Forum: European Armoury
24th April 2022, 02:46 PM
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Source for Solberg’s Norwegian Spear-heads book?
As the title says, I’m in search of a copy of Bergljot Solberg’s Norwegian Spear-heads from the Merovingian and Viking Periods. I’m coming up empty. Even an e-book would be great, though to the...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th March 2022, 11:43 PM
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Replies: 12
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Bad news, possibly good news on this quest:
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Bad news, possibly good news on this quest:
I wrote to the Landeszeughaus; I even suckered my bi-lingual museum-curator wife into translating it into German for me. That was about two months ago,...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th February 2022, 02:11 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
5th February 2022, 01:28 PM
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French 1845 sabre scabbard serials and paint?
I recently acquired a French Infantry Adjudant Sabre, Model 1845 (this particular one made in 1880 at Châtellerault). Other than missing grip wiring and leather washer, which I will replace, it’s in...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th January 2022, 02:57 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,658
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Forum: European Armoury
14th January 2022, 12:36 AM
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Replies: 5
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Thank you all for your insight; it is...
Thank you all for your insight; it is appreciated. I apologize for the late reply - being a teacher these days is . . . not fun.
I am assuming it would be difficult to tell if a washer was of the...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th January 2022, 03:06 AM
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Replies: 5
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Sabre washers
Greetings all,
I’ve a quick (and probably painfully ignorant) question regarding the leather washers (or lack thereof) on various British and French sabres.
In my reading, I’ve come to...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd January 2022, 03:43 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 11,066
Weird question related to this request I'm...
Weird question related to this request I'm putting together for the Graz Armory:
Does anyone know how to say "distal taper" in German? :)
As I mentioned, my wife is fluent in German. Her...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th December 2021, 02:44 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,958
Thank you all - I appreciate the pointers. I...
Thank you all - I appreciate the pointers. I managed to find a copy of the Petard volume that wasn't hideously expensive shipped to the U.S.; I'm tracking the others down now.
The problem with...
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd December 2021, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: European Armoury
21st December 2021, 07:47 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 11,066
You know, I did briefly consider that . . . but...
You know, I did briefly consider that . . . but then I figured museum staff probably have better things to do than take detailed measurements of polearms for random folks that pop up out of nowhere. ...
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Forum: European Armoury
21st December 2021, 02:57 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 11,066
They obviously vary, as do all such objects of...
They obviously vary, as do all such objects of the period, even if made by the same hand on the same day. One of the things I find interesting is how comparatively little this set of arms varies...
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Forum: European Armoury
19th December 2021, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 11,066
Seeking information on a polearm from Graz
Greetings all!
I’m a long-time lurker who finally got off his buttocks to join; I’m (attempting) to embark upon a project which requires details only the highly knowledgeable scholars here are...
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