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Forum: European Armoury
2nd April 2013, 06:36 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,427
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cornelistromp
yes I think so
in the book Speculum Humanae...yes I think so in the book Speculum Humanae salvation (a mediėval mirror) above the drawing can be read sangoz occidit sexcetos vios cu vome this must be read in latin as: sangoz occidit sexce(n)tos... |
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd April 2013, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 282
Posted By
cornelistromp
Hello,
I'm sorry to have to give this...Hello, I'm sorry to have to give this criticism. I hope you have not purchased the sword as an original from the 16th or 17th century. because it seems to me a newly/recently created fantasy... |
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd April 2013, 07:23 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,427
Posted By
cornelistromp
thanks for the explanation, a small attempt to...thanks for the explanation, a small attempt to convince you. I agree that this tool is not likely to be developed as a weapon but exceptionally be used so. re: wooden or steel handle? if we take... |
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Forum: European Armoury
1st April 2013, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,427
Posted By
cornelistromp
yes I have done ,nothing of this size.
though the...yes I have done ,nothing of this size. though the defenition of billhooks agrees not but fact seems to be that 99.9% has a hook or curve also seems the handle of the different manuscript images is... |
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Forum: European Armoury
1st April 2013, 07:38 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,427
Posted By
cornelistromp
thanks for your comment.
no, I do not think that...thanks for your comment. no, I do not think that they are bill hooks, these have a Curved cutting edge (a hook) the images that I have placed all have a straight cutting edge. a bill hook is also a... |
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Forum: European Armoury
31st March 2013, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,427
Posted By
cornelistromp
the tool of post nr 4 was also, probably, in...the tool of post nr 4 was also, probably, in exceptional cases, used on the battlefield. I noticed this in images of Original manuscripts from the period 1425-1450 from German speaking countries. it... |
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Forum: European Armoury
31st March 2013, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 279
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cornelistromp
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Forum: European Armoury
21st March 2013, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 225
Views: 32,001
Posted By
cornelistromp
yes can also be made of iron.
the metal you can...yes can also be made of iron. the metal you can easily test with a magnet and the function of the counterweight with a shaft through the hole of the nut. I believe it is a counterweight, apart from... |
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Forum: European Armoury
20th March 2013, 07:48 PM
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Replies: 225
Views: 32,001
Posted By
cornelistromp
yes it is lead, or, in the case of a brass nut it...yes it is lead, or, in the case of a brass nut it is an iron bar. it ensures as a counterweight that the nut reverses in the ideal position. (After each shot the nut rotates fast around.) in the... |
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Forum: European Armoury
14th February 2013, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 509
Posted By
cornelistromp
you should read it anyway other way, they are sz...you should read it anyway other way, they are sz underneath a crown?!? best, jasper |
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Forum: European Armoury
12th February 2013, 06:25 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,604
Posted By
cornelistromp
analmost similar gryphon dagger from the weapon...analmost similar gryphon dagger from the weapon museum in brussels. early 15th century inv h/519/VI8 |
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Forum: European Armoury
11th February 2013, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 665
Posted By
cornelistromp
Hi Fernando,
no it has nothing to do with...Hi Fernando, no it has nothing to do with expertise, I am habituated to old script in sword Fullers and my language and Dutch names are like German names. see for example the e in Clemens meigen... |
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Forum: European Armoury
11th February 2013, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 665
Posted By
cornelistromp
Hi Fernando,
it is a smallsword with a shortened...Hi Fernando, it is a smallsword with a shortened rapier blade from the second half of the 17th century, which is used again 100 years later. there is not Iohanes Portugal engraved (this makes no... |
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Forum: European Armoury
28th January 2013, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,412
Posted By
cornelistromp
I have the actual dimensions;
allover 108cm
blade...I have the actual dimensions; allover 108cm blade 86cm original cross 20cm/2cm is missing grip 20cm ricasso + steel part of grip 2cm |
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Forum: European Armoury
28th January 2013, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 381
Views: 51,586
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cornelistromp
Two soil finds from the Netherlands, the...Two soil finds from the Netherlands, the katzbalger is 87cm and the sword is 94cm allover. |
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Forum: European Armoury
21st January 2013, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,412
Posted By
cornelistromp
the dimension unfortunately I have not measured,...the dimension unfortunately I have not measured, but best I can reproduce on experience; griplength 20-22cm and 105-110cm allover. the canalures of the ricassoblok are also cut in the grip, fm there... |
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Forum: European Armoury
20th January 2013, 09:22 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,412
Posted By
cornelistromp
recently I came across this sword, found in a...recently I came across this sword, found in a canal in the Netherlands transitional type of sword to Messer, the long handle gives plenty of counter weight and takes over the function of the pommel.... |
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Forum: European Armoury
30th December 2012, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 702
Posted By
cornelistromp
a picture of an almost identical sword,if not the...a picture of an almost identical sword,if not the same sword, from the collection of Gerhard Seifert, sold through the Landshuter Rustkammer on May 18, 2012, lot 379 1650,- Gerhart Seifert... |
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Forum: European Armoury
29th December 2012, 07:03 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 702
Posted By
cornelistromp
for a dussage, tessack, etc discussion see...for a dussage, tessack, etc discussion see also http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11423&highlight=dussage and even... |
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Forum: European Armoury
28th December 2012, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 702
Posted By
cornelistromp
The pommel is a variation of pomeltype 83, Norman...The pommel is a variation of pomeltype 83, Norman / Barne and can be dated from 1560 to 1600. because the hilt has a thumb ring at least after 1577, the first known illustration of a thumb ring of... |
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Forum: European Armoury
24th December 2012, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 379
Posted By
cornelistromp
Hi fernando,
it is a counterweight for a scale,...Hi fernando, it is a counterweight for a scale, also sometimes old sword pommels are used. best, |
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Forum: European Armoury
9th December 2012, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 250
Posted By
cornelistromp
beautiful weapons, however, the specified...beautiful weapons, however, the specified restoration costs seem to me very high. Some are even higher than the value of the restored weapon! A professional restoration is possible for a fraction of... |
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Forum: European Armoury
7th December 2012, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 891
Posted By
cornelistromp
currently the axe under discussion from post #1...currently the axe under discussion from post #1 is offered in different market places (ebay, goantiques) on the Internet by an American arms and armour dealer. it is against the forum policy to... |
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Forum: European Armoury
5th December 2012, 07:31 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 891
Posted By
cornelistromp
this axe I "met" for the first time in...this axe I "met" for the first time in London at Bonhams auction 22/04/2009 lot 82 and was described as european horseman's axe and probably!!! 17th century. probably because these weapons are like... |
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd December 2012, 05:33 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 390
Posted By
cornelistromp
beautiful dagger, but Spanish and 1520?
These...beautiful dagger, but Spanish and 1520? These so-called Guillon daggers are generally difficult to date and even more difficult to place, but this one has some definite 15th C style... |
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