Forum: European Armoury
Yesterday, 04:23 PM
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Yes, definitely looks more like a weapon with...
Yes, definitely looks more like a weapon with that thinness of blade, lightness helps with speed.
Fire axes/hatchets tend to be chunkier designed to break through doors or open up the roof to let...
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Forum: European Armoury
12th June 2025, 10:34 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
4th June 2025, 06:38 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
4th June 2025, 11:02 AM
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Hi Jim
Yes Sargent is very confusing - I did...
Hi Jim
Yes Sargent is very confusing - I did some research on the name in the Trade Directories of the time. I'll look it out, but in the meantime:
There are seven of these axes in the Royal...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th June 2025, 10:51 AM
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Thanks Mark.
Good British boarding axes are...
Thanks Mark.
Good British boarding axes are hard to find and this one is in a poor state. It's photographed on its better side as the other is missing the langet.
A good Sargent came up for sale...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th June 2025, 10:42 AM
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Hi Adrian, I remember that you are an expert in...
Hi Adrian, I remember that you are an expert in the world of firearms so I'm guessing that you are probably tactfully asking whether the pistol is one of the fakes! I knew about them so I'm confident...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd June 2025, 02:03 PM
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Boarding weapons from the Trafalgar era
I thought I would capture this grouping before I put the pike back on the wall.
It is not entirely chronologically accurate because the pike is the 1888 model but the rest are representative of the...
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Forum: European Armoury
31st May 2025, 11:25 AM
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Yes, I see what you mean about the shaft, if...
Yes, I see what you mean about the shaft, if original, but perhaps the head is on in reverse. The curve was used to assist a cutting action after the blow, so the curve puts the blade forward not...
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Forum: European Armoury
19th May 2025, 11:45 AM
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British Boarding Pike Gauge.
Here is a small and surely extremely rare piece of history, a gauge to ensure that the boarding pike shaft was made to the correct specifications. The designated locations ensure that the shaft is...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th May 2025, 01:10 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2025, 01:06 PM
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I agree with Lee - it looks authentic and you...
I agree with Lee - it looks authentic and you need specialist advice via his link.
From the pictures only - the hilt ornaments, tsuba and ray skin look to be of good quality and also the signature...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th May 2025, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 28
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Hi Mark,
Great to re-read this thread and to...
Hi Mark,
Great to re-read this thread and to see your recent additions to your collection - both nice axes.
We are familiar with the link to boarding axes and as Gilkerson pointed out, even...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th April 2025, 11:16 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
15th April 2025, 12:12 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
11th April 2025, 10:34 AM
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Nice old axe and yes probably a boarding axe.
I...
Nice old axe and yes probably a boarding axe.
I agree with Mark, it certainly has the attributes of a boarding axe. It is very hard to tell without markings as I'm sure you are aware that fire axes...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th March 2025, 10:17 PM
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Hi Mark,
Great to see a boarding axe!
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Hi Mark,
Great to see a boarding axe!
Congrats. That's a lovely example of the 1780 type Swedish and like you say so much bigger than all other boarding axes. Also intact with the long original...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th March 2025, 09:45 PM
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Yes I agree with Mark, great old axe, you can...
Yes I agree with Mark, great old axe, you can almost see the history written into the iron and steel.
I wish they were better at stamping their marks - it's ruining my eyes trying to decipher...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
5th February 2025, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 53
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Air cooled
Great guns!
Perhaps, air cooled was a good choice for early airplanes for weight reasons. And as ammunition is also heavy, planes could not carry much so burning out the barrels not likely.
For...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
3rd February 2025, 11:44 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
29th January 2025, 02:16 PM
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Nice old axe.
There is not much to add to...
Nice old axe.
There is not much to add to Mark's comments. It is very hard to tell if it is not a known government issue.
The size and weight fit well to a boarding axe.
Boarding axes and fire...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
11th January 2025, 01:33 PM
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Yes, very interesting Jim, took me on a wee...
Yes, very interesting Jim, took me on a wee google tour. Mostly ballast seemed to be rock or pig iron in those days.
It has occurred to me that perhaps the lead was cargo not ballast. Lead had a...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th January 2025, 12:51 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
9th January 2025, 12:39 PM
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Hi Mark,
I can see what you mean it does...
Hi Mark,
I can see what you mean it does have a similarity to American boarding axes. Possibly it was an early version or a private purchase copying the government models. It certainly looks as...
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Forum: Swap Forum
21st November 2024, 02:44 PM
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Naval swords, axes and cutlasses
Heads up to all the Naval and Marine collectors. Next Tuesday, 26th November, Anthony Cribb auctions has numerous naval swords including a Lloyds Patriotic Fund sword linked to Trafalgar for mega...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th November 2024, 11:54 AM
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