Forum: European Armoury
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A hand cannon barrel
Just obtained this barrel. It is a bit smaller than the one I reported on earlier here (and Fernando's example discussed here...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st March 2024, 10:14 PM
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20th March 2024, 12:39 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2024, 12:34 PM
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butt end is pointed and is 37".
The wood...
butt end is pointed and is 37".
The wood center piece is 18".
The Pointy piece is 27"
37"=94cm
244cm overall
Dunno. The butt end is more than twice your example in length. You could...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th March 2024, 02:14 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th March 2024, 09:41 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th March 2024, 09:38 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th March 2024, 02:49 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th March 2024, 11:44 PM
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African Spear
Perhaps African. It is just shy of 7 feet overall. It is in three parts, much like a Maasai spear: the butt end is pointed and is 37". The wood center piece is 18". The Pointy piece is 27" with...
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Forum: European Armoury
21st December 2023, 02:08 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
20th December 2023, 01:21 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
19th December 2023, 11:49 PM
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Spear Head
I've had this for a while though, for the life of my I cannot recall where I got it.
Click to expand it.
The head is robust and clearly made to be used. There are no marks on it except for...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th December 2023, 12:13 PM
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I was perusing the Osprey book "Medieval...
I was perusing the Osprey book "Medieval Handgonnes" and the author referenced a very similar barrel in Denmark.
https://samlinger.natmus.dk/thm/asset/43719
He says that there is a makers mark...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th December 2023, 11:41 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
15th December 2023, 01:53 AM
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Mark on an early barrel
I wonder if this mark is familiar to anyone ..
It is somewhat difficult to make out but it looks to me like "IV" (or could be viewed upside down too, I suppose). The object is a dated...
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Forum: European Armoury
19th October 2019, 02:14 AM
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Jesus Christ Jim. Please give me a little...
Jesus Christ Jim. Please give me a little credit. With the photos the person has as much information as anyone here. If he had an opinion he would have provided a rationale which I would have...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th October 2019, 03:27 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
17th October 2019, 02:22 PM
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16th c. German Dopplehacken
I bought this via ebay some years ago (10 maybe?).
Length ~44"
Weight
Bore ~ 1.25"
When I got it I found that it was loaded with a charge of BP. I flushed it and captured some of the...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th October 2019, 10:57 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
9th October 2019, 10:55 PM
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I have it, my mind is a sieve is all.
I had...
I have it, my mind is a sieve is all.
I had a email relationship with Held for a while. His politics were inconsistent with mine so the relationship ended. Sorta funny actually. I'll tell you...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th October 2019, 12:03 PM
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Funny thing ... I knew a woman, Brit, whose...
Funny thing ... I knew a woman, Brit, whose family lived in Shropshire, the current home of the current Viscount Boyne. Her Dad knew the Dowager and to make a long story short I got an intro and my...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th October 2019, 11:58 AM
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Helmschmied Half Armor
I bought this armor some time ago. It was (as far as the provenience goes) the property of Viscount Boyne and was in his collection at Brancepeth Castle in Durham.
I cataloged it back in the day,...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th October 2019, 11:29 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
9th October 2019, 02:54 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
8th October 2019, 10:24 PM
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