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Forum: European Armoury
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Forum: European Armoury
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A ROYAL GIFT ... AND ITS STORY
Here is a set of photos of a musket offered by Queen Dona Maria 1st of Portugal to the Sultan of Gujarat, in 1795, in gratitude for his help in the Maratha Wars (which, for three times, invaded us in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: European Armoury
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Forum: European Armoury
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Forum: European Armoury
17th April 2024, 10:04 AM
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Thank you.
Certainly not wood; some kind of bone or even ivory!
The way i humbly view it, slender (rapier) blades may be seen both in cup hilts as in swept hilts, etc. Their particular purpose is that of...
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Forum: European Armoury
16th April 2024, 06:56 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
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Forum: European Armoury
16th April 2024, 10:38 AM
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Gripless dagger for comments
The recent owner 'suspects' this is a left hand dagger. I tend to disagree; the 8,7 inches blade is too short, for one ... i would say.
What would you Gentlemen say ?
Unfortunately, the grip is...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th April 2024, 11:16 AM
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A friend's cup hilt sword for comments
This guy, a local fellow collector, has all the luck. He buys obscure stuff for (extremely) cheap prices, gives them a good cleaning and the result is more than successful.
This cup hilt sword, with...
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Forum: European Armoury
12th April 2024, 10:39 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
10th April 2024, 07:50 PM
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Wouldn't this one...
Wouldn't this one (https://blog.tienda-medieval.com/espada-de-conchas-no-me-saques-no-me-envaines-siglo-xvii/) be Spanish ? :o.
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Forum: European Armoury
10th April 2024, 07:37 PM
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Jim, remember this one ?...
Jim, remember this one ? (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=783)
"The Knights Templars would swear never to draw their swords unless convinced of the justice of the cause in which...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th April 2024, 11:19 AM
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Punzón ...
Punzón (singular) Punzones (Plural); a term meaning punch, puncture, pricker, marker.
Here is one of those Punzones de Espadero, a survival from those Toledan glorious days !
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Forum: European Armoury
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Forum: European Armoury
1st April 2024, 06:56 PM
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