Forum: European Armoury
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Yes, Feldegen or Haudegen, northern European...
Yes, Feldegen or Haudegen, northern European mid/late C17th to early C18th. From the looks of the side loops, there should be pierced guards in those. You can see the grooves where they sat. They're...
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Forum: European Armoury
30th July 2022, 01:14 PM
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14th July 2022, 02:18 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
13th July 2022, 05:37 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
13th July 2022, 03:16 PM
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Werecow, the photos are the right way around.
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Werecow, the photos are the right way around.
However, although annoyingly I can't get as good a photo as the Mk1 eyeball;
In the bright sun today (makes a change) the circular blob at the top...
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Forum: European Armoury
13th July 2022, 11:00 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
11th July 2022, 10:28 PM
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11th July 2022, 12:36 PM
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8th July 2022, 02:00 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
7th July 2022, 05:26 PM
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Heinrich Kolle
Hello,
I am excitedly awaiting delivery of a sword tomorrow which has the blade stamped to one Heinrich Kolle along with a Passau wolf of Solingen. The hilt is mid C17th English.
I can't find...
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Forum: European Armoury
31st May 2022, 02:49 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
17th April 2022, 10:20 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
13th April 2022, 06:09 PM
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AVB Norman is a key purchase.
I'm into mid...
AVB Norman is a key purchase.
I'm into mid C17th British swords (eg ECW era) so Stuart C Mowbrays 'British Military Swords Volume 1: 1600 - 1660'. It's mainly photos, but a great reference. ISBN...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th March 2022, 10:07 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
13th January 2022, 04:36 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
13th January 2022, 01:18 PM
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Armourers mark
Hi,
I'm looking at an armourers or traders mark on a mid C17th sword. Its really difficult to photograph so I'll describe it. Blade may be continental.
Its a simple heart, with a circle touching...
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Forum: European Armoury
13th January 2022, 01:15 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
6th January 2022, 03:38 PM
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Thanks for the reply. I'm discussing this with...
Thanks for the reply. I'm discussing this with some C17th history enthusiasts - we all know the story as per my OP, but were all wondering at the first instance of its use.
Very much like when...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th January 2022, 10:22 AM
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Mortuary Sword - first use of the term?
Hello,
I've searched about and not found any sort of answer.
It's widely accepted that the name 'Mortuary Sword' is a misnomer as the faces found on some hilts don't commemorate Charles I (or...
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd December 2021, 08:22 PM
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It's a lazy C17th English thing that the Celtic...
It's a lazy C17th English thing that the Celtic fringes were often lumped together as 'Irish', even though the hilt style may have evolved in England (though that perception may be because there is...
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd December 2021, 09:59 AM
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A number of early basket hilts feature in...
A number of early basket hilts feature in paintings and drawings and there is for example the Mary Rose sword, which must pre-date 1545. Claude Blaire has a good article on their evolution ('The...
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd December 2021, 09:48 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
20th December 2021, 01:35 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
15th December 2021, 11:41 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
29th November 2021, 02:33 PM
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I had one not unlike this (attached). It was...
I had one not unlike this (attached). It was either non-regulation or possibly a militia officers sword. I have one with a chequered ivory grip and lions head, but the hilt has acanthus leaves on the...
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