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Forum: European Armoury 22nd January 2013, 10:21 AM
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Hi Fernando, most likely it is dirt with rust...

Hi Fernando, most likely it is dirt with rust particles, baked hard with heat & dryness. I once emptied a loaded cannon in which the powder had set like concrete from decades in the extreme heat of...
Forum: European Armoury 21st January 2013, 09:00 AM
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Views: 13,263
Posted By adrian
Hi Fernando, that fuze hole is too small to act...

Hi Fernando, that fuze hole is too small to act as a loading hole, as you correctly say, so it is not a "case" or "shrapnel" shell, but could be a "common shell" - filled with powder only. 5 1/2 inch...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th September 2012, 09:32 PM
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Salaams Adrian ~ I'm determined to get into the...

Salaams Adrian ~ I'm determined to get into the conference ! Do you have any phone numbers to hand? Perhaps you may be able to PM me? It is interesting and I have just been given the inside info. ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th September 2012, 01:00 PM
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Posted By adrian
Salaams Adrian ~ That is very interesting and I...

Salaams Adrian ~ That is very interesting and I wonder if the up coming arms and armour conference at Nizwa University in October is related to the adjacent museum you mention at Birkat al Muz(pool...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th September 2012, 12:57 PM
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Posted By adrian
Hi Ibrahiim, Some years ago a company in Oman...

Hi Ibrahiim,
Some years ago a company in Oman - Historic Arms, Exhibitions & Forts LLC - restored many hundreds of longarms owned by the Govt there (Sultanate) that were in a decrepid state. As...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th August 2012, 10:46 AM
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Views: 26,226
Posted By adrian
The British Govt did not smooth bore rifled guns,...

The British Govt did not smooth bore rifled guns, so if these are ex Brit Mil barrels the bore out was by a subsequent owner. Best thing would be to post good images of all markings to lock, stock...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th August 2012, 08:09 AM
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Views: 26,226
Posted By adrian
Hi Rick yes the British made the Pattern 1858 &...

Hi Rick yes the British made the Pattern 1858 & then the Pattern 1859 as smoothbore Enfield "Rifles" for service in India. They decided, after the Mutiny, to always keep the arms of their Indian...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th August 2012, 07:56 AM
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Posted By adrian
Hi Gents, thank you for responding & especially...

Hi Gents, thank you for responding & especially to Chris for his detailed reply.
Certainly the idea that the dagger is a fake was not previously entertained by me.

The swelling of what appears to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th August 2012, 11:30 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 20,998
Posted By adrian
Chinese Bronze Age dagger

A friend of mine owns this dagger, is was straight when he obtained it & over the years it has bowed quite badly. I examined it & explained that one side is corroding badly & that side is expanding &...
Forum: European Armoury 17th June 2012, 12:30 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 20,056
Posted By adrian
It is most likely a cannon ball. The mould was in...

It is most likely a cannon ball. The mould was in two parts & where they join a seam can be seen - which is why you have what appears to be two parts joined, but in fact is one solid piece. The small...
Forum: European Armoury 4th June 2012, 11:25 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,836
Posted By adrian
It would appear to be intended almost wholly as...

It would appear to be intended almost wholly as armour piercing, mail or plate, a bodkin point, except perhaps taken to the extreme in this instance. I would suggest that it predates the 18th...
Forum: European Armoury 4th June 2012, 11:16 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 15,895
Posted By adrian
Just a thought, but they do look like they may...

Just a thought, but they do look like they may have been made as musket rests as primary purpose & a "pike" as secondary use - musket rests were of a time before bayonets became common.
Adrian
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