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Forum: European Armoury
25th January 2021, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 300
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Pike heads, 1500s. Armour...Pike heads, 1500s. Armour piercing. Congratulations. They are beautiful! |
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Forum: European Armoury
14th January 2021, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 333
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Forum: European Armoury
9th January 2021, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 482
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Given the modest length and probable stiffness of...Given the modest length and probable stiffness of the blade it is likely an infantryman’s sword. It would be used for close quarter fighting and need thrust and well as cut capabilities. It looks... |
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Forum: European Armoury
7th January 2021, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 822
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As a Swede I don’t particularly recognize the...As a Swede I don’t particularly recognize the decorations as traditional viking style. Look more Celtic to me. Could it be an Irish iron age sword? Also looks like some kind of strange baton depicted... |
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Forum: European Armoury
7th January 2021, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 482
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Great to see this sword in all its beauty. At...Great to see this sword in all its beauty. At first glance it looks like a “35” clumsily inscribed on the guard. The rounded bits of these digits are obviously challenging for a non-professional... |
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Forum: European Armoury
5th January 2021, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 482
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Yes, there’s the thumb ring. Certainly looks like...Yes, there’s the thumb ring. Certainly looks like a Solingen blade. Lovely inscriptions. The crosses look more like x and have been stamped into the sword so look less ecclestial than I expected. The... |
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Forum: European Armoury
5th January 2021, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 482
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Congratulations on your felddegen! I especially...Congratulations on your felddegen! I especially like the ones with the running wolf and auspicious numbers on the blade. I haven’t seen many with a pewter grip like that and wonder if it was a... |
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd January 2021, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,023
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Statue of Charles Martel at château de Versailles...Statue of Charles Martel at château de Versailles in France, 19thC. Read an article about Charles Martel, saw the illustration, spotted the axe. |
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Forum: European Armoury
1st January 2021, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,023
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The Franks used battle axes as well. Charlemagne...The Franks used battle axes as well. Charlemagne expanded Christianity in the Pannonian region. Hence the Germanic/Gothic influence in that part of the world. Byzance through Constantinople exerted... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st December 2020, 08:59 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,239
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Could it be a chemical reaction to something...Could it be a chemical reaction to something inside the scabbard? |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th December 2020, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,772
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Records show hundreds of dussägge produced in...Records show hundreds of dussägge produced in Styria, Austria during the Ottoman wars. Some were stored in the armoury in Graz and some were probably distributed to the local farmers to defend... |
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Forum: European Armoury
27th December 2020, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,023
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Yes those ebay items look more dubious. I don’t...Yes those ebay items look more dubious. I don’t think I would consider buying something “excavated” on ebay, especially not from Bulgaria and E.Europe. The item under discussion looks more... |
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Forum: European Armoury
27th December 2020, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,023
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I’m not too familiar with Byzantine arms and...I’m not too familiar with Byzantine arms and armour. Archaelogical finds suggest that vikings serving Constantinople often used their personal arms (swords and axes), but I can’t rule out that they... |
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Forum: European Armoury
26th December 2020, 10:44 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,023
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The National History Museum of Slovenia sword in...The National History Museum of Slovenia sword in Ljubljana is 15thC Gothic. I also found a picture of halberds with perforated crosses in the Armoury in Graz, Austria. I would argue that the axe... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th December 2020, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 513
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Forum: European Armoury
25th December 2020, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,023
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That axe head looks fearsome! :eek:
Merry...That axe head looks fearsome! :eek: Merry Christmas to you, and hope this is something Santa gave you. I saw a sword with a perforated cross on the crossguard and polearms with trefoil... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd December 2020, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,772
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King Christian IV purchased a large number of...King Christian IV purchased a large number of German dussägge to arm Norwegian farmers. It’s not impossible that some might have found their way to India. The blades sometimes look very similar, even... |
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Forum: European Armoury
20th December 2020, 03:02 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 629
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Merry Christmas to all. Stay safe and enjoy the...Merry Christmas to all. Stay safe and enjoy the season wherever you are. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th December 2020, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,772
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Blades show an interesting similarity with 16thC...Blades show an interesting similarity with 16thC Styrian dusägge sabres. The Indian ones seem slightly more curved. Also some of the fullers are similar to dussägge in some cases. |
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Forum: European Armoury
29th November 2020, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,219
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Thank you for posting that publication!
We have...Thank you for posting that publication! We have tried to fit the sword into a possible colonial context given its basic and slightly unusual appearance. The idea is that swords were modified or... |
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Forum: European Armoury
28th November 2020, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,219
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Are you arguing that this is a conventional...Are you arguing that this is a conventional European 18thC blade where lamination patterns were revealed due to thorough cleaning and chemical treatment? Can you show us any more examples? :confused: |
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Forum: European Armoury
26th November 2020, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,218
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I would love to learn more about this subject,...I would love to learn more about this subject, too. Have you seen this https://www.hema-minsk2019.org/base_blog/2019/5/8/focus-on-the-objects-of-the-exhibition-part-3? In the bibliography it... |
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Forum: European Armoury
26th November 2020, 09:16 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,219
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Yes a great piece. If not a local Indian blade I...Yes a great piece. If not a local Indian blade I wonder if it could be a local Malay or Filipino Moro pattern welded blade? Or maybe Jim is right that this could be an experimental Frankish/viking... |
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Forum: European Armoury
24th November 2020, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,488
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Forum: European Armoury
24th November 2020, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,219
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Could it be a Portuguese colonial cuphilt with...Could it be a Portuguese colonial cuphilt with Indian pattern welded blade used in Goa? |
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