Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
30th March 2023, 07:07 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
30th March 2023, 06:17 PM
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On my recent visit to Madrid, I spied several...
On my recent visit to Madrid, I spied several very similar swords in a painting at the Prado.
It's the DEATH OF VIRIATUS by Jose de Madrazo, p.1807, a monumental-scale painting in the very popular...
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Forum: European Armoury
30th March 2023, 05:44 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
30th March 2023, 05:38 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
28th March 2023, 01:48 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
28th March 2023, 03:01 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
8th December 2022, 03:15 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
7th December 2022, 08:52 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
7th December 2022, 08:30 PM
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CORRADO26, if you rely on your experience and...
CORRADO26, if you rely on your experience and intuition (based on seeing your input here over time, I am certain you are savvy collector), does the sword look "period"? The scabbard is not...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th December 2022, 05:33 PM
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What Jim showed, the British 1788 Pattern Light...
What Jim showed, the British 1788 Pattern Light Cavalry sabre is probably the most frequently-seen example of what I call the "Hussar hilt" sabers. Without the surviving markings they are tough to id...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd November 2022, 03:41 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd November 2022, 05:19 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th October 2022, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 17
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I'm glad that my suspicions are shared!
The...
I'm glad that my suspicions are shared!
The piece was represented by the seller as a veritable antique, and that he's had it in his possession for several decades, which I didn't believe. Handling...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th October 2022, 04:44 PM
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Replies: 17
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Pesh-kabz dating.
Greetings,
I saw this piece yesterday, and didn't have a feeling that it was a true antique. The blade has no edge, and no evidence of ever being sharpened. The koftgari looks ok, but I passed on it...
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd October 2022, 12:36 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
19th October 2022, 09:41 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
19th October 2022, 09:13 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
30th June 2021, 08:21 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
28th June 2021, 11:02 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
15th June 2021, 04:12 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
13th June 2021, 11:50 PM
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The language here is either Czech or Slovak. I...
The language here is either Czech or Slovak. I can understand the composition of the sentences , and which words are verbs, nouns, genders etc, but just barely the meaning. I remember when this book...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th June 2021, 07:36 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Swap Forum
8th June 2021, 01:10 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th June 2021, 03:58 AM
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Views: 3,065
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th June 2021, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,065
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