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Forum: European Armoury 16th March 2024, 07:21 PM
Replies: 26
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Posted By corrado26
My five cents: Inventor of a new method of...

My five cents:

Inventor of a new method of attaching the lock to a rifle so that it can be removed and reinserted in an instant.
He shows that short rifles carry farther with the same load than...
Forum: European Armoury 16th March 2024, 01:52 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,482
Posted By corrado26
Here is what ler Qui est Qui dit

Here is what ler Qui est Qui dit
Forum: European Armoury 28th February 2024, 07:47 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,267
Posted By corrado26
Renaissance double-handed swords are swords from...

Renaissance double-handed swords are swords from the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance with long hilts of approx. 40–50 cm and more, which were intended for two-handed use. Examples from the early...
Forum: European Armoury 25th February 2024, 07:19 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,482
Posted By corrado26
In most cases it is quite easy to distinguish...

In most cases it is quite easy to distinguish English from French boxlock pistols. French pistols almost always have a slot in the hammer body into which the slide safety engages and the stock is...
Forum: European Armoury 18th February 2024, 08:07 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,763
Posted By corrado26
Can someone please explain to me how the jet of...

Can someone please explain to me how the jet of fire gets from the piston to the charges in the barrels? This is completely unclear to me
Forum: European Armoury 17th February 2024, 11:45 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,636
Posted By corrado26
The barrel inscription is hardly to be red but...

The barrel inscription is hardly to be red but could be "JOH KROPS 1771" and the signature at the lockplate is "KELLHEIM", eventually the today city of Kehlheim in Bavaria. Unfortunately Kellheim or...
Forum: European Armoury 14th February 2024, 01:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,824
Posted By corrado26
The following is a copy of Juan Calvo, Armament...

The following is a copy of Juan Calvo, Armament of the troops of the royal household 1788-1931, Riding swords and sabres.
Forum: European Armoury 12th February 2024, 05:12 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,765
Posted By corrado26
May be yes, may be no, I don't know it, its...

May be yes, may be no, I don't know it, its condition is too bad to decide it, but the style of the wood is very similar to the works of Le Page.
Forum: European Armoury 12th February 2024, 11:39 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,765
Posted By corrado26
This boxlock pistol proves that Lepage not only...

This boxlock pistol proves that Lepage not only made the most valuable pieces, but also pistols for the common man - unfortunately in not particularly good condition.
Forum: European Armoury 10th February 2024, 07:57 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,201
Posted By corrado26
I think this is a pistol made in Austria under...

I think this is a pistol made in Austria under the influence of the siege of Vienna by the Turks. A Turkish barrel was obviously used for production. Production time around 1700-1710
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st February 2024, 07:40 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,090
Posted By corrado26
The model for the piece shown may have been the...

The model for the piece shown may have been the French infantry saber M an 9, but it differs significantly from this local ordnance piece. The material thickness of the handrail is significantly...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd January 2024, 02:15 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,198
Posted By corrado26
These laws, which completely miss the intended...

These laws, which completely miss the intended goal, are the result when incompetents without any necessary training call the shots in an institution like the EU Parliament:cool::mad:
Forum: European Armoury 15th January 2024, 06:16 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 83,049
Posted By corrado26
Thank you!!

Thank you!!
Forum: European Armoury 15th January 2024, 02:23 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 83,049
Posted By corrado26
What please is a "HEMA practioner"?

What please is a "HEMA practioner"?
Forum: European Armoury 14th January 2024, 03:07 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 83,049
Posted By corrado26
Hilts with these big rivets I only know from...

Hilts with these big rivets I only know from Bavarian swords and sabres, so I wrote "probably". See the scans from "Gerd Maier, Bayerische Blankwaffen Teil 1-3"
Forum: European Armoury 7th January 2024, 12:57 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,350
Posted By corrado26
In my opinion, the coat of arms on the saber has...

In my opinion, the coat of arms on the saber has nothing to do with Düsseldorf, the differences are too important as can be easily seen from the two illustrations. The lion on the sword holder holds...
Forum: European Armoury 7th January 2024, 11:48 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,350
Posted By corrado26
I think cel7 is right stating that "ASB" stands...

I think cel7 is right stating that "ASB" stands for Alexander [/B]SchimmelBusch.
In the "Geschichte der Klingenindustrie Solingens" 1885 by Cronau is to be found a swordsmith named "CLAUBERG" whose...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd January 2024, 07:07 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,048
Posted By corrado26
What I wanted to say is, that this pistol...

What I wanted to say is, that this pistol eventually has been converted:cool:
Forum: European Armoury 2nd January 2024, 05:16 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,048
Posted By corrado26
The arrow marks a place on the lock plate that...

The arrow marks a place on the lock plate that looks as if the screw hole for the screw of the former battery spring was located there. This would prove that this is a former flintlock pistol that...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd January 2024, 01:25 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,048
Posted By corrado26
Lacaille l'ainé was Lacaille, Michel Charles...

Lacaille l'ainé was Lacaille, Michel Charles *1799 and working at Blois in 1847; he was the son of Lacaille, Michel-Leclerc. (l'ainé is the French word for "the first born").
Forum: European Armoury 2nd January 2024, 11:04 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,048
Posted By corrado26
The complete signature on the barrel reads...

The complete signature on the barrel reads "Fourni par Lacaille......" It follows that Lacaille was not the manufacturer, but probably just the dealer who sold the pistol. As a gunsmith, he would...
Forum: European Armoury 31st December 2023, 05:11 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,323
Posted By corrado26
The sabre with the brass sheeth preobably is a...

The sabre with the brass sheeth preobably is a French "Sabre d'officier de la cavalerie légère", produit à Solingen during the time of the Consulat.
Forum: European Armoury 27th December 2023, 06:13 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 24,370
Posted By corrado26
I know this museum's collection rather well and I...

I know this museum's collection rather well and I think that a good part of it belongs to a well known dealer of southern Germany!
Forum: European Armoury 21st December 2023, 06:06 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,615
Posted By corrado26
I think it's a deer fleeing in terror after a...

I think it's a deer fleeing in terror after a grenade explodes or something similar
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th December 2023, 03:48 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,406
Posted By corrado26
Cool No wonder, I spent many long years in a military...

No wonder, I spent many long years in a military museum and know how museums label their inventory:rolleyes:
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