Forum: European Armoury
17th October 2025, 06:00 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
17th October 2025, 05:37 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
16th October 2025, 04:24 PM
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Thank you Gentlemen!
The numbers on the...
Thank you Gentlemen!
The numbers on the 'maps' are the points where a reading was taken. I was using an Olympus Vanta handheld XRF device, so the 'points' measured are of about a quarter of an...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th October 2025, 09:07 PM
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I watched a demonstration of koftgari technique...
I watched a demonstration of koftgari technique at the bladesmith's seminar I attended the weekend before last. The technique can give a lot of surface glitter for a very, very small amount of gold....
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Forum: European Armoury
13th October 2025, 04:35 PM
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A big surprise for me as well, though I suspect...
A big surprise for me as well, though I suspect more will be found as additional collections are surveyed with this technology. My survey was designed to disclose elemental variations associated with...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th October 2025, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 14
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Forum: European Armoury
10th October 2025, 06:10 PM
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Policy Statement
These forums have been provided for the discussion of ethnographic arms and armour, such being defined as "traditional handmade edged weapons and armour of many diverse cultures worldwide, some...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th October 2025, 08:39 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
9th October 2025, 08:30 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
9th October 2025, 08:21 PM
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Oakeshott type XV - Fourteenth Century
Gilding over the forte and hilt elements is not unexpected in this timeframe. I have had concerns about the authenticity of this sword that I have had over a quarter of a century, so you can imagine...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th October 2025, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 14
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Gilding on European Medieval Swords
On Oct 5 I made a presentation at the New England Bladesmith's Guild Ashokan Sword Seminar. The theme for the weekend was 'Gilding the Lily' and in keeping with that I decided to share some results...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th October 2025, 11:01 PM
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Replies: 8
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The formation of the masks on the hilt is quite...
The formation of the masks on the hilt is quite different in style and orientation from examples I could find in my limited library. I had thought the very narrow midrib and its termination unlikely,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th October 2025, 03:58 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th September 2025, 02:10 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th September 2025, 02:32 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st September 2025, 08:40 PM
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Replies: 3
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Khanjar in unlikely plain silver mounts
The mounts are good solid silver with some rubbed hallmarks of European appearance - hopefully someone here will recognize them. I have the sense that this was mounted for "concealed carry." The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st September 2025, 04:00 AM
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Replies: 2
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I think your hypothesis is correct; modern...
I think your hypothesis is correct; modern tooling allows repetitive precision that cannot be achieved with simpler tools. For me, much of the allure and my excitement about the antiques is the...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th September 2025, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 58,140
I wonder if some features seemed possibly...
I wonder if some features seemed possibly asynchronous to the cataloger at the time, then logic was to better call it composite to be on the safe side if someone later had doubts. When and if it...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th September 2025, 03:34 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 58,140
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st August 2025, 07:39 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th August 2025, 05:27 AM
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The Leeds relocation was fairly recent when I...
The Leeds relocation was fairly recent when I wrote that. I was given to believe by my informants that the political impetus for the move was to 'share' tourist attractors across the country to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th August 2025, 04:17 PM
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Replies: 3
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My rather dated "review" from over 25 years ago
A bit "cheeky" of a review in retrospect, but I repeatedly made the trip from London or York on several occasions when I was in Britain and I never ran out of things to see there. Unfortunately, my...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th August 2025, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 23
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th August 2025, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 106,610
Another of these
Another of these mystery axes, courtesy of TVV's Askeri Museum tour thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpost.php?p=299157&postcount=32. The labeling attributes it as "Ceremonial Battle-Axe,...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th August 2025, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 22,771
Reventlov - most interesting, illuminating and...
Reventlov - most interesting, illuminating and compelling arguments that make good sense to me. Thank you!
Entirely peripheral to this discussion, I especially enjoyed the small beast on the ring...
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