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Forum: European Armoury 4th April 2025, 03:09 AM
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Posted By M ELEY
Thanks for replying, Jim. It is true that these...

Thanks for replying, Jim. It is true that these types of axes are indeed from a very specific area of collecting, but a very fascinating area given the time period and activity for these. The Age of...
Forum: European Armoury 12th March 2025, 12:55 AM
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Views: 12,602
Posted By M ELEY
In mentioning the relatively late appearance of...

In mentioning the relatively late appearance of cutlasses/swords in the Swedish navy, here's an old thread concerning such-

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=7180

I thought it was...
Forum: European Armoury 11th March 2025, 02:46 PM
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Views: 12,602
Posted By M ELEY
Thanks for responding, CC! I meant every word of...

Thanks for responding, CC! I meant every word of praise! It is interesting that I purchased this through an antiques dealer in Dorking, Suffolk. He said it came from an 'old collection', so I wonder...
Forum: European Armoury 10th March 2025, 09:48 PM
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Views: 12,602
Posted By M ELEY
In 'Boarders Away' by Gilkerson, it is mentioned...

In 'Boarders Away' by Gilkerson, it is mentioned that two Scandinavian axes were captured by the Americans from the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812. It is surmised that the reason the...
Forum: European Armoury 10th March 2025, 09:15 PM
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Views: 12,602
Posted By M ELEY
I would like to thank our Forum's own CC/Cutlass...

I would like to thank our Forum's own CC/Cutlass Collector for his monumental page on boarding axes in helping me identify this piece. CC, your resource is really the best I found online or...
Forum: European Armoury 10th March 2025, 09:08 PM
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Views: 12,602
Posted By M ELEY
More pics...

Note that the Scandinavian type boarding axes, like the French hach de borde, had both forward and backward-facing langets attached to the haft that the head snapped onto. This system works...
Forum: European Armoury 10th March 2025, 08:55 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,602
Posted By M ELEY
A boarding axe for comments

I have always wanted one of these for my naval collection and finally managed to land one! This is a Scandinavian boarding axe circa 1790-1810. Depending on the source, this type is either Danish or...
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