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Forum: European Armoury 14th April 2024, 08:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 360
Posted By Will M
Metal detectors try to find latrines because they...

Metal detectors try to find latrines because they tend to have a concentration of lost items. Good to know it's not what I thought it was.
Forum: European Armoury 12th April 2024, 11:06 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 14,208
Posted By Will M
Very nice sword. If there was to be loss in the...

Very nice sword. If there was to be loss in the guard then it's on the side not displayed! Should be repairable, not much gone abd you have the pattern to work with
Forum: European Armoury 12th April 2024, 11:01 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 360
Posted By Will M
Looks like the tip of a leather belt.

Looks like the tip of a leather belt.
Forum: European Armoury 1st April 2024, 08:59 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,262
Posted By Will M
Very nice sword and rare to have the diamond...

Very nice sword and rare to have the diamond cross section blade type. Usually only some band swords have this type blade though I have one infantry sword with the same type.
Forum: European Armoury 5th March 2024, 01:35 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,002
Posted By Will M
This video may be of interest. ...

This video may be of interest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glJDFHas5R0
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 26th February 2024, 11:53 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 8,016
Posted By Will M
Most likely for harness/saddle making

Most likely for harness/saddle making
Forum: European Armoury 18th February 2024, 03:19 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,760
Posted By Will M
The knucklebow looks much stronger than your...

The knucklebow looks much stronger than your average 1803p. Obviously a mounted infantry officer knew what he wanted.
Forum: European Armoury 17th February 2024, 05:16 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,760
Posted By Will M
Great looking 1803 with a "capture" blade? Where...

Great looking 1803 with a "capture" blade? Where does the sword balance? Possibly a reason for the brass grip to add weight?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st January 2023, 07:34 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 11,451
Posted By Will M
800-1000 grit water paper can easily remove that...

800-1000 grit water paper can easily remove that shiney spot. Best to do the complete blade under running water with the paper. If you don't like that finish try a wire wheel with 0.005 wire or try...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st January 2023, 03:30 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 11,451
Posted By Will M
Reminds me of swords I've seen with griner marks...

Reminds me of swords I've seen with griner marks or other power tool marks such as swirls. Very difficult to remove such markings. If you're not mechanically inclined and competent, allow another to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st January 2023, 02:17 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,976
Posted By Will M
It appears to be an older decorative piece. No...

It appears to be an older decorative piece. No place for a lock so it really cannot fire unless you hold a flame to the pan. The pan suggests flintlock.
Forum: European Armoury 16th January 2023, 11:04 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,693
Posted By Will M
A cut down blade (reused broken blade) and...

A cut down blade (reused broken blade) and repurposed could have been done in India or elsewhere.
Forum: European Armoury 13th January 2023, 06:48 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,314
Posted By Will M
Can you picture the museum example? Reminds me of...

Can you picture the museum example? Reminds me of a broken sword blade repurposed for a plug bayonet but who knows? Nice to see an early marking such as this.
Forum: European Armoury 8th January 2023, 06:10 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,543
Posted By Will M
Yes I'm wrong on that, I was thinking of a...

Yes I'm wrong on that, I was thinking of a particular rifle in the back of my mind.
Forum: European Armoury 8th January 2023, 04:59 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,543
Posted By Will M
The knife appears to have been made with the...

The knife appears to have been made with the muzzle ring and plug.
You cannot fire the firearm with it attached unless you want a burst barrel.
I suppose many years ago you did not wish to expend...
Forum: European Armoury 24th December 2022, 05:10 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,492
Posted By Will M
Looks like you have a partial makers mark with a...

Looks like you have a partial makers mark with a six pointed star. May be worth pursuing?
Forum: European Armoury 23rd December 2022, 07:01 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 13,966
Posted By Will M
A frame can work for this but you only see one...

A frame can work for this but you only see one side and becomes two dimensional. I like open display having three dimensions however the choice is yours and it will be great to see the results. I...
Forum: European Armoury 23rd December 2022, 01:27 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 13,966
Posted By Will M
The break in the blade appears to have been done...

The break in the blade appears to have been done under stress and not from corrosion, battle damage? How will you display it, in a block of clear plexiglass or driftwood or? I find the partial broken...
Forum: European Armoury 19th December 2022, 08:49 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,112
Posted By Will M
Seems I began this, it's been years since I've...

Seems I began this, it's been years since I've read the posting regulations and this time I'm off by eight years. What you think you know and actually know can be two different animals!
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 19th December 2022, 04:09 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,183
Posted By Will M
Jim that's interesting that some Patton swords...

Jim that's interesting that some Patton swords were converted into knives.
Reminds me of very old dirks that also use sword blades dating to the 16-1700's.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 19th December 2022, 04:41 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,183
Posted By Will M
I once had a M1913 sword and it was a very well...

I once had a M1913 sword and it was a very well made sword. The double edged blade would be better for cutting than the 1908p. Of course both had the same reach of a lance with the arm extended.
Forum: European Armoury 18th December 2022, 05:32 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,112
Posted By Will M
Do we celebrate our losses as much as our...

Do we celebrate our losses as much as our victories?
Interestingly the inner guard where regimental marks are usually placed shows just a couple pin points and the outside there is a ghost of...
Forum: European Armoury 18th December 2022, 01:21 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,112
Posted By Will M
19th Alberta Dragoons 1908p sword

A nicely marked Canadian 1908p sword to the 19th Alberta Dragoons. They performed the last Canadian cavalry charge in history at the Battle of Iwuy on 10 October 1918.
Forum: European Armoury 13th December 2022, 10:31 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,470
Posted By Will M
Sweet Lipps, naming of swords

I came across this and thought others may have come across similar references as it may have been common to name your sword.
I present : Sweet Lipps
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th December 2022, 07:55 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 13,768
Posted By Will M
I can only guess that the original hilt was...

I can only guess that the original hilt was valuable for its metal content and removed possibly by a soldier, blade being too long to be bothered with and as you say not much gold content. Rehilted...
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