Forum: European Armoury
Yesterday, 08:10 PM
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pommel
The hilt I am referring to is image 245457 in post #1
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Forum: European Armoury
Yesterday, 08:05 PM
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This just in
Following up further, here is the colichemarde he ordered from London.
The cutler was Matthew Feesey: the King's cutler. There was also a silversmith involved of course, but I found - then lost -...
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Forum: European Armoury
Yesterday, 07:46 PM
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Rain guard
In regard to the leather wrap: it allows fingers to wrap comfortably around the upper ricasso (no thumb ring), but it may well have been a rain-guard that has been foreshortened.
Any suggestions?
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Forum: European Armoury
Yesterday, 07:41 PM
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Reivers and etc
It was a fairly common weapon amongst the Border Reivers. In the 15/1600s they were often employed as mercenaries overseas (in Europe) and that is precisely where and when the schiavona shows up....
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Forum: European Armoury
Yesterday, 03:22 PM
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Schiavona pommel
I came across this image and thought I would post it in relation to the eternal question: "is the hole in the pommel meant to attach to the hook on the guard" despite many examples having no hole. ...
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Forum: European Armoury
Yesterday, 03:02 PM
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My 50cent's worth
Figured I may as well add what I have, although I can assure you all this is from early 1700s - so not really relevant, but I like to contribute what I can. More likely a domestic knife I suspect...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th June 2025, 03:37 PM
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stick
Hey Jim. I missed this post somehow.
Very curious. Could it have been from a sword stick?
Hollywood is/was certainly keen on the skull topped stick.
I can't make out from the picture if there is a...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th June 2025, 12:40 PM
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George Washington.
I've been back to explore this sword some more, beginning with finding a better image.
245367
Here's what I've found - and please correct me whenever necessary.
First, the hilt was from John...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th June 2025, 11:38 AM
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Blades?
Hey Jim, fascinating! Love the hilts, really curiously ornate, but eminently practical.
Where would the blades have been coming from... any idea?
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Forum: European Armoury
6th June 2025, 11:29 AM
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Education
Life is one continuous education; sometimes expensive - sometimes absolutely free; always necessary. Except when you already know everything, which is more common than is good for us.;)
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Forum: European Armoury
26th May 2025, 06:51 PM
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Lost
Hey Jim, I got lost about two sentences down.
I see you are revisiting after much lengthy pondering, which is exactly what I have been doing. Keep it up, time often lends fresh perspectives, it did...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th May 2025, 12:51 PM
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Groovey
We are blessed with a university that has an engineering department that was started and funded by Lord Armstrong (of Vickers Armstrong fame) and, believe it or not, they have there a professor of...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd May 2025, 06:15 PM
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translation
Hi Jim. Here is a Google translation of the text in those pages; unfortunately not in order but easily discerned. I can send you them by email if you wish.
245201
245202
245203
245204
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd May 2025, 12:37 PM
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grooves
Thank-you for the info; I know nothing about military history in any of its manifestations.
I do know that if, while possibly engaged, I was choosing between a typical smallsword - be it...
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd May 2025, 08:40 PM
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1767 etc
Hello again. I was thinking the same thing. I bought it purely on the basis of "like the look of that" and it was some time later that I saw a sword that looked remarkably similar and was titled 1767...
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Forum: European Armoury
19th May 2025, 08:44 PM
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Mysterius colichemarde hilt.
Thank-you for your help with this issue, it is much appreciated.
There seems to have been a rather wide variety of hilt styles with this pattern: mine (shown earlier) is different again with the...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th May 2025, 09:11 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
17th May 2025, 08:25 PM
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Grooves
This is a machine rolled fuller.
245065
Actually, the word fuller was originally the name of the tool used to hammer in the hollow. Anyway, a steel roller under huge pressure bore down on hot...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th May 2025, 10:43 AM
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I'm confused
Forgive me if I am mistaken, but is this not the French infantry officer's sword Regulation 25th April 1767:
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ps
A superb sword
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Forum: European Armoury
17th May 2025, 10:22 AM
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groove or hollow
Thank-you for that. Could you determine if the lower face is a hollow of gradually decreasing radius or a constant width groove please. I can't make it out from the photo.
ps
do you know where it...
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Forum: European Armoury
16th May 2025, 08:37 PM
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French colichemarde
Here we are with yet another question regarding colichemardes:
is anyone aware of a French hilted hollow-ground colichemarde smallsword.
Easy question.
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Forum: European Armoury
14th May 2025, 07:33 PM
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Cutting Edges
Way back at the start of my introduction to arms and armour I came across a curious smallsword belonging to Mel, my friend and mentor. Initial reaction to this sword was that it was likely munitions...
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Forum: European Armoury
12th May 2025, 07:49 PM
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The End
I think we have exhausted the possibilities of this discussion.
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Forum: European Armoury
12th May 2025, 07:41 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
12th May 2025, 07:23 PM
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possible solution
During my inspection of those empty apertures on the quillon I began to realise that it had been soldered back together at exactly that spot. Look closely and you will see the solder and how it has...
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