Forum: European Armoury
Yesterday, 11:46 PM
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It was LeMarchant's intention for the 1796...
It was LeMarchant's intention for the 1796 Pattern light cavalry sabre to be a 'universal' sabre, i.e. used by all cavalry units including the heavy cavalry. It was because the later resisted this...
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Forum: European Armoury
Yesterday, 11:19 PM
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Personally I think the reeded ivory grip lends...
Personally I think the reeded ivory grip lends towards English origin. There is an abundance of late 18th Century English spadroons (of the type loosely grouped as the 1786 pattern but they certainly...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th September 2024, 12:34 AM
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My two pennies on this topic.
1. Accidents...
My two pennies on this topic.
1. Accidents happen and people die in the most random of events. This is just one of Murphy's laws. It's not inconceivable that a trooper practicing drills with sword...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th September 2024, 06:05 AM
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I love the detail there Cathy. Although I'm not...
I love the detail there Cathy. Although I'm not sure I see a christian theme there. Some of my observations:
1. Both figures are seated surrounded what look like acanthus leaf, which were picked up...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th September 2024, 08:56 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
15th September 2024, 08:52 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
21st August 2024, 10:05 PM
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21st August 2024, 12:07 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
12th August 2024, 06:40 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
11th August 2024, 12:37 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd July 2024, 06:55 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
18th July 2024, 10:41 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
11th July 2024, 09:28 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
11th July 2024, 01:54 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
10th July 2024, 06:39 AM
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Interesting object, what's it made of? In the...
Interesting object, what's it made of? In the photo it looks like bronze, but that could just be the light.
As for the cross... it could just be a geometric pattern or a cross that isn't related...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd July 2024, 08:28 PM
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Wonderful!
What a lovely sword, congratulations on such a fine example.
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Forum: European Armoury
1st July 2024, 10:56 PM
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Hi Gregory,
That's a lovely sword you have...
Hi Gregory,
That's a lovely sword you have aquired. The ivory always raises things up a notch I feel. Being from Henry Osborn, one of the top makers of the day is another bonus.
I think the...
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Forum: European Armoury
26th June 2024, 03:43 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
26th June 2024, 01:09 AM
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In keeping with this thread I recently came...
In keeping with this thread I recently came across a most interesting Spanish sword. Described as a Spanish light cavalry sabre it is marked with the typical Solingen style decorations and cartouche,...
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Forum: European Armoury
26th June 2024, 01:04 AM
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Hello Hanger, that's a nice late 18th Century...
Hello Hanger, that's a nice late 18th Century sword you have there. Difficult to attribute to any particulare nation as the markings are fairly typical for the time.
The only thing I can add is...
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Forum: European Armoury
25th June 2024, 11:32 PM
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Hello Jim, the three figures from the page in...
Hello Jim, the three figures from the page in L'Hoste's book "Armes Blanches Symbolisme Inscriptions" are commonly referred to as "Solingen Roses" and seem to appear on many Solingen produced blades...
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Forum: European Armoury
25th June 2024, 09:59 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
25th June 2024, 08:27 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
25th June 2024, 12:31 AM
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Arrow in Scroll makers mark?
Hello, I have recently aquired this French grenadier officers sabre dating to about 1788 and 1800. It's loosely in the petite montmorency style despite having an unfullered blade (the 'montmorency'...
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd June 2024, 09:20 PM
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It’s something that bothered me about the peen...
It’s something that bothered me about the peen earlier. The area around the end of the knuckle guard should exhibit less pitting than the rest of the guard. Since it would originally have been...
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