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Forum: European Armoury 30th June 2021, 07:22 PM
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Posted By Philip
A Chinese-marked M1796 is not such an oddity...

A Chinese-marked M1796 is not such an oddity considering that the Qing Dynasty was constantly at war with rebel and insurgent forces from the mid-19th cent. until its downfall. Arms merchants made...
Forum: European Armoury 30th June 2021, 06:34 PM
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Posted By Philip
Thanks, Marcus. Even if it is Indian and not...

Thanks, Marcus. Even if it is Indian and not European, it could still be significant. A chronological benchmark would be useful. Surviving examples of handgonnes from the Subcontinent are quite...
Forum: European Armoury 30th June 2021, 02:40 AM
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Posted By Philip
Yes! The same gun I was talking about. Good...

Yes! The same gun I was talking about. Good that you found a much better image than the one in Blackmore's book.

These early guns were not very powerful for a number of reasons. Primarily,...
Forum: European Armoury 29th June 2021, 06:23 AM
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Views: 35,192
Posted By Philip
Hi, Peter Your comments have prompted me to...

Hi, Peter

Your comments have prompted me to look at this sword yet again, and to be frank, the more I see of it the less inclined I am to think that this is a Japanese conversion. Most apparent...
Forum: European Armoury 29th June 2021, 05:53 AM
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Posted By Philip
And here's something similar...

The backstory on the piece cited in Peter's post #7...

In the same article referenced in my previous post is mentioned and illustrated this tanto. At the time of writing, it was in a British...
Forum: European Armoury 29th June 2021, 05:41 AM
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Posted By Philip
A European blade remounted as a katana

This somewhat earlier example of what we're discussing has been published thanks to Per Terje Norheim in "A Euro-Japanese Sword in the National Museum in Copenhagen", Vaabenhistorisker Aarboger Vol....
Forum: European Armoury 29th June 2021, 12:57 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 30,822
Posted By Philip
Rara avis

Thanks for posting a very interesting acquisition.

This could possibly be a late handgonne, perhaps first half 15th cent. by virtue of its side-mounted integral priming pan and corresponding...
Forum: European Armoury 27th June 2021, 05:59 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 35,192
Posted By Philip
Before we get further along into the weeds, could...

Before we get further along into the weeds, could you please post some images of the sword completely disassembled -- hilt off, showing the entirety of the tang, and the pommel and ferrule taken off...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th June 2021, 04:23 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 81,493
Posted By Philip
That was the case with the talwar used by the...

That was the case with the talwar used by the Mughals. As you know, many of these sabers have quite small grips. Whereas the talwar was a traditional weapon in the Muslim-influenced northern part...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th June 2021, 02:08 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 47,615
Posted By Philip
I recognize these markings as being typical of a...

I recognize these markings as being typical of a 19th century trade gun from Braga, Portugal.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th June 2021, 07:05 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 47,615
Posted By Philip
Thanks for the numerous photos accompanying your...

Thanks for the numerous photos accompanying your post. Of interest is the fluted buttstock and also a level of fit and finish that is above that of many north African guns (especially those from...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th June 2021, 11:19 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 47,615
Posted By Philip
Rick, the three-screw attachment is an archaic...

Rick, the three-screw attachment is an archaic stylistic holdover from the 17th cent., retained on 19th - turn of the 20th cent. trade gun locks in the Portuguese style. These were widely made for...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2021, 11:49 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 81,493
Posted By Philip
You're most welcome, am glad that thanks to Mr...

You're most welcome, am glad that thanks to Mr Lee you have corroborating information that will help to better appreciate this piece. And not have to write it off as a knockoff or wallhanger!
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th June 2021, 05:26 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 81,493
Posted By Philip
To further show the disconnect between tunkou and...

To further show the disconnect between tunkou and habaki, here are earlier examples demonstrating that the Chinese version is of Inner Asian origin. The left image is of a Khazar saber, 9th-11th...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th June 2021, 05:18 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 81,493
Posted By Philip
In a Chinese context, the notches, or shoulders,...

In a Chinese context, the notches, or shoulders, aren't supposed to align. On the contrary, they are ideally quite far apart because the sleeve at the base of the blade (tunkou) takes an asymmetric...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th June 2021, 05:09 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 81,493
Posted By Philip
I've polished a number of Burmese dha which have...

I've polished a number of Burmese dha which have very prominent and well-controlled hamons, many with nice bands of snowy crystallization along the delineation (the Japanese term escapes me at...
Forum: European Armoury 11th June 2021, 11:22 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 17,518
Posted By Philip
Thanks for posting this, it's quite a rara avis. ...

Thanks for posting this, it's quite a rara avis. As Jim has already pointed out, a storta has a broader, somewhat shorter blade with curved edge. In fact, the reference literature sometimes...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th June 2021, 11:01 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 81,493
Posted By Philip
Certain elements remind me of what I've seen on a...

Certain elements remind me of what I've seen on a number of Korean swords of the latter Joseon period (18th -19th cent),
1, The style of grip wrapping, sometimes with even wider braid.
2. Simple...
Forum: European Armoury 4th June 2021, 06:35 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 34,146
Posted By Philip
"Bashie's" academic training and the bulk of his...

"Bashie's" academic training and the bulk of his published writings were in the natural sciences , fishes in particular. But enough of an expert on armor to have received the rank of major from the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th May 2021, 10:11 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 47,615
Posted By Philip
That might have been true a half-century ago, but...

That might have been true a half-century ago, but in more recent media images I have noted show Tibetan nomads allowed to keep arms for hunting carrying bolt-action Mosin-Nagant M1891s and Mauser...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th May 2021, 10:05 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 47,615
Posted By Philip
survival of matchlocks outside of Europe

Here is an example of a matchlock dated 1844 with a Spanish inscription on the lockplate, from a remote area in one of the Spain's former colonies in the Americas. What is notable, besides the...
Forum: European Armoury 26th May 2021, 02:28 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 18,300
Posted By Philip
The pics make me wonder if there were any strips...

The pics make me wonder if there were any strips at all in the recesses. I can't see where the ends of such strips would be secured, since there seems to be no logical points of attachment in the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st May 2021, 07:16 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 20,932
Posted By Philip
Hi, Rick I agree that your gun is most...

Hi, Rick

I agree that your gun is most likely rebuilt on a repurposed British / EIC barrel and stock. The remains of a rear sight mortise on the much-corroded barrel surface, and the shaping of...
Forum: European Armoury 20th May 2021, 06:07 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 33,986
Posted By Philip
Did you recite part of Tennyson's poem about that...

Did you recite part of Tennyson's poem about that Crimean encounter? If the officer had any appreciation of literature he would have had to let you go scot-free.

I once killed an oscillating room...
Forum: European Armoury 20th May 2021, 05:39 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 33,986
Posted By Philip
Should we assume that you were the only occupant...

Should we assume that you were the only occupant of the vehicle, and thus not driving and deploying the weapon(s) simultaneously? Easier done on a horse as opposed to in an automobile, at any rate....
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