Forum: European Armoury
17th November 2022, 10:00 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
17th November 2022, 09:37 PM
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Those are both incredible cutlasses! Adrian, I...
Those are both incredible cutlasses! Adrian, I would have loved to have had that Hadley model!
CC, I would think a prototype is possible, but I also agree with Adrian that if it were used by any...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th November 2022, 04:27 AM
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I agree as well. Sometimes, you just don't know...
I agree as well. Sometimes, you just don't know where a thread will take you! In regards to the Tower fire, I certainly think it possible that such stores of cutlass that were there would have been...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th November 2022, 04:20 AM
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Wow, CC! I had no idea about the two-part...
Wow, CC! I had no idea about the two-part construction of these cutlasses! Makes total sense in that a heavy blade imparting with something hard (someone's skull, for instance!:rolleyes:) would put a...
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Forum: European Armoury
12th November 2022, 05:58 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
11th November 2022, 07:30 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
11th November 2022, 04:10 AM
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Makes sense. Have you seen the RN stamps on any...
Makes sense. Have you seen the RN stamps on any of the later Brit pattern cutlasses? A while back, there was an online auction with several naval pieces marked as such, but again, no gov't issuance...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th November 2022, 01:56 AM
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Thank you, CC and Adrian, for your input. I, too,...
Thank you, CC and Adrian, for your input. I, too, am flummoxed by the quite late usage of the block GR stamping! Is there any significance, though, to the fact that the early block letters found on...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th November 2022, 07:50 PM
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Jim, I hear that Sim Comfort's books are...
Jim, I hear that Sim Comfort's books are monumental and the photographs like art pieces! I, unfortunately, don't have his two volumes, but hope to get them someday.
So, we've got the classic...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th November 2022, 04:10 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
8th November 2022, 03:55 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
7th November 2022, 07:10 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
7th November 2022, 05:15 PM
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Hello CC and great to hear from you! Thanks for...
Hello CC and great to hear from you! Thanks for posting these and it is great to see the subtle differenes to the pieces based on each maker. They are not all 'cookie cutter', as some would surmize....
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Forum: European Armoury
6th November 2022, 03:03 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
6th November 2022, 05:45 AM
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I missed out on the opportunity to buy Mr....
I missed out on the opportunity to buy Mr. Comfort's volume when I had the chance (at $100 on it's release, I thought it too high! Oh boy, do I regret that decision!) I hope to find a used copy...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th November 2022, 03:46 AM
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Hello Jim, you old sea dog! Great to hear from...
Hello Jim, you old sea dog! Great to hear from you! Yes, these are definitely the questions I too want answers to. It is very possible that this pattern was floating around for a while before it...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th November 2022, 02:15 AM
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Here are some great references for those...
Here are some great references for those interested in the subject matter-
Gilkerson's Boarders Away:With Steel
Heart of Oak, James McQuane
Naval Swords, P.G.W. Annis
Navies of the American...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th November 2022, 02:00 AM
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Not all m1804 pattern cutlass are stamped. This...
Not all m1804 pattern cutlass are stamped. This presents a puzzle, as the British marked everything government issue with either the GR or the broad arrow mark (for a great nautical book, see Heart...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th November 2022, 01:35 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
6th November 2022, 01:12 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
6th November 2022, 01:50 AM
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The m1804 cutlass retained the figure of eight...
The m1804 cutlass retained the figure of eight double disc to the knuckle bow and guard, but unlike its predessors, it developed a ridged/grooved iron grip. This cutlass developed during the time of...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th November 2022, 01:41 AM
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Pics of the mid-18th century single disc guard...
Pics of the mid-18th century single disc guard cutlass. Note the rolled metal quillon, an extention of the sheet-metal cut guard, which transitioned over to the later models. Also of note was that...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th November 2022, 01:35 AM
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The m1804 British naval cutlass
It has come to my attention that we've never discussed this pattern in much detail in the past and while no expert, I'd love to open the table for discussion on these interesting pieces.
First...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th November 2022, 09:28 PM
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Oh boy! Well, being that the blade is...
Oh boy! Well, being that the blade is diamond-shaped, the pommel 'rough' and with brass inlay, I guess we've cinched it that it is probably African then. I wasn't aware of diamond-pattern blades from...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th November 2022, 03:42 AM
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If Mauritanian/North African, perhaps a...
If Mauritanian/North African, perhaps a 'put-together' from WWII made by a local tribesman? Mussolini's forces were here and also Rommel (I think. My WW2 knowledge is minimal).
Perhaps we could...
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