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Forum: European Armoury 3rd October 2019, 05:36 AM
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Posted By Philip
looks kosher to me!

Parabens, Nando! Tão sorte!

So nice to see the real McCoy for a change--so many spurious ones at arms fairs and in collections.

I suppose you have Marcello Terenzi's informative intro to the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd October 2019, 05:14 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 21,115
Posted By Philip
Whether a blade can be stamped, engraved, or...

Whether a blade can be stamped, engraved, or chiseled post-heat treat depends on the hardness achieved, and also the area of the blade affected by said process. The latter point is important...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd October 2019, 06:04 PM
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Posted By Philip
letter and number patterns on blades -- historical context

In a European context, this tradition is explained very well by Oakeshott in Ch 12 of his masterful The Archaeology of Weapons which I am sure you have in your library. For the benefit of forumites...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 2nd October 2019, 05:45 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 21,220
Posted By Philip
Definitely ellyfunt. The pattern of checking in ...

Definitely ellyfunt. The pattern of checking in the material suggests it strongly.
Whether Asian or African bears closer scrutiny. The way those age cracks run, we can rule out walrus.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd October 2019, 05:17 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 36,899
Posted By Philip
Hey Rick, the ring attachment is not so...

Hey Rick, the ring attachment is not so imaginary. I've seen these fairly frequently on some types of Balkan guns as well -- you have quite a few of those and have no doubt encountered them.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd October 2019, 05:04 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 21,115
Posted By Philip
Interesting point, Jim. In the case of the blade...

Interesting point, Jim. In the case of the blade under discussion, maybe the letters aren't supposed to mean anything, like a specific name. Could well be that the workers at these entrepots, who...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st October 2019, 11:09 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 26,699
Posted By Philip
Hi, Ariel A debatable point. You can't...

Hi, Ariel

A debatable point. You can't convince the Japanese sword crowd of that, haha.

In my experience, keeping blades clean and oiled inside well-fitted scabbards with clean interior...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st October 2019, 10:48 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 36,899
Posted By Philip
Rick, excellent work on the stock. I especially...

Rick, excellent work on the stock. I especially like the ivory reconstruction, was great that your guy was able to secure walrus tusk in the appropriate dimensions.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st October 2019, 10:46 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 36,899
Posted By Philip
slings and barrel bands

Norman, the leather is correct. As an historical aside, the Russians became so enamored of this method of attaching a sling that they adopted it on their Model 1891 Mosin-Nagant rifles and...
Forum: European Armoury 1st October 2019, 10:21 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,894
Posted By Philip
priming pan construction and attachment

Congrats on a great acquisition, Ed. The priming pan was no doubt mechanically fitted via a dovetail joint in that groove, the extensive corrosion over centuries has eaten away at the undercutting....
Forum: European Armoury 1st October 2019, 10:02 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 14,025
Posted By Philip
Back in the 1970s there was an exhibition of...

Back in the 1970s there was an exhibition of traditional Balkan arms and I recall the catalog mentioning that Habsburg-administered areas like Bosnia suffered restrictions on the local manufacture of...
Forum: European Armoury 1st October 2019, 03:49 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 14,025
Posted By Philip
the reach of industry / France's influence

You hit the nail on the head. A bunch of small producers with pre-mechanized technology couldn't compete with a modern factory when it came to pricing. Recall that the steam driven textile...
Forum: European Armoury 1st October 2019, 06:43 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 14,025
Posted By Philip
My impression of blade manufacture on the...

My impression of blade manufacture on the Peninsula pre-1800 was a multitude of mostly family-owned workshops, the best-known ones by repute being in relatively small towns like Bergamo, Belluno,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th September 2019, 07:17 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 67,962
Posted By Philip
Yeah the wear and pitting don't help but don't...

Yeah the wear and pitting don't help but don't beat yourself up over equipment and talent, you actually take better pics than many that are posted on the forum.

I go light when traveling so...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th September 2019, 06:50 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 67,962
Posted By Philip
Nando, the image does hint at Arabic calligraphy...

Nando, the image does hint at Arabic calligraphy within the cartouche. Isn't it so frustrating to see something in a museum and either the lighting or the visual angle (behind glass, no less) stand...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th September 2019, 10:28 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 67,962
Posted By Philip
It gives the impression of being a later...

It gives the impression of being a later interpretation: if Victorian era then British India may be a possibility considering the ellyfunts. My recollection of Moorish art is that such depictions...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th September 2019, 06:01 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 12,140
Posted By Philip
I am also puzzled about its utility. A suitable...

I am also puzzled about its utility. A suitable spout, probably of metal, could fit into the aperture on the large end, but that is normally where the filler opening and plug are. And if that...
Forum: European Armoury 19th September 2019, 10:37 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 111,815
Posted By Philip
Jim, here are some tidbits to address the points...

Jim, here are some tidbits to address the points raised in your post.

1. Terminology and linguistics can get understandably complex in Italy, which was essentially a conglomeration of states and...
Forum: European Armoury 19th September 2019, 10:06 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 111,815
Posted By Philip
Nando, that is an interesting explanation and...

Nando, that is an interesting explanation and yes, many of the examples you see in person and in publications have a characteristic S shape to the quillons. But Gotti's book which I referred to...
Forum: European Armoury 19th September 2019, 05:59 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 29,532
Posted By Philip
Barrel details, unconverted Eibar pistol

Here is the top flat of the breech of the Aguirre pistol, showing the traditional Spanish octagonal-to-round stages with chiseled "wedding band" transition (here detailed with inset gold foil),...
Forum: European Armoury 19th September 2019, 05:45 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 29,532
Posted By Philip
Example of Eibar miq pistol

Here is one of those Eibar pistols with steel backstrap and birds head pommel, stocked à la française, on a gun made by José Aguirre, first decade 19th cent. The gun has a gold lined touchhole, a...
Forum: European Armoury 19th September 2019, 05:19 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 29,532
Posted By Philip
Hi, Rick and Nando A couple of comments...

Hi, Rick and Nando

A couple of comments regarding your posts.

1. I agree that this lock is not a conversion, it was made as perc. If it was converted from flint, I would expect to see two...
Forum: European Armoury 19th September 2019, 04:43 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 111,815
Posted By Philip
Thanks, Jim. The more of these things I see, the...

Thanks, Jim. The more of these things I see, the more variety in blade shapes there seem to be. It's easy to assume that there's a "classic form" of blade on these things that forms a defining...
Forum: European Armoury 18th September 2019, 05:19 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 111,815
Posted By Philip
Nando, it fits the characteristics of size and...

Nando, it fits the characteristics of size and configuration that would identify it as a storta -- a short, cutlass-type hilt weapon with a single edged blade, popular in northern Italy. This...
Forum: European Armoury 28th August 2019, 10:27 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 139,908
Posted By Philip
terminology can be confusing

Nando, the problem is that in the literature, a weapon can be called different things depending on the language of the writer. Back when these things were in current use, there must have been...
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