A German halberd for coments

katana · 23rd January 2009, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by fernando

Not a bad piece of humour ... for a Brit, i mean

I had heard that the Portugese 'side of the family' had a great sense of humour

....and were very generous ...especially to their Brit cousins ....now, about that cannon...

Atlantia · 23rd January 2009, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by katana

I had heard that the Portugese 'side of the family' had a great sense of humour

....and were very generous ...especially to their Brit cousins ....now, about that cannon...

You're too kind mate! Only us brits really have a sense of humour! We invented it in 1742 and exported it to the rest of the world.

Its used in Portugal under licence!

Anandalal N. · 23rd January 2009, 07:27 PM

Hi Michael,

Thank you for the detailed response and the images. Staghorn huh? Reminds me, the early ropes used for noosing wild animals was made of animal hide and invariably had a hook made of sambhur horn at one end.

Matchlock · 23rd January 2009, 10:53 PM

Hi Anandalal,

Sambhur horn or staghorn - either way, each in its assigned area and period of time ...

m

fernando · 24th January 2009, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by katana

I had heard that the Portugese 'side of the family' had a great sense of humour

....and were very generous ...especially to their Brit cousins ....now, about that cannon...

Ah, Ah ... i reckon that the Brit side sense is rather a more acute one

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Originally Posted by Atlantia

You're too kind mate! Only us brits really have a sense of humour! We invented it in 1742 and exported it to the rest of the world.
Its used in Portugal under licence!

Well, it's not in vain that we're old chums

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Portuguese_Alliance

Fernando

Atlantia · 24th January 2009, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by fernando

Ah, Ah ... i reckon that the Brit side sense is rather a more acute one

Well, it's not in vain that we're old chums

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Portuguese_Alliance

Fernando

In school we were taught that our oldest friend and longest ally was Portugal!

LOL, The British sense of humor can be quite 'innapropriate' at times!

Norman McCormick · 24th January 2009, 05:59 PM

Fernando, the next thing your going to tell us is that you pay for these wonderful items in Gold Escudos, Gold Ducats or even Lois d'or.

My Regards,
Norman.

fernando · 24th January 2009, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Norman McCormick

Fernando, the next thing your going to tell us is that you pay for these wonderful items in Gold Escudos, Gold Ducats or even Lois d'or.

My Regards,
Norman.

No, i pay in Euros; wish it were the same figures in Dollars ... or in Pounds

23rd January 2009, 07:27 PM	#3
Anandalal N. Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 84	Hi Michael, Thank you for the detailed response and the images. Staghorn huh? Reminds me, the early ropes used for noosing wild animals was made of animal hide and invariably had a hook made of sambhur horn at one end.

23rd January 2009, 10:53 PM	#4
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Hi Anandalal, Sambhur horn or staghorn - either way, each in its assigned area and period of time ... m

24th January 2009, 05:59 PM	#7
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,646	Fernando, the next thing your going to tell us is that you pay for these wonderful items in Gold Escudos, Gold Ducats or even Lois d'or. My Regards, Norman.