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Forum: European Armoury 5th July 2025, 01:34 AM
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Posted By mgolab
Thank you Mark. Great pieces and well said.

Thank you Mark. Great pieces and well said.
Forum: European Armoury 30th June 2025, 06:20 PM
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Posted By mgolab
could that be a "caravaca cross"?

could that be a "caravaca cross"?
Forum: European Armoury 30th June 2025, 05:13 PM
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Posted By mgolab
Thanks again Jim. Not sure why, but my gut...

Thanks again Jim.

Not sure why, but my gut is telling me that the "L" and cross of lorraine is some sort of armorer mark.
Forum: European Armoury 30th June 2025, 03:35 PM
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Posted By mgolab
looks like it is evenly beveled. hand forged,...

looks like it is evenly beveled. hand forged, but evenly as possible.
Forum: European Armoury 30th June 2025, 02:36 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 15,421
Posted By mgolab
Jim: Thanks for the in-depth response and...

Jim:

Thanks for the in-depth response and analysis here. It is excellent and I appreciate it.

I purchased this axe from a picker in Florida, so I initially thought that it had a Spanish...
Forum: European Armoury 29th June 2025, 05:11 PM
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Posted By mgolab
another image of the mark.

another image of the mark.
Forum: European Armoury 29th June 2025, 05:09 PM
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Posted By mgolab
Hi Jim: Good to hear from you. I have...

Hi Jim:

Good to hear from you. I have attached some additional images. The nail pull slot was added later. The piece was later repurposed as a tool, but that spike looks like a weapon to me,...
Forum: European Armoury 29th June 2025, 02:06 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 15,421
Posted By mgolab
Maker's Mark?

I was reviewing a spike hatchet in my collection which was the subject of my post on Jun 8, 2023.

I am not sure whether I discovered a maker's mark on the underside of the spike. An "X" with a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th June 2025, 02:02 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 5,905
Posted By mgolab
Maker's Mark?

I was reviewing a spike hatchet in my collection which was the subject of my post on Jun 8, 2023.

I am not sure whether I discovered a maker's mark on the underside of the spike. An "X" with a...
Forum: European Armoury 27th June 2025, 11:37 PM
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Views: 8,879
Posted By mgolab
Old short sword?

I just bought this, but has not arrived yet. Seller says that it is an old tobacco cutter from the 1870s, repurposed from an older sword blade.

Came from Virginia along the James River.

22...
Forum: European Armoury 16th June 2025, 06:03 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 40,989
Posted By mgolab
Also, upon further examination, there may appear...

Also, upon further examination, there may appear to be a letter "L" within the shield mark?
Forum: European Armoury 16th June 2025, 03:34 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 40,989
Posted By mgolab
Thanks Mark. Terrible that someone would...

Thanks Mark.

Terrible that someone would sand it down.

I am hopeful that the "shield mark" will provide some further clues here. Or perhaps that mark is too far gone to shed any further...
Forum: European Armoury 15th June 2025, 02:56 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 40,989
Posted By mgolab
Thank you CC for the further comments. Just...

Thank you CC for the further comments.

Just to add, the haft is very old (my best guess would be late 18th Century) and seems to have a "blackening" to it.

Also, I could never support this...
Forum: European Armoury 15th June 2025, 02:06 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 40,989
Posted By mgolab
Thanks Mark. I think that analysis makes a lot...

Thanks Mark. I think that analysis makes a lot of sense.

What is throwing me off are the langets. Could this piece be a re-purposed British/American Colonial blacksmith made boarding axe that...
Forum: European Armoury 13th June 2025, 02:28 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 40,989
Posted By mgolab
Also not sure whether this is a faded maker's...

Also not sure whether this is a faded maker's mark. Hard to tell.
Forum: European Armoury 13th June 2025, 12:51 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 40,989
Posted By mgolab
Thanks again Mark for the comments. I found the...

Thanks again Mark for the comments. I found the attached image, No. 42, on the right, from the old book Armouries in the Tower of London. I though it bears some resemblance.

I gently cleaned the...
Forum: European Armoury 12th June 2025, 02:36 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 40,989
Posted By mgolab
I attempted to take a picture to show the...

I attempted to take a picture to show the thinnest of the blade.
Forum: European Armoury 12th June 2025, 01:07 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 40,989
Posted By mgolab
Thank you both for the responses. I received it...

Thank you both for the responses. I received it yesterday. Definitely not a boarding axe, but fairly sure some type of weapon.

Hand forged steel. Handle is old, along with langets. Feels like a...
Forum: European Armoury 9th June 2025, 03:26 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 40,989
Posted By mgolab
Damaged Boarding Axe?

I just purchased this axe and am waiting for it to arrive. I am curious whether this is a damaged boarding axe, with the spike ground down.

Total length is slightly over 18 inches. Appears that...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd May 2025, 07:33 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 23,621
Posted By mgolab
This is also on the other side of the hammer...

This is also on the other side of the hammer head. Not sure if a maker mark?
Forum: European Armoury 22nd May 2025, 04:03 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 23,621
Posted By mgolab
Also found this mark on the hammer head. What is...

Also found this mark on the hammer head. What is that? Thanks again
Forum: European Armoury 20th May 2025, 01:37 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 23,621
Posted By mgolab
My apologies but one additional question: is...

My apologies but one additional question:

is there any possibility that the head can be older than the haft and langets? Difficult to see from the pictures, but the head appears older and seems...
Forum: European Armoury 19th May 2025, 07:31 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 23,621
Posted By mgolab
Thank you for the feedback. I assumed so, but...

Thank you for the feedback. I assumed so, but good to get confirmation. As my total investment was under $50, not so bad.
Forum: European Armoury 18th May 2025, 02:51 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 23,621
Posted By mgolab
not too bad for holding. As mentioned, 2 pounds,...

not too bad for holding. As mentioned, 2 pounds, slightly more. Definitely solid, not a toy.

Curious as to age...handle is not as old as the head in my opinion.
Forum: European Armoury 14th May 2025, 06:54 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 23,621
Posted By mgolab
Hello: I wanted to follow up on this since I...

Hello: I wanted to follow up on this since I received the item today. The head is approximately 5.5 inches and overall weight is 2 pounds, 4 oz. 24 inches in total length.

The head is hand...
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