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Forum: European Armoury 12th March 2019, 01:39 AM
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Posted By vilhelmsson
It didn't work for me either, but I just dropped...

It didn't work for me either, but I just dropped the url right in and it worked (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2214&highlight=sica).

Fascinating thread. If my example was a 2nd...
Forum: European Armoury 11th March 2019, 09:36 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,749
Posted By vilhelmsson
Thank you Fernando. It is quite beautiful. But it...

Thank you Fernando. It is quite beautiful. But it has a more sinister beauty than I was expecting when I purchased it. Perhaps it is the dark patina, and not its history, that contributes to its...
Forum: European Armoury 11th March 2019, 12:19 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,749
Posted By vilhelmsson
Early Sica for Comment and Questions

Dear All,

I recently acquired the below knife. I believe it is a Sica. It was sold as a 1st-2nd CE century Celtic-Roman border knife. The bronze inlays closest to the tang is described as and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd February 2019, 12:58 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 15,046
Posted By vilhelmsson
My apologies if I'm being pedantic. But I ordered...

My apologies if I'm being pedantic. But I ordered several antiques from England and they were shipped FedEx. FedEx never notified me, but the objects were just stuck in customs. I called FedEx after...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th February 2019, 11:36 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 8,588
Posted By vilhelmsson
16th Century Iron-Hooded Katar

I acquired this iron-hooded katar at auction recently. It is billed as belonging to the second half of the 16th century, and from Vijayanagara. I know very little about katars, specifically, or...
Forum: European Armoury 14th February 2019, 02:03 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 25,579
Posted By vilhelmsson
Thank you Fernando. I do not hold a firm...

Thank you Fernando.

I do not hold a firm opinion regarding either item. But I would avoid buying any allegedly historical weapon that has been treated with rust converter, unless it was really...
Forum: European Armoury 13th February 2019, 08:01 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 25,579
Posted By vilhelmsson
I found this post while researching a Petersen...

I found this post while researching a Petersen type M axehead I received as a gift for Christmas this past year. It was purchased from the same place that your axehead was purchased.

Your axehead...
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