Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd May 2016, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 13,600
Yes, too workmanlike to be a home made job....
Yes, too workmanlike to be a home made job. Especially the scabbard, which can be more difficult to do than a knife!
I like it but I think the date could be pushed back a little, maybe late 19th...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd May 2016, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 11,216
I would have been next in line for it right...
I would have been next in line for it right behind you!
I like these things!
It's an herb chopper used with a wooden bowl.
I have one similar that if I can find in a timely manner Ill put...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd May 2016, 06:49 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,817
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st May 2016, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 9,912
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th April 2016, 01:34 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 9,220
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Forum: European Armoury
27th April 2016, 01:32 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 14,426
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2016, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 13,069
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Forum: European Armoury
12th April 2016, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 14,193
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2016, 04:26 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 9,923
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
9th April 2016, 01:11 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,528
Most mid 19th century embossed flasks were in...
Most mid 19th century embossed flasks were in fact made of brass that was copper plated. It held up better to hard use.
I have a copy of Riling's flask book somewhere. If I can locate it I'll...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
8th April 2016, 12:56 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,528
Fernando, it should be relatively easy to fix...
Fernando, it should be relatively easy to fix this flask.
I think it's English, a product of either Dixon, Sykes, or possibly Hawksley, and most of them were fairly standardized as far as size. ...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd April 2016, 02:52 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 42,786
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Forum: European Armoury
1st April 2016, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 10,358
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
30th March 2016, 05:44 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,676
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th March 2016, 09:10 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 18,281
Niello is a horrible mix of lead, and a little...
Niello is a horrible mix of lead, and a little copper. When it's thoroughly mixed and still completely molten, a handful of powdered sulfur is mixed in, stirred, and poured into long thin (1/4")...
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd March 2016, 12:48 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 22,924
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Forum: European Armoury
21st March 2016, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 22,924
It looks old, except for the ramrod.
However...
It looks old, except for the ramrod.
However the lock and trigger guard do not look like British issue.
It appears to me to have been assembled from various parts a long time ago. The stock...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th March 2016, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,638
Great find!
Renaissance Wax is the gold...
Great find!
Renaissance Wax is the gold standard for this type of work.
But, rather than using a cloth to rub it in (cloth snags on the roughness and will leave lint that can be really...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th March 2016, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 53,782
Very interesting and well made weapons! I...
Very interesting and well made weapons! I wouldn't mind having one or two examples myself.
However, I would like to hazard a guess as to why there are so few replies. These weapons are so...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd March 2016, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 9,220
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd March 2016, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 9,220
I've often found a gentle application of heat...
I've often found a gentle application of heat will soften some glues and even break the glue/metal bond of epoxy.
The trick is to go slow and heat to the point of smoke and then wrap a rag around...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th February 2016, 11:53 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,495
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Forum: European Armoury
24th January 2016, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 18,108
These are some of he most wonderfully balanced...
These are some of he most wonderfully balanced edged weapons out there.
I got one many years ago from an antique dealer dated from the 1830's and, without getting into the subtleties of fighting...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd January 2016, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,495
Since I believe it has never been mounted with...
Since I believe it has never been mounted with any type of grip I think the tang was left as it is so that the end user could make it whatever they wish.
I could be wrong. The beefiness makes for...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st January 2016, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,495
Unmounted blade ID needed
This just turned up in a warehouse cleanup, along with three other similar examples.
I don't think it was ever mounted.
The surfaces show signs of hand finishing and file work.
Not being...
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