Forum: European Armoury
19th January 2017, 11:39 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
19th January 2017, 08:44 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 18,245
Hello Kai,
you are right, the iron rods for...
Hello Kai,
you are right, the iron rods for testing the "Eisenhauer" were made from pretty soft iron, "Eisenhauer" is mainly an early marketing slogan. In England they had a similar test...
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Forum: European Armoury
19th January 2017, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 25,699
Hello Jasper,
thank you for your comment,...
Hello Jasper,
thank you for your comment, very interesting to hear, that this was your sword some years ago.
One side of the loose hand guard is in good condition, the other side is badly rusted...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th January 2017, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 18,245
Hi Detlef,
"Nagelprobe" is something...
Hi Detlef,
"Nagelprobe" is something different! "Nagelprobe" has nothing to do with "Eisenhauer". Even the german Wikipedia explanation is wrong.
"Eisenhauer" means that the blade is able to...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th January 2017, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 25,699
Small Sword with long triangular blade
Hello,
Probably an Italien, French or English small sword from the early to mid XVIII th century.
It has a lovely pierced steel hilt with a twisted wire on the grip and a hollow pommel.
The...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th January 2017, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,450
Hi Ken,
this is the shape of a typical...
Hi Ken,
this is the shape of a typical muzzle loader canon from 15th to 18th century. But the pommel (?) at the end of the canon is lost, is there a hole in the bottom of the canon?
This could...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th January 2017, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 13,613
Hi Detlef,
a nice dagger and a well done...
Hi Detlef,
a nice dagger and a well done restoration.
I think this is a dagger for real usage. The german "Jagdnicker" (no better english term than "hunting knive" for that) ist also pretty...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th January 2017, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 24,607
Hello Loedjoe,
I think this is the right...
Hello Loedjoe,
I think this is the right thread for this beautiful sword, thank you for showing it. I think the blade is of local production, Batak, Aceh and Dayak had great blacksmiths.
In my...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th January 2017, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 24,607
Hello Kai,
thank you for your explanation,...
Hello Kai,
thank you for your explanation, that makes sense.
Yes, the scabbard rings are of a different material than the endings. The previous owner made a professional laboratory test and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th January 2017, 02:57 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 31,498
Hello Richard,
with a smoothbore barrel? I'm...
Hello Richard,
with a smoothbore barrel? I'm really impressed. I have some experiences in firing a black powder pistol but with a rifled barrel. The precision is almost the same as modern pistols....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th January 2017, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 24,607
Hi Detlef,
my pleasure.
I'm still...
Hi Detlef,
my pleasure.
I'm still slightly confused about the massive hilt, it's simply too big even for large hands as mine.
But the very sharp blade got some nicks so it was definitely used....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th January 2017, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 24,607
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2017, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 31,498
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2017, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 24,607
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd January 2017, 08:14 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 24,607
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd January 2017, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 24,607
Piso Gading
Dear Forummembers,
A happy new year and a Piso Gading from the Batak people in Sumatra.
The massive single edge blade is 55cm long (46cm blade only).
The fluted handle is cut from a massive...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st December 2016, 08:27 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 12,176
Hello Norman,
the blade is a Montmorency...
Hello Norman,
the blade is a Montmorency type, with a big and a small fuller to add more stiffness to the blade. This type was pretty popular in the late 18th and early 19th century, the French...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th December 2016, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 19,249
Hello Gernot,
I can tell you basic things...
Hello Gernot,
I can tell you basic things about material identification, please send me a personal message and we can talk in our language. Judged from the pictures your hilt is made from elephant...
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Forum: European Armoury
14th December 2016, 09:45 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,129
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th December 2016, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 19,249
Hello Gernot,
a few months ago I gave you an...
Hello Gernot,
a few months ago I gave you an addresse in East-Germany or at least I think so.
He is the right choice for your scabbard. He restored a Tulwar-Scabbard with ~30% missing leather...
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Forum: European Armoury
13th December 2016, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,129
This sword looks like a 18th or 19th century...
This sword looks like a 18th or 19th century hunting dagger (German: Hirschfänger, or deer catcher). The longer hunting epee or hunting sword was used from the horseback, the hunting dagger was...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
12th December 2016, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 15,403
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th December 2016, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 17,636
Hello Alan,
watch out with tannic, it is not...
Hello Alan,
watch out with tannic, it is not as harmless as many people claim.
If you have massive corrosion with deep pitting, tannic is almost useless and it also can ruin the surface of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th November 2016, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 16,703
Thanks for all the comments, they are very...
Thanks for all the comments, they are very informative for me.
I found the term "Zanzibar Sword" after a while during my Internet research. This type was totally unknown for me. I think I can see...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th November 2016, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 16,703
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