Forum: European Armoury
7th September 2019, 04:10 PM
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Wonderful find of a substantial breast plate....
Wonderful find of a substantial breast plate. Since this is not my area of collecting do you have any illustrations of what the soldier would look like wearing this plate? What type of swords would...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th September 2019, 02:36 AM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd August 2019, 03:21 AM
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Replies: 23
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Forum: European Armoury
20th August 2019, 01:19 AM
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Replies: 12
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The sword appears authentic, the grip ray skin...
The sword appears authentic, the grip ray skin covering replaced at some point and the back strap/pommel a replacement, a poor casting most likely from a copy of this pattern of sword. The guard at...
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Forum: European Armoury
19th August 2019, 12:26 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 12,877
I agree the proved disc cannot be used to...
I agree the proved disc cannot be used to identify maker. It is possible this is a copy, the etching at the ricasso is indicative of these.
I would like to see photos of the blade etching and where...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th August 2019, 02:47 AM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th August 2019, 05:00 AM
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Replies: 24
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I find interesting items and put in low bids...
I find interesting items and put in low bids without looking until the auction is over. I recently won two items this way and both are worth 6x and more of what I paid in total. If you do not have a...
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Forum: European Armoury
31st July 2019, 02:43 AM
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Replies: 23
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Unfortunately I did miss the museum in Rastatt....
Unfortunately I did miss the museum in Rastatt. Yes the base is long gone from when I was there in 1988/89 just before the wall came down.
I did enjoy driving the autobahn in my Mercedes, 220 kmh I...
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Forum: European Armoury
30th July 2019, 01:53 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 27,055
Beautiful pistol from a beautiful city Baden...
Beautiful pistol from a beautiful city Baden Baden. I was there for a year on the Canadian base and regret not seeing more historical sites and searching out antique militaria. The art in their...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st July 2019, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 135,881
It can seem as a scam when you know the actual...
It can seem as a scam when you know the actual price of shipping, a box and bubble wrap is inexpensive. You pay for the labour but they would be picking up many items in an auction making one or two...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st July 2019, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 135,881
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Forum: European Armoury
16th July 2019, 01:24 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 16,669
I would clean up the blade but preserve the...
I would clean up the blade but preserve the contrast in the etched areas so the designs are more easily seen. For the grip you can display the one side that looks fine or do the repair since it shows...
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Forum: European Armoury
13th July 2019, 03:19 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 12,548
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Forum: Swap Forum
11th July 2019, 03:09 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 4,338
Auction of interest
This auction I found quite interesting and some may know this collection.http://www.vickersandhoad.com/catalogues.php?aucid=270&day=1
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th June 2019, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 121
Views: 185,951
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th June 2019, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 121
Views: 185,951
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Forum: European Armoury
28th June 2019, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 21,376
I've seen something quite similar before and it...
I've seen something quite similar before and it was a fireplace poker. It could well be part of a Victorian fireplace set. Surplus sword blades and hilts were repurposed for quite a few things from...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th June 2019, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 17
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Once something like this sells for $180,000 and...
Once something like this sells for $180,000 and has been in a museum claiming such provenance the story will stick as truth. Really not much to go on since WW1 and WW2 left plenty of firearms in the...
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Forum: European Armoury
13th June 2019, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 40,176
These are great pieces of history. No reason to...
These are great pieces of history. No reason to doubt authenticity as tons of it is still in the ground. Seems they are digging up stuff for decades and more.
I have 93rd Highlander buttons from a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd June 2019, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 20,143
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Forum: European Armoury
20th May 2019, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 19,343
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Forum: European Armoury
30th April 2019, 04:36 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 11,626
Jim are you aware of other American swords that...
Jim are you aware of other American swords that have been marked with a troop and rack number? I can't find any references to them being marked but could well be a carry over of British standards for...
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Forum: European Armoury
30th April 2019, 03:47 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 11,626
Jim yes I have those books and many more....
Jim yes I have those books and many more. Neumanns book has a German sword with virtually identical blade.
Seems my other 1700's sword also remains a one of a kind, pic below. Marked on the inner...
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Forum: European Armoury
30th April 2019, 01:29 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 11,626
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Forum: European Armoury
29th April 2019, 10:56 PM
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