Forum: European Armoury
26th February 2011, 10:41 AM
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Cast Iron Technology
Tracing the course of cast iron cannons etc., I have come across the following item. This is a rough sketch of an item of cast iron from Ceylon. It is heavy and solid with the date 1636. Probably...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th January 2011, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 13,807
Dear Michael,
Thank you for posting this. I...
Dear Michael,
Thank you for posting this. I wonder if we have any possibility of getting better images of the carving. It has been suggested to me by one authority on the subject that the early...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd January 2011, 04:29 AM
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Replies: 13
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st December 2010, 06:39 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th December 2010, 06:08 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 11,312
Hi Charles,
Thank you for posting this. It...
Hi Charles,
Thank you for posting this. It is indeed from Ceylon and I would classify it as a Patisthanaya in spite of the wavy blade. This blade form is rare but can be found. Deraniyagala in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th December 2010, 06:07 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 11,312
Hi Charles,
Thank you for posting this. It...
Hi Charles,
Thank you for posting this. It is indeed from Ceylon and I would classify it as a Patisthanaya in spite of the wavy blade. This blade form is rare but can be found. Deraniyagala in...
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Forum: European Armoury
26th December 2010, 01:15 AM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: European Armoury
10th October 2010, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 17,430
Hi Michael,
Thank you immensely for these...
Hi Michael,
Thank you immensely for these images from Gheyn's work. Indeed after reading Arne Hoff's Dutch Firearms I have been pondering how to access Gheyn when 'voila' you have provided a...
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Forum: European Armoury
26th July 2010, 04:17 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
30th March 2010, 12:29 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
30th March 2010, 03:04 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 35,853
Dear Mark,
Your sword is indeed a very...
Dear Mark,
Your sword is indeed a very interesting one.
Sources clearly point to the Kastane Sword in the final form - lion head pommel, monster quillons etc., being found in the Dutch Period...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd February 2010, 02:23 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 20,179
Dear Bluelake,
Thank you for these...
Dear Bluelake,
Thank you for these additional images. As you can see your images throw light on the Milemete cannon arrow for there was much specualtion as to why it shows the fletching at the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th January 2010, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 20,179
Thank you all for the insight.
Bluelake, I...
Thank you all for the insight.
Bluelake, I assume all three Police clubs are wooden? Is the third one a "Yawara" type weapon instead of a club?
The iron arrowheads are facinating. Obviously...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th January 2010, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 20,179
Dear Bluelake,
That is extremely...
Dear Bluelake,
That is extremely interesting. Thank you very much for providing the updated links. I have also sent you a PM.
Regards.
Anandalal.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2010, 03:34 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 20,179
Great input and thanks.
Yes I can see the...
Great input and thanks.
Yes I can see the logic of not using silver in a projectile that one would be unlikely to retrive.
Let me add the following observations with my attempt at explaining...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th January 2010, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 20,179
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th January 2010, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 20,179
Thanks Jim for that introduction Clearly there...
Thanks Jim for that introduction Clearly there is no way of confirming this. Let me add the following info. to the discussion for now. Ribeyro a professional soldier arrived in Ceylon (Sri Lanka)...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th December 2009, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 38
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Forum: European Armoury
25th December 2009, 08:22 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 12,898
Dear Jim and Friends all over the world,
...
Dear Jim and Friends all over the world,
Here's wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year all the way from Sri Lanka.
Jim that is a lovely bit of "humanity" that you have set out....
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Forum: European Armoury
11th October 2009, 04:16 AM
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Replies: 5
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Dear Fernando,
Thank you very much for this...
Dear Fernando,
Thank you very much for this info., which confirms my thinking. I would assume there is no catalogue of the exibition illustrating these; is there?
Once again thank you very...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th October 2009, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,729
Dear Fernando,
Thank you very much for...
Dear Fernando,
Thank you very much for providing this info. There is an amazing amount of information there and some that are of great interest to me. Could you pl. let me know what the label...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th September 2009, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 12,680
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th September 2009, 08:57 AM
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Views: 187,410
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th September 2009, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 104
Views: 187,410
The folding knife posted by Alan Maisey is a...
The folding knife posted by Alan Maisey is a knife used by scribes. The blade is a multiple use blade including the preparing of the 'ola leaf' of the palm tree on which traditionally writing was...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th August 2009, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 21,856
Dear Jim,
The following are some references...
Dear Jim,
The following are some references that could merit further research:
Memoirs of the Duchess D'Abrantes Vol VII, London (1835) Note to page 358 states that the arsenal of Saltzburgh...
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