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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: European Armoury
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Forum: European Armoury
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Totally amazing piece CC! I never even heard of...
Totally amazing piece CC! I never even heard of these. It seems there were quite a few individual designs vying for contracts, and as seen here and with the Ballard and others, many contracts were...
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Forum: European Armoury
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Forum: European Armoury
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CC, thanks so much for the tip! Im not sure if...
CC, thanks so much for the tip! Im not sure if Ive got Flayderman, but should have it. Its quoted so much its a must have. I got most my information from an article in an American Society of Arms...
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Forum: European Armoury
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Forum: European Armoury
17th July 2025, 10:40 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
17th July 2025, 05:39 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
16th July 2025, 11:53 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
16th July 2025, 08:35 PM
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That would be understandable as the Spanish...
That would be understandable as the Spanish colonies in these southeast coastal regions of US had steady maritime interaction with the Caribbean and Central/South America. Few realize the dimensions...
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Forum: European Armoury
16th July 2025, 03:47 PM
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Very hard to tell from photos, and age from...
Very hard to tell from photos, and age from various conditions that it may have experienced lend to the degree and forms of corrosion. The original forte seems to remain, so if the blade was cut down...
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Forum: European Armoury
16th July 2025, 02:40 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
16th July 2025, 02:02 PM
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Thanks Keith, it is so great you are physically...
Thanks Keith, it is so great you are physically collecting these Shotley examples! Its incredible that you are able to locate these as I had not imagined they would come up that much in auctions etc....
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Forum: European Armoury
15th July 2025, 10:22 PM
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Think this is it
In searching through "Swords and Blades of the American Revolution" (George Neumann, 1973) I found this nearly exact match to this hilt.
As it is suggested the date period 1680-1710 it well might...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th July 2025, 09:35 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
15th July 2025, 09:02 PM
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Keith this seems like a book illustration, you...
Keith this seems like a book illustration, you note other side hilt is same. What is the reference? context?
From the illustration, the example you have found is indeed close most notably for the...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th July 2025, 04:41 PM
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Disclaimer
To those reading and gratefully those joining here, I just want to point out that I am by no means with any expertise in this field of study. I am simply researching through old notes and resources...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th July 2025, 04:27 PM
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The Shotley Bridge Factor
Hi Keith,
Glad you're in, as the northern English regions are not only a key factor in the production and development of the basket hilt, but the Border Reivers were keenly a part of the diffusion...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th July 2025, 07:35 AM
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Thanks Stu, I sort of figured that, but its...
Thanks Stu, I sort of figured that, but its surely a better benchmark than I had before. No great loss as Ive had this for over 40 years so FINALLY :) decided to figure what it is. Its funny, Ive...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th July 2025, 02:28 AM
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Thank you SO much for this! It seems compelling...
Thank you SO much for this! It seems compelling this is likely the same maker by the characteristics pretty much a match. This info literally opened the flood gates for online data!This is exactly...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th July 2025, 12:20 AM
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Thats great Norman!!! I very much appreciate...
Thats great Norman!!! I very much appreciate that! Im hoping to get together some sort of collective base of info on these, as for those few of us interested the references are hard to get, and even...
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Forum: European Armoury
14th July 2025, 08:12 PM
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