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Forum: European Armoury 6th July 2021, 06:17 PM
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I’m not an Italian speaker but understand the...

I’m not an Italian speaker but understand the sword is believed to have belonged to Gian Giacomo Trivulzio (https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Gian_Giacomo_Trivulzio) and here is a photo of the sword...
Forum: European Armoury 5th July 2021, 06:38 PM
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Posted By Victrix
Very interesting observations which seem...

Very interesting observations which seem plausible. I saw it as an upside down W but it makes more sense as a M. This letter must have had some significance since one might otherwise assume that the...
Forum: European Armoury 5th July 2021, 09:36 AM
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Posted By Victrix
http://www.1066.co.nz/Mosaic%20DVD/stamford%20brid...

http://www.1066.co.nz/Mosaic%20DVD/stamford%20bridge/Globus%20cruciger.htm
Forum: European Armoury 4th July 2021, 08:11 PM
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Posted By Victrix
The orb with a single cross was also used as a...

The orb with a single cross was also used as a symbol for the Holy Roman Empire, which sometimes was at odds with the Vatican for temporal power. Not sure whether the single cross orbs sometimes seen...
Forum: European Armoury 4th July 2021, 01:54 PM
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Posted By Victrix
The book just states Italia. So the mark appears...

The book just states Italia. So the mark appears on a sword believed to be Italian. Obviously this sword can be fitted with a German blade. I would have thought this katzbalger has a Passau blade,...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd July 2021, 12:28 PM
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Posted By Victrix
That’s a stunning katzbalger sword! Very Germanic...

That’s a stunning katzbalger sword! Very Germanic looking. No doubt it once belonged to someone of great importance.

The orb is a Globus cruciger, a Christian symbol of authority since the Middle...
Forum: European Armoury 12th June 2021, 09:14 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 21,881
Posted By Victrix
I found this website in English with bits and...

I found this website in English with bits and pieces on Hungarian history as well as arms & armour: https://www.hungarianottomanwars.com/. It has a local flavour with a lot of info not previously...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th June 2021, 07:53 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 17,828
Posted By Victrix
A similar sword was recently up for auction in...

A similar sword was recently up for auction in Italy. Interesting but outside my immediate area of interest.
Forum: European Armoury 1st June 2021, 05:39 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 15,583
Posted By Victrix
Many thanks for that! Bashford Dean must have...

Many thanks for that! Bashford Dean must have been a remarkable man. :)
Forum: European Armoury 30th May 2021, 12:41 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,395
Posted By Victrix
Jim, thank you for posting this most interesting...

Jim, thank you for posting this most interesting sword. The hilt looks like what Ewart Oakeshott describes as a Type 2 schiavona in “European Weapons and Armour” (1989). I therefore wonder if the...
Forum: European Armoury 26th May 2021, 07:12 PM
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Views: 10,554
Posted By Victrix
And here is my 17thC Austrian felddegen, sin...

And here is my 17thC Austrian felddegen, sin barretas.
Forum: European Armoury 26th May 2021, 07:30 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,554
Posted By Victrix
I agree with Philip and have had the same...

I agree with Philip and have had the same thoughts. If there had once been strips in the recesses there would have been empty spaces where they had been secured under the turk’s head knots. I have a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2021, 09:26 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 54,212
Posted By Victrix
That’s very interesting. I can imagine the...

That’s very interesting. I can imagine the frustration on horse/camelback when fiddling with a ramrod and dropping it to the ground. Can see why “tap loading” might be a preferred method.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th May 2021, 06:02 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 14,057
Posted By Victrix
Congrats on your new musket! I find it...

Congrats on your new musket! I find it interesting with the added buttstock and brass studs which adds to its tribal character and uniqueness.

I always marvel at the curious Arab and Afghan rifle...
Forum: European Armoury 12th May 2021, 11:33 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 21,964
Posted By Victrix
Excellent! Well worth watching.:)

Excellent! Well worth watching.:)
Forum: European Armoury 8th May 2021, 12:00 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 25,572
Posted By Victrix
I think some zischägges and other helmets and...

I think some zischägges and other helmets and armour were blackened whilst others were not. Probably some of the more munitions grade items used in the field/in action were blackened, but some more...
Forum: European Armoury 8th May 2021, 11:53 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 33,355
Posted By Victrix
Some more on fluting in armour from Peter Krenn...

Some more on fluting in armour from Peter Krenn and Walter Karcheski’s “Imperial Austria, Treasures of Art, Arms & Armour from the State of Styria” (1998). The fluting/corrogation added strength to...
Forum: European Armoury 5th May 2021, 05:07 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 33,355
Posted By Victrix
IÂ’m not a professional expert on these matters...

I’m not a professional expert on these matters but merely an amateur enthusiast with a curious mind. I have asked myself similar questions concerning these zischägge. Some general observations...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd May 2021, 08:25 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 33,355
Posted By Victrix
I saw some interesting and relevant pictures in...

I saw some interesting and relevant pictures in Peter Krenn and Walter Karcheski’s “Imperial Austria, Treasures of Art, Arms & Armour from the State of Styria” (1998).

The first picture shows...
Forum: European Armoury 29th April 2021, 04:57 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 21,372
Posted By Victrix
Then the inscription must refer to Tsar Peter the...

Then the inscription must refer to Tsar Peter the Great. That sword must be desirable to Russian collectors. Swedish swords from the Great Nordic War command very high market prices.
Forum: European Armoury 28th April 2021, 04:45 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 25,572
Posted By Victrix
I think generally the less standardized looking...

I think generally the less standardized looking Austrian zischägges tend to be earlier, and that includes the ones with higher calottes. In Peter Krenn’s excellent “Imperial Austria, Treasures of...
Forum: European Armoury 28th April 2021, 04:17 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 25,572
Posted By Victrix
These marks are a bit of a minefield...

These marks are a bit of a minefield unfortunately and books on them can’t be relied on uncritically. I think the book tells you that the author identified items with that mark from that time period....
Forum: European Armoury 27th April 2021, 09:09 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 25,572
Posted By Victrix
According to Dudley Hawtrey Gyngell, Compilation...

According to Dudley Hawtrey Gyngell, Compilation of known Marks of Armourers, Swordsmiths and Gunsmiths the F is the armourer’s mark. The crowned mark must then be the Graz Armoury mark. Would dearly...
Forum: European Armoury 21st April 2021, 06:28 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 21,881
Posted By Victrix
Hi Jim! I’m also interested in literature in...

Hi Jim!

I’m also interested in literature in English on Hungarian swords and arms/armour. Unfortunately these are quite rare.

You may be able to buy Lugosi’s Kardok and Nadolski’s Polish Sabres...
Forum: European Armoury 18th April 2021, 09:49 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 14,712
Posted By Victrix
Found this on the internet. Personally I never...

Found this on the internet. Personally I never heard of a Sovnya before...
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