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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2014, 10:04 PM
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Views: 52,268
Posted By dana_w
Jim McDougall tells me "that finger ring...

Jim McDougall tells me "that finger ring identifies this as what is generally held to be a Central American dirk (Levine, 1985) and is from 19th c."

Rather than start a new thread, I will add some...
Forum: European Armoury 23rd June 2014, 12:41 AM
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Views: 5,453
Posted By dana_w
As always Jim, thanks for your insightful...

As always Jim, thanks for your insightful comments.

Interesting that you should mention the Walloons. The Huguenots played a large roll in the founding of Florida in 1562 and 1565. There were...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd June 2014, 01:31 PM
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Views: 11,925
Posted By dana_w
This reminds me of a classic urban legend, The...

This reminds me of a classic urban legend, The Dog and the Jeep.

A fellow from Michigan buys himself a brand-new $30,000 Jeep Grand Cherokee for Christmas. He goes down to his favorite bar and...
Forum: European Armoury 19th June 2014, 07:22 PM
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Views: 5,453
Posted By dana_w
Excavated Small Sword For Comment

This Small Sword was part of the collection I inherited from my Father. Most of the excavated items in his collection came from Florida, but I have no real idea where this sword was found. It is in...
Forum: European Armoury 19th June 2014, 07:05 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 41,389
Posted By dana_w
I don't know about "awful". Those picture gave me...

I don't know about "awful". Those picture gave me a good chuckle.
:p

Why don't I ever find something like that?
Forum: European Armoury 19th June 2014, 03:42 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,844
Posted By dana_w
I am also glad to see this topic back up for...

I am also glad to see this topic back up for discussion. Matchlock makes some great points. Ignorance, apathy, and political correctness are a big problem for people who love history and historical...
Forum: European Armoury 18th June 2014, 02:54 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 66,517
Posted By dana_w
On one side it reads MORSACH and on the other...

On one side it reads MORSACH and on the other MORSBACH.

JOHANNES MORSBACH SOLINGEN
Forum: European Armoury 17th June 2014, 10:02 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 66,517
Posted By dana_w
Thanks fernando, I am glad you like it. I...

Thanks fernando, I am glad you like it.

I have searched in vain for the term "bowl cup hilt" being used to describe a rapier. Is that a translation of some Portuguese description.

It is true...
Forum: European Armoury 16th June 2014, 10:41 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 66,517
Posted By dana_w
That is helpful Jim. Maybe I am trying too hard...

That is helpful Jim. Maybe I am trying too hard to find generally agreed upon classifications for something that has too many exceptions. The problem I run into is a cup hilt like the one shown...
Forum: European Armoury 16th June 2014, 09:14 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 13,348
Posted By dana_w
The notes on this photo of a stock say "1715...

The notes on this photo of a stock say "1715 Plate Fleet, lots of silver wire inlay and overlay".

The other 1715 images are not-to-scale drawings, but there is a photo labeled "From one of the...
Forum: European Armoury 16th June 2014, 04:26 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 66,517
Posted By dana_w
Now that I have had a chance to peruse “Spanish...

Now that I have had a chance to peruse “Spanish Military Weapons in Colonial America 1700-1821”, I still have a question or two. On page 72, the authors use the term “Colonial Rapier” to describe a...
Forum: European Armoury 15th June 2014, 04:32 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 13,348
Posted By dana_w
Friday I had a chance to speak with James Levy....

Friday I had a chance to speak with James Levy. He was the original source of these images. He sent them to Miqueleter (along with others) in the late 90s. At the time he was the conservator for the...
Forum: European Armoury 13th June 2014, 04:26 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 13,348
Posted By dana_w
The other side of the stock shown above.

The other side of the stock shown above.
Forum: European Armoury 13th June 2014, 03:30 PM
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Views: 13,348
Posted By dana_w
This was scanned from a xerox copy of a...

This was scanned from a xerox copy of a photograph. The copy has some notes from James Levy who was a conservator for the Florida Bureau of Archaeological at the time.

"This is a very ornate piece...
Forum: European Armoury 12th June 2014, 06:58 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 66,517
Posted By dana_w
Yea! My copy of “Spanish Military Weapons in...

Yea! My copy of “Spanish Military Weapons in Colonial America 1700-1821” , has arrived.

I would like to publicly thank the person who sent me this wonderful book, my GOOD FRIEND Miqueleter, who I...
Forum: European Armoury 12th June 2014, 06:51 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 13,348
Posted By dana_w
Miquelet Lock, 1715 Spanish Fleet Wreck

On July 30 1715, A large fleet of Spanish galleons encountered a hurricane off the Florida coast near Sebastian inlet. An almost unimaginable treasure and more than a thousand lives were lost in the...
Forum: European Armoury 12th June 2014, 02:22 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 66,517
Posted By dana_w
Thanks for pointing me at your legacy post. Nice...

Thanks for pointing me at your legacy post. Nice Cup Hilt! And a good example of the grip you were talking about.
Forum: European Armoury 9th June 2014, 04:01 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 66,517
Posted By dana_w
I am waiting on “Spanish Military Weapons in...

I am waiting on “Spanish Military Weapons in Colonial America 1700-1821” before venturing to deeply into this topic, but here is what we have so far?

(A) More roughly made & less decorative
(B)...
Forum: European Armoury 7th June 2014, 06:37 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 66,517
Posted By dana_w
That is a good question Fernando. Maybe you could...

That is a good question Fernando. Maybe you could help me with a list that would exclude the possibility of a possible Colonial Cup Hilt being Portuguese.

I noticed that the cup on your has...
Forum: European Armoury 7th June 2014, 03:02 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 66,517
Posted By dana_w
This is the only Spanish Colonial Cup Hilt I own...

This is the only Spanish Colonial Cup Hilt I own that has a horn grip. As you can see the line patterns on this one run in parallel. I guess this grip could also be described at "bulging".

I'll...
Forum: European Armoury 6th June 2014, 08:25 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 66,517
Posted By dana_w
Red face Sorry, I should have attributed condition (C) to...

Sorry, I should have attributed condition (C) to "Juan J. Perez at swordforum.com . This is an exact quote:

"This sort of swords differs mainly from the peninsular civilian cup-hilts not only for...
Forum: European Armoury 6th June 2014, 03:34 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 66,517
Posted By dana_w
A friend who read my recent post offered to...

A friend who read my recent post offered to give/loan me a copy of of Brinckerhoff and Chamberlain’s “Spanish Military Weapons in Colonial America 1700-1821”. WOW, Thanks "Anonymous"!

***

To...
Forum: European Armoury 5th June 2014, 03:56 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 66,517
Posted By dana_w
Is there a definitive list of characteristic...

Is there a definitive list of characteristic which separate Colonial Cup Hilts from those made in Europe. Sometimes it seems to be a “I know it when I see it” situation

Peterson's "Arms and Armour...
Forum: European Armoury 17th April 2014, 08:20 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 66,517
Posted By dana_w
Thanks so much for your comments Jim! I...

Thanks so much for your comments Jim!

I don't know how much credence to given to the Haitian Rebellion story, much less the association with Georges Biassou. Right now it is just an interesting...
Forum: European Armoury 17th April 2014, 05:52 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 66,517
Posted By dana_w
You are right Fernando, the cup of this sword is...

You are right Fernando, the cup of this sword is 'extremely' heavy when compared to others in my collection. It is due to the thicker iron plate.

The ricasso inside the bowl is unadorned. It...
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