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Forum: European Armoury Today, 03:09 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
REPRODUCTIONS

Interesting, but perhaps you might take a look at the thread at the top of the page posted by our late moderator, Fernando. It is titled 'The Scope of this Forum', and describes our pages as focused...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Yesterday, 12:25 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Any examples? Not familiar with bucklers etc and...

Any examples? Not familiar with bucklers etc and the hook seems odd.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th April 2026, 06:22 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
In Egerton

Found this example, 19th c. from Assam.Egerton, 1896, p.91, cat.#216

Reminds me of the 'maru,madu, singuata' of Maratha, Bhil people west India.....which is a buckler mounted with opposed roebuck...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th April 2026, 06:02 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
This is an absolutely fascinating example! and...

This is an absolutely fascinating example! and would seem of course perhaps to be 'one off' but for Battara's example posted (Thank you Jose!). This suggests that there must have been a certain...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th April 2026, 05:05 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Indeed Jack you have some nice items, especially...

Indeed Jack you have some nice items, especially the shashka, which is of course a full size fighting example, and of the form perpetuated into 20th century following Daghestani and Chechen style. As...
Forum: European Armoury 12th April 2026, 05:05 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
This is truly another facet to the Shotley/Oley...

This is truly another facet to the Shotley/Oley saga!
It of course seems that swordmakers needed to broaden their horizons so to speak, to keep up the income. Sword demand was more specialized while...
Forum: European Armoury 8th April 2026, 02:59 PM
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Views: 2,591
Posted By Jim McDougall
Thank you !!!! :) While the sword may have side...

Thank you !!!! :)
While the sword may have side stepped due to the advent of firearms and advanced weaponry, it has always held steadfastly as a weapon which can and would be used as required.
...
Forum: European Armoury 7th April 2026, 02:59 PM
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Views: 2,591
Posted By Jim McDougall
In the rather unsung theater of WWI, the British...

In the rather unsung theater of WWI, the British Sinai and Palestinian campaigns and Mesopotamian (now Iraq), from 1915 through 1918 against the Ottomans, there was not only wide use of the sword but...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 2nd April 2026, 03:52 AM
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Views: 3,141
Posted By Jim McDougall
Anglo-Indian native cavalry belt clasp

This is a belt clasp from the 7th Bengal Cavalry presumably 1861-1900..in 1900 they became lancers.
A long shot, but if one day somebody out there recognizes this buckle and can add anything, sure...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th March 2026, 05:52 PM
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Views: 10,556
Posted By Jim McDougall
I likes em as they are! rough, This seems, by...

I likes em as they are! rough,
This seems, by the hilt style, to be Bedouin alright, and of forms in Sinai Peninsula, but of course hard to be exact.
Forum: European Armoury 22nd March 2026, 06:22 PM
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Views: 9,342
Posted By Jim McDougall
At last, finally got this image to take. I found...

At last, finally got this image to take. I found this in "American Primitive Knives 1770-1870", Gordon B. Minnis, 1983,

As noted, it seems the gadrooned grip was something used c.1850 as far as...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd March 2026, 05:59 AM
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Views: 9,342
Posted By Jim McDougall
Interesting indeed! and one of the countless and...

Interesting indeed! and one of the countless and ubiquitous 'Bowie' knives of the American frontier. While I have been intrigued by this since the posting, Ive been going through as many Bowie...
Forum: European Armoury 20th March 2026, 08:29 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 20,013
Posted By Jim McDougall
It is also odd that lancers were still key units...

It is also odd that lancers were still key units in WWI, with German uhlans having remarkably long steel lances. The British Indian army lancer units were also prevalent and I have several of the...
Forum: European Armoury 20th March 2026, 03:16 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 20,013
Posted By Jim McDougall
Fantastic sword!!!! and always regarded by many...

Fantastic sword!!!! and always regarded by many sources as the ultimate cavalry sword after a century of debate over cut vs. thrust.
What stands out is the leather covered scabbard, which reminds...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 20th March 2026, 03:08 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 796,582
Posted By Jim McDougall
Great entry with that scene from "Swiss Family...

Great entry with that scene from "Swiss Family Robinson" ! Its funny about the complaints on the appearance of the pirates...too 'oriental'? too villainous?
The piracy phenomenon was not by far...
Forum: European Armoury 19th March 2026, 04:19 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 25,154
Posted By Jim McDougall
Magey, thank you for the interesting links and...

Magey, thank you for the interesting links and info.
It is most interesting to think of this firm tailored to the adventurers, explorers and dynamic characters of the times in 19th century Great...
Forum: European Armoury 19th March 2026, 03:51 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 25,154
Posted By Jim McDougall
Thanks Will! This is great and I think your idea...

Thanks Will! This is great and I think your idea of it being some sort of control number makes sense.
It seems odd that they would go to the trouble of stamping these numbers into the blade spine....
Forum: European Armoury 18th March 2026, 04:17 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 25,154
Posted By Jim McDougall
East India Co. ??

Hi Will,
Thank you for bringing back this thread! Fascinating topic, and recalling the years of such great discussions which offered outstanding insights with the collective knowledge shared!

It...
Forum: European Armoury 16th March 2026, 05:43 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 14,170
Posted By Jim McDougall
As they say here in Texas, 'well there ya go!' :)...

As they say here in Texas, 'well there ya go!' :)

The scope of maritime trade, battle as well as piracy seems to know no bounds and gets far more intriguing with everything I become aware of in...
Forum: European Armoury 15th March 2026, 09:45 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 18,295
Posted By Jim McDougall
Bob, Thank You! so much for answering!!!!! means...

Bob, Thank You! so much for answering!!!!! means a lot here these days! :)

I can barely make out the squarish mark you refer to, not sure what it might be. ....but there is something....I needs...
Forum: European Armoury 15th March 2026, 03:14 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 18,295
Posted By Jim McDougall
A 'rounder'?

I still find fascinating topics here just browsing through search etc. and find so many threads that simply stopped, with zero discussion!

Anything with pirates, cutlasses piques my interest...
Forum: European Armoury 12th March 2026, 04:04 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 14,170
Posted By Jim McDougall
Outstanding David!!!! This kind of information is...

Outstanding David!!!! This kind of information is so esoteric, and especially to discover these connections to Chile in the latter 19th c. I recall trying to do research of the unique 'corvo' knives...
Forum: European Armoury 11th March 2026, 05:06 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 7,416
Posted By Jim McDougall
To add to the soliloquy here, and to share with...

To add to the soliloquy here, and to share with anyone reading, here are salient examples. The sword shown is French, which seems to fall neatly in place with the character of the example sword with...
Forum: European Armoury 9th March 2026, 05:51 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 7,416
Posted By Jim McDougall
The reason I posted this is that I wonder if...

The reason I posted this is that I wonder if anyone out there has seen a sword like this. I know there are Masonic daggers with skull and cross bones but this is the only full hilt sword like this...
Forum: European Armoury 8th March 2026, 06:47 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 7,416
Posted By Jim McDougall
SKULL sword-Masonic?

Years ago amidst a query from a guy who often asked for help identifying swords he acquired in trades etc. ...he had this curious example which was most unusual and profoundly intriguing. With the...
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