Forum: European Armoury
28th July 2015, 01:52 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
27th July 2015, 05:38 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
11th July 2015, 09:21 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd July 2015, 07:52 AM
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Hi Casey,
Like Fernando says it could very...
Hi Casey,
Like Fernando says it could very well be a landsknecht halberd.
Here is one from the Wallace museum, and it has almost the same patina as the one you have, with the description:...
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd June 2015, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 41
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Hi Fernando,
The belt was a gift and is...
Hi Fernando,
The belt was a gift and is obviously not an Original, it just ads to the scenario, like a temporary frame , a bit like the box for the pocket pistols.
I tried to duplicate the scene...
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd June 2015, 11:01 AM
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Replies: 41
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Forum: European Armoury
17th June 2015, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 16
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Hi Fernando,
to me these are French, I had...
Hi Fernando,
to me these are French, I had encountered more of these in the past.
The ones you have are indeed nice with the shell box lock and in perfect condition !
Kind regards
Ulfberth
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Forum: European Armoury
6th June 2015, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 311
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Hi Cathey,
Of the marks on the ricasso the...
Hi Cathey,
Of the marks on the ricasso the one in the mid looks exactly the same,
the one above and below are different or put on from a different angle, horizontal vs upright.
Of the marks...
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Forum: European Armoury
1st June 2015, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 41
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Well Cerjak,
It seems you got most of your...
Well Cerjak,
It seems you got most of your answers, looking at the way the cup and the hilt is made, its form and symmetry I'm leaning towards 18th century....
Congratulations with this pure and...
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Forum: European Armoury
1st June 2015, 07:01 AM
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Replies: 311
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@ Cathey,
the blade seems indeed older, 150-200...
@ Cathey,
the blade seems indeed older, 150-200 year, out of the first half of the 16th century and maybe shortened.
this type of mark I noticed more often at the ricasso of a so-called compound or...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th May 2015, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 19
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Forum: European Armoury
15th May 2015, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 12
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Hi Casey,
This thread of 2012 is very...
Hi Casey,
This thread of 2012 is very educating and shows a lot of variation of schiavonas, on page two number 126 you can find the type that looks like yours.
After seeing this, one would want...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th May 2015, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 19
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Dana,
What better story could there be !
A...
Dana,
What better story could there be !
A pure sword in untouched condition!
I must admit when I saw you'r location the pirate background is sure a possibility, in fact it seems the best...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th May 2015, 05:30 PM
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Replies: 19
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Forum: European Armoury
14th May 2015, 11:14 AM
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Hello Dana, my compliments on this untouched...
Hello Dana, my compliments on this untouched sword !
As Jim said, the blade could be Solingen or Styrian, these swords were well used all over Europe from Italy to Denmark in the 16th and 17th...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th May 2015, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 311
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Forum: European Armoury
7th May 2015, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 12
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Hi Dafunky,
this example with the straight...
Hi Dafunky,
this example with the straight cross guard resembles the the style of your schiavona, this variation is rare and hard to find.
The one here is surely an original item, however ... If...
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Forum: European Armoury
16th April 2015, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 63
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Forum: European Armoury
16th April 2015, 08:56 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 172,816
Hi all,
I found another one, described as a...
Hi all,
I found another one, described as a 17th century schiavona.
Jim , Iain , any thoughts on the blade ?
Altough the crescent moons are not that visible in the picture, the shape of the...
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Forum: European Armoury
16th April 2015, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 12
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Hi Casey,
you are welcome !
The schiavona...
Hi Casey,
you are welcome !
The schiavona looks even better than in the first pictures !
It has a very nice patina, condition is better than I expected and the shape and design are elegant and...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th April 2015, 06:17 AM
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Replies: 63
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Hello Norman,
good point and indeed it is, my...
Hello Norman,
good point and indeed it is, my attention was drawn towards the big moon, however the smaller crescents seem to be an engraved version and in the same place were most stamps are on...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th April 2015, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 311
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Hi Cathey,
unfortunately not the sword is...
Hi Cathey,
unfortunately not the sword is the French Museum de l'Empéri
However I did find these, only with permission, with copyright
Bertrand Malvaux dealer in antique arms France.
The...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th April 2015, 08:11 AM
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Replies: 63
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Hi Norman,
that is a very nice small sword,...
Hi Norman,
that is a very nice small sword, beautiful guard and nice blade to.
I think that the engraved crescent moons are mostly used as a symbolic or decoration on the blade, but just as...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th April 2015, 08:05 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
6th April 2015, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 172,816
While I'm not an expert on kaskara blades I do...
While I'm not an expert on kaskara blades I do know a thing or two on old European blade's and I tend do agree with you, however I can't rule out the possibility 100 % that the blade is 18th c either...
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