Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Today, 06:45 PM
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I did indeed misunderstand Pertinax, my...
I did indeed misunderstand Pertinax, my apologies, and you are doing quite well with English.
I knew the ethic group Shona, but misunderstood that you meant the knife was probably Shona, but not...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Today, 02:42 PM
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Which example? Do you have an image of a 'cane...
Which example? Do you have an image of a 'cane knife"?
Most collectors terms and jargon derive often from translating errors coming from narratives and accounts collected by various people observing...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Today, 01:04 AM
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To add to my previous soliloquy;
The 'Mandinka'...
To add to my previous soliloquy;
The 'Mandinka' sabers are as noted typically regarded as from this tribe and from Mali, but obviously there are not distinct geographic boundaries to their regional...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 03:48 PM
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This is an interesting topic, actually one that...
This is an interesting topic, actually one that has perplexed me through the many years I have been obsessed with the study of swords. The field of ethnographic weapons is probably one of the most...
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Forum: European Armoury
21st September 2024, 02:34 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
20th September 2024, 06:16 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
20th September 2024, 06:00 PM
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Very nice spadroon!
These 1786 suggested form...
Very nice spadroon!
These 1786 suggested form swords typically for infantry and naval officers might indeed have evolved before that, as often the case with regulation 'patterns'.
I am curious...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th September 2024, 05:41 PM
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Thats outstanding Cathey!!! Were they in one...
Thats outstanding Cathey!!! Were they in one source? I would like to find a reference on small swords that is a bit more comprehensive.....Dean and Aylward seem a bit limited.
The ivory grips...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th September 2024, 05:35 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
19th September 2024, 08:20 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
19th September 2024, 04:28 PM
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addendum 1796 heavy cavalry swords, 2 DG
I finally found the article "Cut and Thrust" by John Morgan, "Military Illustrated" June 1996, #97, pp.21-26:
Major John Gaspard LeMarchant with the 2nd Dragoon Guards, went to campaign in...
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Forum: European Armoury
19th September 2024, 03:46 PM
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You guys are much better at all the classic...
You guys are much better at all the classic iconography and mythology than I am (by far!) but it seems the neoclassic theme in the hilt artistry is pretty universal throughout Europe in this period....
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Forum: European Armoury
18th September 2024, 08:02 PM
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This is amazing stuff guys!
Fascinating to see...
This is amazing stuff guys!
Fascinating to see events reported in real time accounts.
With the situation with the 2nd DG officer and trooper, this was hardly a 'duel'
In these times, there was...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th September 2024, 10:48 PM
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Cathey, thank you for the further details, and...
Cathey, thank you for the further details, and all additional observations and perspectives always help. These kinds of allegorical themes are typically an entire conundrum, as we cannot know which...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th September 2024, 05:02 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
16th September 2024, 07:46 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
15th September 2024, 02:28 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
14th September 2024, 03:38 PM
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Interesting topic Andreas!
What exactly are you...
Interesting topic Andreas!
What exactly are you seeking as far as this subject matter? What resources have you already consulted? This is good to know so we can be aware of 'roads already traveled'...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th September 2024, 11:03 PM
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Thank you for bringing this thread back to the...
Thank you for bringing this thread back to the fore! Brilliant discourse with the 'top guns' of the forum bringing in incredible references and resourced data on this great example of a hand and a...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th September 2024, 06:03 PM
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Well stated Ulfberth.................I guess...
Well stated Ulfberth.................I guess we've been doing this so long here that postings in this demeanor seem rather out of character.
Stuff like this is pretty common on facebook, but here...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th September 2024, 04:49 PM
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After consideration, the more I look at this...
After consideration, the more I look at this query in the OP, this seems like more of a test. It is unusual to see a weapon posted asking whether 'real or 'fake' seems provocative at face, so clearly...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th September 2024, 09:59 PM
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The crowned number was used on British swords...
The crowned number was used on British swords from 1796 until 1820, after that it was a crown over letter (E=Enfield etc.) then a number.
I had never heard the numbers were kept secret. In France,...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd September 2024, 08:29 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd September 2024, 06:52 PM
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Absolutely brilliant Keith, and this is perfect...
Absolutely brilliant Keith, and this is perfect forensic presentation of the mystery of this marking!
I have to admit that in my early days of collecting, back in the early 70s, i specialized (?) in...
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Forum: European Armoury
1st September 2024, 06:02 PM
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JACOBS HORSE
Gen. John Jacob (1812-1858) formed Scinde Irregular Horse and was in command of Second Scinde Irregular Horse (known colloquially as 'Jacobs Horse').
While as I mentioned, the cavalry often used...
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