Forum: European Armoury
Today, 11:19 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 11:14 PM
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Seen on local FB marketplace
I don't see a lot of arms and armor on there. I think it might actually be technically against FB's marketplace rules? Honestly looking at the surroundings it feels like I'm as likely to get robbed...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 10:39 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 10:00 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 04:38 AM
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Keris, inscription, rough age.
Firstly, this is not mine. I'm holding it for a friend who doesn't trust that it won't go missing where he currently lives. I'm also seeing about if I can get any more details about it for him. This...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th March 2022, 01:38 AM
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The provenance here is so rich! I think what...
The provenance here is so rich! I think what would be absolutely stellar is if you could get a large framed print of this portrait that was done of one of the owners wearing it. That way you could...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th February 2022, 01:03 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
25th February 2022, 02:54 PM
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I don't doubt that they attempted to back...
I don't doubt that they attempted to back engineer it. The question is how successful (if at all) were they. Maybe just in playing around with it. they figured out some things for themselves. Or...
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Forum: European Armoury
25th February 2022, 02:31 PM
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It looks a lot like a model 1850 foot officer's...
It looks a lot like a model 1850 foot officer's sword. Chape is...Atypical for that. They're usually finned chapes. Blade marks are difficult to parse. It doesn't quite have that initial dip at the...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th February 2022, 06:33 PM
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A little hardware FYI to go with this. Snap...
A little hardware FYI to go with this. Snap Fasteners were invented in 1885. However they didn't really enter into mass production or popularity until the patent was purchased by the Prym family 1903...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th February 2022, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 13,866
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th February 2022, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 8,876
That looks like it's been shoddily repaired. If...
That looks like it's been shoddily repaired. If it were something I had in my possession, I'd be tempted to carefully pry that cracked bit off. Remove the blade and wadding. Pour in some hot rosin...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th February 2022, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 9
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At least these are not really a regret for me....
At least these are not really a regret for me. They were free and convenient so I can't really complain. They're also not the worst. Far from the best. But given the size of my place I haven't had...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th February 2022, 03:24 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th February 2022, 03:35 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th February 2022, 05:36 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th February 2022, 06:51 PM
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More likely lead. It tends to get darker and...
More likely lead. It tends to get darker and duller with oxidation. Whereas Zinc gets dustier and whiter and can even get a light grey to white powder oxide deposit wherever there is a seam between...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th February 2022, 06:11 PM
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Replies: 9
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Native American Spears (New aquisition).
I was given these as part of helping a neighbor clean out their basement. They said they are Native American. They don't recall where they came from exactly but they got them locally some years ago....
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Forum: European Armoury
28th May 2021, 07:20 PM
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Views: 17,208
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Forum: European Armoury
28th May 2021, 06:53 PM
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Views: 17,208
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Forum: European Armoury
28th May 2021, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 17,208
This is more of an ethical query than anything...
This is more of an ethical query than anything else. A good question here would be, could you have discovered all this prior to placing your winning bid? Another question would be, do you think the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th May 2021, 04:42 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th May 2021, 04:03 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 9,081
The flare at the base of the shaft on yours is...
The flare at the base of the shaft on yours is subtle. That could simply be from the maker cutting the cane off at a knot so as to ward against the shaft splintering from the end. But over all the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th May 2021, 03:44 AM
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Views: 9,081
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th May 2021, 02:39 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,861
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