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Forum: European Armoury 4th November 2022, 12:40 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 26,015
Posted By francantolin
Hello, Thank you all for the comments and...

Hello,
Thank you all for the comments and interest,
Sadly I have no other pics for the moment,
I will receive it soon and make some pictures.
Forum: European Armoury 1st November 2022, 05:29 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 26,015
Posted By francantolin
I take this opportunity to show you a ''fany''...

I take this opportunity to show you a ''fany'' ceremonial dirk a friend sold me:
Difficult ( for me and him) to age it and chose a correct price.
Stamp SCOTLAND and RA for Robert Allison ,
Must...
Forum: European Armoury 1st November 2022, 05:15 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 26,015
Posted By francantolin
Thank s a lot for your message, Yes it makes me...

Thank s a lot for your message,
Yes it makes me too think to a dirk scottish dagger or something like that ...
Sadly no mark or stamp on the blade
Difficult to fix it......
Forum: European Armoury 30th October 2022, 09:09 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 26,015
Posted By francantolin
''Old'' dagger

Hello dear members,

What do you think of this dagger ?
Said to be 19th century but from unknown origin...
The scabbard dont fit perfectly with the blade so I think ii's a replacement one......
Forum: European Armoury 21st October 2022, 02:54 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 29,075
Posted By francantolin
Hello all, Interesting sites about...

Hello all,

Interesting sites about Zweihander swords - Spadone swords and how they were used even on boat attack,
Lepanto battle...

all in italian...
...
Forum: European Armoury 13th October 2022, 08:56 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 29,075
Posted By francantolin
Thank you for these pictures , It s a really...

Thank you for these pictures ,
It s a really interesting book you have here !!
Some models really look like, especially the pommel ;
( styled on old models ??)

Does anybody know what was the...
Forum: European Armoury 9th October 2022, 05:50 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 29,075
Posted By francantolin
Thumbs up Thank you !!

Thank you !!
Forum: European Armoury 7th October 2022, 11:15 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 29,075
Posted By francantolin
I'd like to share with you the lines that...

I'd like to share with you the lines that appeared when I clean it another time and use this time grain 800 then 1000 again.
It is not that deep in the blade but deep enough for being revealed after...
Forum: European Armoury 7th October 2022, 10:58 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 29,075
Posted By francantolin
Hello, I have a question about "replacement" ...

Hello,
I have a question about "replacement" pommels:
I found other with the same shape ( one discussed on an old post ) on old two handed swords.
are they typical of another period that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th October 2022, 09:33 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 16,807
Posted By francantolin
Thumbs up Congratulations ! Marvellous collection !! ...

Congratulations !
Marvellous collection !!
Glad if you share some pictures of the others...
( nimcha or old straight model )
Forum: European Armoury 2nd October 2022, 12:29 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 56,889
Posted By francantolin
Amazing !! Thank you for sharing

Amazing !!
Thank you for sharing
Forum: European Armoury 2nd October 2022, 10:36 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 29,075
Posted By francantolin
Last one for the tip/blade structure. Kind...

Last one for the tip/blade structure.
Kind regards
Forum: European Armoury 2nd October 2022, 09:41 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 29,075
Posted By francantolin
Happy to have it after little work...:) A...

Happy to have it after little work...:)

A last question for specialists please :
Why did bladesmiths make sharp edges for reproductions or parade swords ?
Really, this one is one of the...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd October 2022, 05:57 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 29,075
Posted By francantolin
Thank you Neil for your reply, It was sold as a...

Thank you Neil for your reply,
It was sold as a :
18th/19th replica of a 16th swiss double handed sword.
Low starting price, the opportunity to have one of these and not a cold steel replica...
...
Forum: European Armoury 30th September 2022, 07:21 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 29,075
Posted By francantolin
Last

Last
Forum: European Armoury 30th September 2022, 06:57 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 29,075
Posted By francantolin
Hello, Sorry on avance for purists, I...

Hello,

Sorry on avance for purists,

I had found the brown rusty patina too homogenuous and ''looking a little fake''
so I had three hours free time and could not resist to sand it with 1000...
Forum: European Armoury 29th September 2022, 05:42 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 29,075
Posted By francantolin
The other side of the pommel ( same ''line'' )...

The other side of the pommel ( same ''line'' ) and other pics...

Must be what is called a presentation-parade sword ( 19th century must be right )
But had these sword sharp-slicers edge ??
...
Forum: European Armoury 29th September 2022, 05:36 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 29,075
Posted By francantolin
Thank's a lot Kronckew for you message, I...

Thank's a lot Kronckew for you message,

I wrote the total size ans weight :
163cm/64 inches long for 3,6kg/7,94 pounds.

Here some others measures;

-Handle 36cm with pommel but without...
Forum: European Armoury 28th September 2022, 08:37 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 29,075
Posted By francantolin
The dimensions are 163cm/64 inches long for...

The dimensions are
163cm/64 inches long for 3,6 kg
A surprising sharp and flexible blade.
Kind regards
Forum: European Armoury 28th September 2022, 08:32 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 29,075
Posted By francantolin
A double handed sword

Hello dear members,
I wanted to ask your opinion about this huge sword,
I think it is a reproduction of an antique 15th-16th model of two handed sword and I bought it with this description and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th September 2022, 06:44 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 16,355
Posted By francantolin
Red face For the large cutlery knife hypothesis, Too...

For the large cutlery knife hypothesis,
Too large I think ...
But maybe à large cooking knife,
waiting to be sharpened enough to have
a nice shape :) ;)
W the black tape,
Like this shape ......
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th September 2022, 06:26 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 16,355
Posted By francantolin
Thank you all for your comments, For the...

Thank you all for your comments,
For the moment, I just etch the blade with 14 degrees vinegar, not perfect but it shows trace of lamination .
Oriental work ?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th September 2022, 09:55 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 16,355
Posted By francantolin
And the blade

And the blade
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th September 2022, 09:51 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 16,355
Posted By francantolin
The knife

The knife
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th September 2022, 08:14 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 16,355
Posted By francantolin
Hello, Thank you for your message, I totally...

Hello,
Thank you for your message,
I totally agree with you, something of a ''french- north european'' art déco knife mixed with a turkish-kurdish style hilt or some kindjal like hilt.

For me it...
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