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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th March 2026, 05:52 PM
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Views: 4,654
Posted By Jim McDougall
I likes em as they are! rough, This seems, by...

I likes em as they are! rough,
This seems, by the hilt style, to be Bedouin alright, and of forms in Sinai Peninsula, but of course hard to be exact.
Forum: European Armoury 22nd March 2026, 06:22 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,814
Posted By Jim McDougall
At last, finally got this image to take. I found...

At last, finally got this image to take. I found this in "American Primitive Knives 1770-1870", Gordon B. Minnis, 1983,

As noted, it seems the gadrooned grip was something used c.1850 as far as...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd March 2026, 05:59 AM
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Views: 4,814
Posted By Jim McDougall
Interesting indeed! and one of the countless and...

Interesting indeed! and one of the countless and ubiquitous 'Bowie' knives of the American frontier. While I have been intrigued by this since the posting, Ive been going through as many Bowie...
Forum: European Armoury 20th March 2026, 08:29 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 13,272
Posted By Jim McDougall
It is also odd that lancers were still key units...

It is also odd that lancers were still key units in WWI, with German uhlans having remarkably long steel lances. The British Indian army lancer units were also prevalent and I have several of the...
Forum: European Armoury 20th March 2026, 03:16 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 13,272
Posted By Jim McDougall
Fantastic sword!!!! and always regarded by many...

Fantastic sword!!!! and always regarded by many sources as the ultimate cavalry sword after a century of debate over cut vs. thrust.
What stands out is the leather covered scabbard, which reminds...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 20th March 2026, 03:08 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 649,792
Posted By Jim McDougall
Great entry with that scene from "Swiss Family...

Great entry with that scene from "Swiss Family Robinson" ! Its funny about the complaints on the appearance of the pirates...too 'oriental'? too villainous?
The piracy phenomenon was not by far...
Forum: European Armoury 19th March 2026, 04:19 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 21,035
Posted By Jim McDougall
Magey, thank you for the interesting links and...

Magey, thank you for the interesting links and info.
It is most interesting to think of this firm tailored to the adventurers, explorers and dynamic characters of the times in 19th century Great...
Forum: European Armoury 19th March 2026, 03:51 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 21,035
Posted By Jim McDougall
Thanks Will! This is great and I think your idea...

Thanks Will! This is great and I think your idea of it being some sort of control number makes sense.
It seems odd that they would go to the trouble of stamping these numbers into the blade spine....
Forum: European Armoury 18th March 2026, 04:17 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 21,035
Posted By Jim McDougall
East India Co. ??

Hi Will,
Thank you for bringing back this thread! Fascinating topic, and recalling the years of such great discussions which offered outstanding insights with the collective knowledge shared!

It...
Forum: European Armoury 16th March 2026, 05:43 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 10,129
Posted By Jim McDougall
As they say here in Texas, 'well there ya go!' :)...

As they say here in Texas, 'well there ya go!' :)

The scope of maritime trade, battle as well as piracy seems to know no bounds and gets far more intriguing with everything I become aware of in...
Forum: European Armoury 15th March 2026, 09:45 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 12,773
Posted By Jim McDougall
Bob, Thank You! so much for answering!!!!! means...

Bob, Thank You! so much for answering!!!!! means a lot here these days! :)

I can barely make out the squarish mark you refer to, not sure what it might be. ....but there is something....I needs...
Forum: European Armoury 15th March 2026, 03:14 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 12,773
Posted By Jim McDougall
A 'rounder'?

I still find fascinating topics here just browsing through search etc. and find so many threads that simply stopped, with zero discussion!

Anything with pirates, cutlasses piques my interest...
Forum: European Armoury 12th March 2026, 04:04 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 10,129
Posted By Jim McDougall
Outstanding David!!!! This kind of information is...

Outstanding David!!!! This kind of information is so esoteric, and especially to discover these connections to Chile in the latter 19th c. I recall trying to do research of the unique 'corvo' knives...
Forum: European Armoury 11th March 2026, 05:06 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,475
Posted By Jim McDougall
To add to the soliloquy here, and to share with...

To add to the soliloquy here, and to share with anyone reading, here are salient examples. The sword shown is French, which seems to fall neatly in place with the character of the example sword with...
Forum: European Armoury 9th March 2026, 05:51 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,475
Posted By Jim McDougall
The reason I posted this is that I wonder if...

The reason I posted this is that I wonder if anyone out there has seen a sword like this. I know there are Masonic daggers with skull and cross bones but this is the only full hilt sword like this...
Forum: European Armoury 8th March 2026, 06:47 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,475
Posted By Jim McDougall
SKULL sword-Masonic?

Years ago amidst a query from a guy who often asked for help identifying swords he acquired in trades etc. ...he had this curious example which was most unusual and profoundly intriguing. With the...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd March 2026, 01:23 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 26,912
Posted By Jim McDougall
Indeed it is Yuri! I forgot about this...

Indeed it is Yuri! I forgot about this fascinating nimcha.......what history it has. The local armourers really put the entire montage of 'magic' into the blade with these markings from the European...
Forum: European Armoury 28th February 2026, 07:53 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 26,912
Posted By Jim McDougall
Thank you Norman! great context for the...

Thank you Norman! great context for the Montmorency term! and those two sabers are fantastic!! Ive never seen the fluer de lis in openwork like that.
Forum: European Armoury 28th February 2026, 02:44 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 31,270
Posted By Jim McDougall
Remarkable example of the kinds of ersatz weapons...

Remarkable example of the kinds of ersatz weapons produced there in Filipino contexts and interesting effort to replicate the 'yataghan' effect! Noted there seem to be simulated serrations on the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2026, 05:06 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 13,366
Posted By Jim McDougall
Brilliant member remembered

This is a great subject, Barry (Vandoo) was a remarkably fascinating guy, good friend and profound contributor here. ...deeply missed.
On the occasion of visiting him at his home in Oklahoma, I...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 25th February 2026, 07:35 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 649,792
Posted By Jim McDougall
I wanted to thank everybody for all these recent...

I wanted to thank everybody for all these recent contributions carrying forth this topic. While in movies naturally there is a great deal of license employed in using weapons which may have a degree...
Forum: European Armoury 25th February 2026, 06:59 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 31,270
Posted By Jim McDougall
Really interesting Ian! and while it is indeed...

Really interesting Ian! and while it is indeed apparently a 'sword' it resembles sword bayonets of the last quarter 19th century, yet there are obviously no fixtures etc. for attachment to rifle.
...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 25th February 2026, 01:45 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 52,386
Posted By Jim McDougall
Thank you so much!!! Looks like the mask is...

Thank you so much!!!
Looks like the mask is older, 19th c. as was indicated when I acquired it, but may be more to turn of century. As Matt Easton notes, in these periods of fencing face and head...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 24th February 2026, 11:42 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 52,386
Posted By Jim McDougall
Vintage Fencing equipment

I have always had an interest in fencing and swordsmanship in studying the history of the sword lifelong, and have fond memories of my limited foray into this many, many years ago.

Several years...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th February 2026, 11:27 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,198
Posted By Jim McDougall
While the discussion originally pertains to the...

While the discussion originally pertains to the classification spectrum of Mande sphere weapons, I had noted the distinct feature of the flared tip scabbard which occurs also in Sudan with kaskara...
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