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4th February 2010, 03:21 AM
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I don't know what Philly you're talking about, Glen, but there is a Ketland eagle with a certain foul naval symbol that smells funny. Seller says it fell off a moving truck... Inmates are not allowed to discuss the ongoing auctions, so I'll stop there. I am very happy to have bought this 1805 lieutenant's sword. Several years back I missed a very nice one that was on the auction block here in Rhody. It was in a better shape than this one, but I was young and innocent. I might still have the photos of it somewhere. Now that i bought this one, I feel somewhat vindicated. These swords are very seldom seen on this side of the Atlantic. Usually, only one or two appear on eBay a year, if that. Higher ranks models are more prolific, which is a little odd. Perhaps the mortality rate among the lieutenants was high, perhaps some were promoted to captaincy and discarded their old swords. Mark, the photo of an axe that I posted for you shows the shape of a spike from an angle not often seen in books. This is the shape that I called a "wedge". |
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4th February 2010, 03:25 AM
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Dmitry,
A pm headed to your inbox on the Philly. |
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4th February 2010, 04:26 AM
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Ahhh, now I get it. It was the shape of the spike you were referring to. Well, that's good news for me, as the piece I am referring to does indeed have a four sided spike. Likewise, in profile, it is wedge-shaped. The only thing is mine comes to a wicked spike that would penetrate sheet metal if swung. Time to get my teen daughter (the one more experienced than I with the modern gizmos
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4th February 2010, 04:45 AM
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4th February 2010, 09:46 PM
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Yes, indeed!
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5th February 2010, 02:58 AM
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Pics of my axe up under a new thread...
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