Forum: European Armoury
1st May 2021, 11:31 PM
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There's no sarcasm. You posted 3 or 4 relic...
There's no sarcasm. You posted 3 or 4 relic swords, which are in my opinion, not from the periods they are supposed to represent. This blade is obviously authentic. In peripheral museums that don't...
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Forum: European Armoury
1st May 2021, 11:20 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
1st May 2021, 09:44 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
1st May 2021, 09:26 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
1st May 2021, 08:22 PM
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This is the best book on the subject. ...
This is the best book on the subject.
https://www.amazon.com/Early-American-Underhammer-Firearms-Collectors/dp/1931464464
For an enthusiast-collector of American firearms, these are rather...
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Forum: European Armoury
1st May 2021, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 26
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Forum: European Armoury
29th April 2021, 11:08 PM
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Hungarians keep it close to the vest, when it...
Hungarians keep it close to the vest, when it comes to literature on their swords. Polish swords are close to the Hungarian ones. For some unknown to me reason, Eastern Europeans refuse to publish...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th April 2021, 10:42 PM
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If Neues refers to smokeless gunpowder, then 2...
If Neues refers to smokeless gunpowder, then 2 grams is a substantial amount.
2 grams is 31 grains. For reference, a 9 mm Luger round takes 5 grains of smokeless powder.
I am still curious about...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th April 2021, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 34,618
I didn't think I had to clarify that it...
I didn't think I had to clarify that it referenced Peter Romanov when I deciphered the inscription, but thank you.
The person who posted the photo says it's in a Belorussian museum. Which one?
He...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th April 2021, 03:43 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
15th April 2021, 09:29 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
15th April 2021, 07:33 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
15th April 2021, 07:12 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
4th April 2021, 09:03 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th March 2021, 11:32 PM
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Views: 100,310
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Forum: European Armoury
27th March 2021, 05:00 PM
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Replies: 16
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This post should be made a sticky. Best advice...
This post should be made a sticky. Best advice ever.
i wouldn't touch a thing about this helmet. Adding rivets, etc. to this piece would only make its appearance much less honest.
If, however, an...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th March 2021, 04:43 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
26th March 2021, 04:57 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
26th March 2021, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,560
Tuareg dagger
Nice dagger, measures 22 cm overall.
$40 including postage in the USA.
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Forum: European Armoury
18th December 2020, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 48
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You are right about the appearance of it, with...
You are right about the appearance of it, with blade in the scabbard it's a 1796 pattern light cavalry saber. The blade itself is another story- it appears to be a custom job. I would be curious if...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th December 2020, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th December 2020, 05:37 AM
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Replies: 2
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Slightly OT: Shipping polearms.
Greetings,
Being ethnographic collectors, many have bought and sold polearms. Which shipping services have you used? I'm primarily interested in the USA, but would be curious about the world transit...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th April 2020, 01:31 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
24th April 2020, 01:14 AM
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Replies: 37
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I know this thread is not recent, but I would...
I know this thread is not recent, but I would advise no to un-peen the tang. The knife looks pretty good the way it is/was.
Also, why do you think your knife isn't as old as the one shown by...
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Forum: Swap Forum
23rd April 2020, 06:14 AM
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Replies: 1
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