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Forum: Swap Forum 7th August 2022, 02:01 PM
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Posted By Lee
Exclamation Exercise caution when transacting business with unknown parties.

This incident should be taken as a further warning to all to exercise extreme caution when dealing with persons they do not assuredly know at a distance.

As a practical matter we do not have any...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd August 2022, 02:30 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 905
Posted By Lee
Thumbs up I also really do like your knife

Personally, I consider an earlier Spanish Navaja as plausible. The work on the brass cap, the brass filled 'dots' on the scales and the brass washer around the pivot all resemble features of my...
Forum: European Armoury 30th July 2022, 06:52 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 600
Posted By Lee
My understanding is that it was found in river...

My understanding is that it was found in river workings between Horn and Roermond in Limburg Province.
Forum: European Armoury 29th July 2022, 07:41 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 600
Posted By Lee
In that case, renaissance wax should be entirely...

In that case, renaissance wax should be entirely adequate. I have an old sword of the same era dredged up from the very same river. The dredger operator put it on the casing over the engine to dry it...
Forum: European Armoury 29th July 2022, 07:05 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 600
Posted By Lee
Congratulations! I believe that you are correct...

Congratulations! I believe that you are correct in your identification of the form and the patina is convincing. I do not recall having encountered the thickened tip before in the limited number of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd July 2022, 12:57 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,640
Posted By Lee
The condition of the silver appears unremarkable...

The condition of the silver appears unremarkable to me. I have a similar example before me, two decades out of the Sahara environment with brightness remaining to a good degree in many of the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st July 2022, 04:06 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,640
Posted By Lee
Thumbs up Yes, this is a good one

I have heard these relatively uncommon silver mounted takoubas referred to as "wedding" takoubas by a Tuareg owner of one. I suspect that they are mostly commissioned by more 'urban' Tuareg who have...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th July 2022, 03:04 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,749
Posted By Lee
Years ago, I found an old powder horn at a gun...

Years ago, I found an old powder horn at a gun show, simply (and believably) inscribed "Gerrit Konstapel Hurley 1776." There is a great street of old Dutch stone houses in that small Hudson Valley...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th July 2022, 11:53 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,749
Posted By Lee
There was a significant Dutch presence in 18th...

There was a significant Dutch presence in 18th century and earlier New York, so this could be a long used and 'irregularly' repaired musket originally of Dutch origin. If it indeed has been in your...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th July 2022, 02:05 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,749
Posted By Lee
As a flintlock, I would suspect this musket would...

As a flintlock, I would suspect this musket would more likely be associated with the American Revolutionary War than the Civil War.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th July 2022, 03:15 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,887
Posted By Lee
It will be a day or two until I can again get the...

It will be a day or two until I can again get the sword in my hands and in good light, but the original set of images was prepared in overcast sunlight.

The scabbard mounts and the guard are in a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th July 2022, 07:52 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,887
Posted By Lee
Philip, thank you for your insights on these...

Philip, thank you for your insights on these swords as well the notes on their provenance. When I first saw them at the preview, it was clear that they had all required significant polishing and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd July 2022, 12:42 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,887
Posted By Lee
Question Garbage?

So, no interest in or comment on these swords? Are they all very, very recent 'fakes' - I am not afraid that I was 'taken' as I do not have a lot invested in them. So, please, enlighten me!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2022, 06:57 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,887
Posted By Lee
I can provide a more detailed image, which I have...

I can provide a more detailed image, which I have done below, but unfortunately I am ignorant of the origins of the design. A few other dao in my collection have somewhat fancier and shorter metal...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st June 2022, 06:30 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,887
Posted By Lee
Thumbs up A Trio of Chinese Swords Joins the Accidental Collection

I do not ever hold high expectations of interesting swords showing up at a nearby general and estate sale auction that I frequent. Though one of a group of four Chinese swords in a recent sale...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2022, 10:56 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,995
Posted By Lee
I think those could be later "purely practical"...

I think those could be later "purely practical" reinforcements for a scabbard that had split or had been cut through.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2022, 06:17 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,530
Posted By Lee
Thank you for the insights. I find that a lot, if...

Thank you for the insights. I find that a lot, if not most, of the things I have collected lack signs of actual combative use.

This is the third Australian Aboriginal shield that I have acquired...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th June 2022, 06:04 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,526
Posted By Lee
I think it is lovely just as it is. If you sand...

I think it is lovely just as it is. If you sand it, you may change the pattern.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th June 2022, 04:43 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,530
Posted By Lee
Question Australian Aboriginal Shield

It is summer flea market season again :p and you never know what you will find among all the anthropological debris mostly of the last century. Here is yesterday's find from walking the fields. I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th May 2022, 10:36 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,843
Posted By Lee
Though not specifically relevant to Sudanese...

Though not specifically relevant to Sudanese mail, this online article from The Collector may be of interest: Mail Armor (Chainmail): History and 11 Different Types by Civilization...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th May 2022, 11:37 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,843
Posted By Lee
The reliably authentic Sudanese chainmail...

The reliably authentic Sudanese chainmail defenses that I have seen have had riveted rings. I worry that this example appears to be made of uniform wire merely butted.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2022, 03:33 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,584
Posted By Lee
Talking Envy green

What a wonderful assembly of amazingly diverse Philippine weaponry. I truly have a mere 'closet of shame' in comparison. But the title made me think instead of the pride many of the original owners...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th May 2022, 01:07 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,689
Posted By Lee
Here is an old thread featuring what appears to...

Here is an old thread featuring what appears to be a similar axehead (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=10242).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th May 2022, 04:42 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,075
Posted By Lee
From the marks, I suspect the blade will also be...

From the marks, I suspect the blade will also be Indian. If the blade is springy to light flexion, that would more favor German; if less flexible then most likely Indian.
Forum: European Armoury 25th April 2022, 06:08 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 927
Posted By Lee
Thumbs up BBC video: Saint Galgano's Sword in the Stone

Here is a brief video on an actual "sword in a stone":
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0c1ymsq/the-truth-behind-the-legend-of-the-sword-in-the-stone-
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