Forum: European Armoury
16th March 2026, 12:35 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
13th March 2026, 04:30 PM
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Thanks Jim, great to add a bit of history.
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Thanks Jim, great to add a bit of history.
The Chilean Navy was formed in 1817 and always maintained close links with Britain. This was largely due to Lord Cochrane - a former British Naval...
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Forum: European Armoury
12th March 2026, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 5
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Apsam boarding axes
Mystery solved!
The above cutlass was the only one I had ever seen marked to Apsam Co, London WC.
A recent communication from the Marine Museum in Chile revealed that they not only had...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th March 2026, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 7
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Yes, of course, they are closely related. From...
Yes, of course, they are closely related. From the early days of sail, ships needed axes in combat (or storm damage) primarily for cutting rope, clearing debris, dragging fallen rigging over the side...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th March 2026, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,630
Hi Mark,
The top axe is from my picture...
Hi Mark,
The top axe is from my picture archive, so not mine. There are only two known that were made by Chas Thomas. Richard Thomas axes were a little more common but almost all these model 1859...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th March 2026, 10:45 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
5th March 2026, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,630
The 1859 British Boarding Axe
Sometimes it's interesting to discover that an assumption is wrong.
I always assumed that naval boarding axes came first and evolved into or were repurposed as fire axes as their use at sea...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
8th February 2026, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 34
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Forum: European Armoury
5th February 2026, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 30
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Forum: European Armoury
1st February 2026, 11:37 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 11,823
Interesting sword and discussion.
What stands...
Interesting sword and discussion.
What stands out for me is the grip. It does not look as though you could get a good hold on such a long and heavy sword with that slim tapered grip.
Unless of...
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Forum: European Armoury
13th December 2025, 10:24 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 10,428
Just a wild guess.
But carefully dripping...
Just a wild guess.
But carefully dripping melted liquid silver onto the cold brass may cause that effect. Obviously covering areas where you do not want the dimples to go.
It seems more...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th October 2025, 11:03 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
15th August 2025, 11:32 AM
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That is impressive.
I have been fooled before,...
That is impressive.
I have been fooled before, in my less careful days, by fake aging on axes but that does look authentic as though it has been buried for many hundreds of years.
Be interesting...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th August 2025, 12:28 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd July 2025, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 33,283
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Forum: European Armoury
18th July 2025, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 33,283
Rogers and Spencer .44 Percussion Revolver.
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Rogers and Spencer .44 Percussion Revolver.
The US government ordered 5000 of them near the end of the war but only 1500 were delivered before the end of the conflict - I guess that still counts...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th July 2025, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 33,283
Jim, Keith,
Thanks for posting these, all...
Jim, Keith,
Thanks for posting these, all beautiful old guns.
Towards the end of the Civil War revolvers were produced by various smaller manufacturers that allowed for quick reloading of the...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th July 2025, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 27
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Jim,
Did you get your info from Flayderman's...
Jim,
Did you get your info from Flayderman's Guide to Antique American firearms? If not, it is reasonably priced and still available. It has around three pages on Ballard rifles and carbines.
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Forum: European Armoury
14th July 2025, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 11
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My pepperbox is very similar to yours Jim.
It...
My pepperbox is very similar to yours Jim.
It does have a maker's name W.Dooley of Liverpool - so definitely English, and an additional safety feature which locks the hammer up. Each barrel is...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th July 2025, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 18
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd July 2025, 12:50 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
30th June 2025, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 18,558
I'm not exactly sure why but I do have some...
I'm not exactly sure why but I do have some doubts about this axe. As we know from Mark Miller's website - fake tomahawks are widespread and lucrative.
The blade shape is very close to a shingling...
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Forum: European Armoury
19th June 2025, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 16
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Forum: European Armoury
15th June 2025, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 17
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Mark G,
I agree, langets do seem to confuse the...
Mark G,
I agree, langets do seem to confuse the issue and perhaps a modified boarding axe for private purchase may be a possibility. Integral side langets much harder and time consuming for a local...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th June 2025, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 17
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