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Forum: European Armoury Yesterday, 05:52 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Good catch Victrix! The structure of this marking...

Good catch Victrix! The structure of this marking is very much like those seen among the marks typically attributed to Passau makers, which unfortunately are mostly unidentified and of the latter...
Forum: European Armoury 13th March 2024, 05:56 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Im glad you caught that Shayde! (posts #7,10)....

Im glad you caught that Shayde! (posts #7,10). Trust me, this conundrum has plagued me since the mid 90s, and honestly as I pestered sources in museums, authors, fencing masters and everyplace I...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd March 2024, 05:16 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
In ongoing research on this intriguing old...

In ongoing research on this intriguing old knife/stylus, there are certain inherent qualities that render it having maritime possibility, despite not being an item specifically for such context. The...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd March 2024, 05:01 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Thanks Glen! The issue with English armor and...

Thanks Glen!
The issue with English armor and weapons and poor quality was a problem well beyond this period, in fact through the 17th century into the 18th. Henry VIII who took reign in 1509 was...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd March 2024, 03:30 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,284
Posted By Jim McDougall
Not at all, the down turned quillons are...

Not at all, the down turned quillons are basically from Qajar Persia, along with the stylized dragon/etc quillon terminals. Persia was a primary influence throughout Afghanistan, Northern India,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st March 2024, 06:23 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
This is an interesting theory. Are you aware of...

This is an interesting theory. Are you aware of the Pathan populations from the Punjab southward through Deccan into S,India? also the Durrani influences that moved southward from Afghan regions.
...
Forum: European Armoury 1st March 2024, 12:13 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Most interesting in seeing this curious example...

Most interesting in seeing this curious example revealed as a scribes knife from these Indian regions!
My question would be, is it not feasible that sailors in ports of call in the East might have...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th February 2024, 05:19 PM
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Views: 1,127
Posted By Jim McDougall
I really like stuff like this Ken. On the left...

I really like stuff like this Ken.
On the left is a M1899 British cavalry sword, never see many of these around.
I think you're right, a M1796 heavy cavalry spadroon with the guard cut down. the...
Forum: European Armoury 29th February 2024, 01:05 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Capn, On the topic of small knives such as...

Capn,
On the topic of small knives such as 'jack knives', navaja and such, it was not about use in combat situations, but more at a baser level with personal disputes.
Such weapons were personal,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th February 2024, 12:15 AM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Peter, what an outstanding video, and Matt Easton...

Peter, what an outstanding video, and Matt Easton is a great speaker making things so clear, while illustrating with actual examples.

I believe this 'diamond hilt' form is from Udaipur in...
Forum: European Armoury 28th February 2024, 07:55 PM
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Views: 2,461
Posted By Jim McDougall
I agree Keith, there had to have been locations...

I agree Keith, there had to have been locations in Holland where there were numbers of swords assembled, and the VOC swords were one of the prime examples. It seems I was told at some point that VOC...
Forum: European Armoury 28th February 2024, 12:45 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,567
Posted By Jim McDougall
Its the real thing, as far as Ive known these...

Its the real thing, as far as Ive known these have never been repro'd and not effected by the modern re-creating of the ubiquitous Colts. Despite the low numbers of these (from 6500 total) for some...
Forum: European Armoury 28th February 2024, 02:56 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,567
Posted By Jim McDougall
Here is a photo of Keiths 'unaltered M1867, which...

Here is a photo of Keiths 'unaltered M1867, which is pretty rare as in 1870 most of these were altered with trigger guard and barrel shortened to 7".
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th February 2024, 06:18 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Thanks guys, apparently this art dealer must have...

Thanks guys, apparently this art dealer must have the same name but unclear if related. Our Roman Black was born in Poland in 1915 but moved to England in 1939, so doubtful if still surviving. Online...
Forum: European Armoury 27th February 2024, 03:49 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,023
Posted By Jim McDougall
This is a remarkable and esoteric topic Capn! and...

This is a remarkable and esoteric topic Capn! and thank you for adding the alternate views on the viability and restrictions that were at hand in these times toward them.

I would agree on your...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2024, 04:35 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Thanks Tim, it is indeed most interesting and a...

Thanks Tim, it is indeed most interesting and a most esoteric subject. It seems there is little ever discussed on the Aborigines in most of the venues I am familiar with.

Peter, thank you, it is...
Forum: European Armoury 26th February 2024, 04:29 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,567
Posted By Jim McDougall
Thank you Glen!! :)

Thank you Glen!! :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2024, 03:57 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,743
Posted By Jim McDougall
Remarkable tulwar with unusual provenance

Some years ago, I won this remarkable tulwar example in auction. In the description it was noted as from the ROMAN BLACK collection. While I had no idea who this man was, I knew the tulwar was likely...
Forum: European Armoury 26th February 2024, 03:36 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,567
Posted By Jim McDougall
US M1870 Remington Rolling Block Pistol-A Collectors Journey

As someone who has collected and studied arms most of my life, sometimes recalling moments in my youth bring memories of early interests and adventurous thoughts of a young boy(this happens a lot...
Forum: European Armoury 25th February 2024, 07:20 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,461
Posted By Jim McDougall
To give an idea of the complete apathy toward...

To give an idea of the complete apathy toward swords in general history references, the book "Dealing in Death:The Arms Trade and the British Civil Wars, 1638-52", Peter Edwards, 2000 (enticing...
Forum: European Armoury 25th February 2024, 06:13 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,461
Posted By Jim McDougall
Keith and Peter, thank you guys! This really...

Keith and Peter, thank you guys!
This really brings back all the research we did which Keith brilliantly put together in his book, and as noted Hounslow was indeed the cornerstone for Shotley...
Forum: European Armoury 23rd February 2024, 03:31 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,461
Posted By Jim McDougall
Thank you for itemizing your specific areas of...

Thank you for itemizing your specific areas of interest, so that they can be addressed more accurately.
1. England, just as most of Europe was highly reliant on Germany for blades, however it was...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 20th February 2024, 09:35 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,966
Posted By Jim McDougall
Thanks Drac, I would never have thought of the...

Thanks Drac, I would never have thought of the sword cane etc. in Japan, but after westernization and the end of the Samurai (at least as officially recognized) it seems understandable this concealed...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th February 2024, 04:24 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 5,456
Posted By Jim McDougall
Interesting discourse guys, thank you! In...

Interesting discourse guys, thank you!
In beginning this thread my objective was to discuss some swords (cutlasses as it were) which I thought were aligned with the so called 'pirate coast' situated...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th February 2024, 07:17 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,180
Posted By Jim McDougall
Kino, you might notice the thread I just opened...

Kino, you might notice the thread I just opened in the MISC. forum...very interesting example. Ammunition shells of course seem common from 'trench art' about WWI and perhaps this was assembled from...
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