Forum: European Armoury
24th November 2016, 08:07 AM
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sorry my mistake, there is also a Forsvars...
sorry my mistake, there is also a Forsvars museum in Aalborg, just mixed up two museums with the same name.
this is historically and scientifically speaking, of course, totally unacceptable to...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd November 2016, 07:55 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd November 2016, 12:17 PM
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Hi Jean Luc,
globular pommels are fairly...
Hi Jean Luc,
globular pommels are fairly simple in form but are rarely found on swords and rapiers in the 16thC.
In the Low Countries (Netherlands) unless other countries globular pommels were...
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd November 2016, 11:56 AM
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Hi Dirk,
your expertise in the field of...
Hi Dirk,
your expertise in the field of swords and opinion is greatly appreciated, I share your point of view in this.
thanks for the congratulation. However the sword is already a few years...
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Forum: European Armoury
21st November 2016, 07:05 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
21st November 2016, 11:50 AM
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yes I did have some questions about some lots...
yes I did have some questions about some lots that I've seen there and have also seen real "gems"
which lot nrs do you mean, can you be more specific?
furthermore Please try to review the focus...
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Forum: European Armoury
21st November 2016, 11:12 AM
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no the provenance is never a guarantee, I...
no the provenance is never a guarantee, I studied and discussed the sword for some time now and have no doubt that the sword is 16th century.
furthermore I don't expect you to say something...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th November 2016, 06:50 PM
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thanks, that must have been a very intersting...
thanks, that must have been a very intersting experience, to join such an auction.
The following is indicated by Sotheby's in the catalogue nr 1 together with a Picture of the Karlsruher Castle!...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th November 2016, 03:55 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
20th November 2016, 03:53 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
20th November 2016, 03:32 PM
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brief notes on a 16th century sword
in 1995 Sotheby’s auctioned one of the largest collections of a German noble house, maybe the largest.
Die Sammlung der Markgrafen und Großherzöge von Baden, 7 catalogues 7400 lots in 22days....
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Forum: European Armoury
15th November 2016, 09:49 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
15th November 2016, 09:44 AM
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yes this can possible, you have to check the ...
yes this can possible, you have to check the ricasso block for signs if there has been another blade mounted before this one, there is one in the dutch army Museum with a straight 2 edged blade....
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Forum: European Armoury
15th November 2016, 08:08 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
14th November 2016, 04:45 PM
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@Jean Luc, what is written in the fuller.......
@Jean Luc, what is written in the fuller.... Sahagun?
@Jim
It is possible mowbray refers to Dutch because Sahagun and other spellings of it occur on these wallone swords, nevertheless they are...
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Forum: European Armoury
14th November 2016, 04:30 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
14th November 2016, 12:30 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
14th November 2016, 10:08 AM
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Hi Jim,
JP Puype dedicates the...
Hi Jim,
JP Puype dedicates the manufacture of this epee wallone to Solingen,see Attachement, Köln is very interesting, do you also have support for this.
all dutch epee wallones have the...
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Forum: European Armoury
14th November 2016, 09:55 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
13th November 2016, 01:21 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
12th November 2016, 02:09 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
6th November 2016, 10:06 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
6th November 2016, 09:59 PM
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the sword is a very early one so around...
the sword is a very early one so around 1560-1570.
a hybrid model between the baskethilted sword and rapier.
beautiful sperical pommel with a design of plaiting, as also occurred in different guard...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th November 2016, 09:40 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
4th November 2016, 11:54 PM
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it is not triangular but a blade of Diamond...
it is not triangular but a blade of Diamond section, both sides have a Long flattened ridge, running in the middle of the blade.
With this type of blades, often , at one side the ridge extends over...
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