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Forum: European Armoury 21st March 2017, 12:55 PM
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Posted By CutlassCollector
The dimensions of an 1833 French boarding axe are...

The dimensions of an 1833 French boarding axe are approx: overall length 21", blade to point of spike 9.5", weight 2.5 pounds. Lots of variations of course but that gives the general idea.
My...
Forum: European Armoury 20th March 2017, 11:00 PM
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Views: 19,844
Posted By CutlassCollector
It's always hard to determine which as they are...

It's always hard to determine which as they are all so closely related. I think it looks way too modern to be Napoleonic, but I don't know much about sapper axes.

Boarding axes needed to be fairly...
Forum: European Armoury 17th March 2017, 09:39 PM
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Posted By CutlassCollector
Thanks for that information, that is interesting....

Thanks for that information, that is interesting. I have seen pictures of these fitted cases and I remember thinking at the time that it did not seem a very 'nautical' type storage arrangement....
Forum: European Armoury 16th March 2017, 08:44 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 16,196
Posted By CutlassCollector
According to Gilkerson the cast iron handle with...

According to Gilkerson the cast iron handle with 18 ribs and 6 vertical grooves first appeared on the Brit 1804 cutlass. The handle was almost straight.
Later versions of the handle are more shaped...
Forum: European Armoury 19th February 2017, 01:13 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 13,201
Posted By CutlassCollector
According to Gilkerson the cast iron handle with...

According to Gilkerson the cast iron handle with 18 ribs and 6 vertical grooves first appeared on the Brit 1804 cutlass. The handle was almost straight.
Later versions of the handle are more shaped...
Forum: European Armoury 19th February 2017, 12:23 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 13,201
Posted By CutlassCollector
Nice cutlass. Remember this thread back in 2013...

Nice cutlass. Remember this thread back in 2013 on machetes - it discussed the GR used by commercial makers and shows some 19th century catalogues for cutlasses and machetes. One is reprinted from...
Forum: European Armoury 26th January 2017, 05:04 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 10,646
Posted By CutlassCollector
Hi Terry, Yes that is often the case, even...

Hi Terry,

Yes that is often the case, even the anchor mark is relatively rare and that's why this axe seemed so unusual.
I think this axe may have been a prototype or kept as a 'pattern' but I...
Forum: European Armoury 19th January 2017, 12:15 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 10,646
Posted By CutlassCollector
French Système 1833

This French boarding axe is on display at the Marine Museum in Paris, it is the only one I have ever seen which is fully government marked with Châtellerault engraving and poinçons. The poinçons date...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th January 2017, 12:24 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 140,306
Posted By CutlassCollector
Hi Ian, that's a great summary and an interesting...

Hi Ian, that's a great summary and an interesting read - thank you.
Yours as well Amuk - it would be good to combine the threads.

Apart from a Hembrug and an unmarked US Model I also have an H...
Forum: European Armoury 4th January 2017, 02:12 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,178
Posted By CutlassCollector
Hi Mark, Yes I think a prototype is the most...

Hi Mark,

Yes I think a prototype is the most likely explanantion especially when you consider the second example. The spike hook is gone, the langets have reverted to front and rear, and although...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd January 2017, 12:11 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,178
Posted By CutlassCollector
Unidentified Boarding Axe - possibly French

Last month I visited the National Marine Museum in Paris in order to research their collection of boarding axes and was allowed access to their display in the museum and also their secure storage...
Forum: European Armoury 8th November 2016, 11:07 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,841
Posted By CutlassCollector
Hi, Nice old axe. It may be the...

Hi,

Nice old axe.
It may be the photographs but the head looks a bit on the heavy side for a walker even in wolf country. It has a similar shape to many fire axes (and boarding axes) - maybe it...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 7th October 2016, 11:47 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 14,442
Posted By CutlassCollector
Great puzzle! Staying on the hunting theme -...

Great puzzle!

Staying on the hunting theme - could it be something to do with preparing the carcass after the kill.
My experience is limited in these matters but perhaps a dull edge is handy for...
Forum: European Armoury 25th September 2016, 11:40 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 12,764
Posted By CutlassCollector
Many thanks everyone, your input much appreciated...

Many thanks everyone, your input much appreciated and conclusive. It would have had me fooled. That is the best picture of the lock but here are some of the axe.

Regards CC
Forum: European Armoury 24th September 2016, 04:11 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 12,764
Posted By CutlassCollector
Flintlock Combination

Hi,

This lock is part of an axe pistol combination that appears on a few Pirate websites. Many of these combination axes appear to be modern replicas but this one looks authentic and stated as -...
Forum: European Armoury 20th September 2016, 08:57 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 10,172
Posted By CutlassCollector
Thanks Fernando, that has obvious French...

Thanks Fernando, that has obvious French characteristics. I'll add it to my archive.
Regards,
David
Forum: European Armoury 20th September 2016, 08:55 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 25,372
Posted By CutlassCollector
As Jim has already mentioned blunderbusses were...

As Jim has already mentioned blunderbusses were widely used at sea in many sizes. From swivel mounted for the ships rails and small boats to hand held for boarding parties.

A 1797 list of...
Forum: European Armoury 17th September 2016, 01:50 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 10,172
Posted By CutlassCollector
Hi Mark, OK I'll add India to the list! ...

Hi Mark,

OK I'll add India to the list!
The axe being very much part of the weapon culture there, it would be good to investigate what coastal states had some naval presence before the Brits...
Forum: European Armoury 9th September 2016, 04:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 10,172
Posted By CutlassCollector
Thanks Mark and Fernando - yep my Portuguese is...

Thanks Mark and Fernando - yep my Portuguese is pretty good!!

My next project is Imperial Russia.

Regards, David
Forum: European Armoury 8th September 2016, 05:24 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 10,172
Posted By CutlassCollector
Boarding Axe Website Latest Update

Hi,

I have recently updated the www.boardingaxe.com website with two new additional pages. One on Halberd Type axes and the other for Portuguese axes.

With thanks to Fernando for supplying...
Forum: European Armoury 19th August 2016, 04:49 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 17,214
Posted By CutlassCollector
After reading this thread again and the research...

After reading this thread again and the research that Fernando did two years ago I agree with Mark that there is a good case that these should be considered as Portuguese Boarding axes.
Even if...
Forum: European Armoury 10th August 2016, 08:13 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 51,796
Posted By CutlassCollector
Hi Mark, interesting article and link, and good...

Hi Mark, interesting article and link, and good to see some naval items again.

You sometimes see Brit cutlasses with a letter id for a location such as QD - quarterdeck, FC - forecastle etc,...
Forum: European Armoury 10th August 2016, 07:07 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 17,214
Posted By CutlassCollector
That's really interesting to see them together,...

That's really interesting to see them together, Fernando.

Only very slight differences to the metalwork and the fact that weight and sizes are so close suggest that they were made by different...
Forum: European Armoury 12th June 2016, 08:07 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 20,843
Posted By CutlassCollector
Hi, I thought I'd check out the list of...

Hi,

I thought I'd check out the list of British Sword Cutlers in Volume 2 of Swords for Sea service (not just naval).
Its a large list - many entries and even has an Irish section but sorry to...
Forum: European Armoury 25th March 2016, 05:31 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,976
Posted By CutlassCollector
William Gilkerson

A friend in the US has informed me that Bill Gilkerson passed away at the end of last year, and as he is posting on the SFI I will do the same here as I think it appropriate that we mark his passing....
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