Forum: Swap Forum
24th November 2019, 07:43 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
18th November 2019, 08:12 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
17th November 2019, 05:03 PM
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Persian battle axe
I offer this persian battle axe. It has nice decorations and an overall length of 68cm. It was acquired at a well known auction house in Munich - the invoice of the auction house comes with the axe....
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Forum: Swap Forum
17th November 2019, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Swap Forum
16th November 2019, 07:22 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
16th November 2019, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 5
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2 Afghan Pulwars
I offer these two Afghan Pulwar.
The small one with the scabbard (second page) is 73cm overall and the blade 60cm. Asked price is 90€ + Shipping
The other one with the nice handle is 95cm...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th October 2019, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 25
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th October 2019, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 23,595
Hello Gentlemen,
thanks again for the...
Hello Gentlemen,
thanks again for the interesting discussion.
It is not easy to catch with my camera, but I did my best to do a photo of the spot where it seems that one layer is a bit loose.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th October 2019, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 23,595
Thank you Gentlemen for the replies and the...
Thank you Gentlemen for the replies and the interesting discussion.
I didn´t clean the splines yet, but one can see at the inscription of the middle one´s blade, that it is foldet steel (not sure if...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd October 2019, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 23,595
3 Pulwars
Hi There,
I just acquired these three Pulwars. But it is actually not my field of collection, so I would be very happy if one can help me with them.
The overall-lengths are 93cm, 87cm and 73cm...
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Forum: European Armoury
28th September 2019, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 22
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Forum: European Armoury
27th September 2019, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 22
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Here we go:
The oldest, in the archives of...
Here we go:
The oldest, in the archives of the city of Vienna preserved inventory of the bürgerliches Zeughaus, dates into 1686 and 1701, do not mention an armour of Saint-Hilaire and just as...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th September 2019, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 22
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Hi Jean-Luc,
thanks for sharing the...
Hi Jean-Luc,
thanks for sharing the additional pages and the link.
The cut in the sentence was a bit unlucky :) It just says that it is unlikely that the armour mentioned in the early 19th...
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Forum: European Armoury
25th September 2019, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 22
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I just read the catalogue description and I...
I just read the catalogue description and I wonder what the state of research is meanwhile. On page 80 of the KuK catalogue (#11) the author (seems to) say in the footnote that the black and white...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
16th August 2019, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 0
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Marble relief of Guanyin
Hi there,
is any one of you familia with chinese art?
I cquired this marble relief of (likely) Guanyin. The dimensions are 14cm (5,5 inch) x 10cm (4 inch). A similar piece can be seen here:
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Forum: European Armoury
10th June 2019, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,540
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Forum: European Armoury
26th May 2019, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,540
Halberd
Dear All,
I have this halberd in my possession. The pole of course is a replacement but I wonder if the head is a 16th century authentic peace or from historism. For me it seems that it could be...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th February 2019, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 25
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Forum: European Armoury
4th February 2019, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 29,794
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Forum: European Armoury
31st January 2019, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 29,794
Hey There,
great! Thanks for the answers and...
Hey There,
great! Thanks for the answers and the information on the possible makers. If I should guess, I would say it was made by Mr Francese, as his (working?) dates fit best. Foranzi would be a...
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Forum: European Armoury
30th January 2019, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 33
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Miquelet Lock Pistol end 17th c
Dear all,
a couple of month ago I aquired this pistol, which is likely Italian (Brescia?) and from the end of the 17th century (other opinions warmly appreciated). The first part of the shaft was...
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Forum: Swap Forum
11th December 2018, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: European Armoury
26th November 2018, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 65,326
Thank you gentlemen.
I cleaned it with a...
Thank you gentlemen.
I cleaned it with a small wire brush (for gimlets). Luckily the rust or patina was thick but very easy to remove. On other items it didn´t work with that method.
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
24th November 2018, 12:26 PM
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Replies: 0
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Fragment stucco Griffin
Dear All,
I recently purchaced this fragment of a stucco depicting maybe a griffin?
It measures 26x23cm and shows remains of blue paint in the mouth and under its leg.
It is said that it comes...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
24th November 2018, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 1
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Late medieval boss stone
Hi There,
I´d like to get your oppinions on this boss stone. Its diameter is 15-16cm (~6 inch) and comes from England. I assume it is 15th or 14th century. What do you think?
Cheerio
Andreas
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