Forum: European Armoury
8th November 2024, 10:03 AM
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ARMADA PERUANA smallsword
I bought a blade marked ‘ARMADA PERUANA’ - most likely of German manufacture.
I am looking for information on what the handle for this blade looks like. I cannot find anything on the internet about...
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Forum: Swap Forum
5th October 2024, 03:40 PM
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African wooden scabbard from a sabre.
Original scabbard from an Algerian or Moroccan nimcha or flisse sabre. Exotic wood, lightweight.
The scabbard is made of two boards stained brown and red and connected by nails. The front board is...
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Forum: European Armoury
28th August 2024, 10:25 AM
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Replies: 21
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Cossack sabre
Original Cossack sabres can only be found on battlefields in Ukraine. They look as in the attached photos.
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I believe that my adaptation does not deviate from...
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Forum: European Armoury
28th August 2024, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 21
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Handle details
I am sending detailed photos of the handle of this sabre.
The brass is broken, with hammer marks. The hole in the hilt is too big and someone tried to fit it with a hammer. The hilt must have been...
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Forum: European Armoury
21st August 2024, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 21
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The most important element of a white weapon is...
The most important element of a white weapon is the blade and it is the blade that proves the historicity of a sabre or sword.
Take a look at the blades of the Japanese katana. On many blade hilts...
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Forum: European Armoury
21st August 2024, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 21
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Forum: European Armoury
20th August 2024, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 21
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The new life of the sabre blade.
As African sabres are out of my collection circle I decided to give new life to this blade.
The old handle was in poor condition.
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Now it's the European sabre.
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Forum: European Armoury
18th July 2024, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 29,182
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Forum: European Armoury
18th July 2024, 10:19 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
18th July 2024, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 29,182
Large opening in the throat of the sabre.
In the case of a sabre guard attached to the handle shaft, a large hole is encountered on the side of the blade.
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Please explain what was the purpose of making the guard in this way?...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th July 2024, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 84,620
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th July 2024, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 84,620
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Forum: European Armoury
9th July 2024, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 218,524
I will add pictures of my spade to the...
I will add pictures of my spade to the discussion.
It is a French sword, originally, royal protection mod. 1780 by Louis XVI. Manufactured between 1787 and 1805. A regulation one, used by the French...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th July 2024, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 84,620
Thank you for your answers.
I give the...
Thank you for your answers.
I give the dimensions of the sabre:
overall length: 950 mm,
blade dimensions: length. 815 mm, width 32.3 mm, ( at the hilt 41.3 mm), thickness 6.2 mm...,
deflection...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th July 2024, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 84,620
My first Nimcha
Hello everyone. This is my first post.
I have just bought my first Nimcha.
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The sabre has a damaged sheath and handle. The handle is from some kind of horn.
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It has an interesting...
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