Forum: European Armoury
14th July 2025, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 11
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My pepperbox is very similar to yours Jim.
It...
My pepperbox is very similar to yours Jim.
It does have a maker's name W.Dooley of Liverpool - so definitely English, and an additional safety feature which locks the hammer up. Each barrel is...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th July 2025, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 18
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd July 2025, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 18
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Forum: European Armoury
30th June 2025, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 21,563
I'm not exactly sure why but I do have some...
I'm not exactly sure why but I do have some doubts about this axe. As we know from Mark Miller's website - fake tomahawks are widespread and lucrative.
The blade shape is very close to a shingling...
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Forum: European Armoury
19th June 2025, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 16
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Forum: European Armoury
15th June 2025, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 71,658
Mark G,
I agree, langets do seem to confuse the...
Mark G,
I agree, langets do seem to confuse the issue and perhaps a modified boarding axe for private purchase may be a possibility. Integral side langets much harder and time consuming for a local...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th June 2025, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 71,658
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Forum: European Armoury
13th June 2025, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 71,658
Yes, definitely looks more like a weapon with...
Yes, definitely looks more like a weapon with that thinness of blade, lightness helps with speed.
Fire axes/hatchets tend to be chunkier designed to break through doors or open up the roof to let...
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Forum: European Armoury
12th June 2025, 10:34 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 71,658
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Forum: European Armoury
4th June 2025, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 47,437
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Forum: European Armoury
4th June 2025, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 47,437
Hi Jim
Yes Sargent is very confusing - I did...
Hi Jim
Yes Sargent is very confusing - I did some research on the name in the Trade Directories of the time. I'll look it out, but in the meantime:
There are seven of these axes in the Royal...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th June 2025, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 47,437
Thanks Mark.
Good British boarding axes are...
Thanks Mark.
Good British boarding axes are hard to find and this one is in a poor state. It's photographed on its better side as the other is missing the langet.
A good Sargent came up for sale...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th June 2025, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 47,437
Hi Adrian, I remember that you are an expert in...
Hi Adrian, I remember that you are an expert in the world of firearms so I'm guessing that you are probably tactfully asking whether the pistol is one of the fakes! I knew about them so I'm confident...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd June 2025, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 47,437
Boarding weapons from the Trafalgar era
I thought I would capture this grouping before I put the pike back on the wall.
It is not entirely chronologically accurate because the pike is the 1888 model but the rest are representative of the...
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Forum: European Armoury
31st May 2025, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 18,524
Yes, I see what you mean about the shaft, if...
Yes, I see what you mean about the shaft, if original, but perhaps the head is on in reverse. The curve was used to assist a cutting action after the blow, so the curve puts the blade forward not...
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Forum: European Armoury
19th May 2025, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 17,081
British Boarding Pike Gauge.
Here is a small and surely extremely rare piece of history, a gauge to ensure that the boarding pike shaft was made to the correct specifications. The designated locations ensure that the shaft is...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th May 2025, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2025, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 50,356
I agree with Lee - it looks authentic and you...
I agree with Lee - it looks authentic and you need specialist advice via his link.
From the pictures only - the hilt ornaments, tsuba and ray skin look to be of good quality and also the signature...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th May 2025, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 59,780
Hi Mark,
Great to re-read this thread and to...
Hi Mark,
Great to re-read this thread and to see your recent additions to your collection - both nice axes.
We are familiar with the link to boarding axes and as Gilkerson pointed out, even...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th April 2025, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: European Armoury
15th April 2025, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: European Armoury
11th April 2025, 10:34 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 33,335
Nice old axe and yes probably a boarding axe.
I...
Nice old axe and yes probably a boarding axe.
I agree with Mark, it certainly has the attributes of a boarding axe. It is very hard to tell without markings as I'm sure you are aware that fire axes...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th March 2025, 10:17 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 38,139
Hi Mark,
Great to see a boarding axe!
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Hi Mark,
Great to see a boarding axe!
Congrats. That's a lovely example of the 1780 type Swedish and like you say so much bigger than all other boarding axes. Also intact with the long original...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th March 2025, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 31,573
Yes I agree with Mark, great old axe, you can...
Yes I agree with Mark, great old axe, you can almost see the history written into the iron and steel.
I wish they were better at stamping their marks - it's ruining my eyes trying to decipher...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
5th February 2025, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 345,401
Air cooled
Great guns!
Perhaps, air cooled was a good choice for early airplanes for weight reasons. And as ammunition is also heavy, planes could not carry much so burning out the barrels not likely.
For...
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