Forum: European Armoury
31st August 2024, 06:19 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
20th August 2024, 06:19 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
28th July 2024, 04:32 PM
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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...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th February 2024, 06:29 PM
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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...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th February 2024, 05:37 PM
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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...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th February 2024, 11:40 AM
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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...
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd October 2022, 11:45 AM
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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...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th October 2022, 12:19 AM
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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...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd October 2022, 12:29 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
31st August 2022, 11:53 AM
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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...
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Forum: European Armoury
19th July 2022, 01:03 PM
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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...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th June 2022, 12:25 PM
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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...
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Forum: European Armoury
31st May 2022, 11:57 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
29th May 2022, 04:53 PM
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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....
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Forum: European Armoury
25th May 2022, 12:12 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
14th January 2022, 12:24 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
10th January 2022, 12:16 PM
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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...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th November 2021, 12:55 AM
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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...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th October 2021, 12:40 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
21st September 2021, 12:57 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
18th August 2021, 06:01 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
30th July 2021, 12:08 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
25th July 2021, 01:31 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
21st June 2021, 05:48 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd June 2021, 05:45 PM
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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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