Forum: European Armoury
17th March 2026, 05:55 PM
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Jasper, thank you for posting this amazing...
Jasper, thank you for posting this amazing example of these types of hangers. My example I always believed (as you point out) were probably made in a colonial setting. The example I posted that...
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Forum: European Armoury
16th March 2026, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: European Armoury
11th March 2026, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 9,634
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Forum: European Armoury
10th March 2026, 01:56 AM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: European Armoury
4th March 2026, 10:26 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: European Armoury
4th March 2026, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: European Armoury
7th February 2026, 03:57 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,986
Hey Drak. Nice swords! I'd still place them as...
Hey Drak. Nice swords! I'd still place them as post-Revolution, but early, 1790's. Their knuckle bows are a transition between the early stirrup hilts and the later (ca. 1796) reverse-P style hilt....
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Forum: European Armoury
21st January 2026, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,042
Hi Interested Party. Most tombak 'necks' are...
Hi Interested Party. Most tombak 'necks' are integral with the shaft of the blade, but you bring up an excellent point that many Mediterranian types have this collar too. I definitely think the hilt...
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Forum: European Armoury
19th January 2026, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,042
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Forum: European Armoury
19th January 2026, 03:39 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,042
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
18th January 2026, 02:43 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,846
Wow, Acanthus, this is really great information...
Wow, Acanthus, this is really great information and it would seem you are onto something. Now I'll have to do some research on my Bellarmine to see if perhaps it is more than a 'fantasy symbol' on...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
15th January 2026, 09:59 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,846
Very nice Bellarmine! I have a slightly larger...
Very nice Bellarmine! I have a slightly larger example, but unfortunately damaged. From my research, it appears the early types had the emblems of towns and regions of the Rhineland, but the later...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th January 2026, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,260
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Forum: European Armoury
5th January 2026, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 35,384
Hello Dmitry,
Yep, that was the one. It's...
Hello Dmitry,
Yep, that was the one. It's been a while and my memory is more foggy these days, but I seem to remember that it went for around $1999 dollars(U.S.), not bad for a swivel, but that...
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Forum: European Armoury
25th December 2025, 03:10 AM
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Replies: 3
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Forum: European Armoury
19th December 2025, 06:04 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,474
While out of my wheelhouse, it certainly looks...
While out of my wheelhouse, it certainly looks like it is older than Victorian. Could this perhaps be an American halberd from the Rev War period? There were plenty of crude spontoons, halberds and...
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Forum: European Armoury
14th December 2025, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,032
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Forum: European Armoury
14th December 2025, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,034
Very nice sword!
Hello Ed. The second sword is a very nice hanger ca 1760-80 period, just in time for the American revolution;). It appears to have the classic 4-slot hilt. Country of origin remains open, but it...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th December 2025, 05:13 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 12,000
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Forum: European Armoury
7th November 2025, 08:16 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 35,803
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Forum: European Armoury
4th November 2025, 05:43 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 13,671
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd November 2025, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 35,803
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Forum: European Armoury
27th October 2025, 10:05 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 13,671
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Forum: European Armoury
27th October 2025, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 13,671
A Revolutionary War-era boarding pike head
I managed to procure this recently from an online auction. There was very little information provided, but I recognized the 'leaf form' pattern immediately and took a chance. This item does fit the...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th October 2025, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 12,084
I've always been fascinated by this sword, Jim,...
I've always been fascinated by this sword, Jim, but unfortunately don't have much to add beyond the obvious. Much like your 'corpse carrier' sword, this is a very isoteric item and I've never seen...
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