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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th April 2020, 06:08 PM
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Posted By corrado26
and here a nice miniature koummya of northern...

and here a nice miniature koummya of northern Afrika. Total length is 205mm
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th April 2020, 01:36 PM
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Posted By corrado26
Two further miniatures of my collection: The...

Two further miniatures of my collection: The bigger one is scale 1/2 with a total length of 54cm, the small one has a total length of 24cm.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th April 2020, 04:42 PM
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Posted By corrado26
Here are my miniatures of blades; there are 8...

Here are my miniatures of blades; there are 8 pieces in my collection, all made in scale 1/5 by a Hungarian artist in the 1960s. All of them have leather grips and the sheeth of the prima plana husar...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th April 2020, 06:13 PM
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Views: 24,752
Posted By corrado26
Wonderful exhibition and good fotos, many thanks...

Wonderful exhibition and good fotos, many thanks for this task. Such a first class exibition wouldn't be possible here in Germany because of idiotic arms laws and a more than idiotic German society
Forum: European Armoury 11th April 2020, 09:18 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 16,274
Posted By corrado26
I found this one in the net

I found this one in the net
Forum: European Armoury 11th April 2020, 07:52 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 23,710
Posted By corrado26
As I wrote before, it is silvered brass or bronze

As I wrote before, it is silvered brass or bronze
Forum: European Armoury 10th April 2020, 05:23 PM
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Views: 23,710
Posted By corrado26
Sorry but I have to disappoint you: It is...

Sorry but I have to disappoint you: It is absolutely impossible to find out the sense of these signs. I am really not certain whether these are letters or nothing else than signs of decoration.
Forum: European Armoury 10th April 2020, 11:44 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 23,710
Posted By corrado26
Pistols with snakes

Due to the Corona crises there is enough time to spend it with my collection instead of making visits and I found a pair of pistols with since a long time unanswered questions.
The first question...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th April 2020, 03:20 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 15,357
Posted By corrado26
Oh yes, I see the difference, thanks a lot :D

Oh yes, I see the difference, thanks a lot :D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th April 2020, 10:10 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 15,357
Posted By corrado26
I have absolutely no knowledge of this kind of...

I have absolutely no knowledge of this kind of swords but at the ricasso I see a lion with a crown on top and a sword in its clutch. I think that this is the coat of arms of Persia?
corrado26
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd April 2020, 06:01 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 9,987
Posted By corrado26
I think this is a 12 pounder Cohoern mortar made...

I think this is a 12 pounder Cohoern mortar made at Liège in 1848. It is not German but Belgium!
Forum: European Armoury 26th March 2020, 11:31 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 7,251
Posted By corrado26
Unknown mark on a stiletto

I have a rather big and probably Italian stiletto in my collection with a mark that I couldn't identify. May be anyone here has better documents and can help. Total length is 300 mm and the blade has...
Forum: European Armoury 23rd March 2020, 08:42 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 14,078
Posted By corrado26
Many thanks for these convincing and helpful...

Many thanks for these convincing and helpful informations.
corrado26
Forum: European Armoury 21st March 2020, 03:30 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 14,078
Posted By corrado26
French sword(?)

I got this sword this morning. Its total length is 915 mm, the blade has 750 mm and the weight is 401 g. Is it really a French item? Remarks/opinions are invited.
corrado26
Forum: European Armoury 14th March 2020, 08:07 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 27,038
Posted By corrado26
look at my post #2

look at my post #2
Forum: European Armoury 13th March 2020, 02:37 PM
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Views: 27,038
Posted By corrado26
One knows about very few examples of this pistol...

One knows about very few examples of this pistol in Norway. It has crude brass mountings. FRW = Frederiks Waerk. This was a major naval base and shipyard by the city of Stavern in Norway. The FRW...
Forum: European Armoury 12th March 2020, 06:18 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 9,005
Posted By corrado26
French Navy flintlock pistol made at Mansle

I have a French navy pistol with brass canon barrel and brass lockplate with the signature of the adress "À MANSLE". I think that this pistol is one of a pair and the name of the maker was on the...
Forum: European Armoury 5th March 2020, 10:27 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,374
Posted By corrado26
Last question: Who of us two is the elder one?

Last question: Who of us two is the elder one?
Forum: European Armoury 5th March 2020, 07:02 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,374
Posted By corrado26
In German armies the spontoons have been arms and...

In German armies the spontoons have been arms and rank sign for infantry sergeants. Spontoons have not been arms to fight with but they have been tools to proof the state of the bearer and so to...
Forum: European Armoury 4th March 2020, 06:28 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,374
Posted By corrado26
It is very nice that you think that I am much...

It is very nice that you think that I am much younger than you, but I'll get 76 years old this year and many years of this time I spent in a higher position in one of Germany's military museums. So...
Forum: European Armoury 4th March 2020, 04:50 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,374
Posted By corrado26
I cannot believe this. Look at the fotos of some...

I cannot believe this. Look at the fotos of some German spontoons, all with langets and they have been primarily a rank sign of seargents and secondly made for battle - at least in Germany. ...
Forum: European Armoury 4th March 2020, 03:10 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,374
Posted By corrado26
I think this is a piece of historism. Original...

I think this is a piece of historism. Original blades can normally be unscrewed from the socket and at the socket there are missing the long feathers (?) to fix the socket at the pole. These have...
Forum: European Armoury 4th March 2020, 03:04 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 9,362
Posted By corrado26
I think the key is the used material

I think the key is the used material
Forum: European Armoury 4th March 2020, 06:57 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 9,362
Posted By corrado26
5000 years old sword discovered

Look here:

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/anatolian-sword-0013350?
Forum: European Armoury 28th February 2020, 07:04 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 10,494
Posted By corrado26
I think this is a piece of historism,, its...

I think this is a piece of historism,, its wiregrip and the missing "Tuerkenbuende" are typical.
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