Forum: European Armoury
Today, 10:51 PM
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In the illustrations I posted, some of these...
In the illustrations I posted, some of these kinds of 'squiggle' marks, clearly on the spine of the sword blade have a strange resemblance to the arrow mark on the example posted.
With this...
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Forum: European Armoury
Today, 06:27 PM
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It does seem like the 'ARROW' theme occurs in...
It does seem like the 'ARROW' theme occurs in some variation in blade motif but mostly on private swords such cuttoe/hangers where these kinds of themes were extremely popular, especially in France....
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Forum: European Armoury
Today, 01:30 PM
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Excellent information Udo! You are always the...
Excellent information Udo! You are always the master of the markings, cyphers and esoterica on European arms. As I am not particularly familiar with French swords, this information on the Klingenthal...
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Forum: European Armoury
Today, 03:21 AM
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Interesting,
While notes are not at hand...
Interesting,
While notes are not at hand presently, and at the risk of sounding fanciful, it seems this type mark had to do with the so called 'Caissagnard' style blades which were popularly...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd June 2024, 03:56 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd June 2024, 03:53 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st June 2024, 06:33 PM
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This is totally amazing!!! JENS! you have been...
This is totally amazing!!! JENS! you have been DEEPLY missed!
Marc, you have stirred the sleeping giant of katars! and this description is remarkable, showing you have acquired, and been holding,...
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Forum: European Armoury
21st June 2024, 05:07 PM
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Great observations Norman!!! as always!
Im...
Great observations Norman!!! as always!
Im glad we are in accord on the blade, which seems 18th century European saber form recalling 'montmorency' section of latter part. Well noted on the guard,...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th June 2024, 12:25 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th June 2024, 11:14 PM
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Teodor, thats I think a most reasonable...
Teodor, thats I think a most reasonable deduction, which I hadnt thought of. We go back a very long way in our discussions on these (over 20 years!) and it seems over the years there has never been...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
13th June 2024, 12:49 AM
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This is a phenomenal chair, not only as a...
This is a phenomenal chair, not only as a wonderful example of this chair form, but for its historic provenance. As well noted by CC and Drac, while we of course study history itself via the weapons...
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Forum: European Armoury
31st May 2024, 07:02 PM
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Views: 6,420
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st May 2024, 01:37 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
31st May 2024, 01:34 AM
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Ocean?
Forgive me Fernando, since you were...
Ocean?
Forgive me Fernando, since you were posting this sword I for some reason assumed it was Portuguese, as these are typically your key focus in adding to the perspective of sword types in...
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Forum: European Armoury
30th May 2024, 04:19 PM
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This schiavona associated with Portugal is...
This schiavona associated with Portugal is intriguing as it reveals the fact that Macedonian forces existed apparently in that country and I am presuming that this was during the Third Coalition. The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th May 2024, 11:58 PM
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In searching old threads, and notes, these type...
In searching old threads, and notes, these type swords are sort of between large dagger and dirk, and seem to be from the Nile regions between 3rd and 4th cataracts (Dongola)...north of Omdurman and...
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Forum: European Armoury
28th May 2024, 10:34 PM
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Interesting stuff on the complexities of Great...
Interesting stuff on the complexities of Great Britain in this period, and as noted Thomas Wentworth was sent to rule in Ireland in 1633 by Charles I. While he is noted as being of admirable being in...
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Forum: European Armoury
28th May 2024, 06:44 PM
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Fernando, THANK YOU! Thats a wonderful example,...
Fernando, THANK YOU! Thats a wonderful example, and actually those dates do coincide with the turbulent reign of Ferdinand IV. As you know PORTUGAL was one of the key elements of the THIRD COALITION....
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Forum: European Armoury
27th May 2024, 06:43 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
27th May 2024, 02:32 PM
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Thank you Udo. I feel strongly that this is the...
Thank you Udo. I feel strongly that this is the proper identification of this schiavona. What is curious is the use of a clearly much older (probably early 18th c. ) hilt with a blade which may have...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th May 2024, 02:11 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
27th May 2024, 12:55 AM
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Ferdinand IV king of the two sicilies c.1783
Portrait of King Ferdinand IV of the Two Sicilies. His father King Charles VII of Naples had acceded the Spanish throne in 1759 as Charles III . This placed Ferdinand as King of Naples (and Sicily)...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th May 2024, 05:58 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
26th May 2024, 05:40 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
26th May 2024, 02:12 PM
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Thank you so much Udo!
Trying to figure this...
Thank you so much Udo!
Trying to figure this out really puts the old gray matter in a knot! :)
So as near as I can figure.....Ferdinand was king of Naples from his majority in 1759 as FERDINAND IV...
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