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Forum: European Armoury 7th December 2025, 05:45 PM
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Posted By Will M
I would suggest the reference British &...

I would suggest the reference British & Commonwealth Bayonets by Skennerton and Richardson. Take into account that blade length can vary by manufacturer and by damage and repointing.
The book dates...
Forum: European Armoury 4th December 2025, 03:37 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,535
Posted By Will M
I would not recommend replacing the guard on this...

I would not recommend replacing the guard on this Garden patent hilt.
Only a dozen or so Gardens are known.
Disassembly always raises questions of originality and can devalue swords.
An...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd December 2025, 04:48 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,094
Posted By Will M
Virtually all the lettering on the blade spine...

Virtually all the lettering on the blade spine has been removed. The L in an oval dates it between 1821-1829 manufacture. I have an identical unaltered one dated to 1820.
It would be interesting to...
Forum: European Armoury 25th November 2025, 12:59 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,094
Posted By Will M
20 ga brass wire worked well as a replacement for...

20 ga brass wire worked well as a replacement for the lost wire on the grip. It takes a few yards due to the tight twist.The wire should dull down to match the remaining original wire, though using...
Forum: European Armoury 23rd November 2025, 12:28 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 9,851
Posted By Will M
I think it is unscientific to assume such swords...

I think it is unscientific to assume such swords found are automatically labelled fakes, it's like being guilty before proven innocent. I do suggest due diligence and proper testing by recognized...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd November 2025, 12:43 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 9,851
Posted By Will M
I agree this is likely a modern sword that has...

I agree this is likely a modern sword that has been corroded to fake age. Straight edges have not lost any material and overall corrosion is even. The metal impurities would cause some uneven...
Forum: European Armoury 21st November 2025, 10:46 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 9,851
Posted By Will M
We have two problems here, one is we tend to...

We have two problems here, one is we tend to assume it's fake and secondly using digital photos online cannot tell us everything one needs to make a good assessment. Corrosion levels are dependent on...
Forum: European Armoury 13th November 2025, 08:24 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,094
Posted By Will M
1816p French Cavalry sword in German use?

The sword is an 1816p French line cavalry sword by Klingenthal.
It has a later scabbard to match the shortened blade now at 35 1/2". The scabbard is plated and has only one ring band and is correct...
Forum: European Armoury 10th November 2025, 12:31 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,204
Posted By Will M
Jim a few years ago Antony Cribb in the UK...

Jim a few years ago Antony Cribb in the UK auctioned off an identical sword less the Wyatt name. It makes me wonder if that sword was a bring back or were the swords assembled in the UK and just...
Forum: European Armoury 9th November 2025, 04:13 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,204
Posted By Will M
1770's-80's British Cavalry Sword for ID

This sword has not given up much in the way of what regiments used it or the Wyatt name on the blade. I have posted this years ago and thought there maybe information that has come to light since...
Forum: European Armoury 4th November 2025, 01:14 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,963
Posted By Will M
My gut feeling is this is a Spanish officer who...

My gut feeling is this is a Spanish officer who joined the British army. The sword is piquet weight for dress. Scinde cavalry officers preferred this steel hilt for more hand protection and its...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd November 2025, 03:00 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 56,398
Posted By Will M
I see the fullers have rough grinding or sanding...

I see the fullers have rough grinding or sanding marks, possibly from later cleaning? Just not sure what I'm looking at, or just enlarged pictures making it more pronounced? Is the brass grip solid...
Forum: European Armoury 30th October 2025, 12:08 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 29,484
Posted By Will M
Officers were a snipers target, wearing a sword...

Officers were a snipers target, wearing a sword was like waving a red flag. I can't recall the reference to this, there was a British officer wearing his sword engaging a German soldier, but as he...
Forum: European Armoury 28th October 2025, 06:58 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 29,484
Posted By Will M
Surgeons likely only saw the living, some would...

Surgeons likely only saw the living, some would pass on. The idea that bayonets were not used much I believe is wrong. Bayonets deliver a thrust and likely several into the same soldier. They didn't...
Forum: European Armoury 27th October 2025, 11:32 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 29,484
Posted By Will M
I wonder was the intent for sword wounds to kill...

I wonder was the intent for sword wounds to kill or put out of action. The later takes up much more resources of the enemy. A good dismembering cut would be as deadly as a thrust. Like any wound...
Forum: European Armoury 27th October 2025, 03:26 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 29,484
Posted By Will M
Here is a Scinde cavalry sword, a Wilkinson made...

Here is a Scinde cavalry sword, a Wilkinson made in 1856. Maj W.T. Johnson. He used this sword while charging a rebel gun. The first photo the sword is over a 1796 trooper sword to compare blade...
Forum: European Armoury 25th October 2025, 10:00 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 29,484
Posted By Will M
The Crimean War was responsible for officers...

The Crimean War was responsible for officers ordering special order swords during and after the war. They realized their regulation swords with brass hilts and fullered blade was lacking. One example...
Forum: European Armoury 19th October 2025, 03:55 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 9,042
Posted By Will M
Gordon Highlanders Officer Sword Maj Miller Wallnutt

A rare Gordon Highlanders sword to a well known and liked officer.
This sword has a heavy thick 1892p special order blade with the only blade etch is the officers initials and makers. The blade is...
Forum: European Armoury 17th October 2025, 02:40 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 33,690
Posted By Will M
Closest mark I found in the book 1000 Marks of...

Closest mark I found in the book 1000 Marks of European Bladesmiths, page 113.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th October 2025, 06:36 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 20,331
Posted By Will M
Ian I would expect the silver to be somewhat...

Ian I would expect the silver to be somewhat raised due to the corrosion and metal loss on the hilt. One never knows how long the hilt and blade have been attached.
Forum: European Armoury 4th October 2025, 01:17 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 10,638
Posted By Will M
I find it interesting that this 1860 scabbard...

I find it interesting that this 1860 scabbard fits the 1853p british troopers blade well. In fact the scabbard appears identical save for the lower ring band is closer to the upper, otherwise the...
Forum: European Armoury 12th May 2025, 02:29 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 27,856
Posted By Will M
A very interesting sword that appears authentic....

A very interesting sword that appears authentic. I know little about this type of sword as I mostly collect British. However age and corrosion I am good at determining whether aging is real or...
Forum: European Armoury 20th March 2025, 12:56 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 30,669
Posted By Will M
Closeup photos would be welcome. These swords...

Closeup photos would be welcome. These swords with provenance don't come along often, and once they do they tend to stay in a collection for decades. I'm guilty of holding onto some good swords with...
Forum: European Armoury 18th March 2025, 01:17 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 30,669
Posted By Will M
It is a wonderful thing to keep such a grouping...

It is a wonderful thing to keep such a grouping together, well done! I liked the action portrait so much I am having a copy made for the wall. It's a portrait you just don't see anything similar to....
Forum: European Armoury 2nd March 2025, 01:36 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 62,346
Posted By Will M
Grinder balls typically have flat spots and their...

Grinder balls typically have flat spots and their weight does not match common cannon ball sizes. Pictured are some British 12, 24, 32 lb balls. Broad arrow ball 24 lb fired in 1760 at a French fort...
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