Forum: European Armoury
29th June 2025, 03:53 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
28th June 2025, 03:09 AM
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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: 1,362
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
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Forum: European Armoury
20th June 2025, 12:50 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,362
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: 1,362
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
Views: 1,362
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: 1,362
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: 1,362
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Forum: European Armoury
17th June 2025, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,362
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: 4,234
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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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Replies: 17
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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
Views: 4,234
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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Forum: European Armoury
10th June 2025, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,234
Hi Mark. I'm not so sure about this one. The...
Hi Mark. I'm not so sure about this one. The details of the overall shape isn't well-defined. Likewise, it appears the spike might have been added on, as there is a seam where it meets the body of...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th June 2025, 05:10 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 9,002
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Forum: European Armoury
7th June 2025, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 9,002
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Forum: European Armoury
5th June 2025, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,518
Hi Jim and thanks for posting this incredible...
Hi Jim and thanks for posting this incredible sword. I don't have much to add, unfortunately, other than to say I've always been fascinated by this type in particular that has the cup hilt under the...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th June 2025, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 11
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I can never get over how boarding axes,...
I can never get over how boarding axes, particularly the British pattern, so closely resembles the spike trade axes (i.e. tomahawks) that were being made for the Native Americans at around the same...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd June 2025, 05:17 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 9,749
Wow, CC! This is an amazing grouping! I...
Wow, CC! This is an amazing grouping! I especially love the boarding axe! I haven't been able to add a great naval use pistol to my collection yet, but hope to do so in the near future. I have the...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th May 2025, 02:07 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,086
Very good point, Jim! I do remember those rules...
Very good point, Jim! I do remember those rules concerning 'new' items! I miss Fernando also coming in to remind us of the same. As you mention, though, in context to style, this amazing tomahawk is...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th May 2025, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,086
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