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Forum: European Armoury 31st August 2024, 06:19 PM
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Views: 25,331
Posted By NeilUK
Thanks for the extra info, Jim. It helps us along...

Thanks for the extra info, Jim. It helps us along the road a bit more even if we haven't yet reached a conclusion.
Neil
Forum: European Armoury 20th August 2024, 06:19 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 25,331
Posted By NeilUK
I am a bit surprised that this most unusual...

I am a bit surprised that this most unusual bayonet (69cm blade) has not inspired a single comment or expression of interest. There is still time to comment!
Neil
Forum: European Armoury 28th July 2024, 04:32 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 25,331
Posted By NeilUK
a puzzle

I recently was bequeathed by a friend, now sadly dead, a most unusual socket sword bayonet. Overall its length is 81.5cm, with a blade of 69cm, and that despite the loss of its point. The blade is...
Forum: European Armoury 29th February 2024, 06:29 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 66,072
Posted By NeilUK
I am afraid that I have to agree with Corrado,...

I am afraid that I have to agree with Corrado, that this sword is most likely to have been produced in the Victorian enthusiasm for arms and armour to adorn the mansions and stately homes of the...
Forum: European Armoury 9th February 2024, 05:37 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 7,449
Posted By NeilUK
Please forgive this slight detour into old A&A...

Please forgive this slight detour into old A&A catalogues. I would hope that the Keasbey cat. might explain the mark. Unfortunately I do not possess a copy of the said cat. (wish I did as there were...
Forum: European Armoury 7th February 2024, 11:40 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 7,449
Posted By NeilUK
I don't know if it will help but The American...

I don't know if it will help but The American Arts Association held an auction in 1924 in which the collection of arms and armour of Henry Griffith Keasbey was sold. Apparently a mere $240 will get...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd October 2022, 11:45 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 10,220
Posted By NeilUK
Congratulations and thanks to Francantolin for...

Congratulations and thanks to Francantolin for finding and providing links to these magazine articles, especially as the first and third refer to my own published work on two-handed swords (I don't...
Forum: European Armoury 6th October 2022, 12:19 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 10,220
Posted By NeilUK
OK, I'll go along with the pommel, though that...

OK, I'll go along with the pommel, though that shape is unusual on 2-handers, and the pommel is the element most often replaced when a sword is being restored. As for the sharpness - a good repro...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd October 2022, 12:29 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 10,220
Posted By NeilUK
That's quite a good-looking sword you have there....

That's quite a good-looking sword you have there. You are right that its size and weight suggest that it is a parade sword as combat two-handers tend to be 150-160cm in length and nearer 2.5kg in...
Forum: European Armoury 31st August 2022, 11:53 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,596
Posted By NeilUK
Almost certainly your sword is a 19th or even...

Almost certainly your sword is a 19th or even 20th century product. It is an imitation of a South German bearing/ceremonial two-hander in style but the details of the parrying lugs, crossguard and...
Forum: European Armoury 19th July 2022, 01:03 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,027
Posted By NeilUK
Villerica: The book claims that all the swords...

Villerica: The book claims that all the swords (54 mostly mediaeval) and helmets (5) are authentic and I have no reason to think otherwise, though of course I have only the photos and detailed text...
Forum: European Armoury 8th June 2022, 12:25 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,041
Posted By NeilUK
As Jasper says there are a number of these...

As Jasper says there are a number of these massive two-handers still in existence. The one in Istanbul is the largest known to me at 270cm; one in Dresden is 266cm and another in Edinburgh, carried...
Forum: European Armoury 31st May 2022, 11:57 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,027
Posted By NeilUK
Not a silly question at all, Fernando. This helm...

Not a silly question at all, Fernando. This helm is described in the book as a 15th century kolbenturnierhelm, designed for the duel/tournament with clubs and rebated swords - slightly less dangerous...
Forum: European Armoury 29th May 2022, 04:53 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,027
Posted By NeilUK
I can endorse Jasper's comments. The...

I can endorse Jasper's comments. The photographs, printing and paper are all of high quality, and the amount of detail in the measurements of the swords is far beyond what we see in most catalogues....
Forum: European Armoury 25th May 2022, 12:12 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,535
Posted By NeilUK
I have noticed that Joseph Manton usually signed...

I have noticed that Joseph Manton usually signed his work with his full name, which would suggest that this pistol (a beauty, by the way) is by John Manton, as Fernando reckons. But this is not a...
Forum: European Armoury 14th January 2022, 12:24 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 21,324
Posted By NeilUK
Sorry, Casey, but that is my opinion, formed from...

Sorry, Casey, but that is my opinion, formed from years of studying 2-handers.
I accept that I have not handled your sword and it is certainly a talking point to hang on the wall.
Regards, Neil
Forum: European Armoury 10th January 2022, 12:16 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 21,324
Posted By NeilUK
I have only just seen this post and agree with...

I have only just seen this post and agree with the comments on the engraving and chiseling. However I am totally amazed by the style of the hilt - grip, pommel and crossguard. In the course of...
Forum: European Armoury 7th November 2021, 12:55 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,127
Posted By NeilUK
A very attractive pistol, Fernando....

A very attractive pistol, Fernando. Congratulations to your friend. The style is mid 18th century which fits perfectly with the possible date of 1755. and almost certainly one of a pair; alas so many...
Forum: European Armoury 5th October 2021, 12:40 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,430
Posted By NeilUK
I think you are right about it being Turkish, or...

I think you are right about it being Turkish, or possibly Balkan. The whole lack of sophistication, style of the lock and engraving plus the butt and sideplate seem very similar to other Turkish...
Forum: European Armoury 21st September 2021, 12:57 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 8,507
Posted By NeilUK
Many thanks, Corrado, for this display. Fabulous...

Many thanks, Corrado, for this display. Fabulous photos of superb objects.
Neil
Forum: European Armoury 18th August 2021, 06:01 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 11,637
Posted By NeilUK
Thanks to Fernando K and to Corrado. I have now...

Thanks to Fernando K and to Corrado. I have now seen a lot of ROBT HARUEY signatures, enough to convince me that that was how he spelled his name
I have since thought that my HARVEY pistols are...
Forum: European Armoury 30th July 2021, 12:08 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 14,453
Posted By NeilUK
I can just imagine what's going to happen to your...

I can just imagine what's going to happen to your shot of Drambuie as you're charging at the enemy!
Back to the subject - I have a basket hilt horseman's broadsword (with a good broad German blade)...
Forum: European Armoury 25th July 2021, 01:31 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,815
Posted By NeilUK
I'm no expert either, but reckon the portrait was...

I'm no expert either, but reckon the portrait was painted mid-19th century with the customer dressed up in the fashion promoted by George IV's visit to Scotland and fomented by Sir Walter Scott's...
Forum: European Armoury 21st June 2021, 05:48 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 11,637
Posted By NeilUK
No more ideas or suggestions? I am disappointed,...

No more ideas or suggestions? I am disappointed, not even anything from Corrado? I have now found a dozen examples of the ROBT HARUEY signature, still no more of the HARVEY signature, no pistol...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd June 2021, 05:45 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 11,637
Posted By NeilUK
Mysterious pair of pistols

Hi everybody, I recently bought a fine pair of flintlock pistols which, judging by the engraved crest on the escutcheons, originally belonged to an Earl of Lauderdale. The silver hallmark date 1721...
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