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Forum: European Armoury 4th March 2024, 05:49 PM
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Posted By M ELEY
Hello Jim and thank you for your valuable...

Hello Jim and thank you for your valuable perspective. I'm feeling a lot less 'bummed out' about it now. Many of the items in my collection range from odd ethnographic pieces to New World colonial,...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd March 2024, 11:05 PM
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Posted By M ELEY
Thank you, Rick, for this excellent info and I...

Thank you, Rick, for this excellent info and I also forgot to thank you for the positive ID on this one. I'm not feeling as bad about it now. Lesson learned and I think this is at least an old one.
Forum: European Armoury 2nd March 2024, 04:16 AM
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Posted By M ELEY
Foiled again!

Actually, I had a heads-up from another well respected Forum member of my error just prior to Rick pointing out my monumental mistake. The strange thing is I do frequent the Ethno side, but I guess I...
Forum: European Armoury 27th February 2024, 09:24 PM
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Posted By M ELEY
Thank you, Jim, for responding on this one. I was...

Thank you, Jim, for responding on this one. I was also under the assumption that the word 'jack knife' came from the nautical term 'Jack Tar'. Of coure, it makes sense that the original meaning to...
Forum: European Armoury 27th February 2024, 01:41 PM
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Posted By M ELEY
Of course, there are different opinions on these...

I would be remiss if I didn't mention that others don't always agree that these knives were ever allowed on ships. I personally think that the smaller types might have been allowed, if NOT on...
Forum: European Armoury 27th February 2024, 04:02 AM
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Posted By M ELEY
Revolutionary War era clasp knife

Here we have a truly massive specimen!:D This clasp knife (or penny knife, jack knife, folder, etc) was the kind carried in the 18th c. and earlier by both sailors, soldiers, frontiersmen, explorers,...
Forum: European Armoury 14th February 2024, 08:15 PM
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Posted By M ELEY
That's inredible that you got to see and peruse...

That's inredible that you got to see and peruse Mr. Comfort's personal collection, David! His pieces have been featured (of course) in everything from Gilkeron's works and in his own monumental...
Forum: European Armoury 14th February 2024, 03:11 PM
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Posted By M ELEY
Thank you so much Jim and CC for coming in on...

Thank you so much Jim and CC for coming in on this one! Great to hear from you both!

I'm glad I stayed clear, as I wasn't a player with all of the questionables involved. Both you and Jim make it...
Forum: European Armoury 14th February 2024, 03:41 AM
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Posted By M ELEY
For comparison...

Here is Cutlass Collector's exceptional site for boarding axes and the Type I from his site that I'm referring to-

https://www.boardingaxe.com/index.html
Forum: European Armoury 13th February 2024, 08:27 PM
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Posted By M ELEY
A few more. CC, are you out there?;)

A few more. CC, are you out there?;)
Forum: European Armoury 13th February 2024, 08:25 PM
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Posted By M ELEY
An American Type I boarding axe? Or not!

This auction just ended and due to my reservations, I steered clear of it. On first glance, it appears to be a pattern I American boarding axe, an extremely rare find indeed! However, it's styling is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th February 2024, 04:02 AM
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Posted By M ELEY
I would like to thank everyone who contributed to...

I would like to thank everyone who contributed to this thread! (especially Jim, for starting it!). As a 'follower' of all things pirate, I had been confused by the various patterns of swords from the...
Forum: European Armoury 5th February 2024, 12:34 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,403
Posted By M ELEY
I agree! Love that dioramic model you created of...

I agree! Love that dioramic model you created of the Alamo! Also love this subject matter as to whether the Nathan Starr swords made it to the battle field. Unfortunately, I've nothing to add....
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 4th January 2024, 07:58 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,463
Posted By M ELEY
Wow! This is a pretty cool piece of Rev War...

Wow! This is a pretty cool piece of Rev War history! Sorry, not much more to add other than to say Simcoe was a very controversial character. Items such as these were popular in past centuries, such...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 4th January 2024, 07:50 AM
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Views: 1,791
Posted By M ELEY
AAA Arrr me hearty, shiver me timbers! ...

AAA Arrr me hearty, shiver me timbers!

Always a scurvy dog indeed, Gavin ;)
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 2nd January 2024, 01:38 AM
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Posted By M ELEY
Captain Cook's ship possibly found!

Wow! I hadn't seen this article before, but it is amazing if it does turn out to be the Endeavour!
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Forum: European Armoury 25th December 2023, 05:35 AM
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Posted By M ELEY
Yay! It's here! (at least in my neck of the...

Yay! It's here! (at least in my neck of the woods). Merry Christmas to all!
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 17th December 2023, 04:10 PM
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Posted By M ELEY
What a fantastic piece of Georgian glass, Rick! I...

What a fantastic piece of Georgian glass, Rick! I have only recently added a few such pieces (not of this quality, mind you, more 'cordial-sized) to my maritime collection. The officers aboard ship...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 13th December 2023, 07:31 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,627
Posted By M ELEY
Not a boarding helmet, but still a very nice,...

Not a boarding helmet, but still a very nice, early miner's cap! Good catch, Ken!

About two decades ago, I used to get catalogs from numerous arms sellers. There was this chap, Dale C. Anderson,...
Forum: European Armoury 10th December 2023, 05:49 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 13,622
Posted By M ELEY
Thanks for mentioning my basket, Jim. Many of the...

Thanks for mentioning my basket, Jim. Many of the German-imported blades were completely unmarked, some with just 'Andrea Fererra', some with just the Wundes family king's head markings and some...
Forum: European Armoury 6th December 2023, 09:12 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 13,622
Posted By M ELEY
I am very grateful for all of the great minds...

I am very grateful for all of the great minds coming in on this thread! As a lover of baskets, but a relative minor leaguer with input and examples to show, I enjoy absorbing all of the knowledge you...
Forum: European Armoury 19th November 2023, 09:23 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,834
Posted By M ELEY
Hello Jim. I got my copy of this journal and I'm...

Hello Jim. I got my copy of this journal and I'm completely blown away! This always was one of your lifetime interests and you really batted it out of the park. Your summation of Spanish colonial...
Forum: European Armoury 14th November 2023, 06:04 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,624
Posted By M ELEY
Hmm. I'm a novie when it comes to guns, rifles,...

Hmm. I'm a novie when it comes to guns, rifles, muskets, but just few comments to start things off. This gun was obviously converted over to percussion from flintlock in it's working life. The way...
Forum: European Armoury 10th October 2023, 08:59 PM
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Posted By M ELEY
Exactly, Peter. Unlike the Vasa and ships like...

Exactly, Peter. Unlike the Vasa and ships like the Royal George, where we know what caused them to sink, the Mary Rose remains speculative. You bring up an excellent point about her guns, though....
Forum: European Armoury 10th October 2023, 12:20 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,986
Posted By M ELEY
Wow! This is some great material on the Rose!...

Wow! This is some great material on the Rose! Thank you for posting this indepth material, Peter! I have an archeaological book on the dive/salvage of this historic ship. One of the items that...
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