Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th September 2019, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 20
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With the few things I've collected I've always...
With the few things I've collected I've always made sure it comes with some sort of scabbard that seems original. Even if the scabbard is damaged, it feels like half a piece without one. The only...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th September 2019, 01:28 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 34,437
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Forum: European Armoury
4th September 2019, 12:43 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 26,450
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd September 2019, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 26,450
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd September 2019, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 12,061
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd September 2019, 08:14 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 17,476
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Forum: European Armoury
16th December 2018, 01:24 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 17,301
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
15th December 2018, 04:33 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,947
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
15th December 2018, 04:27 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 11,696
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Forum: European Armoury
15th December 2018, 03:54 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 17,301
A few things here...
~ Heat treating...
A few things here...
~ Heat treating temperatures can vary a fair bit. It depends on the carbon content of the steel, What amount by weight and what type of impurities are present, The thickness...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th December 2018, 05:06 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 14,924
It's not the fact that it can still swivel if...
It's not the fact that it can still swivel if well balanced at virtually any size. It's that when you touch-off one that's too large, no bar is going to prevent that thing from kicking back on you...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd November 2018, 03:04 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 14,924
As a point of clarification the difference...
As a point of clarification the difference between a swivel gun and a signal cannon is often just the mounting/fittings. Length can be from about 12in./30cm to 28in./71cm. for either. Though...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd November 2018, 02:03 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 14,305
I'm really not a fan of stacked leather...
I'm really not a fan of stacked leather handles.They come loose far too easily. The leather tends to shrink over time and even get brittle. If you get a used old one like this often it's necessary to...
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Forum: European Armoury
19th November 2018, 05:10 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 12,274
See the modified image attached. Note that the...
See the modified image attached. Note that the tip on the top knife is well above the center-line. Whereas with the bottom knife the tip is exactly in-line with the center-line. The more a tip is...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th November 2018, 10:45 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 12,274
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
18th November 2018, 10:27 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 15,916
It's for kajal/kohl (an eyeshadow/eyeliner...
It's for kajal/kohl (an eyeshadow/eyeliner cosmetic). It's filled with the powder, then the long threads are unscrewed and used as an applicator (having an ideal amount of powder on it and used much...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
17th November 2018, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 9,348
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
16th November 2018, 06:37 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 20,306
Assembling and moving any army anywhere is't so...
Assembling and moving any army anywhere is't so much a matter of determining what supplies one needs to keep everyone and everything happy and healthy. Then supplying a little more than that.
It's...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
16th November 2018, 05:35 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 9,348
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
14th November 2018, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 17,120
Additions to the kitchen being 20th c. at the...
Additions to the kitchen being 20th c. at the latest does sound about right. On the wall we can see what appear to be fully copper platters. The newest looking implements are the pot atop the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th November 2018, 03:20 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 10,665
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Forum: European Armoury
10th November 2018, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 16,792
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th November 2018, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 8,785
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Forum: European Armoury
10th November 2018, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 22,771
A minor point of correction through...
A minor point of correction through clarification. It would not be a "copper alloy" but a "high-copper alloy". I know it's barely relevant and doesn't seem all that important but there is a...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th November 2018, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 16,792
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