Forum: European Armoury
27th September 2024, 04:24 PM
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In period Spanish fencing manuals from XVIIth...
In period Spanish fencing manuals from XVIIth century and early XVIIIth, they only distinguish between espada, estoque, and verduguillo. No rapier (or ropera). I do not remember to have read in them...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th September 2024, 03:01 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
26th September 2024, 03:22 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
12th September 2024, 06:26 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd August 2024, 07:48 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
16th August 2024, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 12,640
This thread has remembered me of a group of...
This thread has remembered me of a group of mongrels that have been haunting ebay since its beginnings. I am not at home, maybe on Sunday I will be able to put pictures.
They are sold as Spanish...
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Forum: European Armoury
25th June 2024, 08:47 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd June 2024, 07:26 AM
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There is polish seller who appears active at a...
There is polish seller who appears active at a Spanish site and used to be at catawiki.
I got from him two napoleonic sabres with Spanish inscriptions, no me saques sin razón and Por mi ley y por mi...
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Forum: European Armoury
14th April 2024, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 19
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Forum: European Armoury
14th April 2024, 08:02 PM
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These are the typical finds from metal...
These are the typical finds from metal detectoring. You keep seeing people trying to sell as a treasure, and after some months you see them at discount, and finally buy them for 5 or 6 euros a piece....
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Forum: European Armoury
12th April 2024, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 19
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Forum: European Armoury
11th April 2024, 10:11 PM
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Why the first one is Solingen?
You saw the...
Why the first one is Solingen?
You saw the two groups of 4 points in lozenge?
Sometimes they are inside a square.
Check the spelling at the end of the two channels sword from 1760 (also a...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th April 2024, 09:32 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
11th April 2024, 03:19 PM
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Views: 17,626
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Forum: European Armoury
10th April 2024, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 17,626
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Forum: European Armoury
8th April 2024, 02:30 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 26,633
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Forum: European Armoury
7th April 2024, 10:57 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 26,633
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Forum: European Armoury
7th April 2024, 10:30 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
14th November 2023, 08:05 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
14th November 2023, 07:48 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
19th September 2023, 04:58 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
5th September 2023, 03:06 AM
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Replies: 31
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Aside from being longer pieces than cannons,...
Aside from being longer pieces than cannons, coulevrine types of the same diameter/caliber than cannon had thicker chamber walls, therefore a a heavier powder charge could be used. All this in order...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th June 2023, 08:55 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
8th May 2023, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 13
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The British squadron was made of frigates...
The British squadron was made of frigates Arethusa, Nacissus, Amazone, Medusa and the brig Mahon, under commodore Robert Meds.
They first went to Gijon and then to Santoña. A couple of days later...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th May 2023, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 13
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I received the the one marked with an 8 on...
I received the the one marked with an 8 on Friday. A friend of the seller asked to have the one with the 12.
Nice piece. Somebody used sandpaper to clean the sword, and no remnants of black coat are...
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