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Forum: European Armoury 18th March 2024, 08:30 PM
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Posted By Victrix
It doesn’t have to be runic. It can be a...

It doesn’t have to be runic. It can be a specially designed monogram, like you suggested.
Forum: European Armoury 17th March 2024, 09:43 PM
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Views: 818
Posted By Victrix
Nice sword! Unfortunately I don’t recognize the...

Nice sword! Unfortunately I don’t recognize the mark. It looks like it may have been scratched in by the owner? It may be a house mark with which Scandinavian and Germanic people marked their...
Forum: European Armoury 12th March 2024, 09:42 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,358
Posted By Victrix
Thank you, Shayde. That probably completes the...

Thank you, Shayde. That probably completes the circle on the subject once again. :rolleyes:
Forum: European Armoury 11th March 2024, 09:06 PM
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Views: 2,738
Posted By Victrix
Wow, those pics are great. Thanks for posting...

Wow, those pics are great. Thanks for posting Serdar. I’m sure much of what you write is completely new to most people in the forum. I never even heard of Boka and Risno before! Even Byzantine arms I...
Forum: European Armoury 10th March 2024, 09:37 AM
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Views: 2,738
Posted By Victrix
The smaller sword looks more Byzantine in style....

The smaller sword looks more Byzantine in style. How do you know the pommel was made in Risno? Do you know the meaning of the decoration on the pommel by any chance?
Forum: European Armoury 9th March 2024, 04:43 PM
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Views: 1,084
Posted By Victrix
Swiss article on halberds

Excellent Swiss National Museum article on halberds:

https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2022/01/the-rise-of-the-all-purpose-weapon-halberd/
Forum: European Armoury 9th March 2024, 01:09 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,738
Posted By Victrix
What about its little “brother” lying next to it?...

What about its little “brother” lying next to it? It looks Venetian?
Forum: European Armoury 12th February 2024, 05:54 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,358
Posted By Victrix
My pleasure! I will keep an eye out in case I see...

My pleasure! I will keep an eye out in case I see a sabre similar to yours.
Forum: European Armoury 11th February 2024, 08:09 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,358
Posted By Victrix
Thank you, Jim. I’m pleased with the sabre and...

Thank you, Jim. I’m pleased with the sabre and the notch adds an interesting collectable detail. You may well be right about the notch used mainly for duelling purposes. In Germanic lands especially...
Forum: European Armoury 11th February 2024, 07:59 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,358
Posted By Victrix
Here are the main Swedish cavalry sabres of...

Here are the main Swedish cavalry sabres of 18th-19thC. From “Blanka Vapen” (1975) by Josef Alm.
Forum: European Armoury 11th February 2024, 09:18 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,358
Posted By Victrix
That’s a very beautiful sword you have there,...

That’s a very beautiful sword you have there, Jim. Yes it’s a conundrum about these notches. You are the person who first alerted my attention to them. When I saw this sword up for sale I could not...
Forum: European Armoury 11th February 2024, 08:56 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,358
Posted By Victrix
Well, it seems he was wrong. And they don’t look...

Well, it seems he was wrong. And they don’t look like yours. This is an on-line photo from the official Army Museum in Stockholm.
Forum: European Armoury 10th February 2024, 06:04 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,358
Posted By Victrix
In “Cut and Thrust Weapons” (1969) by Eduard...

In “Cut and Thrust Weapons” (1969) by Eduard Wagner there are several Austro-Hungarian pallasches with what’s described as a “short jagged tooth” on the back edge of the blade near the point. The...
Forum: European Armoury 10th February 2024, 05:07 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,358
Posted By Victrix
Swedish m/1791 hussar sabre

This Christmas I was blessed with a Swedish m/1791 hussar sabre. It’s light, elegant, and handles swiftly. The grip is very much in Prussian style with an angular iron knuckle bow although it retains...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd February 2024, 10:09 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,624
Posted By Victrix
I believe shamsir blades originally had Persian...

I believe shamsir blades originally had Persian origins (meaning “tail of the tiger”?) and were common all over the Ottoman empire. In Hungary and Eastern Europe, which were involved in a protracted...
Forum: European Armoury 25th January 2024, 08:34 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,763
Posted By Victrix
Wow that looks like my kind of place! :eek: The...

Wow that looks like my kind of place! :eek: The helmets on the left look quite interesting. Almost like those Roman gladiator helmets. So many places to see… I hope to finally make it to Graz to see...
Forum: European Armoury 24th January 2024, 07:07 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,763
Posted By Victrix
The blade looks very German, so I suspect a...

The blade looks very German, so I suspect a Solingen made one with a questionable Juan Martinez cartouche mark on the ricasso. From what I understand the bigger the shell guard and pommel, the older...
Forum: European Armoury 23rd January 2024, 07:54 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,763
Posted By Victrix
Yes probably more decorative. As stated in the...

Yes probably more decorative. As stated in the first post, the sword was purchased from Italy so Naples (Spanish at the time) might be a reasonable assumption. At least two of the swords from the...
Forum: European Armoury 21st January 2024, 04:03 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,763
Posted By Victrix
Spotted a sword in a pic (see below) with a...

Spotted a sword in a pic (see below) with a similar hilt to mine. Third sword from the left. Picture taken in Alcazar de Segovia de los Reyes de Castilla.
Forum: European Armoury 17th January 2024, 07:10 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 83,648
Posted By Victrix
Regarding the notches, I guess one should keep an...

Regarding the notches, I guess one should keep an open mind until theories can be disproven. Earlier in the thread one of our more esteemed experienced members mentioned notches on pallasches and...
Forum: European Armoury 14th January 2024, 08:53 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 83,648
Posted By Victrix
I have some pics of this sabre in an uncleaned...

I have some pics of this sabre in an uncleaned state which I thought I’d share with you. I know some of you have reservations about cleaning antique items and that they should show patina to prove...
Forum: European Armoury 13th January 2024, 03:31 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,357
Posted By Victrix
Today half the production of silver is as a...

Today half the production of silver is as a byproduct in the mining of zinc, lead and copper. So I guess there is sometimes excess supply of the metal. Although generally regarded as a precious...
Forum: European Armoury 13th January 2024, 08:35 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,357
Posted By Victrix
I think I read somewhere that the mail was...

I think I read somewhere that the mail was cleaned by scrubbing it in sand. Would make sense.
Forum: European Armoury 8th January 2024, 08:40 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,567
Posted By Victrix
Then there is the sword of St. Peter although it...

Then there is the sword of St. Peter although it is in poor condition: https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/sword-st-peter-poland-real-deal-009226.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 30th December 2023, 04:49 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 7,910
Posted By Victrix
Hussars were often illustrated smoking a pipe....

Hussars were often illustrated smoking a pipe. Maybe something they got from the Turks? In France General Lassalle declared that “a hussar that does not smoke is a bad soldier!”. They worked hard and...
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