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Forum: European Armoury 16th July 2025, 08:11 AM
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Posted By M ELEY
Very nice piece! To my knowledge, no naval dirks...

Very nice piece! To my knowledge, no naval dirks had leather-bound grips. The leather-washer types seemed to have started popping up around the last quarter of the 19th century up until around the...
Forum: European Armoury 12th July 2025, 11:40 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 790
Posted By M ELEY
Yes, please do. It appears early, at least...

Yes, please do. It appears early, at least mid-19th and the simple cross guard as noted is similar to naval dirks. The stacked guard has washer-type 'disks' of material, probably leather or possibly...
Forum: European Armoury 12th July 2025, 08:07 AM
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Views: 790
Posted By M ELEY
Hi Mark. It could very well be a naval dirk. many...

Hi Mark. It could very well be a naval dirk. many of them were very pain, with spear-point blades and very simple cross guards such as the one on this dirk. Better pics might help in determining for...
Forum: European Armoury 6th July 2025, 11:00 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,833
Posted By M ELEY
That is an incredible story, Keith! A true...

That is an incredible story, Keith! A true adventure! Glad you made it out in one piece. Also, thanks for that information and my apologies for not noting you as the source. These little nuances of...
Forum: European Armoury 5th July 2025, 03:55 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,833
Posted By M ELEY
Wow! Just catching up with some past threads I've...

Wow! Just catching up with some past threads I've missed and this is an incredible one!

Jim, thank you for posting this. Unfortunately, with the exception of blunderbuss, most of this is 'out of...
Forum: European Armoury 5th July 2025, 04:53 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 670
Posted By M ELEY
Thank you, Jim. Whenever I watch a fireworks...

Thank you, Jim. Whenever I watch a fireworks display, I try to rememebr what it must have been like to face down cannon-shot!

Rick, that is amazing, but also tragic. I'm not a war-monger, but I...
Forum: European Armoury 5th July 2025, 01:14 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 670
Posted By M ELEY
Thanks, Mark. Hope you had a good one!

Thanks, Mark. Hope you had a good one!
Forum: European Armoury 4th July 2025, 11:54 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 670
Posted By M ELEY
Happy July 4th!

Happy Independence Day, everyone! Here's a few colonial items to remember the struggle for our country's founding! Pictured is a foot soldier's hanger, a sailor's single disc cutlass and a nice early...
Forum: European Armoury 29th June 2025, 03:53 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,054
Posted By M ELEY
Amen, IP, concerning the rarity of swords in the...

Amen, IP, concerning the rarity of swords in the NC region. Likewise, I agree many were probably refurbished after the conflicts for more useful purposes. I have been lucky over the years to find a...
Forum: European Armoury 28th June 2025, 03:09 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,054
Posted By M ELEY
Hey Mark. It is a possibility, but without...

Hey Mark. It is a possibility, but without provenance or markings, it would be too hard to call. I used to have an old tobacco knife (also called corn cutting knives, etc) with a Civil War era...
Forum: European Armoury 27th June 2025, 04:28 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,485
Posted By M ELEY
I remember this amazing sword you posted in the...

I remember this amazing sword you posted in the past, Jim. I swear I saw one extremely similar in an old 90's sword catalog from our friend in Illinois. ;)
I'll have to try and track that one down....
Forum: European Armoury 24th June 2025, 06:48 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,485
Posted By M ELEY
Thank you, Triarii, for your comments. I had seen...

Thank you, Triarii, for your comments. I had seen other swords from the 18th with the cant, but many seem to believe this construction only came about post 1800. Thanks for the verification of 18th...
Forum: European Armoury 20th June 2025, 12:50 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,485
Posted By M ELEY
Agreed, David. These Dutch klewang were indeed...

Agreed, David. These Dutch klewang were indeed state of the art when it came to cutlasses. Even though they are past my collecting era, I have seriously thought about adding one to my collection...
Forum: European Armoury 18th June 2025, 09:10 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,485
Posted By M ELEY
The Nathan Starrs always did have that curious...

The Nathan Starrs always did have that curious 'cant' to their blades as well. I feel on my canted blade that it started out life as a truly massive horseman's saber, like several canted examples in...
Forum: European Armoury 17th June 2025, 09:15 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,485
Posted By M ELEY
We have seen piracy spread all over the world,...

We have seen piracy spread all over the world, with Berber corsairs from the West African coast, Arabic pirates, East Indian pirates, Indonesian and Phillipino coastal raiders, pirates from the...
Forum: European Armoury 17th June 2025, 05:59 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,485
Posted By M ELEY
Hello Jim and great to hear from you as always!...

Hello Jim and great to hear from you as always! Thanks for your comments as well. I know it takes a special kind of collector (me, being one of them!) to not be turned off to these type weapons. In...
Forum: European Armoury 17th June 2025, 03:20 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,485
Posted By M ELEY
For similar examples, see "American Swords from...

For similar examples, see "American Swords from the Phillip Medicus Collections" by Mowbray. Also see this old thread concerning my Federalist cutlass-
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Forum: European Armoury 17th June 2025, 03:15 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,485
Posted By M ELEY
During both the American Revolution and early...

During both the American Revolution and early Federalist periods, many of the swords of the period were made 'no nonsense'. As they were not officer's grade, were made as true battle implements, made...
Forum: European Armoury 17th June 2025, 03:06 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,485
Posted By M ELEY
On the subject of 'tool' grips-

I know that many folks either question whether the tool handle grips seen on knives and some swords of this era were the originals or something placed there later. I personally believe many of these...
Forum: European Armoury 17th June 2025, 03:01 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,485
Posted By M ELEY
Revolutionary War era side knife/dagger

Here we have a nice old spear-point type dagger from the late 18th century. The blade is very sharp on both edges, is elliptical in profile with a ridged 'spine' and has a simple coiled wire ferrule....
Forum: European Armoury 16th June 2025, 05:20 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,245
Posted By M ELEY
I'm beginning to think that you and CC are corret...

I'm beginning to think that you and CC are corret and this could be a 'private purchase' boarding axe repurposed later in it's life. It stiil appears someone took it to a grinding wheel or sanded...
Forum: European Armoury 15th June 2025, 02:28 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,245
Posted By M ELEY
It makes sense that a piece of steel might be...

It makes sense that a piece of steel might be used for the spikes on some of these types. Just as the bit was inserted to make the cutting edge stronger, a steel spike would'nt blunt or bend as...
Forum: European Armoury 15th June 2025, 02:20 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,245
Posted By M ELEY
Thanks, David, for coming in on this one....

Thanks, David, for coming in on this one. Although uncommon, there are spike tomahawks that will occasionally be found with both a steel bit AND a steel spike, like this early one from my own...
Forum: European Armoury 12th June 2025, 11:35 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,245
Posted By M ELEY
The haft does indeed look very old. It could...

The haft does indeed look very old. It could perhaps be a 'field piece', a primitive type spike axe/tomahawk. The langets not typical for -hawks, but there are so many variations based on the smith....
Forum: European Armoury 12th June 2025, 03:43 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 7,390
Posted By M ELEY
Thank you Keith for that fascinating information...

Thank you Keith for that fascinating information concerning the Border Reivers carrying these sword types! I was unaware of that. My grandmother was a 'Young', descended from the Clan Young in SW...
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