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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th October 2018, 01:10 AM
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Posted By midelburgo
I believe the jineta subject is quite more...

I believe the jineta subject is quite more complex than initially thought so the best is to pile up all the relating info.

This is an interesting start even when in Spanish:
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Forum: European Armoury 21st October 2018, 04:50 PM
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Posted By midelburgo
There are many examples of three chanelled...

There are many examples of three chanelled solingen (PDL, Knecht) staright blades with the "No me saques" motto. Both with solingen three bars hilts or other ad hoc constructions.
Forum: European Armoury 18th October 2018, 05:55 PM
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Posted By midelburgo
Of course, it will be very difficult to pinpoint...

Of course, it will be very difficult to pinpoint when the modifications were made, by whom and where. Brazing has been used for a long time.
Forum: European Armoury 18th October 2018, 03:12 PM
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Posted By midelburgo
I think not even Mexicans have put together all...

I think not even Mexicans have put together all the info on these swords yet. Chinacos were a guerrilla. I found some antiquarians have used that term to call the swords they carried. But I am not...
Forum: European Armoury 18th October 2018, 09:48 AM
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Posted By midelburgo
I believe these swords are rather from the 1850s....

I believe these swords are rather from the 1850s. They have usually Solingen export blades from that time, made expressly for the South American market, and therefore marked as Toledo and spurious...
Forum: European Armoury 16th October 2018, 10:44 PM
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Posted By midelburgo
This is a poorly mauled 1728 model Spanish...

This is a poorly mauled 1728 model Spanish cavalry sword for officers. Its blade has the typical Solingen shape, usually by Enrique Coel or Gio Knegt (but the one below is from Mertens). 2 screws on...
Forum: European Armoury 16th October 2018, 10:23 PM
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Posted By midelburgo
This model was made in Toledo by a private...

This model was made in Toledo by a private entrepreneur called Ballesteros for the Portuguese army.

It was discussed here:...
Forum: European Armoury 16th October 2018, 11:46 AM
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Posted By midelburgo
The third sword in the opening post is known in...

The third sword in the opening post is known in Mexico as a "Chinaco" sword. Chinacos were the revolutionary guerrillas against the Maximilian empire in the 1860s. Later they evolved with refined...
Forum: European Armoury 15th October 2018, 02:12 AM
Replies: 33
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Posted By midelburgo
Searching for something else, I found a couple of...

Searching for something else, I found a couple of Burma hilts and I remembered this thread.

http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/1180684.3...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd August 2018, 06:34 PM
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Posted By midelburgo
From the Ethyopian. Through the Mamluk...

From the Ethyopian.

Through the Mamluk swords.

We will finish in Byzantium.
Forum: European Armoury 18th August 2018, 03:23 PM
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Posted By midelburgo
Nice to see from where it is coming. I was...

Nice to see from where it is coming. I was misusing the term Bilbo just for the sake of identification. The article from JL Calvo is full of uncertainties, many still unsolved. For example, even when...
Forum: European Armoury 17th August 2018, 09:01 PM
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Posted By midelburgo
I have checked Heribert Seitz and Nickel Ulstein...

I have checked Heribert Seitz and Nickel Ulstein books for the mark, and another couple from Solingen and the mark is not there. This just means it is not a main producer.

Fernando, what you say...
Forum: European Armoury 17th August 2018, 03:17 PM
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Posted By midelburgo
The blade channel is typical from Solingen. Many...

The blade channel is typical from Solingen. Many walloon swords have the same. The motto is one of the four more often encountered in those bilbos. Pommel is atypical. These Boca de Caballo cavalry...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th July 2018, 09:33 PM
Replies: 33
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Posted By midelburgo
What is the (supposed) intended use of this...

What is the (supposed) intended use of this blade?

The form shall come after the function... Without knowing that is not possible to regard its success.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th July 2018, 11:18 PM
Replies: 11
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Posted By midelburgo
The last three swords come from the recopilation...

The last three swords come from the recopilation of Spanish swords made by Vicente Toledo.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th July 2018, 10:24 PM
Replies: 11
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Posted By midelburgo
Up to now, I have located another 10 swords of...

Up to now, I have located another 10 swords of this type.

1-Estruch Collection (Probably at Musee de l’armee, Paris, now).

2-Victor Balaguer Museum (Vilanova y la Geltru, Spain). A small...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th July 2018, 10:23 PM
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Views: 20,542
Posted By midelburgo
XVIIIth century Philippine Colonial sword

A year ago I found the sword below, stacked in an umbrella stand among walking sticks at a local antiquarian show in Spain, the seller did not know anything about it, including how to pick it in his...
Forum: European Armoury 20th July 2018, 11:50 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 9,635
Posted By midelburgo
Could it be RAO?

Could it be RAO?
Forum: European Armoury 12th July 2018, 01:03 PM
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Posted By midelburgo
Not just Scottish swords, also schiavonas,...

Not just Scottish swords, also schiavonas, katzbalgers, dusaks, ritterschwerts from 1600 and walloon swords. This workshop touched everything. There was a post about them in swordforum. In 2009...
Forum: European Armoury 12th July 2018, 10:38 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,190
Posted By midelburgo
Well the thing arrived. The hilt is made of...

Well the thing arrived.

The hilt is made of four iron pieces made by sand casting and riveted together. This explains why they do not need to be bent too much. Several casting lines are visible,...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd July 2018, 06:09 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 33,520
Posted By midelburgo
No idea about the knife, but the carving and the...

No idea about the knife, but the carving and the silverwork look pretty Indonesian to me...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th June 2018, 11:50 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 11,350
Posted By midelburgo
There are a couple of museums at Madrid where to...

There are a couple of museums at Madrid where to check for weapons of those lands colonies of Spain in XIXth century.
The Antropology museum (previously Ethnographic). I remember in the old display...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th June 2018, 05:22 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 37,690
Posted By midelburgo
I think the ones really enjoying this kind of...

I think the ones really enjoying this kind of weapon were the Polish. Here says that inventories give near parity with broadswords (sabers?), as the weapon to be used after a lance charge.
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th June 2018, 04:07 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 11,350
Posted By midelburgo
The South American revolutions cut relations...

The South American revolutions cut relations between Spain and its old colonies for a long time. At least at the official level. UK would try to occupy the best trade agreements. I do not think Nueva...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th June 2018, 02:20 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 11,350
Posted By midelburgo
Interesting thread with food for thinking... ...

Interesting thread with food for thinking...

meanwhile, this is just Puerto Rico. You can see a huge variety of machete handles, but nothing like Guanabacoa. Or exactly Nimcha. But...there is even...
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