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Forum: European Armoury 9th November 2020, 03:41 PM
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Posted By Philip
It may have been more of a contingency factor,...

It may have been more of a contingency factor, but why else would these steel flanges have stood proud of the shaft's circumference and have bevelled edges? If their sole purpose was to guard...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th November 2020, 05:16 AM
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Posted By Philip
Thanks, Colin, for this excerpt. Nothing beats...

Thanks, Colin, for this excerpt. Nothing beats the first-hand accounts from observers in the field to put these weapons, indeed just about any aspect of material culture, in their proper functional...
Forum: European Armoury 9th November 2020, 05:05 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 41,976
Posted By Philip
analogous Chinese example of "bladed" lance

Here is an example of the same concept as used by some cavalry units in the Chinese Empire during the Qing Dynasty. The image was painted by Fr Giuseppe Castiglione (Lang Xining), a Jesuit...
Forum: European Armoury 9th November 2020, 04:25 AM
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Posted By Philip
No piggy!

Jim, your suggestion is food for thought but this weapon does not fit the functional criteria exhibited by every boar spear that I have seen in person or in the literature. The head on this example...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th November 2020, 06:08 PM
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Views: 11,548
Posted By Philip
an earlier example of the technique

Here is another excerpt from Williams' book ( p 238 ) showing photomicrographs of a section sawn from a (heavily corroded and damaged) European rapier blade, 16th-17th cent. The layering is very...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th November 2020, 05:58 PM
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Posted By Philip
So true, and remarkable considering the...

So true, and remarkable considering the twist-core pattern welding on many keris blades of the southern Philippines is similar to that on some Anglo-Saxon and Viking swords.

Collectors often...
Forum: European Armoury 7th November 2020, 05:24 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 52,486
Posted By Philip
rain chapes revisited

Here's an example of what I was talking about in my previous post on the topic, and which is illustrated in the prints in Posts 13 and 25. 'Just found this image while browsing Boccia/Coelho, Armi...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th November 2020, 02:09 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 13,679
Posted By Philip
the Hoffmanns

Hey Jim, did you ever add to your collection from their stock? Their catalogs were pretty rudimentary by today's marketing standards (like the glossy auction catalogs put out by RIA, Hermann, and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th November 2020, 10:34 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,460
Posted By Philip
overcleaned composite?

From the poor fit between the cupronickel grip and steel body, it looks like the two were not "born together". The steel parts look like they were heavily cleaned, in fact buffed, at some time,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th November 2020, 06:37 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 19,496
Posted By Philip
The Spanish imprint in southern Italy

Great that you point this out! It fits in with the history of the lower half of Italy plus Sicily, (everything south of Naples), which was actually ruled by the Spanish Crown for centuries, until...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th November 2020, 06:05 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 13,679
Posted By Philip
Hi, Jim Yes indeed, during the 19th cent....

Hi, Jim
Yes indeed, during the 19th cent. Solingen makers were quite active in the export trade, not only selling complete swords of military pattern to countries in Latin America, Asia, and even to...
Forum: European Armoury 4th November 2020, 11:17 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 52,486
Posted By Philip
That's funny, Jim -- a friend in NC occasionally...

That's funny, Jim -- a friend in NC occasionally calls me a Yankee when I tell him something that doesn't fit in with his notions and beliefs. However, my response is that if you take the...
Forum: European Armoury 4th November 2020, 06:28 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 52,486
Posted By Philip
halberd

There must have been quite a trade in ostrich feathers in those days. All the way from Africa -- the well-to-do have throughout history managed to get their hands on imported luxuries from afar,...
Forum: European Armoury 4th November 2020, 03:18 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 52,486
Posted By Philip
St Simon the Apostle, aka Simon the Zealot

He is believe to have flourished in the 1st cent. AD, and is mentioned in the Gospel of Luke as "Simon the Zealot" for his reputed membership in that Jewish nationalist movement. There is an...
Forum: European Armoury 4th November 2020, 12:01 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 52,486
Posted By Philip
Cannon

There is a strong likelihood that the workshop also produced a very similar cannon for King Sigismund I of Poland, used by his joint Polish-Lithuanian forces in the battle of Orsza (Orsha) in...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd November 2020, 11:46 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 52,486
Posted By Philip
peasant knife

Reminds me of a mini-falchion blade. The profile is almost a spitting image of the one on p 224 of Stone's Glossary... which is identified as German, 15th cent. (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
Forum: European Armoury 3rd November 2020, 11:40 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 52,486
Posted By Philip
sword rain-chape

Very interesting print, thanks for sharing it. Viewed in conjunction with "Sol Justitia" in post 13, it's significant in that the swords are depicted with the leather or metal rain-covers on...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd November 2020, 11:33 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 52,486
Posted By Philip
bag pipes and the Celtic heritage

Yes, you are spot on. The bagpipes, thought to be a legacy of the great Celtic migrations across Europe BCE, were a popular instrument, particularly among the common folk, across the Continent. In...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd November 2020, 11:15 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 52,486
Posted By Philip
Interesting to note the changing fashions in some...

Interesting to note the changing fashions in some ethnic labels in American English usage. In the 19th cent., the term "Dutchman" was often applied to Germans (who after all hailed from...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd November 2020, 10:52 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 52,486
Posted By Philip
Geographic fuzziness

Usage as a geographic and cultural identifier has indeed been rather loosey-goosey depending on place, time, and individual. For a long time in Europe and Britain, "Oriental" seems to have been...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd November 2020, 10:39 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 52,486
Posted By Philip
The Latin oriens / orientis, "east", as opposed...

The Latin oriens / orientis, "east", as opposed to occidens / occidentis "west", derive from the verbs orire and occidere, "to rise" and "to set" respectively, in reference to the movement of the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd November 2020, 03:43 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,548
Posted By Philip
When smiths wish to laminate or create layers in...

When smiths wish to laminate or create layers in an elongated object, such as a blade, they typically notch the red-hot bar with a chisel, start the bend by hammering over the edge of the anvil, and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st October 2020, 07:08 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,351
Posted By Philip
Hi, Jim I agree entirely with your comments on...

Hi, Jim
I agree entirely with your comments on the wolf.

Poring over the images of the blade, it's hard to tell from the surface in its current state whether it is recycled Western industrial...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th October 2020, 06:51 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 11,054
Posted By Philip
Hey Rick, From the photos it's hard for me...

Hey Rick,

From the photos it's hard for me to tell what the approximate dimensions are. Question: is the grip long enough to get a comfortable hold on, without the iron protrusions of the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th October 2020, 06:42 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,249
Posted By Philip
Thanks for the numbers, Rick! Here's an...

Thanks for the numbers, Rick!

Here's an early example of the same style blade on a German "bastard" (hand-and-a-half grip) hilted sword ca. 1520-30. Blade is 36", width 1 3/4" at the hilt, and...
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