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24th October 2008, 01:26 PM
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[Note: In posting the pics, I sequence them by attaching them chronologically such that the ones related are side by side. But somehow the pics get rearranged! Also, the low lighting condition in the museum plus my low-tech camera are the ones responsible for the blurry pics.]
Some more pics ... |
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24th October 2008, 01:28 PM
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More ... but is this particular set of pics supposed to belong more to the European swords board? ... plus the pistols are of course off-topic
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24th October 2008, 01:34 PM
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Some really ancient blades ...
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24th October 2008, 01:39 PM
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The two pics below would be the last ones I have, but they don't definitely look Moro to me
  And if I'll have the opportunity to go back there, I'll definitely pay closer attention to each and every ethnographic arm they have in that museum. Plus I hope the others who have taken better pics can also post them here. Thanks! PS - When I find the pics of blades I took at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, I'll also post them here. |
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24th October 2008, 06:51 PM
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Great Pictures! Thanks for posting them!
Too bad part of the pommel is broken off. But a nice kris anyway. |
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24th October 2008, 07:00 PM
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First picture .
Is that a Sniper's rifle from the Civil War ? |
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24th October 2008, 07:57 PM
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Thanks for sharing. Some very interesting stuff!
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24th October 2008, 11:08 PM
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The period is right. It is not an Enfield. Looks like a Whitworth or a Baker. Could be a Civil War sniper. Sight tube is a little smaller diameter than usual. I'd love to have one. I am looking at buying a Civil War sniper rifle that weighs 35 pounds. This is much heavier than an average target/sniper rifle. One of the problems with the sight tubes was in that recoil in a light weight rifle would often give the guy sighting down the tube, a black eye. The heavier guns had less recoil, but were, of course harder to carry. Black powder had a limit of how fast it could push a bullet. Smokeless was superior in pushing bullets faster and also did not give away the sniper's position. Prone snipers using black powder would fire and roll away from the smoke because the other side would open fire at the smoke cloud, hoping to get lucky. |
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