Forum: European Armoury
6th April 2015, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 311
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Hi Cathey and E.B.
I have collected basket...
Hi Cathey and E.B.
I have collected basket hilts before but sold them like 20 years ago.
I have seen and sometimes see basket hilts that are of French origin or with French blades.
At one point...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th April 2015, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 63
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Forum: European Armoury
4th April 2015, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 172,816
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Forum: European Armoury
4th April 2015, 07:41 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 172,816
Hi Jim,
in auction 69 in Hermann Historica...
Hi Jim,
in auction 69 in Hermann Historica there was a late 16th century German riding sword with six moon stamps on the ricasso, though not facing away from each other, this provides a good idea...
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Forum: European Armoury
1st April 2015, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 311
Views: 814,504
Hi Jasper,
the blade looks identical in...
Hi Jasper,
the blade looks identical in shape like the one in your pictures, its 4,5 cm wide at the crossguard and 92 cm long, the inlay in the middle is a bit different and it is definitely of...
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Forum: European Armoury
31st March 2015, 08:02 PM
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Replies: 311
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Forum: European Armoury
31st March 2015, 07:58 PM
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Replies: 311
Views: 814,504
Cathey and EB, those are magnificent swords ! ...
Cathey and EB, those are magnificent swords !
And Jim it so nice to read you again !!
Here is a german military sword with a basket hilt from the second part of the 16th century.
Provenance: it...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th March 2015, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,061
Hi Ariel,
thank you for sharing your...
Hi Ariel,
thank you for sharing your thoughts, the sword is most probably Persian.
The mounts on the scabbard are not to small it is the leather that has shrunken, as is often the case on older...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th March 2015, 07:23 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,061
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th March 2015, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,061
Kilij translation of letters on the blade
Hello,
could someone help me with the translation of the letters on the blade of this kilij?
This is normally not my field of collection however I always wanted a good kilij and I really like the...
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Forum: European Armoury
26th March 2015, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 16,955
Hello Casey,
Congratulations with a very...
Hello Casey,
Congratulations with a very rare schiavona, all parts look original to me and belong together.
I think the the description as made by the auction house is spot on, this is indeed a...
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Forum: European Armoury
25th March 2015, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 23,556
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Forum: European Armoury
25th March 2015, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 25,044
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Forum: European Armoury
12th March 2015, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 10
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Forum: European Armoury
6th January 2015, 09:29 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 8,175
beware before you pay
Dear forum members,
beware before you pay °!°
I say this without screaming or shouting.
I can only hope that nobody of the other forum members has been a victim in the past or will become a...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th December 2014, 09:02 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 23,556
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Forum: European Armoury
29th November 2014, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 424
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd November 2014, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 12,778
Hi Peter,
That is a 19th century piece 100...
Hi Peter,
That is a 19th century piece 100 %, Both the guard and the blade.
It is build in the 19 century manner and with a typical 19th century blade.
These type of blade's can be found on...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th November 2014, 05:06 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 9,661
Hello Foxbat,
As you may or may not know the...
Hello Foxbat,
As you may or may not know the rapier in all it's variations is one of my favorite swords, and that rapier is a masterpiece, it is extremely rare in any condition and this one is as...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd November 2014, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 22
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Forum: European Armoury
31st October 2014, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 22,831
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Forum: European Armoury
8th August 2014, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,232
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Forum: European Armoury
7th August 2014, 05:39 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 35,422
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Forum: European Armoury
6th August 2014, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,232
Hi Andi,
it could be from one of the German...
Hi Andi,
it could be from one of the German state's or even Polisch or English.
In my opinion, from a german state from the Napoleonic era between 1790 and 1810 apr.
I had a similar sabre once,...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th August 2014, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 18,430
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