Forum: European Armoury
9th September 2009, 06:56 AM
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Replies: 8
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Bowie knife
No makers mark at all. Handle appears to my inexpert eye to be staghorn.
Incidentally, from tomorrow I will be away for 5 days, so unable to reply to questions.
Speaking of weird reactions to...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th September 2009, 02:50 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 11,355
Bowie Knife?
Hi guys, Jim's thread on knives on riverboats is really fascinating; so I thought that this may be a good moment to post pics of a Bowie-type knife which I recently acquired. I got it from a man...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th August 2009, 09:29 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 23,251
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Forum: European Armoury
9th August 2009, 06:54 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 14,583
Hi Jim, thanks for the informative reply. Since...
Hi Jim, thanks for the informative reply. Since the Napoleonic wars covered the period 1895 (?) to about 1815, and cavalry wore armour, and since the American War of Independence was much earlier,...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th August 2009, 11:43 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 14,583
Hi Jim, the reason I used Davout as subject was...
Hi Jim, the reason I used Davout as subject was that his was the only pic in the book that showed a sword in reasonable detail!
Here are some questions:
1.Did cavalry at that time wear any sort of...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th August 2009, 12:02 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 14,583
Sword of Davout, Marshal of France
Hi guys, I have been reading a book about the Napoleonic wars, and it contained a pic of Davout with his sword. I am curious as to what sword a Marshal of France might carry. Can anyone I D the sword...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th June 2009, 10:56 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 22,865
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Forum: European Armoury
17th June 2009, 10:29 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,264
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Forum: European Armoury
16th June 2009, 12:26 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,264
Russian Sword for I D and Comment
Hi all, here is another piece from my collection. Russian I believe, but will appreciate more info. Is it cavalry or foot soldier? Officer or ordinary grunt?
Brian
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Forum: European Armoury
7th June 2009, 10:52 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,906
German Sidearm for I D
Hi all,
Sorry about resurrecting an old thread, but I think that I have solved this little mystery. I believe this piece to be a Bavarian Model 1892 Artillery sword, with a shortened blade, reduced...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th May 2009, 10:17 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 9,977
Thanks heaps for the info, I am always keen to...
Thanks heaps for the info, I am always keen to expand my knowledge. Here are some pics of another sword, with similarities to the first, but with a straight blade. Can I assume that this also has an...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th May 2009, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 9,977
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th May 2009, 09:45 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,537
Another Bedouin Sabre?
Hi guys, thanks heaps for the info on the Bedouin Sabre posted a day or so ago. What can you tell me about this one?
Brian
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th May 2009, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 9,635
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th May 2009, 11:14 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 9,635
Is this Indo-Persian?
Hi all, this is a recent purchase..........as you all know by now, I buy edged weapons because they look pretty, and then wonder what they are! The back edge for about 6 inches back from the tip is...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th May 2009, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,907
General Officer's Sword
Hi Norman, thanks for your reply. There are no initials, numbers or markings of any sort on the sword, but I have attached a pic of the proof slug. I hope that this may tell you something.
Brian
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Forum: European Armoury
16th May 2009, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,907
General Officer's Sword
Hi all, Jim has requested that I post photos of items in my collection, so here is another one; I hope that it is if some interest. I believe that the crossed sword and baton indicate that it is a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th May 2009, 11:38 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 18,322
Hi Gonzalo, thanks so much for your comments....
Hi Gonzalo, thanks so much for your comments. Overall length 36 and half inches (93 cm); width of back edge at the handguard is 4 mm, tapers to 1 mm at the tip.I have no way of weighing the sword and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th May 2009, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,737
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2009, 03:46 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,737
Dagger for Dom
Hi Dom, please have a look at this dagger and tell me about it. I have lots of enthusiasm but not much knowledge!
All comments welcome.
Brian
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2009, 03:42 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 11,757
Dom, thank you for the reference to your link;...
Dom, thank you for the reference to your link; fabulous daggers there. I have another one which looks very like one of the other daggers you pictured, and I will post pics on a separate thread ....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th May 2009, 10:37 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 11,757
Dagger (Syrian?) for comment
Hi all,
Jim has asked that I post photos of items from my collection, so here is another one. I believe it to be Syrian, but am willing to be corrected. I think that the inlays on the handle are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2009, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 18,322
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2009, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 18,322
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2009, 02:09 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 18,322
Chinese Sword
Hi guys (and guyesses), Jim wants pics of items from my collection, so here is a Chinese sword which I think dates from about the time of the Boxer rebellion. All comments gratefully accepted.
Out...
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