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Forum: European Armoury Yesterday, 06:43 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Thanks Keith, I rather like that opinion!! :)

Thanks Keith, I rather like that opinion!! :)
Forum: European Armoury Yesterday, 02:32 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
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...
Forum: European Armoury Yesterday, 02:11 AM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Onward- Austerlitz and the Calabrian Insurrection

Still at it-
As the Napoleonic period began, a coalition of European armies formed to defend, including Sweden, Russia, Holy Roman Empire, United Kingdom, Portugal and Naples and...
Forum: European Armoury Yesterday, 12:55 AM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
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)...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th May 2024, 05:58 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Well noted! we indeed have our own INDIANA JONES...

Well noted! we indeed have our own INDIANA JONES here!!! :) and I have always enjoyed the exciting stories of his adventures! Now there's another book!

Ed, on these terms being filtered through...
Forum: European Armoury 26th May 2024, 05:40 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Victrix thank you very much! and for posting this...

Victrix thank you very much! and for posting this interesting link to the Dalmatian connection with the French.

Keith, thanks for reminding me of the remarkable work by Cathey, in her inimitable...
Forum: European Armoury 26th May 2024, 02:12 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
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...
Forum: European Armoury 25th May 2024, 08:21 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
SCHIAVONA, Napoleonic period (?) FERDINAND IV of Two Sicilies

This schiavona is inscribed VIVA FERDINANDO IV OF THE TWO SICILIES (Naples and Sicily) and I am hoping to get some clarification on proper period.
Ferdinand I (1951-1825) reigned as Ferdinand IV...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th May 2024, 07:54 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Ed,Thank you so much for this added detail, which...

Ed,Thank you so much for this added detail, which brings so much more perspective to this dilemma, The article by Ms.Anderson is comprehensively outstanding, and thoroughly informative as augmented...
Forum: European Armoury 14th May 2024, 06:56 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Fernando, I finally have had a chance to read...

Fernando, I finally have had a chance to read this incredibly detailed story, which is as breathtaking as this amazing weapon itself. As a lifelong antiquarian, that is someone who studies history...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th May 2024, 11:06 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
I think the discussion from 2022 that Ed has...

I think the discussion from 2022 that Ed has linked in his post #2 has the most comprehensive answer to this question. What is interesting is this 'enigma' marking has remained a conundrum despite...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th May 2024, 01:41 AM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Thanks Marc! Mucho better! :)

Thanks Marc! Mucho better! :)
Forum: European Armoury 13th May 2024, 01:30 AM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
This type of bar shot (post #4) with cylindrical...

This type of bar shot (post #4) with cylindrical heads is known as 'hammer shot' according to sources I checked.
Forum: European Armoury 13th May 2024, 01:28 AM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Example of linked bar shot from Queen Annes...

Example of linked bar shot from Queen Annes Revenge 1718,
Forum: European Armoury 13th May 2024, 01:06 AM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Fascinating topic, and Capn, I can see why you've...

Fascinating topic, and Capn, I can see why you've had your sights trained on acquiring examples of these.
It seems these BAR SHOT have a number of variations, which have been in use for a VERY long...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th May 2024, 02:37 PM
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Views: 3,992
Posted By Jim McDougall
Marc, THANK YOU! so very much! This is...

Marc, THANK YOU! so very much!
This is absolutely brilliant and important material, and I cannot thank you enough for the work you have put into this and sharing it here. It gives us so much more...
Forum: European Armoury 12th May 2024, 02:53 AM
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Views: 2,199
Posted By Jim McDougall
Thats an excellent question Capn! It was not at...

Thats an excellent question Capn!
It was not at all unusual for weapons and ordnance still brought into use in later wars and conflicts, and in the Civil War many weapons from Revolutionary War and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th May 2024, 10:13 PM
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Views: 3,992
Posted By Jim McDougall
This is a most interesting aspect of the takouba,...

This is a most interesting aspect of the takouba, and the discussion thread opened by Peter, which is great as the interest here on the topic had gone pretty dormant.

I agree with Ed's note...
Forum: European Armoury 8th May 2024, 10:37 PM
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Views: 10,114
Posted By Jim McDougall
well spoken Detlef! Thank you for showing...

well spoken Detlef!
Thank you for showing these. What exactly is a lontar scribe? I know that scribes using these stylus' were widely spread throughout SE Asia, but am not familiar with the many...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th May 2024, 08:34 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,712
Posted By Jim McDougall
Peter this is the reason the takouba still...

Peter this is the reason the takouba still resonates among these tribes as important as an element of status, social bearing and tribal tradition. So many examples identified by Iain were hilted in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th May 2024, 03:20 PM
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Views: 5,712
Posted By Jim McDougall
Peter, to say WELL DONE! would be an...

Peter, to say WELL DONE! would be an understatement! Your taking on this once well traveled topic, and despite being outside your areas of study, done far more than due diligence in understanding key...
Forum: European Armoury 7th May 2024, 03:05 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,151
Posted By Jim McDougall
Keith, that kinda threw me as well as I had no...

Keith, that kinda threw me as well as I had no idea Sheffield was involved in this blade traffic, but thats pretty much your neck of the woods.
The astral motif was pretty much a Solingen...
Forum: European Armoury 7th May 2024, 05:12 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,151
Posted By Jim McDougall
What a great entry Norman! Thank you! Had no...

What a great entry Norman! Thank you!
Had no idea Sheffield was in the game as well as Solingen,
What was the source of this plate? aside from the cite shown.
Best
Jim
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th May 2024, 02:59 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,712
Posted By Jim McDougall
Ed, thank you so much for this translated...

Ed, thank you so much for this translated Lhote!!!! My copy is still in French, and in the heaps of old notes that must be excavated :)
Thank you as well for working on the Briggs article......this...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th May 2024, 11:32 PM
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Views: 5,712
Posted By Jim McDougall
This is excellent Peter, and a good opportunity...

This is excellent Peter, and a good opportunity to bring together a good discussion on these distinctive Saharan swords! While these of course have been discussed countless times on these pages over...
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