Forum: European Armoury
29th January 2024, 04:13 PM
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Between 1824-1868, the Fábrica de Toledo still...
Between 1824-1868, the Fábrica de Toledo still traditional forging methods !
And altough there were many wallhangers made in Europe in the neo renaissance period, many of the Toledo swords were...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th January 2024, 03:10 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
21st December 2023, 08:59 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
25th October 2023, 09:00 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
10th October 2023, 12:15 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
28th September 2023, 05:50 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
26th December 2022, 09:19 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
25th December 2022, 08:27 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
18th October 2022, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,291
Hi Andy and Fernando, I still feel these are...
Hi Andy and Fernando, I still feel these are among the underestimated items you can find on today's market, and few fakes so far because its not financialy rewarding. They are also a good learning...
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Forum: European Armoury
25th September 2022, 02:30 PM
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Views: 3,980
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Forum: European Armoury
20th September 2022, 03:40 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
19th September 2022, 11:33 AM
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Yest they existed and started on 16th C estoc...
Yest they existed and started on 16th C estoc swords or Tuck as in the picture. Later also on rapiers, but these are rare. These blade were thick at the base and long , like 100cm or more and longer....
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Forum: European Armoury
9th September 2022, 02:55 PM
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Congratulations Radboud ! this is one of the...
Congratulations Radboud ! this is one of the nicest ive seen in this genre and in mint condition.
As a former Napoleonic collector im also a sucker for 18thc C French swords and certainly like this...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th August 2022, 08:31 AM
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Views: 43,361
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Forum: European Armoury
8th August 2022, 10:54 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
8th August 2022, 08:09 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 43,361
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Forum: European Armoury
8th August 2022, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 60
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Forum: European Armoury
5th August 2022, 04:48 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd August 2022, 04:43 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
1st August 2022, 10:13 PM
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Thank you Jim , indeed it does raise more...
Thank you Jim , indeed it does raise more questions , as in general it is accepted this model to be 1728 if im correct, still the blade is 1720 and this is not a munitions type blade but it is the...
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Forum: European Armoury
31st July 2022, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 11
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A Bilbo with inscriptions on the blade
Although my period of collecting is 16th and 17th c, mainly swords and rapiers, I could not let this Bilbo pass I like the blade to much and I have decided to keep it.
I have a weak spot for the...
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Forum: European Armoury
16th July 2022, 07:49 AM
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Replies: 60
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I agree with Philip, the pommel is from a...
I agree with Philip, the pommel is from a shiavona, the blade possibly and the guard is from a walloon type or German type veld degen.
The guard is 18th c but indeed composit and recently peened.
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Forum: European Armoury
6th July 2022, 11:21 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
18th June 2022, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 43,361
That is a beautiful collection of good...
That is a beautiful collection of good Schiavona's !
In my opinion the schiavona is under rated on today's market, if compared to the basket hilt swords than schiavona's are realy under priced,...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th May 2022, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 18,449
Casey , Werecow, Andreas, Markus, Jasper, ...
Casey , Werecow, Andreas, Markus, Jasper,
Thank you all for your kind words, I have learned that to older the items get, the more forgiving you need to be on condition. Looking back, I was too...
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