Forum: European Armoury
19th March 2026, 03:51 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
18th March 2026, 04:17 PM
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Replies: 19
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East India Co. ??
Hi Will,
Thank you for bringing back this thread! Fascinating topic, and recalling the years of such great discussions which offered outstanding insights with the collective knowledge shared!
It...
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Forum: European Armoury
16th March 2026, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: European Armoury
15th March 2026, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 12
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Forum: European Armoury
15th March 2026, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 20,386
A 'rounder'?
I still find fascinating topics here just browsing through search etc. and find so many threads that simply stopped, with zero discussion!
Anything with pirates, cutlasses piques my interest...
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Forum: European Armoury
12th March 2026, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 14,957
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Forum: European Armoury
11th March 2026, 05:06 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 8,885
To add to the soliloquy here, and to share with...
To add to the soliloquy here, and to share with anyone reading, here are salient examples. The sword shown is French, which seems to fall neatly in place with the character of the example sword with...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th March 2026, 05:51 AM
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Replies: 2
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The reason I posted this is that I wonder if...
The reason I posted this is that I wonder if anyone out there has seen a sword like this. I know there are Masonic daggers with skull and cross bones but this is the only full hilt sword like this...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th March 2026, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 2
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SKULL sword-Masonic?
Years ago amidst a query from a guy who often asked for help identifying swords he acquired in trades etc. ...he had this curious example which was most unusual and profoundly intriguing. With the...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd March 2026, 01:23 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 31,909
Indeed it is Yuri! I forgot about this...
Indeed it is Yuri! I forgot about this fascinating nimcha.......what history it has. The local armourers really put the entire montage of 'magic' into the blade with these markings from the European...
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Forum: European Armoury
28th February 2026, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 23
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Forum: European Armoury
28th February 2026, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2026, 05:06 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 24,290
Brilliant member remembered
This is a great subject, Barry (Vandoo) was a remarkably fascinating guy, good friend and profound contributor here. ...deeply missed.
On the occasion of visiting him at his home in Oklahoma, I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
25th February 2026, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 69
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Forum: European Armoury
25th February 2026, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 5
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Really interesting Ian! and while it is indeed...
Really interesting Ian! and while it is indeed apparently a 'sword' it resembles sword bayonets of the last quarter 19th century, yet there are obviously no fixtures etc. for attachment to rifle.
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
25th February 2026, 01:45 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 84,003
Thank you so much!!!
Looks like the mask is...
Thank you so much!!!
Looks like the mask is older, 19th c. as was indicated when I acquired it, but may be more to turn of century. As Matt Easton notes, in these periods of fencing face and head...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
24th February 2026, 11:42 PM
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Replies: 2
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Vintage Fencing equipment
I have always had an interest in fencing and swordsmanship in studying the history of the sword lifelong, and have fond memories of my limited foray into this many, many years ago.
Several years...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th February 2026, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 15,022
While the discussion originally pertains to the...
While the discussion originally pertains to the classification spectrum of Mande sphere weapons, I had noted the distinct feature of the flared tip scabbard which occurs also in Sudan with kaskara...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th February 2026, 04:42 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 14,321
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd February 2026, 01:52 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 15,022
That is so interesting!
Begs the question, what...
That is so interesting!
Begs the question, what does this 'flared' or 'spatulated' design element on scabbards represent, and which region did it originate? Years ago an archaeologist specializing...
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd February 2026, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 569,702
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd February 2026, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 15,022
This is an excellent topic Teodor!!! and it is...
This is an excellent topic Teodor!!! and it is indeed perplexing when trying to classify these areas of African edged weapons by using such a broad brush. With my very basic understanding of these...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2026, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 13,167
As well noted, this example does seem to be a...
As well noted, this example does seem to be a locally made dagger using blade from a British military sword sometime early in 20th c. The 'Machin Khana' shops in Kabul made various weapons for the...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th February 2026, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 569,702
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th February 2026, 05:56 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 17,160
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