Forum: European Armoury
9th May 2014, 08:21 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
9th May 2014, 07:48 PM
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Yes, but there is one fundamental problem that...
Yes, but there is one fundamental problem that even all museums face:
the genuineness of all kinds of weapons cannot be seriously proven with scientific methods - just because there are no legally...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th May 2014, 07:04 PM
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Replies: 18
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Excellent, Jasper,
Thank you!
I absolutely...
Excellent, Jasper,
Thank you!
I absolutely agree!
But let's be realistic:
This will never happen.
Just because there is just one aim that all the dealers and auction houses want to achieve...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th May 2014, 06:50 PM
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Replies: 18
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What is even more:
Even if it were an...
What is even more:
Even if it were an original item, this object would, of course, have to categorized as a 'stocked piece of ORDNANCE'; those huge monsters cannot be seriously termed as 'long...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th May 2014, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 7,453
David Jaumann: You have some PMs!!!
Hi David,
Please check your PMs that I sent, and do reply when you find some time.
I'm still interested in receiving those photos of the Nuremberg gun arrow that you took!
Please try and...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th May 2014, 05:06 PM
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Replies: 178
Views: 782,358
Hi broadaxe,
Sorry for almost overlooking...
Hi broadaxe,
Sorry for almost overlooking your post. :rolleyes:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=7364&page=6&pp=3
Yes, this is a mid- to second-half 15th century breechloading...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th May 2014, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 26,413
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Forum: European Armoury
9th May 2014, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 178
Views: 782,358
Wow, I just noticed that this thread had...
Wow, I just noticed that this thread had collected almost 30,500 views!
Thank you all for reading, and trusting my statements!
I will hang on doing my very best!
Best,
Michael
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Forum: European Armoury
9th May 2014, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 178
Views: 782,358
Hi Itaca,
Sorry for replying so late but it...
Hi Itaca,
Sorry for replying so late but it was only this morning that I noticed you query.
First of all, don't wory about your command of English; :) ;) being not a native English speaker...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th May 2014, 08:14 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 170,154
Thank you so much, Marcus,
It was a pleasure...
Thank you so much, Marcus,
It was a pleasure to have such a quick and ready learner here, attending my objects!
I warned you though that these earliest firearms and accouterments definitely were...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th May 2014, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 170,154
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Forum: European Armoury
8th May 2014, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 170,154
My pleasure, Nando, ;)
As I obviously...
My pleasure, Nando, ;)
As I obviously cannot present all of you with the real gun :rolleyes: , in a way I felt likeI owing the community better images.
Only very few people from the forum have...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th May 2014, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 170,154
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Forum: European Armoury
8th May 2014, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 170,154
As this thread is almost six years old, and has...
As this thread is almost six years old, and has had almost 10,000 views - thank you all for reading! - , it is time to post better photos of my 'cover gun' that this thread basically was about - see...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th May 2014, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 9,401
Paging Pukkabundook (Richard)!
Hi all,
Sadly, I have lost contact to my friend Richard (Pukkabundook).
Would those who know him please post whether he is alright, as well as the reason for his silence?
My emails have...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th May 2014, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 9,854
Hi Multumesc,
I'm with Kronckew on your...
Hi Multumesc,
I'm with Kronckew on your item.
Its leaf-like shape was made almost identically from the Ancient Greek and Roman period right up to the rebirth of those old styles, the 15th/16th...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th May 2014, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 38,481
Unusual and Early Wheellock Spanner, ca. 1530
This is about the fine spanner in my collection: North Italian Early Renaissance, ca. 1530, finely wrought, pierced and twisted for decoration by the smith - see post #6.
Meanwhile, I have found...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th May 2014, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 170,154
Exactly, Andi,
I know their experts very...
Exactly, Andi,
I know their experts very well.
Like 99 per cent of all museum curators, they are art historians, and consequently do not know a thing about weapons in general, let alone...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th May 2014, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 505,614
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Forum: European Armoury
7th May 2014, 02:13 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 505,614
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Forum: European Armoury
7th May 2014, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 505,614
Here is another very early and extraordinarily...
Here is another very early and extraordinarily rare trapezoid arquebusier's flask, ca. 1540-50.
It was with a dealer years ago.
The wooden body is covered by a specific kind of early- to mid-16th...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th May 2014, 01:07 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 505,614
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Forum: European Armoury
7th May 2014, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 16,159
Hi Kirill,
Thank you for replying so...
Hi Kirill,
Thank you for replying so comprehensively. :)
Yes, I would love to see all the material you can get on those wheellock pistols, the ball mold and the balls!
Could you please...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th May 2014, 10:21 PM
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Replies: 121
Views: 295,847
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Forum: European Armoury
6th May 2014, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 37,527
Thank you so much, Marcus,
Oh, it sure was...
Thank you so much, Marcus,
Oh, it sure was 'made in Germany' about half a thousand years ago - but so am I, and I'm only 61. :rolleyes:
Now, what of us humble living beings will have survived...
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