Forum: European Armoury
Today, 03:40 PM
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This is an absolutely wonderful entry!!! Thank...
This is an absolutely wonderful entry!!! Thank you so much! The subject of Tipu is fascinating, and my friend Nidhi Olikara has studied this topic for many years and is well published on the subject....
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Forum: European Armoury
Today, 04:40 AM
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Good question. I think it went through the 18th...
Good question. I think it went through the 18th pretty well, as these magical conventions kept being applied on blades quite late. Batches of blades with cabalistic numbers, sigils etc. were known as...
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Forum: European Armoury
Yesterday, 06:39 PM
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How did a pata end up with a Scottish blade?
According to some input on the other forum, this hilt with what appears some sort of representation of a lionhead? in the stylizing characteristic of much Indian art, and is believed to be associated...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 03:36 AM
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I dont know a lot on guns Ian, but those...
I dont know a lot on guns Ian, but those percussion hammers, like the whole setup look pretty weak. When I see these combination weapons I often wonder if they were used, or even intended to be used....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th July 2025, 10:22 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th July 2025, 08:04 PM
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Good point Tim. This looks pretty rough, and...
Good point Tim. This looks pretty rough, and seems like most examples are pretty high end, more for the courts and officials. Apparently Maharaja Raja Ram Singh (1811-1889) was a big fan of...
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Forum: European Armoury
26th July 2025, 07:42 PM
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More to the soliloquy here,
Found a good...
More to the soliloquy here,
Found a good reference, "The Tiger and the Thistle" about the Scots in India and Tipu Sultan.
I'll keep everyone posted when it arrives! The games afoot Watson!
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th July 2025, 04:47 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
26th July 2025, 02:32 PM
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Thank you Keith! It appears we are among the...
Thank you Keith! It appears we are among the handful left standing here so I cannot thank you enough for posting.
The blade is most likely Styrian, though that denomination is a bit difficult as...
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Forum: European Armoury
25th July 2025, 09:54 PM
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Regarding the lion on the pommel, doubtful this...
Regarding the lion on the pommel, doubtful this has any particular value as far as any regal association or military order or unit etc. The lion was of course a ubiquitous figure in heraldry and its...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th July 2025, 09:20 PM
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Yuri excellent observations! and Fennic amazing...
Yuri excellent observations! and Fennic amazing insights into these forms, I look forward to your book as there is precious little material for those of us here in the west to study these arms in any...
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Forum: European Armoury
25th July 2025, 05:50 PM
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This is a beautiful example Norman! and these...
This is a beautiful example Norman! and these French versions (cuttoe) were so elegant, not only in the hilt design, but overall character. They were beautifully appointed and light, which seems to...
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Forum: European Armoury
25th July 2025, 05:30 PM
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Blade decoration hunting swords
From "Hunting Weapons" Howard Blackmore, 1971, p.42;
Discussing the magical signs and numbers often occurring on hunting sword blades "..most of these magical signs appear on hunting swords which...
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Forum: European Armoury
25th July 2025, 04:51 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
24th July 2025, 10:41 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
24th July 2025, 10:02 PM
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Thanks for the link to 'my armoury'...good ole...
Thanks for the link to 'my armoury'...good ole days!
Steyr was an Austrian arms center, it seems mostly for guns, but this obscure entry in Gardner ("Small Arms Makers", 1963) shows this curious...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th July 2025, 09:01 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
24th July 2025, 06:50 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th July 2025, 04:34 AM
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Thank you for linking this article..brilliant!...
Thank you for linking this article..brilliant! and well explains some of the mystery behind the shashka blades, which do seem to be largely imported prior to 1860s. However these imported blades did...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd July 2025, 05:35 PM
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Notes for readers
In discussing tamgas, as I mentioned Iaroslav Lebedysky did considerable research on these markings, which while used primarily in instances with Turkic tribes of the Steppes, often became basis in...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd July 2025, 02:28 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd July 2025, 10:57 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd July 2025, 05:08 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd July 2025, 02:23 PM
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Move to European?
Ian, might this topic be better placed in European? If so may I request same?
Thank you,
Jim
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Forum: European Armoury
21st July 2025, 07:20 PM
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Further updates-KUBAN Cossacks in Crimean War
When I acquired this pistol during the 90s, I was keenly into research on the Crimean War (1854-56) , specifically the famed "Charge of the Light Brigade" at Balaklava, Crimea Oct. 25, 1854. While I...
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