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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th December 2009, 04:31 PM
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Posted By A Senefelder
That it is. Having made a number of knife weight...

That it is. Having made a number of knife weight billets of pattern welded steel in the past, several friends and I set about making a sword weight billet one weekend last month. Intended to be a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd December 2009, 02:28 PM
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Views: 17,607
Posted By A Senefelder
Howdy, very nice piece. I dabbled a very little...

Howdy, very nice piece. I dabbled a very little bit in kinjal and qama in the late 90's. My little research left me with the impression at the time that qama tended to be completley covered in...
Forum: European Armoury 1st December 2009, 08:56 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 25,624
Posted By A Senefelder
I am not aware of the flares being removed, it...

I am not aware of the flares being removed, it simply forms the little bit of forte ( very little in fact ) that exists at least on most of the later smallsword examples i've seen. I cannot find pics...
Forum: European Armoury 1st December 2009, 03:18 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 25,624
Posted By A Senefelder
The flare you mention are the result of hollow...

The flare you mention are the result of hollow grinding. While the technique tends to be associated with three sided, triangular small sword blades it can be found on medieval swords as well. In...
Forum: European Armoury 20th November 2009, 04:05 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 13,764
Posted By A Senefelder
Rawhide and cuir boulli can end up with somehwta...

Rawhide and cuir boulli can end up with somehwta similar results but are worked differently. Raw hide is exactly that, raw hide which dries out and is hard as all get out. Its miserable to work with...
Forum: European Armoury 28th September 2009, 12:00 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 10,963
Posted By A Senefelder
I have handled a shirt with a nearly identicle...

I have handled a shirt with a nearly identicle hook closure design for the split at the neck that was late 15th or 16th century Irish. The rings were of thicker wire at the neck, shoulders and chest,...
Forum: European Armoury 15th September 2009, 06:58 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 17,226
Posted By A Senefelder
I remember something from the Swedish army museum...

I remember something from the Swedish army museum like this as I think of it. I'll have to go looking for where I saw the images, but I seem to recall a late 17th century attributation. The website...
Forum: European Armoury 15th September 2009, 12:07 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 17,226
Posted By A Senefelder
In picture #2 if you look at the inside of the...

In picture #2 if you look at the inside of the loop ( I use this term as the hilt reminds me of loop hilt small swords like the one I have http://www.merctailor.com/originals.php?original_pk=73 ) you...
Forum: European Armoury 11th September 2009, 03:14 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 11,029
Posted By A Senefelder
In Faneuil Hall is the museum/library of The...

In Faneuil Hall is the museum/library of The Ancient Honourable Artillery Company which was founded in 1638 and has been in continuos (sp) service since ( its the oldest military unit in the US ) and...
Forum: European Armoury 8th September 2009, 03:51 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 20,305
Posted By A Senefelder
I will venture only this, from the obvious...

I will venture only this, from the obvious forging marks visible on it , i'm going to say that Japanese is out ( in my humble opinion ), i've seen this sort of simple functionality on pieces from...
Forum: European Armoury 7th September 2009, 03:08 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 15,105
Posted By A Senefelder
I have had VERY limited exposure to the show, but...

I have had VERY limited exposure to the show, but one of the things i've noticed is that while it focuses a fair amount on how much damage the various weapons are capable of imparting, they generally...
Forum: European Armoury 4th August 2009, 05:11 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 71,702
Posted By A Senefelder
" I would like to point out that it is unlikely...

" I would like to point out that it is unlikely that it was Moro armor which brought about the introduction of higher caliber hand guns in the U.S. military as very, very few Moros ever wore such...
Forum: European Armoury 4th August 2009, 03:19 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 71,702
Posted By A Senefelder
Jim, I now remember where I read about silk used...

Jim, I now remember where I read about silk used for bullet proof armour and boy was I wrong. Its from L.Ron Hubbard's Final Blackout, his version of Things to Come written in 1939. It not a bad...
Forum: European Armoury 4th August 2009, 02:02 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 71,702
Posted By A Senefelder
Now that you mention it I seem to remember...

Now that you mention it I seem to remember reading something at some point about expirementation using silk and bullet resistance. I'm not sure where I encountered it, more than likely as some sort...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd August 2009, 09:49 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 71,702
Posted By A Senefelder
Howdy, i'll take the opportunity to first...

Howdy, i'll take the opportunity to first introduce myself, my name is Allan Senefelder and Lee was nice enough to grant me access to the forums a week or so ago. My megher contribution to the...
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