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Forum: European Armoury 13th July 2019, 10:05 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 13,141
Posted By Victrix
Could the creature be a kangaroo baby (Australia)...

Could the creature be a kangaroo baby (Australia) in its mother’s pocket or a llama with a craning neck (Peru)?
Forum: European Armoury 12th July 2019, 08:18 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,060
Posted By Victrix
Camoga, I’m not a professional restorer,...

Camoga,

I’m not a professional restorer, just a history enthusiast and amateur collector. I agree with Jim’s statement that part of antique objects’ charm often lies in their ruggedness. I would...
Forum: European Armoury 11th July 2019, 08:59 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,060
Posted By Victrix
You can put a little bit of walnut oil on the...

You can put a little bit of walnut oil on the wood and mineral oil on the metal parts.
Forum: European Armoury 11th July 2019, 08:51 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,485
Posted By Victrix
Maybe it’s not even a sword blade? What’s the...

Maybe it’s not even a sword blade? What’s the length and width of this thing? Maybe it’s a spear point?
Forum: European Armoury 7th July 2019, 10:51 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 11,928
Posted By Victrix
”Secrets of the Shining Knight”

Just watched ”Secrets of the Shining Knight” by Peter Yost on Netflix. It’s a documentary about a smith who uses historical techniques to reproduce parts of medieval body armour and tests it against...
Forum: European Armoury 6th July 2019, 11:26 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 8,687
Posted By Victrix
As usual with these things you find more mention...

As usual with these things you find more mention about the news in the English speaking than the local press. Maybe locally there is so much stuff in the ground that it’s not that newsworthy? I even...
Forum: European Armoury 5th July 2019, 10:00 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 24,061
Posted By Victrix
Makers’ marks make collecting much more...

Makers’ marks make collecting much more interesting, but has frustrations on it’s own. I recognize the mark but can’t recall the name now... The marks on polearms seem less known than swords. This...
Forum: European Armoury 5th July 2019, 12:05 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 24,061
Posted By Victrix
For when you move into that house.

For when you move into that house.
Forum: European Armoury 4th July 2019, 08:40 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 9,269
Posted By Victrix
It looks like a rather efficient polearm. A...

It looks like a rather efficient polearm. A volgue is basically a meat cleaver on a pole. I think the hinge contraption aids the cut by sliding the edge slightly. Then like the multi-purpose Swiss...
Forum: European Armoury 4th July 2019, 04:01 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 24,061
Posted By Victrix
Congrats on the expanded collection! I...

Congrats on the expanded collection! I particularly like the sturdy Swiss halberd. I have a similar one but with a longer spike and a hook. Don’t despair of the item with the shortened haft as these...
Forum: European Armoury 4th July 2019, 03:26 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 16,073
Posted By Victrix
I think yours is a version with an axe blade at...

I think yours is a version with an axe blade at one side and the hammer on the other? I think the Poles call them czekan and the Hungarians fokos. There are so many different versions. Generally it...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd July 2019, 07:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 16,073
Posted By Victrix
:D :D :D

:D :D :D
Forum: European Armoury 3rd July 2019, 07:17 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 16,073
Posted By Victrix
BV, by salience are you referring to the swelling...

BV, by salience are you referring to the swelling just before the hammer head (not sure what you mean by bottom up)? The tip has certainly struck something hard a few times (!). I acquired this item...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd July 2019, 06:13 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 16,073
Posted By Victrix
Fernando, the photo you posted is of a Polish war...

Fernando, the photo you posted is of a Polish war hammer I believe, some of which had a protrusion at the top and hence the langet (some could even be used as walking sticks!). I have not seen those...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd July 2019, 04:25 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 16,073
Posted By Victrix
Always healthy with some skepticism, Fernando! I...

Always healthy with some skepticism, Fernando! I like to collect with eyes wide open. But I like the history behind the objects and welcome signs of wear and resigned to the inevitability of some...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd July 2019, 03:06 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 16,073
Posted By Victrix
17thC Horseman’s hammer

Hi,
This object was described as a 17thC Eastern European horseman’s hammer (Reiterhammer) in an auction. I think it’s most likely Hungarian. The wooden haft is obviously a modern replacement. The...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd July 2019, 08:20 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 8,947
Posted By Victrix
Lovely sword. Likely Passau or Munich.

Lovely sword. Likely Passau or Munich.
Forum: European Armoury 1st July 2019, 11:51 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 12,896
Posted By Victrix
Jasper, The size of the blade, choice of...

Jasper,

The size of the blade, choice of grip, and presence of a sea dog (some say dolphin?) on the upper guard supports the idea of maritime use. The figure looks like a saracen, not sure if...
Forum: European Armoury 30th June 2019, 01:47 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 12,896
Posted By Victrix
Yes Sweden initially imported a lot of arms from...

Yes Sweden initially imported a lot of arms from the Netherlands. When king Gustavus Adolphus ordered the creation of local swords manufacturing in Vira bruk under the management of Clas Fleming, the...
Forum: European Armoury 29th June 2019, 06:08 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 12,896
Posted By Victrix
That’s a lovely sword, Jasper. Congratulations. I...

That’s a lovely sword, Jasper. Congratulations. I like the honest signs of wear and the historic decorations which you commented on.

Do you think the sword originally had a tang nut which was...
Forum: European Armoury 25th June 2019, 08:44 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 14,483
Posted By Victrix
You could also be right. I reacted to the second...

You could also be right. I reacted to the second photo which shows quite a lot of what appears to be active rust. Then there’s the metal glint around the holes which suggests that the holes were...
Forum: European Armoury 19th June 2019, 08:05 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 19,289
Posted By Victrix
Dealers may say a lot of things. The grip looks...

Dealers may say a lot of things. The grip looks like an 18th or 19thC infantry man’s hanger. The guard looks a bit outsize but maybe just my imagination? When encountering items of brass it’s always...
Forum: European Armoury 19th June 2019, 10:58 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 19,289
Posted By Victrix
Yours doesn’t look very Hungarian (e.g. grip,...

Yours doesn’t look very Hungarian (e.g. grip, pommel) so I wouldn’t rule out Indian origins although my knowledge of the latter is very limited. That kind of brass grip looks quite early 19thC to me.
Forum: European Armoury 19th June 2019, 09:24 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 19,289
Posted By Victrix
It looks like a more recent/modern version of an...

It looks like a more recent/modern version of an estoc/panzerstecker? I never saw one with a brass grip before and they are typically longer. I posted pictures of my antique one here in post #15...
Forum: European Armoury 13th June 2019, 08:55 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 35,967
Posted By Victrix
Jim, you are a living encyclopedia! :) Thank you...

Jim, you are a living encyclopedia! :) Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge on this forum.
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