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Forum: European Armoury 10th July 2011, 07:23 PM
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Posted By Richard
Indeed and I am but a temporary guardian!

Indeed and I am but a temporary guardian!
Forum: European Armoury 10th July 2011, 07:22 PM
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Posted By Richard
Hi Jim The big question about Runkel is that...

Hi Jim

The big question about Runkel is that if he was simply an importer, who actually made the blades he imported. Well, we've answered that one for sure. It'll be in the book!

Richard
Forum: European Armoury 10th July 2011, 09:12 AM
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Posted By Richard
Hey Jim! I don't want to give away too much about...

Hey Jim! I don't want to give away too much about these "coffin hilts" (the name comes from the shape of the pommel cap) as they form a chapter in the new book (as indeed also does Mr Runkel - I have...
Forum: European Armoury 8th July 2011, 06:49 PM
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Posted By Richard
Early Royal Horse Artillery sword

I thought I would post some photos of this very early Royal Horse Artillery sword.

This sword is the so-called coffin hilt pattern, made between 1793 and 1795 by the cutler John Knubley of 7...
Forum: European Armoury 26th April 2011, 09:13 PM
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Posted By Richard
And Jim, here's a better photo of Lambton's sword

And Jim, here's a better photo of Lambton's sword
Forum: European Armoury 26th April 2011, 09:06 PM
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Posted By Richard
Hello Jim and all, sorry to come late into this...

Hello Jim and all, sorry to come late into this thread. Here are two swords both by Prosser which have pretty similar hilts. Both have etched blades rather than blue & gilt. The top sword bears the...
Forum: European Armoury 24th August 2010, 08:17 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 13,357
Posted By Richard
On the other hand, here is the scabbard from Gen...

On the other hand, here is the scabbard from Gen Francis Hugonin's (4th Dragoons) sword (before restoration) showing a very nice dent which has bent it at rakish angle of about 15 deg. Was this...
Forum: European Armoury 24th August 2010, 08:13 AM
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Views: 13,357
Posted By Richard
When I was collecting French 1st Empire swords a...

When I was collecting French 1st Empire swords a few years ago, one of the things I always used to look for was denting and damage at the bottom of the scabbard as in the Imperial Guard Chasseur a...
Forum: European Armoury 20th August 2010, 07:56 AM
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Posted By Richard
Good point about the pre 1801 arms Jim but I...

Good point about the pre 1801 arms Jim but I think unless a sword has Osborn's name on it, its not an Osborn. He was a maker rather than a retailer and no doubt proud of his work, thus I'm sure his...
Forum: European Armoury 20th August 2010, 07:44 AM
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Posted By Richard
As far as British swords are concerned, one of...

As far as British swords are concerned, one of the most well known modifications is the conversion of the "hatchet" pointed blade of the P1796 heavy cavalry sword to a "spear" point since there is a...
Forum: European Armoury 19th August 2010, 07:44 AM
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Views: 13,357
Posted By Richard
Hello Norman I think Osborn's "comma" ear...

Hello Norman

I think Osborn's "comma" ear design was probably considered the most elegant of the differing officer hilts and was therefore most widely copied. I have definitely seen it on swords...
Forum: European Armoury 18th August 2010, 02:43 PM
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Posted By Richard
Ah, the big question - to restore or not!...

Ah, the big question - to restore or not! Personally I would but others will have different views. Here's a sword of the 1st Bombay cavalry I restored earlier

Top : Before
Bottom : After
Forum: European Armoury 18th August 2010, 02:40 PM
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Posted By Richard
Interesting observation Ian, and something I had...

Interesting observation Ian, and something I had never really thought about. However, I have a few swords with definite Waterloo or other battle provenance and these would certainly bear out what you...
Forum: European Armoury 18th August 2010, 02:32 PM
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Views: 13,357
Posted By Richard
Jim, I don't think comma ears and facetted...

Jim,

I don't think comma ears and facetted backpiece and ferrule always mean Osborn. I think this design detail certainly originated with Osborn but later on many other makers copied the design....
Forum: European Armoury 18th August 2010, 02:29 PM
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Posted By Richard
I hope you guys don't mind me coming in on this...

I hope you guys don't mind me coming in on this debate?
Forum: European Armoury 16th April 2010, 07:11 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 13,677
Posted By Richard
Here's something quite similar: ...

Here's something quite similar:

http://us.patrice-reboul.com/preboul/preboul.nsf/0/EF0BC7A84E1C2E4AC125737F003F0DEC?OpenDocument&lang=EN
Forum: European Armoury 16th April 2010, 07:08 PM
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Views: 10,446
Posted By Richard
All, I have it on very good authority that...

All,

I have it on very good authority that quite often Solingen makers signed (i.e. forged) "Coulaux freres" on their blades to make them more acceptable to the French market.

Richard
Forum: European Armoury 9th April 2010, 09:33 PM
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Views: 10,446
Posted By Richard
Klingenthal, or the La Manufacture d'Armes...

Klingenthal, or the La Manufacture d'Armes d'Alsace when it was founded in 1729, was always a state manufactory and not a collection of private entreprises like Solingen. It is probably more accurate...
Forum: European Armoury 9th April 2010, 09:00 PM
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Posted By Richard
Here's one:

Here's one:
Forum: European Armoury 4th April 2010, 08:58 AM
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Views: 10,446
Posted By Richard
Hi Fernando If I had to guess, I would say this...

Hi Fernando
If I had to guess, I would say this is British from around 1810 - 1820. My hesitation comes from the fact that there is no obvious British insignia on the blade. Other observations are...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd April 2010, 02:41 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,618
Posted By Richard
Ian, Its very difficult to make out the hilt...

Ian,
Its very difficult to make out the hilt details of the sword in the photo of Captain Burnand but I think it must be. The sword is an un-numbered Wilkinson which puts it before 1854. Burnand was...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd April 2010, 09:29 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,618
Posted By Richard
Crimean War photographs

I have just purchased my first sword of 2010, a British 1821 pattern heavy cavalry officer's sword belonging to George Sapte Burnand of the 5th Dragoon Guards. While researching Burnand, I came...
Forum: European Armoury 1st April 2010, 07:10 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 14,240
Posted By Richard
Hello Jim and Peter, For obvious reasons I was...

Hello Jim and Peter,
For obvious reasons I was reluctant to raise the suggestion that the Tomlinson panel was fake. In fact, I don't think it is but it is very unusual in its form, being so large,...
Forum: European Armoury 30th March 2010, 10:27 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 14,240
Posted By Richard
Hi All, This is a puzzle, I have never come...

Hi All,
This is a puzzle, I have never come across a Tomlinson before on a P1796 (or any other sword for that matter) but of course that doesn't really mean anything at all. However, I certainly do...
Forum: European Armoury 16th February 2010, 07:07 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 9,963
Posted By Richard
Hi All, As Jim says, the...

Hi All,

As Jim says, the talismanic/cabbalistic symbols often appear on Solingen blades of the 18th century. They often have an eastern theme, eg Turk's head, eastern tent, etc, as "the east"...
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