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Forum: European Armoury 17th April 2014, 12:10 AM
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Posted By dana_w
Here is one more photo. You can see how the...

Here is one more photo. You can see how the silver is wrapped over the lip of the cup, and where some of it is missing on the left side of the photo.
Forum: European Armoury 16th April 2014, 04:42 PM
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Views: 66,517
Posted By dana_w
Here are the measurements, they are all...

Here are the measurements, they are all approximate.

Blade length: 32 inches || 81.28 cm
Blade thickness at forte: 3/16 inches || .476 cm
Blade with at forte: 1 3/8 inches || 3.492 cm
Quillons...
Forum: European Armoury 16th April 2014, 01:36 PM
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Posted By dana_w
Hi fernando, I just knew that you'd want too see...

Hi fernando, I just knew that you'd want too see this cup hilt. I can't tell you much about it with any certainty. There are two contradictory stories and I have not been able to verify either of...
Forum: European Armoury 15th April 2014, 09:18 PM
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Posted By dana_w
This Spanish Colonial cup hilt has a grip very...

This Spanish Colonial cup hilt has a grip very similar to the one posted by fernando. Maybe these photos might be useful here for comparison.
Forum: European Armoury 2nd April 2014, 03:10 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 14,525
Posted By dana_w
I have looked at some of the intermuseum database...

I have looked at some of the intermuseum database schemas, but none of them really works for me.

As to the sword, my guess would be a Victorian era reproduction. But that is only a guess.
Forum: European Armoury 1st April 2014, 10:25 PM
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Views: 14,525
Posted By dana_w
Thanks for your comments Timo Nieminen. I'll...

Thanks for your comments Timo Nieminen. I'll checkout the Oakeshott types you suggest and read the Wikipedia page for dichotomous keys.

I take it that you believe this this is an obvious replica....
Forum: European Armoury 1st April 2014, 08:28 PM
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Views: 14,525
Posted By dana_w
Typology of a Medieval Sword

This medieval style sword is part of a weapons collection that my sister and I inherited from our father a few years ago. I have been trying to understand the distinctions of Oakeshott’s types and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st March 2014, 10:46 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 22,580
Posted By dana_w
I think that I understand now. Thanks Emanuel.

I think that I understand now. Thanks Emanuel.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st March 2014, 10:00 PM
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Views: 22,580
Posted By dana_w
I had found the Wikipedia definition and a few...

I had found the Wikipedia definition and a few others, but I still don't understand the use of "durbar" in this sentence:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st March 2014, 08:52 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 22,580
Posted By dana_w
Thanks Alex, Jens, and Paolo! To sum up,...

Thanks Alex, Jens, and Paolo!

To sum up, everyone seems to agree that it is a 19th century Indian tulwar (talwar) with hand chiseled blade decorated in coftgari (koftigari).

Is there anyway to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th March 2014, 04:12 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 22,580
Posted By dana_w
Thanks so much Alex. I'm off to check out the...

Thanks so much Alex. I'm off to check out the link.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th March 2014, 03:40 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 22,580
Posted By dana_w
Talwar blade decorated with animal battles

This talwar is part of a weapons collection that my sister and I inherited from our father a few years ago. Other than what I have read in this forum and on Wikipedia, I know next to nothing about...
Forum: European Armoury 19th November 2013, 09:36 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 50,146
Posted By dana_w
I'd love a chance to see your collection in...

I'd love a chance to see your collection in person sometime Michael, but I would need to wear a "drool bag".
Forum: European Armoury 3rd November 2013, 12:20 AM
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Views: 6,475
Posted By dana_w
Obituary: Dr. James Duncan Lavin Sr.

Obituary: Dr. James Duncan Lavin Sr.
Published in Virginia Gazette from Sept. 7 to Oct. 6, 2013

Dr. James Duncan Lavin, Sr., 84, passed away peacefully at home after a long illness, surrounded by...
Forum: European Armoury 19th October 2013, 07:59 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 50,146
Posted By dana_w
In May of 2013 Glenn Beck’s studio Mercury One...

In May of 2013 Glenn Beck’s studio Mercury One sponsored an exhibition entitled “Independence Through History”. Among the items on display was William Bradford’s Bible, which accompanied the...
Forum: European Armoury 7th October 2013, 08:02 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 50,146
Posted By dana_w
I have been researching the information...

I have been researching the information thoughtfully provided by Michael (aka Matchlock). It turns out the illustration of Thomas Thynne's 1681 / 1682 murder in Pall Mall is by James Basire I...
Forum: European Armoury 7th October 2013, 06:31 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 15,128
Posted By dana_w
I am still looking for a "reasonably priced" copy...

I am still looking for a "reasonably priced" copy of Stockel. I am even willing to settle for the inferior 1978 edition. Luckily, I now know four people who own copies.... BTW, you are number four...
Forum: European Armoury 6th October 2013, 02:45 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 15,128
Posted By dana_w
Thanks Michael! Maybe I was a little too...

Thanks Michael!

Maybe I was a little too enthusiastic about finding a copy of Die Kriegswaffen in ihren geschichtlichen Entwickelungen, for free at http://archive.org . I don’t speak German, but...
Forum: European Armoury 5th October 2013, 11:53 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 50,146
Posted By dana_w
Welcome back Michael, and thanks so much for your...

Welcome back Michael, and thanks so much for your input. You are a valuable resource, and your presence has been sorely missed.
Forum: European Armoury 27th September 2013, 11:43 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 50,146
Posted By dana_w
We'll never know without a better photo.

We'll never know without a better photo.
Forum: European Armoury 27th September 2013, 11:24 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 50,146
Posted By dana_w
Sad, sad, but maybe someone here will recognize...

Sad, sad, but maybe someone here will recognize it.... someday.
Forum: European Armoury 27th September 2013, 03:45 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 50,146
Posted By dana_w
Thanks Miqueleter! That may well turn out to be...

Thanks Miqueleter! That may well turn out to be the “earliest contemporary description or illustration of a blunderbuss like weapon in England”. Is there any more information in the book about who...
Forum: European Armoury 26th September 2013, 10:27 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 50,146
Posted By dana_w
I have been looking for examples of carbine like...

I have been looking for examples of carbine like weapons with dragon-head shaped muzzles (Dragons?). This is the first that I have found.

It was exhibited at the Utah Gun Collectors Association...
Forum: European Armoury 26th September 2013, 09:58 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 50,146
Posted By dana_w
In 2011, the Colorado Gun Collectors Association...

In 2011, the Colorado Gun Collectors Association published an article entitled Myths of the Blunderbuss, by Melvin Flanagan. The article was originally published in the American Society of Arms...
Forum: European Armoury 26th September 2013, 03:33 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 50,146
Posted By dana_w
In a private message Miqueleter suggested that I...

In a private message Miqueleter suggested that I check out Observations upon the History of Hand Firearms and their Appurtenances by Samuel Rush Meyrick Esq (1827). I've been able to locate a copy...
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