Forum: European Armoury
30th August 2014, 04:44 AM
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Replies: 33
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...and I almost forgot:
I really like your...
...and I almost forgot:
I really like your molds, two in particular: the cast, vase form and the thin wrought brass piece brazed to the iron handles!
If I had any of the very early arms like...
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Forum: European Armoury
30th August 2014, 04:35 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 103,727
Michael,
With all due respect, the tool...
Michael,
With all due respect, the tool illustrated in the codex is a pair of pincers, used to remove sprues and flashings from balls after they have been removed from the mold. The jaws are open...
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Forum: European Armoury
30th August 2014, 03:37 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,268
I'm not sure of this. I've seen a lot of movie...
I'm not sure of this. I've seen a lot of movie props, and most of them are either molded plastic, or, if they're metal, they might look good from afar, but close up, there's no mistaking them for...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th August 2014, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,268
They're not cast.
I always look for signs...
They're not cast.
I always look for signs of handwork and they are there, at least on the straps and spear points. It's just that the blades are so thick. It wouldn't be cost effective to cast...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th August 2014, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,268
...and while were on the topic of pole arms.....
I found these guys a couple of years ago, and was told by the seller that he bought them in France or Belgium.
I believe they're Victorian era copies, but, still, the price was so low I couldn't...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th August 2014, 03:49 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 16,428
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Forum: European Armoury
28th August 2014, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 63,586
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Forum: European Armoury
28th August 2014, 04:33 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 18,642
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Forum: European Armoury
28th August 2014, 04:32 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 63,586
Early battle or executioner's axe
I got this about twenty five years ago in Normandy, in a small town I cannot remember as I was just passing through on a day trip from Paris.
It is inscribed "YL" or "VL", and is a little over 19...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th August 2014, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 16,428
Thanks for your suggestions!
I have been a...
Thanks for your suggestions!
I have been a blade restorer (and other antique metals) professionally for over thirty years, so I know about naval jelly, grinding, etc.
I have the bolster and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th August 2014, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 16,428
Kukri restoration help
This kukri was brought back from the China-Burma-India theater by a friend of mine's uncle after WWII.
The veteran recently died and this was found in a trunk in his garage.
The grip is too...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th August 2014, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,619
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th August 2014, 06:30 AM
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Replies: 5
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Upper Nile river Harpoon? Fishing spear?
Here's something I am, not to make a bad pun, "fishing" for information on.
The blade to socket length is 11 inches and a fraction long, asymmetrically forged, (obverse to reverse), and with a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th August 2014, 05:48 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 11,481
You've got a good eye!
I never noticed the...
You've got a good eye!
I never noticed the difference between the upper and lower sets.
I think they're all original, as the wrapping all appears to be old and of the same time. One of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd August 2014, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 6,723
Chinese daosi with scabbard
And another from the storehouse.
This came from a dealer here in the US almost thirty years ago. Typical daosi, good workmanship, large proportions. Appears to be a rosewood (or something similar)...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd August 2014, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,430
Asian knife-need help!
I just came across this "old friend" in the ongoing unpacking process from a move. I think I've owned this for the better part of twenty years.
It came to me through a man who was married to a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd August 2014, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 9,559
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th August 2014, 06:11 PM
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Replies: 96
Views: 96,629
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th August 2014, 04:15 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 12,543
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th August 2014, 04:06 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 12,543
I found what I was looking for first try!
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I found what I was looking for first try!
Sorry for the crummy images, but I'm still working on the resizing technique. I am saving a raw size image on my camera and resizing from the photo stream...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th August 2014, 10:04 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 12,543
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th August 2014, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 96
Views: 96,629
This is a great thread!
Spiral, (sorry, IDK...
This is a great thread!
Spiral, (sorry, IDK your name), I just don't trust government types getting involved, telling the collecting community what they can and cannot collect.
They are up...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th August 2014, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 12,543
Somewhere I saw a Chinese daosi style knife...
Somewhere I saw a Chinese daosi style knife illustrated that was made by Will & Finks of SF during the mid 19th c. I don't recall if the blade was a clipped point or a traditional point typically...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th August 2014, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 96
Views: 96,629
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th August 2014, 01:57 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 12,543
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