Forum: European Armoury
8th March 2021, 03:00 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
5th March 2021, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: European Armoury
5th March 2021, 10:31 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
5th March 2021, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 11
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Id on these flintlock pistols please!
Hello Gentlemen (and Ladies?)
These pistols are for me somewhat of a mystery regarding country of origin and perhaps age.
They came from an old well renowned Polish collection that were...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th January 2021, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 20
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd January 2021, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 7,315
Hello,
See some more pictures from inside...
Hello,
See some more pictures from inside of the lock and the trigger mechanism. Very simple yet effective.
Took new measurements on the barrel and it near 8 mm in the bore.
Best...
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Forum: European Armoury
21st January 2021, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 7,315
Hello again,
I am on a business trip...
Hello again,
I am on a business trip (believe it or not during this times) but I will provide pictures on inside of the lock and the trigger assembly as soon as gets home.
Meanwhile here are...
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Forum: European Armoury
19th January 2021, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 20
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Archaic indeed it is..as you say it strongly...
Archaic indeed it is..as you say it strongly reassembles scandinavian rifles that mostly noblemen used 1650-1720 so called "Lodbössor"
I find it fascinating that they were so conservative but...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th January 2021, 02:53 PM
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Replies: 20
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Hunting rifle from Finland
Hello!
I would like to presenta a smallbore rifle from Finland. I do believe that this type of weapons are seldome seen by most collectors.
I picked it up a few days ago in south Sweden...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th January 2021, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 2
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Mameluke type British sabre.
Hello again,
Today this thing arrived in my collection. The entire blade is etched including the back/spine and I assume that the blade also have had some type of guilding or bluening. Now...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th January 2021, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 1
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Russian? Hussars sabre?
This very worn sabre is rather big and a bit heavy. It seems to have been in service for a long and hard time.
According to my best guess it is of Russian origin with regards to the style of the...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th January 2021, 05:29 PM
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Replies: 10
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British sabre with ivory grip
Hello!
I am curious about the depicted sabre. Unfortunately no scabbard..Grip seems to be of ivory and the stongly curved blade is etched with British coat of arms and "Warranted".
What...
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Forum: European Armoury
1st January 2021, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,235
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Forum: European Armoury
29th December 2020, 02:25 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: European Armoury
29th December 2020, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 4
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Troopers sword pattern 1821 identification
Hello,
I would to the best of my knowledge of British swords say that this is a 1821 pattern troopers sabre, right?
What strikes me is the condition it is in. It seems that it almost spent...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th December 2020, 02:53 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 30,092
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Forum: European Armoury
18th December 2020, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 30,092
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Forum: European Armoury
18th December 2020, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 48
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Officers sword pattern 1796 for Light Cavalry?
Hello,
I am curious about this sword and I assume it is an officers sword? The blade is plain without any fuller and the grip has a "beak".
My main focus are Swedish weapons so most of my...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th December 2020, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,164
Thank you very much for your kind replies.
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Thank you very much for your kind replies.
I am picking this sword up on the 27:th of december along with some other items from this old collection. So I have not yet seen it in real life but it...
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Forum: European Armoury
16th December 2020, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 5
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Is this a Mortuary Sword?
Hello,
I found this sword in an old collection and it is said to be a British sword of Mortuary type. I also believe that, but what can be said about it? Usual or unusual model? Is it worth...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th August 2018, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 311
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British Broadsword with basket hilt in brass
Hello,
I have in my Collection a sword that is of British origin, a late relative to me brought this home from London in the mid 1960's.
Could anyone give me some information regarding the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st March 2013, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,101
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th March 2013, 09:11 AM
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Replies: 3
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Battle axe, id help please!
I wonder if anyone can identify country/region of origin for this axe?
Hardwood handle, darkened top and bottom, quite heavy. Decorated with what looks like screw-heads hammered into the wood....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th March 2013, 09:04 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,176
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th March 2013, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,176
War club from New Guinea or what?
Hello everyone,
I just inherited a small collection of oriental arms and I dont know very much about these, as my main interest is European weaponry but I might start out with this field as well....
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