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cornelistromp
![]() please see http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=19167&highlight=baselard I actually only know them non tapering, which of course does not mean that it does not exist. what I did find... |
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cornelistromp
![]() this voc cutlass was once shortly in my collection approx 20 years ago, an rare original piece but unfortunately in a highly excevated condition. The blade is dated 1790 and marked with an R for the... |
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cornelistromp
![]() I would like to recommend the following publication for Dutch major production centres, imports from the various foreign production centers, including Solingen and for export to anyone who needed... |
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cornelistromp
![]() ah I now see what you mean by the narrow fuller in colichemarde blades, This type of fuller occurs indeed on smallswords from the mid-18th century, usually of triangular section with hollow... |
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cornelistromp
![]() attached an example of a colichemard blade without a fuller 1740, and a precursor of the colichemard blade with a reinforced forte 1650. Maybe by colichemarde you mean something else? Can you post an... |
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cornelistromp
![]() The above small sword has no colichemarde blade, almost all colichemarde blades do not have a fuller, can you please explain what you mean. best, |
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cornelistromp
![]() thank you and as we discussed the last time we met, I definitely love rust. :) kind regards Jasper |
Forum: European Armoury
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cornelistromp
![]() recently received this special katzbalger. The sword was found in 1973 in the river meuse near roermond. was in the Visser-collection, hereafter the famous San Diego, California Collection and now (... |
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cornelistromp
![]() your are most welcome. By coincidence I found a small piece published about this in the magazine of the Dutch Association of Arms Collectors, wapenfeiten nr4 november 2020. unfortunately in Dutch. |
Forum: European Armoury
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cornelistromp
![]() the simplicity in decoration shows that this is not a civilian weapon but a military weapon. I expect this pistol was made for a division of the Dutch state army, it was customary to number the... |
Forum: European Armoury
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cornelistromp
![]() as the roncone gets "younger" it also gets smaller in shape, well 1500 onwards, from a certain point in the second half of the 16thC more suitable for processing and less as a fighting weapon. I... |
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cornelistromp
![]() two dagger from the royal armouries. both last quarter of the 15thC |
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cornelistromp
![]() please see http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=15775&highlight=wallace best, |
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Forum: European Armoury
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cornelistromp
![]() diagonally recurved quillons flattened and expanding evenly towards their ends where they are scrolled sometimes also the scroll is splitted, is "common" on Italian rapiers about 1520-1620. this... |
Forum: European Armoury
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cornelistromp
![]() yes it is. Before this publication, medieval swords were seen as heavy simple clumsy weapons, made without any substantiation. Oakeshott made the connection between the degree of armor in a certain... |
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cornelistromp
![]() The hilt is that of an Italian storta, probably Venice from around 1580. The wide blade reminds me of a beautiful short riding sword that I once had in my collection. still don't really know why I... |
Forum: European Armoury
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cornelistromp
![]() the halberd, originally used for the foot soldiers against the horsemen, came back degenerated in the seventeenth century as an ornamental weapon that served as a sign for the under officer. sergeant... |
Forum: European Armoury
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cornelistromp
![]() Hi Marcus, please see crossbow post #4, you have to push down the big mushroom headed pin , to arm the trigger mechanism again. At most crossbows this pin has been lost and there is only a hole to... |
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cornelistromp
![]() yes this is correct and makes more sense. if I look closer, I see that the e matches and the r does not. best, |
Forum: European Armoury
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cornelistromp
![]() Hi Neil, extremely beautiful couple! Mardier could also be the name of the owner, see for example page 10 of the attached publication of honored soldiers.the publication is from 1790, this... |
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cornelistromp
![]() neither this target crossbow is for practicing, on a crossbow shooting range. Those shooting ranges (Doelen) stems from the training grounds for the dutch militia. probably founded in the 14thc... |
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cornelistromp
![]() an authentic Target crossbow with so called English windlass with spoked wheels , the Nethelands first half - Mid 18th Century. are there any marks on the bow? bull's head or rooster with... |
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cornelistromp
![]() Hi, this type of pyrotechnic flintlock gun ,with the moulded rings soldered on the barrel were found in the netherlands in the middle of the 18th century, see example from the Visser collection. fe... |
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cornelistromp
![]() this one is sold for GBP 240.000 at Thomas del mar in 2007, an absolute record. the sword of post 1 stil is a bargain :) AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE SCOTTISH HIGHLAND TWO HAND SWORD, CLAIDHEAMH MOR,... |
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