Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th June 2024, 08:14 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th June 2024, 11:53 PM
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New shamshir: hoping for a diamond in the rough.
I picked up a nondescriptly named "curved sword" at an auction recently and may have done alright for myself despite my initial disappointment at the blade. From the auction photo I could see some...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th February 2024, 08:53 PM
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My guess would be that this is indeed a later...
My guess would be that this is indeed a later imitation. I've seen a couple of mentions of "multi barrel goose guns" which I am going to guess that this is. The fact that this is a "taken down...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th February 2024, 04:22 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd February 2024, 06:39 PM
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I'm not sure about the blade but I have a match...
I'm not sure about the blade but I have a match for the maker of the basket at least. This one was a good brain teaser to find. I found a mention in "The Silver Spoon Club" magazine from 2006 that...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd January 2024, 03:04 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2023, 12:01 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2023, 02:42 PM
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I think the clearest sign of it being a...
I think the clearest sign of it being a replacement for both of ours is that the scale material doesn't continue under the pommel cap(unsure if there is a technical term for this piece).
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2023, 02:49 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th September 2023, 11:46 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th September 2023, 03:31 AM
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Thank y'all very much for your input. Is there...
Thank y'all very much for your input. Is there any hallmarks that help with determining age of a shamshir? I know the basics of identifying place of origin but to me there doesn't seem to be much...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th September 2023, 12:01 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th September 2023, 11:55 PM
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Shamshir origin and age help.
Good evening. I was lucky enough to pick up what was billed as a "19th century shamshir" at an estate sale and was hoping for y'all's help. I am quite inexperienced with these blades and don't have...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th June 2023, 02:53 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
13th June 2023, 01:06 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
12th June 2023, 02:56 PM
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The following is a breastplate form the Royal...
The following is a breastplate form the Royal Collections trust. It states that the Helmeted A was used by the London Armourers' Company after 1649/1650. What I thought were the letters "NM" to the...
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Forum: European Armoury
12th June 2023, 02:41 PM
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Object number "II.223" and "II.353 B" at the...
Object number "II.223" and "II.353 B" at the Royal armouries are breastplates bearing "Helmeted A" markings and "II.318 c" bears the "Helmeted A" and "EO" markings. All are breastplates from the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st June 2023, 12:01 AM
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Whelp, it took me far too long but I think I...
Whelp, it took me far too long but I think I found at least one match. I found matching blades on a nimcha and on shell guard hanger sword from an auction at Cohen's a while back. After finding this...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th May 2023, 03:26 PM
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I apologize if this came up in your other post...
I apologize if this came up in your other post but the date looks like it is ١١٩٣ in Eastern Arabic numerals. That would be the year 1193 in the Hijri calendar which converts to about 1779 in the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th May 2023, 02:01 PM
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Funnily enough my question came from finding a...
Funnily enough my question came from finding a three examples at an auction the other week which I wouldn't be surprised if they wound up on the forum soon. One had markings identical to the first...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th May 2023, 04:18 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th May 2023, 02:10 PM
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"Nimcha blades" on European swords
I have absolutely no clue what forum category to put this in since it seems to fit both European and Ethnographic equally. I've seen many references to nimcha from the 18th to 19th century having so...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th May 2023, 02:00 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
8th May 2023, 01:25 PM
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