use of this shamshir from my collection? It is 40 inches in length, with a blade of 34 inches (both measured in straight lines) and...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th May 2012, 06:16 AM
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Replies: 127
Views: 128,598
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd May 2012, 06:35 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,508
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd May 2012, 01:52 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,508
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd May 2012, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,508
Southwest/Mexican sword or early cutlass?
Can anybody identify this sword for me and the approximate age? I bought it a year or so ago on eBay where the seller described it as an early cutlass (see the model ship in the background), but...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd May 2012, 05:19 AM
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Replies: 127
Views: 128,598
Thanks for your reply, Michael!
Actually, my...
Thanks for your reply, Michael!
Actually, my lack of expertise on katzbalgers and other 16th century swords has already cost me a lot of money. About eight years ago I purchased what was...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th April 2012, 03:28 AM
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Replies: 127
Views: 128,598
Historismus katzbalgers
I find this discussion on the authenticity of various katzbalgers totally fascinating and truthfully, quite intimidating due to the fact that I had been wanting to buy one for my own collection. ...
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