Forum: European Armoury
8th November 2015, 01:24 PM
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Provenance
Good point.. I have not found any documentation in the estate paperwork and only have knowledge through conversation about the auction acquisitions.
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Forum: European Armoury
7th November 2015, 11:38 PM
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Polearm provenance
They were both acquired at auction in Vienna about 1960. They have been in a private collection since then. I also inherited a really old door lock and key with the two weapons...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th November 2015, 03:55 PM
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Help dating a Kirpan sword
I can't find any references to Malwa Kirpan Factory in Amritsar and assuming it no longer exists. I'm guessing this sword is late 19th C or early 20th C... thoughts?
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Forum: European Armoury
6th November 2015, 09:56 PM
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Sword hilt
I think this is supposed to be a sword...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th November 2015, 08:58 PM
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Sword hilt in etching
Hi Ulfberth,
Thanks for your comments. There appears to be a detailed sword hilt on one of the images... any idea type of sword it is representing? Thanks, Fred
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Forum: European Armoury
6th November 2015, 07:01 PM
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Replies: 17
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Polearm photos
One of the tabs is missing/damaged and a modern screw is used to help hold the blade on. It was acquired at auction (Vienna) in the early 1960's . The ring was added to mount to a wall where it has...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th November 2015, 02:56 AM
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Replies: 17
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Zweihander
Thanks so much for your assistance... I also inherited a slightly damaged polearm that might be contemporary with the sword. Is there a different forum that enjoys looking at such a weapon or do you...
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Forum: European Armoury
1st November 2015, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 17
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Forum: European Armoury
1st November 2015, 04:14 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
28th October 2015, 11:28 PM
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Zweihander identification
Is it possible to identify the swordmaker for this zweihander sword? There appears to be a similar mark on both parry hooks , but I can't find any online references to such a mark. Any assistance...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th March 2006, 02:22 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th November 2005, 09:44 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th November 2005, 03:07 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,680
Hi Ariel
I'm trying to figure out how to shrink the photos to fit within the forum thread requirements... sorry.. I think I might need to get a software package to reduce the resolution... please bear with...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th November 2005, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 6
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Need help identifying an old shamshir
Hi..I'm new to this forum, and there seem to be some well-informed participants that might be able to help me identify a sword I recently received. It appears to be made of wootz steel with the...
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