Forum: European Armoury
23rd May 2023, 02:03 AM
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Jasper, I forgot to thank you sincerely for...
Jasper, I forgot to thank you sincerely for finding the example of this sword in the Rijksmuseum collection. I know it took you a lot of work to track it down!
I am contemplating perhaps removing...
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Forum: European Armoury
13th May 2023, 03:41 AM
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Wow, Jasper! That's an awesome cousin to mine...
Wow, Jasper! That's an awesome cousin to mine (better quality than mine, too!). Interestingly, it has the same cruciform stamped pattern on the blade as mine. I found this marking on ancient Ceylon...
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Forum: European Armoury
28th January 2021, 10:50 AM
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Thanks for the clarified image, Wayne....
Thanks for the clarified image, Wayne. Unfortunately, the blade was 'primed' long ago with rust-colored brown paint. I have always been too afraid to try and remove it. I think it was done long ago...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th January 2021, 06:23 PM
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Added pics
Just some better pics updated for posterity-
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Forum: European Armoury
29th March 2014, 04:41 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd March 2012, 08:22 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
30th March 2010, 02:43 PM
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Hello Anandalal,
I'll have to take a shot of...
Hello Anandalal,
I'll have to take a shot of the whole blade as soon as I get a chance. The blade is just like a falchion's, swelling toward the point and then coming to the typical edge. I still...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th March 2010, 11:14 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
27th March 2010, 03:50 AM
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Jim, once again, you astound me! I have been...
Jim, once again, you astound me! I have been searching for the Dutch coin that supposedly bore the 4 dot pattern, but had never conclusively found it. I mentioned it just in case someone else was...
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Forum: European Armoury
26th March 2010, 10:27 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
25th March 2010, 05:57 AM
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And still more with details...
Note that in my...
And still more with details...
Note that in my searches, I came across an ancient Singhalese coin called a maneless lion coin. On it's back is a similar 4 point pattern in a cross pattern(or am I...
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Forum: European Armoury
25th March 2010, 05:55 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
25th March 2010, 05:54 AM
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Old Dutch hanger
Yes, I've resurrected this old sword again. Years ago, I posted some poor pics of it, but now that we have the European forum, I'm hoping perhaps to get some more info on it. Some background...
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