|
|
|||||||
|
Showing results 1 to 25 of 500
Search took 1.14 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: fernando |
Forum: Swap Forum
21st May 2013, 08:17 PM
|
|
Replies: 0
Views: 87
Posted By
fernando
New Land Pattern pistol for saleI am selling this genuine New Land Pattern pistol from my collection. With British Ordnance marks on lock, barrel and stock. Tower mark behind the trigger safety. Visibly a Portuguese contract, as... |
|
Forum: European Armoury
19th May 2013, 06:07 PM
|
|
Replies: 3
Views: 718
Posted By
fernando
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
18th May 2013, 05:15 PM
|
|
Replies: 3
Views: 222
Posted By
fernando
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
17th May 2013, 11:10 PM
|
|
Replies: 10
Views: 364
Posted By
fernando
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
17th May 2013, 03:36 PM
|
|
Replies: 10
Views: 364
Posted By
fernando
You know the concept of best, Mark. It is like...You know the concept of best, Mark. It is like Miss World election. They determine who is the best among the ones brought up to contest; but we all know girls out there that would beat those elected... |
|
Forum: European Armoury
17th May 2013, 03:21 PM
|
|
Replies: 51
Views: 2,414
Posted By
fernando
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
14th May 2013, 12:30 PM
|
|
Replies: 10
Views: 364
Posted By
fernando
I wouldn't know that mark, but i guess there was...I wouldn't know that mark, but i guess there was a rather active exchange between Toledo and Solingen blades back in that period ... and not only :o |
|
Forum: European Armoury
13th May 2013, 06:27 PM
|
|
Replies: 10
Views: 364
Posted By
fernando
The term is rompe-puntas (in portuguese quebra...The term is rompe-puntas (in portuguese quebra pontas)... in other words point breaker. I belong to the team skeptical about such feature purpose corresponding to what it is claimed for; even Zorro... |
|
Forum: European Armoury
13th May 2013, 11:30 AM
|
|
Replies: 10
Views: 364
Posted By
fernando
Oh man !
Now you can tell you are a real swords...Oh man ! Now you can tell you are a real swords collector :D . But if ever you get bored of it, warn me when you toss it over (the ocean); i will make sure i will pick up before it hits the ground... |
|
Forum: European Armoury
12th May 2013, 11:41 AM
|
|
Replies: 6
Views: 232
Posted By
fernando
Coincidence; i saw it while browsing the net for...Coincidence; i saw it while browsing the net for CASTAŅO. Apparently they call them crosses ... Latin cross, Greek cross, depending on their style. They actually appear in the majority of barrel... |
|
Forum: European Armoury
11th May 2013, 06:59 PM
|
|
Replies: 6
Views: 232
Posted By
fernando
Nice gun you got there, machinist ... expensive...Nice gun you got there, machinist ... expensive too ;) . Probably a hunting escopeta, being half stocked; Fernando K knows better. Maybe he also has a record on Castaņo, who doesn't come in Lavin's... |
|
Forum: European Armoury
11th May 2013, 05:51 PM
|
|
Replies: 3
Views: 250
Posted By
fernando
I guess that it should be emphasided that the...I guess that it should be emphasided that the versatility of these things comprehended a vast menu. Just the other day i hear a local seller calling them 'canhões de porta' (door cannons). This... |
|
Forum: European Armoury
4th May 2013, 10:38 PM
|
|
Replies: 19
Views: 1,637
Posted By
fernando
Hi Nikolai,
You should be aware of the...Hi Nikolai, You should be aware of the following: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=16416 |
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th May 2013, 11:53 AM
|
|
Replies: 33
Sticky: !STOLEN WEAPONS ALERT!
Views: 1,229
Posted By
fernando
I am very sorry for you having been through such...I am very sorry for you having been through such terrible episode, José. Besides the painful loss, i can imagine that one must endure for a long while a bitter state of vulnerability towards his home... |
|
Forum: European Armoury
3rd May 2013, 03:16 PM
|
|
Replies: 32
Views: 1,737
Posted By
fernando
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
2nd May 2013, 01:09 PM
|
|
Replies: 3
Views: 250
Posted By
fernando
I would put it that it is more the certainty that...I would put it that it is more the certainty that the presence of a lip ensures that the thing is a standing up mortar (signal, celebration, powder test, you name it) than its absency meaning it is... |
|
Forum: European Armoury
1st May 2013, 03:21 PM
|
|
Replies: 32
Views: 1,737
Posted By
fernando
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
1st May 2013, 12:55 PM
|
|
Replies: 32
Views: 1,737
Posted By
fernando
Not the best newsThings are still hard for Michael :shrug: . Next (and hopefully last) surgery scheduled for June. Then after some caring period, he will be transfered to a rehabilition center. Can't say he sounds... |
|
Forum: European Armoury
1st May 2013, 11:41 AM
|
|
Replies: 3
Views: 256
Posted By
fernando
I would go for the sword shortened blade version....I would go for the sword shortened blade version. The handle could be period home made; it doesn't look like the work of a sword smith :o . |
|
Forum: European Armoury
1st May 2013, 11:26 AM
|
|
Replies: 4
Views: 213
Posted By
fernando
My tubes weigh 1,250 Kgs and 2,020 Kgs...My tubes weigh 1,250 Kgs and 2,020 Kgs respectively. I might be out of reality but, my assumption is/was that the one from Castelnaud can not be much heavier :o . |
|
Forum: European Armoury
30th April 2013, 11:57 AM
|
|
Replies: 4
Views: 213
Posted By
fernando
Hi Gillaume,
I suspect that the bāton ā feu you...Hi Gillaume, I suspect that the bāton ā feu you refer is well under the weight range you are dedicated to. Here you find some more info on this area, including the name of the Castle/Museum where the... |
|
Forum: European Armoury
23rd April 2013, 12:40 PM
|
|
Replies: 9
Views: 603
Posted By
fernando
Astonishing.
I bet the owner of the Alexandria...Astonishing. I bet the owner of the Alexandria Arsenal Mamluk sword will comission the making of a chest to keep it safe. |
|
Forum: European Armoury
19th April 2013, 11:13 AM
|
|
Replies: 5
Views: 294
Posted By
fernando
The lettering ordered by the owner ... allusive...The lettering ordered by the owner ... allusive to combat efficiency ? :o |
|
Forum: European Armoury
18th April 2013, 09:04 PM
|
|
Replies: 10
Views: 448
Posted By
fernando
Wonderful addition, Norman :cool: .
Yeah, the...Wonderful addition, Norman :cool: . Yeah, the blade looks Solingen ... and a bit earlier than the hilt ? :o . |
|
Forum: European Armoury
18th April 2013, 08:45 PM
|
|
Replies: 7
Views: 284
Posted By
fernando
Let's also not forget that ...Stone ball cannons had the chamber narrower than the bore. Apparently this artillery system disappeared during the 17th century. |
| Showing results 1 to 25 of 500 |
