Forum: European Armoury
16th July 2025, 08:11 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
12th July 2025, 11:40 PM
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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...
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Forum: European Armoury
12th July 2025, 08:07 AM
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Replies: 12
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Forum: European Armoury
6th July 2025, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 18
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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...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th July 2025, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 18
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Forum: European Armoury
5th July 2025, 04:53 AM
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Replies: 6
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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...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th July 2025, 01:14 AM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: European Armoury
4th July 2025, 11:54 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 651
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...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th June 2025, 03:53 AM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: European Armoury
28th June 2025, 03:09 AM
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Replies: 6
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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...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th June 2025, 04:28 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,449
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....
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Forum: European Armoury
24th June 2025, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,449
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Forum: European Armoury
20th June 2025, 12:50 AM
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Replies: 16
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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...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th June 2025, 09:10 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,449
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...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th June 2025, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 16
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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...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th June 2025, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,449
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...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th June 2025, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,449
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Forum: European Armoury
17th June 2025, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 16
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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...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th June 2025, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 16
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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...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th June 2025, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 16
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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....
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Forum: European Armoury
16th June 2025, 05:20 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 5,199
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Forum: European Armoury
15th June 2025, 02:28 AM
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Replies: 17
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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...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th June 2025, 02:20 AM
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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...
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Forum: European Armoury
12th June 2025, 11:35 PM
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Replies: 17
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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....
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Forum: European Armoury
12th June 2025, 03:43 AM
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Replies: 36
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