2 Victorian Lances

[fernando]

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

... You are right though, to try to minimize such details as possible ...

A difficult task for an arms historian, so i see ...

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

... The notion of blood soaking cloth falls into the myth and lore category so often rampant in weapons study, and along with 'blood gutters' in sword blades ...

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

...If I may momentarily deviate to certain significance of a 'gory' circumstance lending itself to history and thereby, tradition. After this battle, there were many of these lances so encrusted with dried blood they were actually crimped. It became a custom of this unit to 'crimp' their pennons in honor of that battle...

Haven't you already narrated this chapter in post #41 of this thread

Take care .

[Jim McDougall]

Yup, sure did, but often the previous posts are overlooked, so reiterating is helpful, especially if a passage is necessary for a point.
You're right too, it is hard to be a historian in the world of collectors and dealers, and what I have come to understand as separate worlds.
Thanks again for the informative entries.

[asomotif]

Interesting thread.
Hope to add a lance to my collection some day.

Here is a picture I took at a demonstration last may 2017 at Huis Doorn (NL)

Best regards,
Willem

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

The 16th Lancers at Aliwal.