Forum: European Armoury
30th July 2024, 01:01 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
30th June 2024, 03:27 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
27th June 2024, 12:35 PM
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[ it cannot be a forgery, as this requires an...
[ it cannot be a forgery, as this requires an original, which never existed. But the fact that a gunsmith would use time and valuable materials to create something that never existed is more than...
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Forum: European Armoury
26th June 2024, 10:53 AM
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The barrel shows a snake, as known from Peter...
The barrel shows a snake, as known from Peter Danner from Nuremberg. The lock mark with the letters "L and B" could be interpreted as being made by Lorenz Beheim, also from Nuremberg.
I think your...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th June 2024, 05:02 PM
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Is this yours? :)[/QUOTE]
Nice if it...
Is this yours? :)[/QUOTE]
Nice if it was.Your point about the snaplock being less disturbing to aim is well made and presumably explains why it continued to be used on target guns. My point was...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th June 2024, 12:25 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd June 2024, 12:09 PM
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An embaresment of riches. You have now have...
An embaresment of riches. You have now have plenty of references to fill out its missing history. On the lock. I assume you have checked to see if parts of the percussion lock haven't been recycled...
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Forum: European Armoury
21st June 2024, 11:06 AM
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The give away is of course that it is for all...
The give away is of course that it is for all practical purposes identical . Something that would be impossible achieved by hand forging and chiseling. It has to have been fabricated by casting,...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th June 2024, 07:19 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
20th June 2024, 02:33 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
20th June 2024, 11:47 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
19th June 2024, 02:12 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
19th June 2024, 01:14 PM
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Its a fascinating thing Marcus but I wouldn’t...
Its a fascinating thing Marcus but I wouldn’t personally relish the responsibility of deciding what to do with it. Although I sympathise with the desire to see it as a converted snap matchlock this...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th June 2024, 03:02 PM
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[QUOTE=Fernando K;291370]Mmmmm.....it seems...
[QUOTE=Fernando K;291370]Mmmmm.....it seems doubtful to me. The screw that holds the key is too long, and protrudes from the plate. The upper jaw is square, as if there had not been a copy to copy....
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Forum: European Armoury
18th February 2024, 12:46 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
15th February 2024, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 31
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I would be happy with that. I was impressed by...
I would be happy with that. I was impressed by the way the pommel has been fitted so closely to the tang. As if the pommel had been drilled, heated and driven on to the cold tang. I dont know wether...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th February 2024, 07:03 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
10th February 2024, 02:12 PM
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Hi Andreas. Pleased you found my comments...
Hi Andreas. Pleased you found my comments helpfull. If you decide to experiment mind how you go . Electrolisis releases both oxygen and hydrogen and potentially harmful gasses. Maybe a long shot but...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th February 2024, 03:18 PM
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Probably the only way to establish the...
Probably the only way to establish the authenticity of your sword is to understand how these extreme patinas on fake medieval swords are created. Which I assume involves reversing the process of...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th February 2024, 11:51 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
13th January 2024, 03:46 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
11th January 2024, 02:14 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
11th January 2024, 01:57 PM
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Replies: 45
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You are obviously aware that the principal of...
You are obviously aware that the principal of ignition in flint as opposed to pyrites ignition firearms is different but the myth persists that they are somehow interchangeable. It probably needs re...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th January 2024, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 45
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd January 2024, 12:57 PM
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