Forum: European Armoury
16th March 2017, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 15
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Hello François,
You have a nice and original...
Hello François,
You have a nice and original lobster tail helmet there , as every part seems to have the 4 dots I think they are simply markings used by the armory to mark parts that were made to...
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Forum: European Armoury
16th March 2017, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 10
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Hello ,
the first sabre is French used...
Hello ,
the first sabre is French used during the revolutionary period of the type mineur.
The spelling is normal on blades of this period , they wrote it like its pronounced.
kind regards
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Forum: European Armoury
27th February 2017, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 64
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Forum: European Armoury
4th January 2017, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 28,006
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Forum: European Armoury
4th January 2017, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 28,006
Hi Marcus,
thank you for showing us helmets...
Hi Marcus,
thank you for showing us helmets of the same period to compare with.
It does happen and has happened before that auction houses mistakenly label good authentic pieces as 19th C.
That...
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd November 2016, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 14,909
Hello Jasper,
Congratulations with this...
Hello Jasper,
Congratulations with this beautiful sword !
I have no doubt this sword is an original in all parts and indeed from the first quarter of the 16th century.
For me the pictures are...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd November 2016, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 20
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Forum: European Armoury
24th September 2016, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: European Armoury
8th September 2016, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 14,750
I fully agree with Neil, "Almost everything is...
I fully agree with Neil, "Almost everything is wrong with this sword"
This is so obvious and I'm sorry to say the sword is not 19th C either.
Its a modern partly machine made sword reproduction,...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th August 2016, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 11,298
Thanks Neil,
You are right, I used the...
Thanks Neil,
You are right, I used the spelling from the description without checking it any further. But you made me look again and its clear the its is Q and not a P.
kind regards
Ulfberth
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Forum: European Armoury
4th August 2016, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 172,816
Hi Ibrahimm,
that Nimcha has what we call a...
Hi Ibrahimm,
that Nimcha has what we call a talisman blade in it, it sure European, looks like 18th C and could be French , Northern Spain or even ... Portuguese :)
kind regards
Ulfberth
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Forum: European Armoury
4th August 2016, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 172,816
Salaams Ibrahiim,
Thank you for your...
Salaams Ibrahiim,
Thank you for your comment, Indeed a quality mark amongst the ones you mentioned.
As were the eyelashes marks also early European, which we also see on African and Indian...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th August 2016, 08:34 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 11,298
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Forum: European Armoury
4th August 2016, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 11,298
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Forum: European Armoury
4th August 2016, 06:59 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 11,298
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd August 2016, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 11,298
Thank you jim,
according to Oakeshott this...
Thank you jim,
according to Oakeshott this would be the sword of Sancho IV el Bravo of Castille , died 1298.
The earliest examples I ever held in my hands were 16th C , including this one sold...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd August 2016, 07:46 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 11,298
Hello Kmaddock,
That is a fine blade you...
Hello Kmaddock,
That is a fine blade you have there, the clipped blade tip has nothing to do with its origin although this was in vogue
during the Napoleonic wars and after.
This is the blade...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd August 2016, 09:50 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 172,816
Hi Jim,
This is also what I think and...
Hi Jim,
This is also what I think and indeed the most probable cause if I may use this term, as Jasper has also referred to this Spanish/German origins in post #26.
It seems the crescent moon...
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Forum: European Armoury
1st August 2016, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 172,816
I don't know were Hermann Historica got the...
I don't know were Hermann Historica got the information about crescent moons used as a mark by Ulrich Diefstetter,
perhaps they had a reference we don't know about yet.
I thought both swords were...
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Forum: European Armoury
1st August 2016, 04:05 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 172,816
Thanks Jasper !
And yes that is correct,...
Thanks Jasper !
And yes that is correct, Diefstetter is known to have the crossed flails as a blade mark.
The crescent moon referring as a mark of Diefstetter is how the sword ( post 35 ) was...
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Forum: European Armoury
1st August 2016, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 172,816
Here is a very similar hand and a half sword,...
Here is a very similar hand and a half sword, with an almost identical blade including the crescent moon stamps on both sides of the ricasso and running wolf on the blade, the pommel is very...
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Forum: European Armoury
1st August 2016, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 172,816
Hi All,
so far the earliest version of...
Hi All,
so far the earliest version of crescent moon stamps I found was in Hermann Historica auction 71 Lot Nr. 3065 and in this case it was described as a blade of the Munich bladesmith...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th July 2016, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 14,771
Hi all,
these are definitely no forging...
Hi all,
these are definitely no forging work of the 16th century and yes to straight, the grooves in the pommel look wrong and the twisted crossguard to.
The pictures are not detailed enough to...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd July 2016, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 12,874
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Forum: European Armoury
17th July 2016, 11:59 AM
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Replies: 15
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