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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th April 2011, 04:45 PM
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Posted By Dmitry
I wonder when the earliest documented hilts of...

I wonder when the earliest documented hilts of this fashion appeared in SE Asia.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th April 2011, 03:14 PM
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Posted By Dmitry
Damascening was also used in Europe since the...

Damascening was also used in Europe since the early days, yet the Indian damascened hilts were imported by the British in the mid to late 1700s.
Or, for instance, this silver hilt for a hunting...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th April 2011, 01:43 PM
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Posted By Dmitry
Kai, there would be no battle. A person who owned...

Kai, there would be no battle. A person who owned it probably didn't even wipe his own rear end or washed his face, pardon my French. He had people who did it for him.
I am not a world-renown expert...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th April 2011, 01:27 PM
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Views: 21,556
Posted By Dmitry
That's absolutely true, there was no need, but...

That's absolutely true, there was no need, but there was a desire and a market. Japanese shakudo-decorated hilts were imported en masse into Europe by the Dutch throughout the 1700s. British imported...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th April 2011, 03:56 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 21,556
Posted By Dmitry
Green Man was a near ubiquitous folkloric motif...

Green Man was a near ubiquitous folkloric motif throughout the Western Europe, not just in Britain. For instance, Walloon-hilted swords of similar vintage as the sword above, perhaps 50 years...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th April 2011, 03:18 PM
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Views: 21,556
Posted By Dmitry
Dutch hunting sword in Parang Nabur fashion.

This is a listing I saw in one of the old Peter Finer catalogs.
The seller wrote that the hilt had Dutch markings, but the shape of the hilt reminds me of the Parang Naburs from Borneo, a Dutch...
Forum: European Armoury 9th November 2010, 03:41 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 55,019
Posted By Dmitry
I'm sorry to say, but I don't understand what...

I'm sorry to say, but I don't understand what this meant.
Forum: European Armoury 9th November 2010, 03:32 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 55,019
Posted By Dmitry
Apparently this was not deemed a serious question...

Apparently this was not deemed a serious question by the moderator. Hence the deleted posts.
Forum: European Armoury 9th November 2010, 02:06 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 55,019
Posted By Dmitry
So, is this an iron utility bucket or a rare...

So, is this an iron utility bucket or a rare helmet?
Forum: European Armoury 9th November 2010, 01:23 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 55,019
Posted By Dmitry
My posts in this thread have magically...

My posts in this thread have magically disappeared.
Forum: European Armoury 9th November 2010, 03:54 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,779
Posted By Dmitry
They are perhaps interesting, but certainly not...

They are perhaps interesting, but certainly not very collectible, probably because there are so few of them remaining. That, and the fact that they are not quite appealing, esthetically.
Forum: European Armoury 8th November 2010, 05:51 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 14,734
Posted By Dmitry
Just to illustrate the point, here's another 19th...

Just to illustrate the point, here's another 19th c.[?] composite schiavona. This one is in the Livrustkammaren in Stockholm.

I wonder if there's a catalog of the Dijon collection. Thanks for...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th November 2010, 04:51 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 3,755
Posted By Dmitry
Kindjal with an interesting maker's mark.

My meager knowledge suggests Northern Turkey, considering the ornaments etched in the fullers. The mark is interesting, in a shape of a human profile, which I haven't seen before. Unless I missed it,...
Forum: European Armoury 7th November 2010, 06:21 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 14,734
Posted By Dmitry
Imho the schiavona on the right is a composite....

Imho the schiavona on the right is a composite. Nevertheless, some awesome swords in that museum! Who would've thought...
Forum: European Armoury 4th November 2010, 12:42 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,779
Posted By Dmitry
Yes, they are, as pointed above, spontoons....

Yes, they are, as pointed above, spontoons. American, Colonial period. Dating these is tough for me, but I would say 1750-1780.
The earlier-dated examples that I've seen, are better made, whereas...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd November 2010, 07:26 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,779
Posted By Dmitry
A couple of tchotchkes..

..or so they thought! Resistance was weak, and I came out the victor!
Here's what one can still buy in a provincial New England auction. Straight from the barn.
Forum: European Armoury 2nd November 2010, 10:28 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 77,760
Posted By Dmitry
I told you it was singing to me! :)

I told you it was singing to me! :)
Forum: European Armoury 28th October 2010, 06:30 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 19,939
Posted By Dmitry
The blade conforms to the Portuguese 1806 pattern...

The blade conforms to the Portuguese 1806 pattern sabers, and is probably English-made, which is not surprising, considering the anorexic state of the Portuguese manufacturing at that time, and the...
Forum: European Armoury 28th October 2010, 02:32 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 19,939
Posted By Dmitry
My $0.02 Portugal, 1820s onward. Blade could...

My $0.02
Portugal, 1820s onward. Blade could be earlier, ca.1805.
Forum: European Armoury 27th October 2010, 08:01 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 10,049
Posted By Dmitry
I love the patina on this little piece!

I love the patina on this little piece!
Forum: European Armoury 25th October 2010, 08:02 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,839
Posted By Dmitry
Somehow I overlooked this thread. This is an...

Somehow I overlooked this thread. This is an excellent little dirk, of uncommonly-seen grip style.
I saved the photos of it. At times I stumble upon an ebay thread that is rendered almost...
Forum: European Armoury 21st October 2010, 04:21 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 59,125
Posted By Dmitry
Wonderful sword! Boccia in Armi Bianchi...

Wonderful sword!
Boccia in Armi Bianchi Italiane shows 3 or 4 examples with the symbol of the cross on the pommels, but those date from the late 14th-early 15th c., and are from Florence and Milan.
Forum: European Armoury 18th October 2010, 04:20 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 18,181
Posted By Dmitry
Well, if that's the case I'm glad you didn't buy...

Well, if that's the case I'm glad you didn't buy it! We've all seen this type of thing,aging the repros, quite a bit in the recent years. Most of the time these are quite obvious, but they are...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th October 2010, 12:22 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 14,342
Posted By Dmitry
The other possibility might be that it was a...

The other possibility might be that it was a present/souvenir of a sailor of officer stationed there, or visiting those parts on a military cruise.
Forum: European Armoury 16th October 2010, 02:02 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 69,997
Posted By Dmitry
Thanks! Next time I'll see one of these, I'll...

Thanks! Next time I'll see one of these, I'll know not to worry about the possible alterations!
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