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6th May 2012, 12:50 PM
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Two examples in the Swiss National Museum Zurich
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6th May 2012, 01:00 PM
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Iconographic sources Polearms
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6th May 2012, 01:03 PM
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Iconographic sources 'Dolchstreithammer'
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6th May 2012, 01:05 PM
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Swords with cube-pommel with bevelled corners
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6th May 2012, 02:24 PM
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i've always liked that style since seeing one in a certain movie a few years back
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7th May 2012, 06:07 PM
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The tradition was picked up by the late 18th - mid-19th c. sailors, who made many-many scrimshaw handles for walking sticks and umbrellas, pipe tampers, bodkins, etc., in the shape of a clenched fist. Why...I have no idea.
  
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7th May 2012, 07:23 PM
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i had a cane much like those, except made out of one piece of ivory. sadly disappeared during one of my moves. i think customs probably nicked it.saw it in a shop when i was in my 20's, loved it & bought it for my old age. now that i almost need one, i don't have it. ah, well. se la vie.
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