Forum: European Armoury
4th April 2016, 03:06 PM
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Fernando,
Re the sling bar;
this swivel on...
Fernando,
Re the sling bar;
this swivel on your blunderbuss is Exactly of the type fitted to the guns carried on British mail coaches. The gun could hang down at the side, leaving the hands...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th April 2016, 01:01 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd April 2016, 05:42 AM
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RE ash,
No clue on Portugal, but ash was...
RE ash,
No clue on Portugal, but ash was used at this time in England and Northern Europe, even for matchlock tillers/stocks. It wasn't the only wood used, as walnut, fruitwood and elm were used...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd April 2016, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 50
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I note Fernando, that it has a sling loop, so a...
I note Fernando, that it has a sling loop, so a sling could pass around the body and over the opposite shoulder, in the same manner that a Royal Mail B-buss would be carried. Very useful on a coach...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd April 2016, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 24
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Thanks for the answer M,
A friend who was...
Thanks for the answer M,
A friend who was stationed at Spin Boldak (spelling) insisted a Choora is a ladies necklace........said Chora was a knife. But I well understand your answer and accept it...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd April 2016, 03:20 PM
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Good morning Fernando,
This is a very...
Good morning Fernando,
This is a very interesting looking piece.
I know next to nothing of Portuguese arms, but can say that by the style of the stock, and the tang screw entering the tang from...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd April 2016, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 24
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I've noticed one or two knives of this type...
I've noticed one or two knives of this type lately, called a choora, but to me they look for all the world like a pesh kabz. Can someone please tell me the difference?
I always thought the choora...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th March 2016, 02:27 AM
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Replies: 19
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Just to confirm James' post above, the long...
Just to confirm James' post above, the long scear spring was used in English locks until roughly 1765, then replaced by the shorter style.
This is just a generalization, as there was no immediate...
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Forum: European Armoury
21st March 2016, 02:27 PM
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Replies: 19
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Forum: European Armoury
12th March 2016, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 19,492
Very nice to see, Corrado.
I did see one...
Very nice to see, Corrado.
I did see one sell recently very like this, with the groove down the top of the barrel, by W'm Truelock.
It too was very large calibre and would certainly be a...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th March 2016, 02:28 AM
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Replies: 22
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Dana,
Just checked my book. .. "The Great...
Dana,
Just checked my book. .. "The Great Guns"
By Harold L Peterson and Robert Elman.
Actually, when I look at it, the chapter is entitled "The most Dangerous Game", and covers both heavy...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th March 2016, 08:51 PM
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Replies: 22
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Dana,
I sent that article to Coyote, it...
Dana,
I sent that article to Coyote, it seems a long time ago now!
Had more or less forgotten about it.
That forum is my main 'home' still.
I still have the annual and was going to...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th March 2016, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 22
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Forum: European Armoury
10th March 2016, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 19,492
Good morning Dana,
Re. dating your pistols,...
Good morning Dana,
Re. dating your pistols, I in no way meant to suggest you date them 'wrong' because of the type of hammers! I was merely saying that if it were not for the London address, I...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th March 2016, 04:58 AM
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Replies: 22
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Dana,
Just did a real quick search; ...
Dana,
Just did a real quick search; "Percussion Manstopper".
Found the following on one page at Google;
Rock Island sold a pair of W/Richards in .65" cal.
Pair at Lewis Drake by W'm and...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th March 2016, 04:30 AM
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Dana,
The style of the cocks on these...
Dana,
The style of the cocks on these pistols appears to me more in line with the 40's rather than '60's but that's all I can say!
Dougall was famous for his Lockfast action, and is a very...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th March 2016, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 22
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Very nice pistols Dana.
Very nice indeed....
Very nice pistols Dana.
Very nice indeed. Nice twist barrels, nice fences, Nice engraving and lovely locks!
The bores are not unusually large. We do see bores of pistols of musket size quite...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th March 2016, 08:34 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
18th February 2016, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 35
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Very nice to see, Corrado.
Thank you for...
Very nice to see, Corrado.
Thank you for showing them.
The Queen Anne style is on of my favourites, and I see some very good makers in the photos!
These are all beautiful work.
Thank you again....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th February 2016, 04:58 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 102,005
Eric,
I believe you are right in your...
Eric,
I believe you are right in your assessment of the last photo, one Persian, and one Ottoman.
I believe that Manouchehr has photos of Persian matchlocks in his series on Persian arms, in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th February 2016, 04:46 AM
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Replies: 9
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This latter design in your last post, I see as...
This latter design in your last post, I see as Indian, Stenoyab.
It hasn't the clean look of the other, which I am sure is made or designed by Sangster.
Probably others tried to make something...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th February 2016, 09:36 PM
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Jens,
I have read that a small 'pricker' was...
Jens,
I have read that a small 'pricker' was sometimes carried and used for removing thorns from oneself. (or others!)
It seems a very likely use for this little item.
My grandfather had a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th February 2016, 04:05 PM
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Views: 8,979
I Wondered how those bayonets were affixed,...
I Wondered how those bayonets were affixed, Stenoyab!
Thanks for showing.
It looks a Very nice gun. nice to have the impliments as well, but nicer still, to have an idea where it came from.
So...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th February 2016, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 102,005
Good morning Archaeologist,
I believe you...
Good morning Archaeologist,
I believe you are right, in that the faceted butt appears to be a Turkish design. As for dates, it appears we can find Turkish stocks of this style going back a very...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th February 2016, 03:41 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 18,264
Lovely solid looking musket, even if it is in...
Lovely solid looking musket, even if it is in bits, J.
Here's what I was looking for, from "Firearms of the Islamic World" (Elgood)P,163 -4;
"A Scottish mercenary, Col. George Sangster, who...
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