Forum: European Armoury
23rd November 2016, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 2
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2016 books
Dear friends,
I am looking for Christmas gifts and was wondering, what new books in our field of study appeared on the market this year.
Thank you in advance for any suggestions.
Matus
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd September 2016, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 39
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Hello Ibrahiim,
this is the best explanation...
Hello Ibrahiim,
this is the best explanation I have read so far (ranging from books to forums and sites). Thanks a lot for the linguistic and cultural excursion. It makes perfect sense.
Have a...
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Forum: European Armoury
26th July 2015, 08:59 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 8,628
Hello Ibrahiim, Jim,
many thanks for your...
Hello Ibrahiim, Jim,
many thanks for your replies and hints. You are both right, I should have been more precise. I did of course go through all the related threads on this forum, I have most of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th July 2015, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 16,300
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Forum: European Armoury
26th July 2015, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 50
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Forum: European Armoury
24th July 2015, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 8,628
Spanish rapier
Hello friends,
do you have any recommendations for books covering spanish rapiers (or in general about 16th-18th century spanish swords)?
Thanks and enjoy the weekend!
Matus
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Forum: European Armoury
20th September 2014, 07:25 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 6,384
Sotheby Saxon Royal Collections
Hello friends,
I would like to ask you if anyone has the price list (and the results) for the Sotheby's Saxon Royal Collections auction from 1970?
I just recently acquired the catalog and would...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th August 2014, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 0
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Central European Battle Axe
Dear friends,
let me introduce to you a gift I received today from a friend - a Central European battle axe found couple of years ago close to my hometown.
Blade length is 9 cm.
My guess...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th May 2014, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 22,425
Hello Michael, all,
what has been stated...
Hello Michael, all,
what has been stated here it sadly very true. There are both objective and subjective causes for such behavior. Speaking about auction houses, they want to make profit (which...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th January 2014, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,274
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Forum: European Armoury
17th January 2014, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,274
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Forum: European Armoury
17th January 2014, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,274
A composite sword
Hello,
a friend of mine recently acquired this sword, knowing it's most probably a composite piece.
We think the hilt might be possibly 17th century, the blade most probably 19th century. What...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th January 2014, 07:46 AM
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Replies: 424
Views: 780,168
Hello,
a similar hilted sword like in...
Hello,
a similar hilted sword like in Michael's post (single edged Swiss hand and half sword) was sold in the last Fischer auction (417, lot no. 25).
Regards,
Matus
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd January 2014, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: European Armoury
19th November 2013, 06:50 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 37,825
Hi Miqueleter, all,
many thanks for the...
Hi Miqueleter, all,
many thanks for the scan!
And here is the promised scan/photo from the Czech book "Sbirka pistoli a revolveru" (Collection of pistols and revolvers).
The author dates it to...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th November 2013, 01:57 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 37,825
Hi,
@Miqueleter - could you please post a...
Hi,
@Miqueleter - could you please post a scan/photo of that page?
I found another similar example in a Czech book, but I have to make a better scan first.
@Richard - holding the pistol in...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th November 2013, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 37,825
I think no one disputes it's not a masterpiece...
I think no one disputes it's not a masterpiece :-) Anyhow, the brass furniture is quite interesting. I read somewhere (don't remember where exactly) that the Roman lock was widely used in central...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th November 2013, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 37,825
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Forum: European Armoury
4th November 2013, 08:59 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 37,825
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd November 2013, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 37,825
Italian flintlock pistol
Hello,
I would like to introduce here an Italian flintlock pistol. Overall length is 45 cm. Lock type "alla Romana". Rootwood stock with brass furniture, with rich decorations. Wooden ramrod with...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th October 2013, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 12,442
Hi Michael,
thanks for the comment. I fully...
Hi Michael,
thanks for the comment. I fully agree with you, but I have to say, that the book also contains a lot of useful information - for example about the yearly production of Andreas Jacob -...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th October 2013, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 43
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd September 2013, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 12,442
Hi,
there is an excellent book on the...
Hi,
there is an excellent book on the Kuchenreuter dynasty (although in German):
Die Kuchenreuter und ihre Zunftgenossen by Dirk Götschmann
There is also the Kuchenreuter family chronicle...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th January 2013, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,408
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Forum: European Armoury
18th January 2013, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,408
Hi Fernando,
similar daggers are listed in...
Hi Fernando,
similar daggers are listed in the Baumann Collection catalog (Katalog zur Waffensammlung der Stiftung Baumann) on p.651/652 - labeled as Italian, 18th century.
If you don't have...
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