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Forum: European Armoury 29th December 2015, 02:53 AM
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Posted By elfina
Can I ask everybody's opinion as to how common...

Can I ask everybody's opinion as to how common they think repro/faked burgonets are? I would think that given that munition-grade genuine burgonets remain relatively common offerings at auctions;...
Forum: European Armoury 29th December 2015, 02:32 AM
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Views: 11,699
Posted By elfina
Hi Jim, I'm going off on a tangent here but...

Hi Jim,

I'm going off on a tangent here but regarding your comment about the 1788 light cavalry sabre, I'm wondering if the same thing has happened to the British 1804 pattern cutlass. For a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th June 2012, 06:59 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,255
Posted By elfina
Thank you for the comment and the pictures. Yes,...

Thank you for the comment and the pictures. Yes, the hilts do look identical to the first shamshir I posted pictures of! The pommel and the hilt slabs on the second shamshir look original to me...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th June 2012, 01:24 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,255
Posted By elfina
Thank you both for your comments! I learned a...

Thank you both for your comments! I learned a lot, although I must confess I'm disappointed as I thought the sword, together with the hilt, was much older, at least 18th century. If this sword was...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2012, 10:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,255
Posted By elfina
Shamshir dating? Part 2

Some additional photos of the shamshir:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2012, 10:42 PM
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Posted By elfina
Shamshir dating?

Hi Everybody,

Does anyone have any idea of the possible age and use of this shamshir from my collection? It is 40 inches in length, with a blade of 34 inches (both measured in straight lines) and...
Forum: European Armoury 4th May 2012, 06:16 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 99,840
Posted By elfina
I totally agree with you!! Does anybody know why...

I totally agree with you!! Does anybody know why Czerny mistakenly identified this 16th century sword as 19th century in terms of specifics, i.e. to Czerny's specialist the hilt appeared suspicious,...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd May 2012, 06:35 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,081
Posted By elfina
The outside surfaces are metal, two inner ones...

The outside surfaces are metal, two inner ones are wood, and the very middle, consisting of the tang, is (of course) metal.
Forum: European Armoury 3rd May 2012, 01:52 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,081
Posted By elfina
Thank you very much Jim! I've been a member of...

Thank you very much Jim! I've been a member of the Forum for only a short week but I really feel I've already gotten more than my "money's worth", so to speak.

Eric
Forum: European Armoury 2nd May 2012, 06:18 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,081
Posted By elfina
Southwest/Mexican sword or early cutlass?

Can anybody identify this sword for me and the approximate age? I bought it a year or so ago on eBay where the seller described it as an early cutlass (see the model ship in the background), but...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd May 2012, 05:19 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 99,840
Posted By elfina
Thanks for your reply, Michael! Actually, my...

Thanks for your reply, Michael!

Actually, my lack of expertise on katzbalgers and other 16th century swords has already cost me a lot of money. About eight years ago I purchased what was...
Forum: European Armoury 29th April 2012, 03:28 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 99,840
Posted By elfina
Historismus katzbalgers

I find this discussion on the authenticity of various katzbalgers totally fascinating and truthfully, quite intimidating due to the fact that I had been wanting to buy one for my own collection. ...
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