Forum: European Armoury
24th November 2025, 12:10 PM
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No one asked for 100% claim, it is impossible.
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No one asked for 100% claim, it is impossible.
I asked for opinion 12/13 or trash, fair and honest people from this forum, what they think, not what they know, it is understandable and comon sense...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd November 2025, 05:42 PM
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Regarding those two swords posted by jim, i saw...
Regarding those two swords posted by jim, i saw several like those that look worn out, old, perfect, genuine, in one european auction house, deemed fakes in origin from Hungary, they refuse to put...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd November 2025, 05:39 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd November 2025, 12:49 PM
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Exactly.
Even museum experts sometimes get...
Exactly.
Even museum experts sometimes get wrong or collectors with few decades of collecting who have swords in their hands, and to say someting if 100% fake online is hilarious, only if that...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd November 2025, 12:37 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd November 2025, 09:20 PM
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Metal from 12 century from one foundry is...
Metal from 12 century from one foundry is diferent from fake, but if this is original it can have similar metal composition like 12 century known original.
Fake is never good, they are made for...
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd November 2025, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 26
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Thank you all on coments, metal can be tested...
Thank you all on coments, metal can be tested both from this sword or another one and then compared with sword found in tje same area that is prowen original example.
Regarding claims someting is...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th November 2025, 11:45 PM
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Replies: 26
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Forum: European Armoury
17th November 2025, 11:39 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
4th November 2025, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 19,877
Thank you 👍🏻
About mark, you will need to...
Thank you 👍🏻
About mark, you will need to ask someone with more knowledge about makers marks, i realy dont know, it is pi mark as i know, stantler used ST under crown?
I realy dont know.
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Forum: European Armoury
4th November 2025, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 16
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.[/QUOTE jim mcdougall]
Thank you!
I...
.[/QUOTE jim mcdougall]
Thank you!
I agree, to autenticate something it is necesary to be examined by expert that have expertise in that field, even they can get wrong, and they do.
Errare...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th November 2025, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 26
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Sword 12/13 century or not?
One collector from neighbour country has this sword, i like it very much, it has a great balance in the hand, but it is, or it is not, that is the question, an artefact or piece of trash, if someone...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th November 2025, 04:25 PM
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Saber what kind?
Hello, does anyone know what this is, to me it looks like french origine, my friend said french restauration period, and that is all i know.
It say vivat housar on both sides, on one side worn...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd November 2025, 07:31 PM
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Replies: 13
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About this oriental stilleto, i found in...
About this oriental stilleto, i found in Croato/Bosnian book from the first half of 20 century similar weapon, it is made all from steel handle is 13 cm long, overall 155cm long, it has wooden sheet...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd November 2025, 07:16 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd November 2025, 07:12 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd November 2025, 07:03 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd November 2025, 07:01 PM
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Replies: 16
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Thank you. 😃
Yes, they are both published, in...
Thank you. 😃
Yes, they are both published, in several museum books from exibitions in Croatia, Austria, Italy, so is venetian rapier and Austrian basket hilted sword corben degen, i bought those...
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Forum: European Armoury
26th September 2025, 09:57 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
26th September 2025, 08:59 PM
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Thanx.
No Dalmatian connection here as i know,...
Thanx.
No Dalmatian connection here as i know, but it could have been used in Dalmatia, it is fish skin and i think it is shark, same i have on some schiavona swords.
About finger you are corect it...
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Forum: European Armoury
26th September 2025, 08:55 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
24th September 2025, 10:09 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
24th September 2025, 10:04 PM
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Styrian dussage
Styrian dusaage or in Croatian Tesak, second half of 16 century, with Italyan blade of high quality, one side marked Genova with stars, other side moon with two square looking dots and two stars,...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th September 2025, 09:50 PM
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Basket hilted sword Austrian
Austrian basket hilted sword, “korben degen”? End of 16 begining of 17 century, very nicely made, blade marked iohanes mefecit and with two ancors on each side.
Acquired from very old and big...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th September 2025, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 19,877
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