Forum: European Armoury
24th April 2014, 10:29 PM
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It's a mystery to me for now. As it's not a...
It's a mystery to me for now. As it's not a regulation army pattern, I lack references (don't have anything about American swords; perhaps there is an American equivalent to Robson, but I don't have...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th April 2014, 01:09 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 13,390
1796LC-like sword
Here is a 1796LC-like sword (next to a modern 1796 replica troopers sword (Weapon Edge)). Unmarked. Yeomanry? American? I assume the grip is a replacement.
Anyway, whatever its origin, it embodies...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2014, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 10,268
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2014, 06:22 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 10,268
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2014, 06:06 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,464
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd April 2014, 12:16 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 14,396
At first glance, it looks like mid/late 20th...
At first glance, it looks like mid/late 20th century. Maybe not strictly a replica; it might be a masonic sword or similar rather than a replica Medieval sword.
Apart from looking far too new, it...
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Forum: European Armoury
1st April 2014, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 14,396
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th March 2014, 10:15 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 13,146
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2014, 11:47 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 10,833
Knives like the small one are often found in...
Knives like the small one are often found in pairs. Some can be seen in this thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=15217 . The only ones I've seen with any reliable provenance have...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th March 2014, 12:48 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 13,146
Khanda-hilted swords
A couple of khanda-hilted swords. The bottom one is supposed to be 18th century or older, European blade. It's very long, about the length of a typical European longsword (i.e., hand-and-a-half...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th March 2014, 12:42 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 7,179
Some Moro weapons
Had the camera out, so put some kris and barongs on my background. Here they are.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th March 2014, 12:38 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 10,833
Some Chinese weapons
Some Chinese weapons. One batch of reproduction Bronze Age weapons. The ge is mounted on a one-handed round haft - elliptical or rounded rectangular would have been better. The end of the haft is...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th February 2014, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,911
Looks like a training cutlass. If so, it should...
Looks like a training cutlass. If so, it should have a blunt blade (blunt as in 1mm or more thick edge) and rounded tip. The tip on this is too pointy. Perhaps it's a training cutlass where the tip...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th January 2014, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 9,289
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th December 2013, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 61,119
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th December 2013, 05:52 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 13,477
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th December 2013, 10:25 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 14,786
I've never seen a Chinese-style sword with a...
I've never seen a Chinese-style sword with a wheel pommel (or wheel pommel + peen block, or wheel pommel + ring). If you're thinking of a specific example, I'd be interested in seeing it.
The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th December 2013, 12:29 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 17,721
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th December 2013, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 14,786
It isn't Chinese (unless it's a modern-made...
It isn't Chinese (unless it's a modern-made Chinese-made replica of a European sword). Neither the pommel nor the guard are Chinese in style. Both are Medieval European in style, though the guard is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th December 2013, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 17,721
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th December 2013, 01:14 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 17,721
I wouldn't call it featherweight. It's on the...
I wouldn't call it featherweight. It's on the light side; I'd estimate about 800g to be average (to be more precise, the median weight to be about 800g), with plenty from 700-800g.
The lightest...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th November 2013, 09:13 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 20,532
This made me look at my septagonal-hilted bolo....
This made me look at my septagonal-hilted bolo. It's rather touristirific, with a fat chunky grip. Nice blade; I used it as a working blade this morning. The state of my camera keeps me from posting...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st November 2013, 04:32 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 33,635
I don't think you need a substantial (or...
I don't think you need a substantial (or integral) bolster as the weapon gets longer and heavier. Among yataghan-like weapons, the heavier ones are more likely to have an integral bolster, but I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th November 2013, 09:28 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 33,635
Hmm. We could call the karakulak, flyssa, and...
Hmm. We could call the karakulak, flyssa, and yataghan knives rather than swords (in the same sense that the European sword-sized messer is a "knife"). Then the question is why use integral bolsters...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th October 2013, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 23,964
Some Persian shields have 3 straps. The usual 2...
Some Persian shields have 3 straps. The usual 2 in the centre, and a 3rd strap near the edge. To allow it to be worn with the forearm through the centre straps, and the hand can grip the edge strap,...
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