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Forum: European Armoury 11th May 2015, 11:36 PM
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Posted By kisak
Checking the page again it says Münich...

Checking the page again it says Münich ("Bayerisches Armeemuseum i München."). Where I got Dresden from, well, maybe best to not even ask.
Forum: European Armoury 1st May 2015, 01:27 PM
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Posted By kisak
The Army Museum in Stockholm has one. ...

The Army Museum in Stockholm has one.

https://digitaltmuseum.se/011024417432/?query=v%C3%A4rja&pos=10&count=674

If I'm to translate the interesting bits, it was given to the museum by a colonel...
Forum: European Armoury 26th December 2014, 10:23 PM
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Posted By kisak
It reminds me of this one, a Nordic peasant's...

It reminds me of this one, a Nordic peasant's vouge/couse/kuse according to the auction house.
Forum: European Armoury 29th June 2013, 10:02 PM
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Views: 7,463
Posted By kisak
Apart from the perhaps slight thinner back spike...

Apart from the perhaps slight thinner back spike the Scandinavian one really does look spot on for the Swedish navy's boarding axe m/1780. Did the Danes really have a model that matches even better?
Forum: European Armoury 11th June 2013, 07:07 AM
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Views: 6,804
Posted By kisak
To the best of my knowledge the idea is that...

To the best of my knowledge the idea is that you'd hold the dagger with the ring on the outside, ie the opposite side from your thumb. Much like a side ring on a sword, it should be primarily there...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd April 2013, 01:15 AM
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Views: 20,184
Posted By kisak
In case it helps, I see infantry officer's swords...

In case it helps, I see infantry officer's swords with "smallsword style" hilts and spadroon blades every now and then here in Sweden. The hilt here doesn't really look like the Swedish fashion...
Forum: European Armoury 24th February 2013, 03:33 AM
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Views: 9,863
Posted By kisak
Those are the territories of the Prince-electors...

Those are the territories of the Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire. "Fur" simply means "for" I think, and "Kaiserlich" would probably refer to something of the Emperor's or imperial. Perhaps...
Forum: European Armoury 24th February 2013, 03:20 AM
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Views: 4,749
Posted By kisak
Unusual looking backstrap IMO, that might be a...

Unusual looking backstrap IMO, that might be a trail to follow.



Sweden can probably be ruled out, there's nothing terribly similar in Berg's books or on display over at the army Museum in...
Forum: European Armoury 28th December 2012, 09:58 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,586
Posted By kisak
Looks like a Swedish cavalry sabre m/1847 with...

Looks like a Swedish cavalry sabre m/1847 with the outside of the guard bent a bit out of shape. I'm attaching a few pics of mine for comparison.

The somewhat peculiar blade shape returns on a few...
Forum: European Armoury 14th December 2012, 08:29 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 10,095
Posted By kisak
This is actually shown in a Swedish documentary...

This is actually shown in a Swedish documentary series (Svenska Slag) about the Scanian War (1675-79). So it might be a reasonably old practice.
Forum: European Armoury 17th November 2012, 06:02 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 10,202
Posted By kisak
Nice pictures all around, I know the hardships of...

Nice pictures all around, I know the hardships of museum photography quite well myself.

Two things in particular draw my attention, does anyone have some information on the decorated(?) mail in...
Forum: European Armoury 1st September 2012, 05:29 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 20,957
Posted By kisak
Could there perhaps be some relationship with...

Could there perhaps be some relationship with Puckle's "Defence gun"?
Forum: European Armoury 13th June 2011, 05:01 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 13,105
Posted By kisak
When talking about things related to Vikings and...

When talking about things related to Vikings and the Swedish iron age a bearded axe would look rather like this one. I don't know what the longobards used, but it seems plausible to me that their...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th June 2011, 04:39 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,532
Posted By kisak
IIRC some Japanese swords and daggers (mostly the...

IIRC some Japanese swords and daggers (mostly the latter) have such hilt ornaments that take the place of (or integrate with?) the menuki plug. I would guess that they have one piece for each side...
Forum: European Armoury 1st May 2011, 07:53 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 17,475
Posted By kisak
They were indeed conical, and filled with sharp...

They were indeed conical, and filled with sharp shards of flint. According to the museum description the idea was for the wooden canister to remain in one piece during the flight, and then shatter as...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st May 2011, 07:35 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,231
Posted By kisak
Everything's as I thought it'd be then. Thanks...

Everything's as I thought it'd be then. Thanks for the help.
Forum: European Armoury 30th April 2011, 02:03 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 17,475
Posted By kisak
Here is a pic of some of the canisters from the...

Here is a pic of some of the canisters from the shipwreck outside of Riddarholmen. Taken at the Medieval Museum in Stockholm.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th April 2011, 11:50 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,231
Posted By kisak
Mixed auction lot

At a recent auction the seme here caught my eye (well, that's what I think it is), and since the whole lot (all four items) went for nothing much at all, I thought it would be worth the gamble. 54cm...
Forum: European Armoury 19th October 2010, 07:36 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 48,027
Posted By kisak
The modern day gun safety...

The modern day gun safety tip/recommendation/rule/commandment of always pointing the muzzle(s) in a safe direction comes to mind here.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st September 2010, 09:33 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 8,690
Posted By kisak
Wouldn't any hardening of cold worked iron/steel...

Wouldn't any hardening of cold worked iron/steel be far more likely to be due to work hardening than accidental adding of carbon?
Forum: European Armoury 20th August 2010, 10:26 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,325
Posted By kisak
Regarding the blunt edges being sharpened, I've...

Regarding the blunt edges being sharpened, I've heard that at least in Sweden,a s swords saw less and less sue in the 19th century, military swords started being delivered and kept dull (cut down on...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st July 2010, 02:27 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,316
Posted By kisak
Providing any solid help here is far beyond me,...

Providing any solid help here is far beyond me, but some things which came to mind...

The ha-machi is, if my memory is correct, a relatively weak spot (and something which is easy to mess up...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th May 2010, 07:38 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 9,126
Posted By kisak
You wouldn't happen to have a more technical...

You wouldn't happen to have a more technical explanation of the how's and why's of it all from him that you could quote, link to, or some such?
Forum: European Armoury 15th May 2010, 10:55 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 11,249
Posted By kisak
Here's a picture of it from Dolinek's The...

Here's a picture of it from Dolinek's The encyclopedia of European historical weapons. I can't recall there being much in the way of measurements in the book though.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th May 2010, 12:39 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 10,476
Posted By kisak
The swords with knuckle bows might be hudiedao,...

The swords with knuckle bows might be hudiedao, possibly butterfly sword in English (I'm not sure what the exact definitions of those terms are, nor of they are exactly the same for the two words)....
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