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Forum: European Armoury 10th July 2017, 04:02 PM
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Posted By NeilUK
Many thanks to Fernando and Ibrahiim. I already...

Many thanks to Fernando and Ibrahiim. I already know of the 'Arma' article and unfortunately I could not open the link suggested by Fernando. On comparing the posts I agree that the images which...
Forum: European Armoury 9th July 2017, 03:52 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 48,366
Posted By NeilUK
Hello Fernando, the posts of ms illustrations by...

Hello Fernando, the posts of ms illustrations by Ibrahiim and yourself is brilliant - thank you. I am currently researching 2-hand swords and noticed a couple of good images among your posts,...
Forum: European Armoury 9th May 2017, 03:39 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 11,166
Posted By NeilUK
The flag is fine and the Latin correct. The...

The flag is fine and the Latin correct. The difference with the blade inscription is the word PRO which requires the ablative case of the word HONOR (sorry to be technical); PATRIA is OK being...
Forum: European Armoury 8th May 2017, 05:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 11,166
Posted By NeilUK
I don't know if this will affect your...

I don't know if this will affect your considerations of this sword but there is a grammatical mistake in the Latin inscription - possibly just a slip by the engraver. It should read: PRO HONORE ET...
Forum: European Armoury 9th April 2017, 01:05 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 36,732
Posted By NeilUK
An excellent example, Jean-Luc, of a 'sword of...

An excellent example, Jean-Luc, of a 'sword of justice' or executioner's sword. I think that it is more likely to have been an actual executioner's sword rather than a 'bearing sword' for two...
Forum: European Armoury 13th March 2017, 05:56 PM
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Views: 7,435
Posted By NeilUK
Thanks, Jim, for your thoughts. I too had...

Thanks, Jim, for your thoughts. I too had considered and dismissed 'Mounted Dragoons' for the same reasons, but I suppose a bit of tautology is not beyond the military mind and the sequence of...
Forum: European Armoury 11th March 2017, 05:32 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,435
Posted By NeilUK
Another basket hilt with military marking

To return to this subject recently under discussion: I have come across this basket hilt, clearly of top quality, but displaying later military-style markings which I cannot make out. The rack...
Forum: European Armoury 1st March 2017, 01:39 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 18,615
Posted By NeilUK
Fantastic - I am smitten with envy! Neil

Fantastic - I am smitten with envy!
Neil
Forum: European Armoury 23rd February 2017, 04:33 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 12,722
Posted By NeilUK
A decent backsword you have here, Cerjak (where...

A decent backsword you have here, Cerjak (where do you get them all from?), made for cavalry use, as shown by the oval ring on the left side of the basket, to enable simultaneous deployment of reins,...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd February 2017, 03:23 PM
Replies: 311
Views: 869,516
Posted By NeilUK
I'll second Cerjak's comment. I had not...

I'll second Cerjak's comment. I had not appreciated that point about the blade/tang slot in the base of the basket. Thank you.
Neil
Forum: European Armoury 21st February 2017, 12:56 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 14,625
Posted By NeilUK
Hi Cerjak, That is an interesting sword you...

Hi Cerjak,
That is an interesting sword you have there. The large ball pommel suggests that it is early, but the overall form of the basket is well developed. The heart-shaped piercings in the...
Forum: European Armoury 8th February 2017, 11:59 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 15,158
Posted By NeilUK
Jim, thanks for your kind comments. Corrado,...

Jim, thanks for your kind comments.
Corrado, Thanks for that reference, though in fact I have that book myself, but it was good to be reminded! Thuraine, either alone or with his son, made a number...
Forum: European Armoury 7th February 2017, 12:24 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 15,158
Posted By NeilUK
Salaams Ibrahiim, many thanks for your digging...

Salaams Ibrahiim, many thanks for your digging which I really appreciate. The pair which you post with photos and description is, in fact, the pair sold in Shrewsbury in 2009. But I did not have...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd February 2017, 01:29 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 40,054
Posted By NeilUK
I think that is a great idea of Ibrahiim's - to...

I think that is a great idea of Ibrahiim's - to create an archive specifically of Michael's contributions to this forum for future students (and us still) to consult. Only problem, it would involve...
Forum: European Armoury 24th January 2017, 12:58 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 15,158
Posted By NeilUK
Thuraine & Le Hollandois pistols

Hello and a happy and interesting New Year to everyone.
I am researching pistols signed by both the above masters together. Their partnership lasted only a few years, the 1650s - early 1660s and not...
Forum: European Armoury 12th January 2017, 04:35 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,067
Posted By NeilUK
Thanks for posting those photos, Fernando, and...

Thanks for posting those photos, Fernando, and they are pretty good despite the glass case. I am fairly familiar with Roman helmets but have never seen any with tall projections on the top like...
Forum: European Armoury 26th October 2016, 04:33 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 15,093
Posted By NeilUK
Wow, Thanks David, that's brilliant and confirms...

Wow, Thanks David, that's brilliant and confirms the suggestions of Richard and Andreas. Kind regards.
Neil
Forum: European Armoury 25th October 2016, 11:44 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 15,093
Posted By NeilUK
I forgot to say that the trigger guards can slide...

I forgot to say that the trigger guards can slide forwards at half-cock to act as a safety catch.
Neil
Forum: European Armoury 24th October 2016, 11:31 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 15,093
Posted By NeilUK
Richard and Andreas - many thanks for your...

Richard and Andreas - many thanks for your efforts. I have made a note of Wm Beckford, Lord Mayor of London, or one of his close family (father or son only, to fit the date of the pistols), as...
Forum: European Armoury 23rd October 2016, 01:39 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 15,093
Posted By NeilUK
Thanks, Richard. Here is a bigger and better...

Thanks, Richard. Here is a bigger and better photo of the escutcheon.
Hope your colleague can discover something.
Neil
Forum: European Armoury 21st October 2016, 12:11 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 15,093
Posted By NeilUK
Another pair of Q. Anne pistols

For those suffering withdrawal symptoms after enjoying Corrado's collection here is a pair by William Paris of Warwick, the grandson of the more famous Nicholas Paris. The pistols date to c.1740 and...
Forum: European Armoury 6th October 2016, 11:54 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 14,428
Posted By NeilUK
Hi Richard, I live in central Scotland, in...

Hi Richard, I live in central Scotland, in Stirling, with its splendid castle and several battle sites roundabout - eg Stirling Bridge and Bannockburn, to name the most famous. A long way from...
Forum: European Armoury 4th October 2016, 12:06 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 14,428
Posted By NeilUK
Thank you,Richard, for that information on the...

Thank you,Richard, for that information on the likely maker of my pistol. I had found some Jacksons but none who seemed to fit.
Kind regards,
Neil
Forum: European Armoury 1st October 2016, 11:09 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 14,428
Posted By NeilUK
Overall length = 200mm, barrel 86mm. Bore is...

Overall length = 200mm, barrel 86mm. Bore is 12mm but cut internally for a barrel key, to unscrew it for loading.
Neil
Forum: European Armoury 1st October 2016, 05:07 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 14,428
Posted By NeilUK
here goes. 2nd attempt.

here goes. 2nd attempt.
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