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Forum: European Armoury 1st March 2013, 01:34 PM
Replies: 39
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Posted By CutlassCollector
Thanks Fernando - I have a machete/sword marked...

Thanks Fernando - I have a machete/sword marked marked ACERO FUNDIDO, GARANTIZADO and now I know what it means. It is made by Esser in Germany I guess for export to Spanish S. America and also has a...
Forum: European Armoury 1st March 2013, 01:29 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 36,397
Posted By CutlassCollector
Great to see so many axes and thanks Mark for...

Great to see so many axes and thanks Mark for starting the thread, I particularly like your spiked trappers tomahawk.

Possibly Junker or the group can answer a question for me concerning the fire...
Forum: European Armoury 28th February 2013, 10:35 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 20,331
Posted By CutlassCollector
Hi Mark, Yes boarding axes are a minefield but...

Hi Mark,
Yes boarding axes are a minefield but I do appreciate the fact that forum members and especially both you and Gene will put your opinions down and allow the discussion to develop - how...
Forum: European Armoury 27th February 2013, 09:23 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 20,331
Posted By CutlassCollector
Sorry Atlantia, I should maybe have said. It was...

Sorry Atlantia, I should maybe have said. It was offered to me directly, before being put up for sale, by someone that I had bought several items from in the past and I accepted on condition it was a...
Forum: European Armoury 27th February 2013, 09:06 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 13,049
Posted By CutlassCollector
Hi Atlantia - the rivets are a different colour...

Hi Atlantia - the rivets are a different colour but definitely steel, which is another reason I think the haft has been replaced - they are definitely not copper. It's just my poor photography. And...
Forum: European Armoury 25th February 2013, 11:50 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 13,049
Posted By CutlassCollector
Thanks Mark I was hoping for your comments....

Thanks Mark I was hoping for your comments. Interesting points - so maybe not so definite after all then! I hope the other axe experts will chip in as well.
And Jim thanks for the date ref the end...
Forum: European Armoury 24th February 2013, 01:30 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 13,049
Posted By CutlassCollector
British Tomahawk Boarding Axe

Gentlemen,

I would like to share my latest addition with you and for once I am not asking for help with the identification!
I assume the handle has been replaced at some time in its life, when...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd February 2013, 07:14 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 15,878
Posted By CutlassCollector
Corrosion

Hi Colin,
Being new here I hesitated to suggest this earlier but I have run it past Jim McDougall and he agrees that it may be worth considering.
Your pictures show a lot of active corrosion and...
Forum: European Armoury 18th February 2013, 02:30 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 15,878
Posted By CutlassCollector
I have to admit I did not pick up on the diamond...

I have to admit I did not pick up on the diamond cross section, which would make it unlikely to be made by a US blacksmith of the period, who has suddenly been required to produce weapons for the...
Forum: European Armoury 17th February 2013, 06:43 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 15,878
Posted By CutlassCollector
Yes, interesting piece and I agree it definitely...

Yes, interesting piece and I agree it definitely has a cutlass feel to it. The tapered wooden handle is also reminiscent of pictures of early US from around the Rev War, as Mark has already said....
Forum: European Armoury 15th February 2013, 12:05 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 20,331
Posted By CutlassCollector
Thanks gentlemen. I think this axe remains in...

Thanks gentlemen.
I think this axe remains in the 'not sure' locker for now.

Although Gilkerson covers the 'standard' Scandinavian, British, French and US patterns he also reminds us that...
Forum: European Armoury 13th February 2013, 11:23 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 20,331
Posted By CutlassCollector
Langets

Thanks guys, always good to get your input. Mark, you are right about boarding axes - don't see one for months and then several come along. Although I'm beginning to wish I'd stuck to cutlasses! ...
Forum: European Armoury 12th February 2013, 01:09 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 20,331
Posted By CutlassCollector
Boarding Axe or Fire Axe

Gentlemen,

I thought this axe was definitely a French Boarding Axe but now I'm not so sure. Your opinions would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Forum: European Armoury 6th February 2013, 01:32 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,792
Posted By CutlassCollector
Thanks M. The Asian connection is a good theory...

Thanks M. The Asian connection is a good theory which I had not considered. I originally thought early American or European. It was heavily rusted and I treated it with de-corroder fluid which...
Forum: European Armoury 4th February 2013, 06:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,792
Posted By CutlassCollector
Hi fernando, Yep, it was a macro shot, had...

Hi fernando,

Yep, it was a macro shot, had problem with file upload too big so cropped it. Hope this one is better. Bear in mind mark is not very clear anyway.
CC.
Forum: European Armoury 4th February 2013, 04:39 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,792
Posted By CutlassCollector
Blade mark for identification.

Hi,

Can anyone help with the mark on this cutlass blade or even suggest a country of origin. It appears to be a plant or a tree or even perhaps bamboo. The handle is also unusual and incorporates...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd February 2013, 07:11 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 14,560
Posted By CutlassCollector
Excellent pictures Kronckew and I think I agree...

Excellent pictures Kronckew and I think I agree with you that the French have the edge when it comes to the elegance factor.
I know it's not a hundred percent conclusive but until anyone says...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd February 2013, 01:26 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 14,560
Posted By CutlassCollector
Thanks for your input guys. You make some good...

Thanks for your input guys.
You make some good points. I think you are right about the blacksmith construction as the lines are a little rudimentary. As for the patina it is fairly even over the...
Forum: European Armoury 1st February 2013, 05:55 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 14,560
Posted By CutlassCollector
Axe for identification

Hi all, I'm new here but have been reading the posts and learning a lot from them for a few months now.
Can anyone help with this axe. I'm putting it in the European section but I'm not sure...
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