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Forum: European Armoury 8th June 2022, 07:13 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 13,317
Posted By toaster5sqn
Those quillons look remarkably even for the claim...

Those quillons look remarkably even for the claim that they have been bent after manufacture. Any sword with quillons bent back towards the user like that is unwieldable regardless of weight so I...
Forum: European Armoury 7th June 2022, 09:42 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 14,057
Posted By toaster5sqn
I'm going to have to disagree with it being a...

I'm going to have to disagree with it being a French sabre, the pommel is completely different to the French models shown.

Robert
Forum: European Armoury 2nd June 2022, 09:58 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 130,159
Posted By toaster5sqn
Very pretty. I believe you will find lead is too...

Very pretty. I believe you will find lead is too soft to hold up in such a role. the handle is most likely a lead/tin alloy variously known as 'white metal', 'casting alloy' or 'muck metal'.

Robert
Forum: European Armoury 25th May 2022, 07:13 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 16,495
Posted By toaster5sqn
Tod's Workshop sells crossbow plans...

Tod's Workshop sells crossbow plans (todcutler.com)
He also sells replica crossbows if your pocket is deep enough(todsworkshop.com).
Robert



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Forum: European Armoury 24th May 2022, 09:47 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 72,310
Posted By toaster5sqn
The Green Man is a human face, or sometimes a...

The Green Man is a human face, or sometimes a full figure with leaves for hair and often wrapped in vines and foliage. It's very common in church carvings from the middle ages and a Victorian era...
Forum: European Armoury 1st May 2022, 09:32 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 13,313
Posted By toaster5sqn
Not an expert either but that blade appears to be...

Not an expert either but that blade appears to be an enlarged copy of the British Regimental Broadsword 1828/1865 pattern blade, between that and the hex nut holding the pommel I think your Victorian...
Forum: European Armoury 20th April 2022, 10:29 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 194,610
Posted By toaster5sqn
Werecow, thumbrings are on the left, the nagel...

Werecow, thumbrings are on the left, the nagel was on the right so no connection in their development. I do know that thumbrings were also common on Polish sabres and English mortuary hilts but which...
Forum: European Armoury 6th April 2022, 10:04 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 20,379
Posted By toaster5sqn
A good trick with faded engravings is to open the...

A good trick with faded engravings is to open the photo in paint or a similar program and highlight the visible engravings with red or a similar contrasting colour. Best done by the original poster...
Forum: European Armoury 20th January 2022, 07:58 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 17,336
Posted By toaster5sqn
I'd be inclined to agree with Radbound that it...

I'd be inclined to agree with Radbound that it looks slightly off for a 1796 LC. The heavier guard is generally an indication of the Prussian Model 1811 Light Cavalry sabre which was a copy of the...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd December 2021, 03:50 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 12,277
Posted By toaster5sqn
Sorry Andreas but the museum has no information...

Sorry Andreas but the museum has no information on the provenance of their sword. In fact until I corrected them they had it labelled as a rapier!

Basically any swords older than 200 years in NZ...
Forum: European Armoury 21st December 2021, 06:56 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 12,277
Posted By toaster5sqn
That hilt is identical to one in the Auckland War...

That hilt is identical to one in the Auckland War Memorial museum that is mounted on a blade with a Martino Antonio kings Head mark.
Forum: European Armoury 10th December 2021, 04:57 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 17,335
Posted By toaster5sqn
Given that the shoulders of the blade are visible...

Given that the shoulders of the blade are visible below the cross guard instead of being inset into it I suspect that you have an old blade that has been rehilted. The blade looks a lot like a...
Forum: European Armoury 10th December 2021, 04:49 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,294
Posted By toaster5sqn
To judge by the small amount of fuller showing it...

To judge by the small amount of fuller showing it looks like the blade is the tip of a sabre or hanger, probably the least distinctive part of most swords. I can't give you much hope for ever...
Forum: European Armoury 29th November 2021, 01:24 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 18,255
Posted By toaster5sqn
Another quick test is to undo one of the screws...

Another quick test is to undo one of the screws holding the various parts to the stock, a modern machine cut thread is a real giveaway.

Robert
Forum: European Armoury 11th November 2021, 12:39 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 26,649
Posted By toaster5sqn
They will not grow old as we that are left grow...

They will not grow old as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn.
Forum: European Armoury 9th October 2021, 12:51 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 19,614
Posted By toaster5sqn
Curved blades on basket hilts go back at least to...

Curved blades on basket hilts go back at least to the German Dussak (spelling?) which is outside my area of interest so I can't put a date to that without doing some research. Basically there is no...
Forum: European Armoury 8th October 2021, 10:30 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 19,614
Posted By toaster5sqn
Jim, I'm referring to how the side bars meet...

Jim,
I'm referring to how the side bars meet the pommel so as not to conflict with the wrist as seen in the attached photo. Traditionally they came in horizontally as per the left hand sketch but...
Forum: European Armoury 7th October 2021, 09:09 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 19,614
Posted By toaster5sqn
Jim, that's an interesting hilt. I notice that...

Jim, that's an interesting hilt. I notice that the side bars have been lowered to the underside of the pommel to allow better wrist extension in the thrust.

Does anyone know just how early this...
Forum: European Armoury 5th October 2021, 09:10 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 32,934
Posted By toaster5sqn
While the folded pommel is odd I feel it could...

While the folded pommel is odd I feel it could argue in the direction of authenticity. When iron and steel where rare and valuable smiths would do what ever they could to reuse waste pieces, whereas...
Forum: European Armoury 29th September 2021, 09:47 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 127,184
Posted By toaster5sqn
Just remembered that the officers model of the...

Just remembered that the officers model of the 1821 Light Cavalry pattern had a pipe back blade (troopers model had a fuller) and a 3 bar hilt, this hilt doesn't really fit the pattern but officers...
Forum: European Armoury 29th September 2021, 09:41 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 127,184
Posted By toaster5sqn
I can't identify it but here are som observations...

I can't identify it but here are som observations that might help.

Pipe back blades were also used by other European countries, eg. the Prussians in the 1879 redesign of the M1852 Cavalry sabre....
Forum: European Armoury 15th September 2021, 07:07 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 78,838
Posted By toaster5sqn
M Eley, regarding your interest in knowing more...

M Eley, regarding your interest in knowing more about the Scottish fencing style the main 2 references would be:

Thomas Page's "The Use of the Broad Sword" published in 1746 and availiable online...
Forum: European Armoury 6th September 2021, 12:48 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 12,970
Posted By toaster5sqn
@Bas, Very easy to organise, I spoke to one of...

@Bas,
Very easy to organise, I spoke to one of the volunteer curators or gave me an email contact and a couple of emails later I had a selection of dates to choose from. We have been twice and will...
Forum: European Armoury 19th August 2021, 10:39 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 12,970
Posted By toaster5sqn
Yeah I know, but we have 2 hours to fully admire,...

Yeah I know, but we have 2 hours to fully admire, measure and weigh 10 swords so everyone just snaps as many pictures as we can and hopes for the best.

Robert
Forum: European Armoury 19th August 2021, 12:04 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 12,970
Posted By toaster5sqn
It's a mix, I have a good digital camera myself...

It's a mix, I have a good digital camera myself but some of the photos come from cellphones carried by other members of Auckland Sword and Shield. And the first pic showing the entire sword comes...
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