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Forum: European Armoury 1st October 2016, 04:38 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 14,428
Posted By NeilUK
Another pocket pistol from c.1730-50

If I may be allowed to join in: here is a pocket pistol by J. Jackson from first half of 18th century. Not Queen Anne style and fairly plain, but I like it; bought at auction in Edinburgh this...
Forum: European Armoury 24th September 2016, 12:20 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 23,618
Posted By NeilUK
This superb sword is on display (or was 3 months...

This superb sword is on display (or was 3 months ago), in a case in the middle of the gallery. Its label gives its provenance as Erbach castle but says that it is on loan from Laird & Kathleen...
Forum: European Armoury 4th September 2016, 06:57 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 15,513
Posted By NeilUK
Almost everything is wrong; the pommel should be...

Almost everything is wrong; the pommel should be strongly bossed, not a bevelled disc; the collar and langets should be forged in one with the quillons; the langets should be slimmer and tapered; the...
Forum: European Armoury 30th August 2016, 01:04 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 21,759
Posted By NeilUK
The original Carron works went bust 30+ years...

The original Carron works went bust 30+ years ago, but was taken over and survives in a small way making bathroom equipment - no cannon of any sort or size. I'll try to attach a couple of photos of...
Forum: European Armoury 29th August 2016, 04:24 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 21,759
Posted By NeilUK
OK thanks, Kronckew, I bow to your superior...

OK thanks, Kronckew, I bow to your superior knowledge. Because I happen to live only 10 miles (16 km) from the Carron Iron Works where these guns were made I have a particular regard for them!
Neil
Forum: European Armoury 29th August 2016, 12:10 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 21,759
Posted By NeilUK
As Kronckew has implied, this gun may be a...

As Kronckew has implied, this gun may be a cannon, it is certainly not a canon (the church would be horrified!). Seriously though, in fact it is not a carronade either - these large bore, short...
Forum: European Armoury 6th August 2016, 12:24 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 11,896
Posted By NeilUK
A small correction to Ulfberth's reading of the...

A small correction to Ulfberth's reading of the blade inscription in the last post: it actually reads GLORIA VIRTUTEM SEQUITUR which makes sense - Glory attends on Valour (or Courage).
Regards, Neil
Forum: European Armoury 24th July 2016, 01:43 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 13,579
Posted By NeilUK
Hi Corrado, The falchion mark seems to have...

Hi Corrado,
The falchion mark seems to have been used (though not very often) by Christoph Stantler I. A good, sharp, example can be seen on a two-hand sword in the Vienna Historisches Museum, inv....
Forum: European Armoury 29th April 2016, 12:19 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,079
Posted By NeilUK
The best is the Muse'e de l' Arme'e - huge...

The best is the Muse'e de l' Arme'e - huge collection of arms and armour from medieval and renaissance times. The national museum of the Middle Ages at the Hotel de Cluny also has a small collection...
Forum: European Armoury 23rd March 2016, 05:23 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 26,513
Posted By NeilUK
Hi James, If you can find it you could try: ...

Hi James,
If you can find it you could try:
R.Brooker, British Military Pistols 1603-1888, pub.1978 by American Soc. of Arms Collectors; or
D.W.Bailey, Small Arms of the British Forces in...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd March 2016, 05:10 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 40,254
Posted By NeilUK
What a fabulous collection! I have a few Queen...

What a fabulous collection! I have a few Queen Anne pistols myself, both side-lock and box-lock, but nothing like this. I would have commented before but I have been away and only just now seen...
Forum: European Armoury 30th January 2016, 04:55 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 21,353
Posted By NeilUK
I have some familiarity with 18th century...

I have some familiarity with 18th century flintlock pistols (while not being an expert), and I tend to agree with Corrado that the pistol is genuine Spanish and more certainly that it is not an...
Forum: European Armoury 10th December 2015, 01:06 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 24,964
Posted By NeilUK
There is also the Bavarian Army museum in...

There is also the Bavarian Army museum in Ingolstadt, with loads of arms and armour of all periods - that may be the one Marcus refers to, and they allow photos. It's a bit further away but the...
Forum: European Armoury 6th September 2015, 07:11 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 16,425
Posted By NeilUK
Yes, I guess I'm not going to come across a great...

Yes, I guess I'm not going to come across a great many and my curiosity will have to remain unsatisfied. But thanks everyone for your input.
Forum: European Armoury 4th September 2015, 12:36 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 19,979
Posted By NeilUK
The small holes are where the inner lining of the...

The small holes are where the inner lining of the helmet was stitched in place; the hollow tubes, called 'vervelles' (as A.Senefelder says above) are usually just small rings rather than tubes but...
Forum: European Armoury 4th September 2015, 12:17 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 16,425
Posted By NeilUK
I agree that such scabbards would have been big...

I agree that such scabbards would have been big and heavy, and easily lost and lots of engravings of Landsknechts show them carried or held with the blades bare; but how do we explain the repeated...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd September 2015, 12:10 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 16,425
Posted By NeilUK
But my point, David, is that there were lots of...

But my point, David, is that there were lots of them originally. The inventories of several German and Swiss arsenals refer to them in considerable numbers and even complain about those which are...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd September 2015, 12:15 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 16,425
Posted By NeilUK
2-handed sword scabbards

Hi all, It seems that very few scabbards for 2-handed swords survive. I know of three in Scotland, some in Schloss Erbach in Germany and one in Solothurn, Switzerland. If you know of any others, and...
Forum: European Armoury 10th July 2015, 12:29 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 11,708
Posted By NeilUK
The overall shape of the large pistol is right...

The overall shape of the large pistol is right for British Sea Service pistol (compare photo of thinreadline's pistol), but as Fernando K noted, the lock is wrong - no government marks, no bridle to...
Forum: European Armoury 10th July 2015, 12:11 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 13,007
Posted By NeilUK
I notice that AVILLEM is on a separate line from...

I notice that AVILLEM is on a separate line from Peter Bere, so could it be the name of a town in Germany? And although ALAMANIA is Latinised the name Peter is not! It would be PETRUS. A strange...
Forum: European Armoury 19th May 2015, 04:53 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,727
Posted By NeilUK
I would reckon that FAIT on the second side is a...

I would reckon that FAIT on the second side is a mistake for FIAT which is then repeated though not necessary. I would then translate the motto as
'Let there be faithfulness to the faithful' or ...
Forum: European Armoury 8th May 2015, 06:09 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 14,803
Posted By NeilUK
Comparing this sword to that on pp. 166-8 of...

Comparing this sword to that on pp. 166-8 of Dellar's new book 'The British Cavalry Sword 1788-1912' it looks very like the 1896-1912 Universal pattern cavalry officer's sword. The illustration...
Forum: European Armoury 27th April 2015, 11:52 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,530
Posted By NeilUK
I reckon this is a piece of fantasy armour,...

I reckon this is a piece of fantasy armour, mid-20th century, for somebody who wants something 'original' to decorate the hallway. it would be quite impractical as real armour to fight in and less...
Forum: European Armoury 19th January 2015, 01:32 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 8,442
Posted By NeilUK
Thanks, Corrado. I had in fact just found this...

Thanks, Corrado. I had in fact just found this pistol on a website posted by Kunst-Waffenkammer, a dealer in Heilbronn. I also know of the pair sold from the Hanover Royal Collection, and a pair in...
Forum: European Armoury 14th January 2015, 05:29 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 8,442
Posted By NeilUK
Thuraine and Le Hollandois pistols

Hello everyone. I am researching pistols signed by both Thuraine and Le Hollandois, very few of which seem to survive. Did the Royal Cabinet d'Armes of Louis XIII contain a pair, I wonder? If...
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