Forum: European Armoury
23rd October 2024, 05:32 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd October 2024, 03:35 PM
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Russian Shashka
I suspect the moderators won't be too happy with this, being a current auction, but perhaps they will make an exception because of the extraordinary estimate that I doubt will figure in the bidding...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th July 2024, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
11th April 2024, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd April 2024, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 13,535
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
14th March 2024, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
4th March 2024, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 39,319
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd February 2024, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 29,500
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd February 2024, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 19,713
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd January 2024, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 7,406
The hilt and scabbard could be niello.
If...
The hilt and scabbard could be niello.
If you're lucky the hilt could be bidriware, I'm not so sure about the scabbard because most bidri I've seen has been on a relatively plain surface.
Best...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
11th January 2024, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 27,794
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Forum: European Armoury
11th January 2024, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 15,814
I believe the Coat of Arms of the Netherlands...
I believe the Coat of Arms of the Netherlands contains a crowned lion wielding a sword; a symbol of the monarch. The other hand should be grasping a bunch of arrows. This is difficult to distinguish...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th December 2023, 01:24 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 15,967
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
3rd December 2023, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 27,794
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th November 2023, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 29,500
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th September 2023, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 13,216
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Forum: European Armoury
16th September 2023, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 22,831
I wonder if it was to help out someone who was...
I wonder if it was to help out someone who was expected to keep their right arm permanently or semi-permanently raised. a flag or standard bearer, trumpeter, or something like that.
Best wishes...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th September 2023, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 16,408
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th September 2023, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,496
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Forum: European Armoury
27th August 2023, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 17,450
Not yet, but it's definitely on the cards....
Not yet, but it's definitely on the cards. Basically all ivory, marine, hippo, warthog, etc.
The difficulty in distinguishing elephant from mammoth ivory is not only a problem for the regulators but...
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Forum: European Armoury
26th August 2023, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 17,450
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Forum: European Armoury
19th August 2023, 10:41 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,650
Altho' obsolete for military use by the 18th...
Altho' obsolete for military use by the 18th Cent.,daggers like these persisted for hunting purposes until the demise of the muzzleloader\large bore single-shot gun. I guess the additional...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th August 2023, 10:06 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 21,767
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
7th July 2023, 02:53 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 149,225
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
10th May 2023, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 13,527
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