Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd May 2017, 08:43 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd May 2017, 07:20 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd May 2017, 01:11 PM
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Mandinka knife and one other unknown ( to me)
Hi
I purchased a job lot of knives, lance head, bayonets, khukuri, Japanese wakizashi . All at a local auction. It looked to be someone's old collection, nothing was cared or looked after and most...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th April 2017, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 16,068
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2017, 09:43 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2017, 08:30 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2017, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 10,150
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2017, 07:57 AM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th April 2017, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 10,150
Khukuri with nicely carved handle
Hi All
I just purchased the attached as part of a job lot.
Not my area of collecting but we all know how hard it is to stay focused!
It is the sharpest knife I have ever acquired with 13 inch...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th April 2017, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: European Armoury
24th April 2017, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,309
Thanks Jim,
I appreciate the information. Pity...
Thanks Jim,
I appreciate the information. Pity about the langets been broken but looking at the platination the shaft breaking and the langets been broken off was a long long time ago. The cost of...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd April 2017, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 7
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Question on British lance head, pattern 1846
Hi
I just purchased a job lot of knives, bayonets kukuri etc
In the very mixed bag there was the attached lance head which I am not having much luck on identifying, there is surprisingly little on...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd April 2017, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 8
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I have carried in, cargo luggage bayonets and...
I have carried in, cargo luggage bayonets and helmets without any problem
From Warsaw to Dublin. They are very serious about not taking any munitions on aircraft, for obvious reasons.
Lots of WWII...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th April 2017, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 10,401
HI
I put up some posts on this topic WRT my...
HI
I put up some posts on this topic WRT my restorations and they seem to attract some interest. I feel I do not know enough to comment on a lot of what is on the forum so I like to give back when...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th April 2017, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 11
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I had a snider 1st pattern conversion whose...
I had a snider 1st pattern conversion whose muzzle looked v similar to the one on your rifle also .577 , not sure about rifling.
This was the conversion of the Enfield pattern 1853 3 band from...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th April 2017, 07:48 PM
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Replies: 2
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Hi Fernando
Well spotted on the safety.
I...
Hi Fernando
Well spotted on the safety.
I will not be re building the safety as it is the history of the weapon having this removed, probably, maybe? during the conversion from flint to...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th April 2017, 03:17 PM
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Fixing tumbler on percussion mechanism
hi
Since I have been collecting percussion and flintlocks I have found a lot are found with a regular enough bit of damage. the hammers are missing and/or are the square part on the tumbler that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
6th April 2017, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 11
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Hi
To get a tarnish on silver I have used...
Hi
To get a tarnish on silver I have used boiled eggs mashed up in a plastic bag with the item
The sulfur helps with the oxidation process.
Lots on internet when you google" eggs silver and...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th April 2017, 08:55 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 11,187
Hi
Hi Frenando, in the link you posted (thank...
Hi
Hi Frenando, in the link you posted (thank you) Mc Dermot is spelled with one and two t's in the article itself, ??
The one or two T's seems to be flexible
They seem to be sold (or marketed) ...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd April 2017, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd April 2017, 04:03 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd April 2017, 08:01 PM
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Replies: 9
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V short musket, any ideas what it is?
Hi
I recently purchased the attached
Overall 71 cm or 28 inches in total
Barrel 12 inch or 30 cm
Bore of 16 MM or 5 eighths of an inch
Very compact weapon which feels very correct in the hand as...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2017, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2017, 04:11 PM
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Replies: 7
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Component parts of scissors katar
Hi all
Scissors katar project finished
The first picture shows all the new parts I had to make and the follow on's are the assembley stages in more or less the correct order
I taught people might...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th January 2017, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,452
Hi Guys
thanks for your posts
I will try and...
Hi Guys
thanks for your posts
I will try and get some extra information and pictures, the missing piece, (if it is missing) off the pommel is something which would deter me from spending too much...
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