Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th August 2019, 09:36 PM
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Heavy Stone headed axe origin unknown
Hi all. Picked this axe up amongst a small collection of swords and would like to know more about its origins type of stone , shaft material , . Many thanks shinyblades
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Forum: European Armoury
5th April 2013, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 31
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Joseph Aguirre double gun
Hello all. I would like to know if anyone has a view on the head carving on the wrist of the Aguirre gun , is this head with teeth showing and spirals beneath the chin represent any cultural...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th April 2013, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 31
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Nicholas bis / Isidro soler
Hello. Yes the trigger guard by soler seems unusual but Lavin states soler was appointed honary gunsmith to carlos 111 in 1776 and chose to care for the personal arms of Carlos 1V in 1797 , he...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th April 2013, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 31
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Nicholas bis
Many thanks to fernando for uploading the photos for me , the Nicholas bis gun is large 57.5 inches long with a 42 inch barrel , octagonal to 16 sided, lock is 6 inches long and the flintlock is 4...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd April 2013, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 31
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Double miquelet gun
Hi rickYsti and cutlass collector Thanks for your kind comments , the Aguirre gun is a shotgun/ fowling piece , I am in the process of posting photos of the Nicholas bis Madrid lock gun with...
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Forum: European Armoury
1st April 2013, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 31
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Joseph Aguirre 1811
Hello fernando k. Thanks for that information , I do not have copies of these to look up , the Aguirre double gun is 48 3/4 " long with 32 3/4" barrels and is half stocked , the ramrod passes...
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Forum: European Armoury
1st April 2013, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 31
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Joseph Aguirre miquelet 1811
Ariel 1hello fernando and fernando k. Thanks for the help in posting the pictures , I shall post further details of the Aguirre gun shortly and also take photos of the Nicholas bis longun . Best...
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Forum: European Armoury
31st March 2013, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 26,789
Hi rickysti. Thanks for welcome , yes trying...
Hi rickysti. Thanks for welcome , yes trying hard to post my photos but having problems , fernando kindly let me send them to him for posting which I did but I got messages saying , Google...
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Forum: European Armoury
30th March 2013, 12:22 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 26,789
Double miquelet gun
Hi fernando. Thanks for the reply , I would appreciate your comments on my guns , having problems getting photos from my iPad photo gallery and adding them to my post , I will persevere , please...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th March 2013, 10:43 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 26,789
Miquelet gun
Arial2Black
Hi. Everyone. Struggling to create my first post and don't yet have a clue as how to go about it , so apologies in advance , I have really enjoyed reading and seeing some of the...
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