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Forum: European Armoury 3rd April 2010, 03:46 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 13,690
Posted By Samik
as well as shaved hindlegs :D But man this...

as well as shaved hindlegs :D

But man this manuscript is a pure gem , theres also a mounted
proto-Cuirassier :eek:

http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/9964/uploadsv.jpg

Regards,
Samuel
Forum: European Armoury 1st April 2010, 01:16 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 13,690
Posted By Samik
Thank you very much for this Spidorov! ...

Thank you very much for this Spidorov!

Though not my area of interest, but man that's one hell of a gun !.. Note the bowman near the gunner; it appears that the arquebusier was at this early...
Forum: European Armoury 10th February 2010, 03:44 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 44,766
Posted By Samik
Indeed and the confusion was also quite apparent...

Indeed and the confusion was also quite apparent even among the western martial art practitioners back in the "early days" when messer was mixed up with a falchion and so on; not to mentioned the...
Forum: European Armoury 9th February 2010, 11:34 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 15,227
Posted By Samik
Those scythes sure look mean (as do those...

Those scythes sure look mean (as do those kosynierzy)... However it seems that it didn't help them much against the Hussars...
Forum: European Armoury 9th February 2010, 11:29 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 44,766
Posted By Samik
Just to add to Jim's splendid post, the word...

Just to add to Jim's splendid post, the word "Tesák" has many variations among central-east European languages (IIRC "tasak" in Polish etc.; in Czech and Slovak the word literary means a "fang";...
Forum: European Armoury 27th November 2009, 07:59 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 56,638
Posted By Samik
Interesting discussion gentlemen, The...

Interesting discussion gentlemen,

The "Frankish" connection seems very intriguing to say the least. I have searched a bit around Slovak sources and found a passage in an on-line article that...
Forum: European Armoury 9th November 2009, 07:45 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 56,638
Posted By Samik
Hello Jim, Thats some fine research, you...

Hello Jim,

Thats some fine research, you have done (and thus even answered your original question :) ). Now that the fringia origins have been somewhat cleared I hope you dont mind me jumping into...
Forum: European Armoury 19th October 2009, 12:06 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 64,125
Posted By Samik
Thank you very much for the clarification...

Thank you very much for the clarification cornelistromp. Guess I have to settle for a sabre then ;)

Cheers,
Samuel
Forum: European Armoury 17th October 2009, 12:48 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 64,125
Posted By Samik
Nice piece Michael :) As has broadaxe...

Nice piece Michael :)

As has broadaxe cleverly pointed out the hilt and more elaborate guard shows more central european origin than oriental / central asian.
Thus I would kindly disagree (if I...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd September 2009, 04:26 PM
Replies: 424
Views: 891,141
Posted By Samik
early katzbalger

Dont mention it Michael :)

It seems however that the more complex hilted katzbalgers existed even earlier than I (we? ;) ) thought.

A fabulous painting done by Vittore CARPACCIO called "...
Forum: European Armoury 28th August 2009, 03:57 PM
Replies: 424
Views: 891,141
Posted By Samik
some messers

Not necessary Landsknecht nor Katzbalgers , but Johann von Schwarzenberg's
Die Bambergische Peinliche Halsgerichtsordnung (Constitutio Criminalis Bambergensis) dated 1507 shows some nice messers:
...
Forum: European Armoury 12th August 2009, 11:38 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 412,103
Posted By Samik
Moldovian footsoldiers armed with curved blades

Hello again ,

Not really Wallachian but perhaps its interesting to point out the Thuroczy chronicle (dated circa 1490) , that shows a scene from The Battle of Baia
(Moldvabányai csata in...
Forum: European Armoury 5th August 2009, 11:33 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 412,103
Posted By Samik
Part 2 : Moving onto Sucevita Monastery...

Part 2 :


Moving onto Sucevita Monastery Fresco - Romania

http://www.orthodoxphotos.com/Icons_and_Frescoes/Frescoes/Sucevita_Monastery/16.jpg

Unfortunately this one is a bit smaller....
Forum: European Armoury 5th August 2009, 10:53 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 412,103
Posted By Samik
Hi all , I came across a pretty neat website...

Hi all ,

I came across a pretty neat website dealing with orthodox iconography / fresco's and the like http://www.orthodoxphotos.com

There is a number of wall paintings and fresco's from...
Forum: European Armoury 28th July 2009, 08:56 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 14,978
Posted By Samik
Hello gentlemen, I found the post in...

Hello gentlemen,

I found the post in question :
http://forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php?p=99153&highlight=bulgars#post99153

Particularly


Teodor any idea who was the missionary or...
Forum: European Armoury 27th July 2009, 06:24 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 14,978
Posted By Samik
Hi pallas, this link ...

Hi pallas,
this link
http://forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php?p=1043234&highlight=volga+bulgarian#post1043234
might contain some little info on the bulgars. Apparently during the period in...
Forum: European Armoury 21st July 2009, 06:41 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 412,103
Posted By Samik
Hi gents , wow a pretty interesting discussion...

Hi gents ,
wow a pretty interesting discussion we have here ;)
Im gonna add some points to your contributions.
Just like Teodor and Gonzalo (great posts by the way guys I am learing a lot from...
Forum: European Armoury 16th July 2009, 12:47 AM
Replies: 140
Views: 412,103
Posted By Samik
Hello Jim and everybody , Thanks Elias...

Hello Jim and everybody ,


Thanks Elias for the confirmation on Vlad's early life. Man being 18 years old and already leading an army is something. I am also looking forward for more info coming...
Forum: European Armoury 13th July 2009, 09:05 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 412,103
Posted By Samik
Hi Emanuel , Thanks for your welcome as...

Hi Emanuel ,

Thanks for your welcome as well.
As you happen to be a native to that part of world Im sure you are more versed in the history of Dracula than most of us. I would kindly ask you if...
Forum: European Armoury 12th July 2009, 09:16 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 17,418
Posted By Samik
Hi cornelistromp, Yeah its the infamous...

Hi cornelistromp,

Yeah its the infamous "macejowski’s glaive" , personally to me it looks like some sort of a glaive-polearm (hence the name i guess) that was hack off at the shaft. There were...
Forum: European Armoury 12th July 2009, 07:37 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 17,418
Posted By Samik
I have an example that could be termed "eastern...

I have an example that could be termed "eastern influence on western armour". I have already posted and discussed it on myarmoury forum
( http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=17004 ) , but...
Forum: European Armoury 12th July 2009, 06:45 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 412,103
Posted By Samik
Thank you for the warm welcome Jim! As for...

Thank you for the warm welcome Jim!

As for joining this forum I have always wanted to do so long ago , but only recently discovered (well today to be precise) that I had to email Mr. Jones in...
Forum: European Armoury 12th July 2009, 05:05 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 412,103
Posted By Samik
Hello , I thought I would chime in on those...

Hello ,
I thought I would chime in on those pesky sabres ;). Usualy the knightly class (i.e. western shock cavalry) of the pre-Mohacs(1526) era hungary was equipped with longswords, pretty much...
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