Forum: European Armoury
20th July 2021, 03:42 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
19th July 2021, 09:21 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
19th July 2021, 03:59 AM
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G'day Richard,
Sorry I am a bit late to this...
G'day Richard,
Sorry I am a bit late to this discussion. It all sounds a bit mysterious. Without seeing the blade decoration, it certainly looks a lot more French than British. The blade design with...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th June 2021, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 17
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G'day Peter,
As well as what the unmounted...
G'day Peter,
As well as what the unmounted blade looks like, the sori measurement would also be useful. I measured what the sori of a typical 1796 LC sabre would be if cut down to 71.5cm and it is...
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Forum: European Armoury
25th June 2021, 05:48 AM
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Replies: 17
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th June 2021, 03:14 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 78,592
G'day Norman,
The new photos of the blade you...
G'day Norman,
The new photos of the blade you posted don't prove the blade is Japanese, but on the other hand they don't rule it out either. If you can see a hamon then that makes it more likely to...
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Forum: European Armoury
14th June 2021, 03:00 AM
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Replies: 39
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th June 2021, 12:30 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 78,592
G'day Norman,
A Japanese sword which has had...
G'day Norman,
A Japanese sword which has had this hard a life will have grain openings in the blade, which are evidence of folding during manufacture. If there aren't any openings on your blade than...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th June 2021, 10:25 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 78,592
G'day Norman,
It is a sword which was made in...
G'day Norman,
It is a sword which was made in an Asian country other than Japan, in imitation of a Japanese sword. Whether it was made 10 years ago or 80 years ago is hard to judge from the photos....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th June 2021, 01:55 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 78,592
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Forum: European Armoury
28th April 2021, 10:55 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 16,950
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Forum: European Armoury
24th April 2021, 06:01 AM
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Replies: 76
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd February 2021, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 21,699
This comparison photo with a British 1796 light...
This comparison photo with a British 1796 light cavalry sabre illustrates the "point" a little better. With a typical sabre, in order to deliver the point to the target, the user has to drop their...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st February 2021, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 17
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G'day Guys,
I have a British sword circa 1815...
G'day Guys,
I have a British sword circa 1815 with a recurved blade, similar to this one. My blade is a pipe-back and is 80cm long. The intent of the design seems to be to provide a curved cutting...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th February 2021, 02:04 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 16,950
G'day Jim,
Henry Osborn was using the G and...
G'day Jim,
Henry Osborn was using the G and also GG long before he partnered with John Gunby. Recently I have become aware that earlier (possibly 1780's) Henry Osborn had been marking his swords...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th February 2021, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 31
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Forum: European Armoury
6th February 2021, 08:23 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 16,950
Thanks CC,
Originally I thought the S may have...
Thanks CC,
Originally I thought the S may have had something to do with Solingen, as I know Prosser did use Runkel marked blades from Solingen, but I no longer think so. I have also seen an S stamp...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th February 2021, 05:17 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 16,950
S Stamp on British Swords
G'day Guys,
I have come across several examples of British officers' swords from around 1800 that have an "S" stamp on their ricasso, in a similar way that Osborn marked swords have a "G" stamp....
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Forum: European Armoury
19th January 2021, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 19,660
G'day Jim,
I think Wilkinson began using the...
G'day Jim,
I think Wilkinson began using the proof disc from around 1845 when his "new" blade design was introduced. This period isn't my main area of focus, so someone more knowledgeable may be...
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Forum: European Armoury
19th January 2021, 07:08 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 19,660
G'day Guys,
Here is the sword of Lt Edward...
G'day Guys,
Here is the sword of Lt Edward Lavallin Puxley who served with the 4th Light Dragoons in Crimea. He arrived in Crimea after the charge. It is not maker marked, but the proved poincon is...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th January 2021, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 10
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G'day Ulrik,
To add to what Jim has posted,...
G'day Ulrik,
To add to what Jim has posted, most of these stirrup-hilted lion head swords predate the 1803 pattern infantry officer sword. I have one with a horn grip which is dated 1799. Ivory...
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Forum: European Armoury
21st December 2020, 08:27 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 80,050
G'day Jim,
It is possible. There is evidence...
G'day Jim,
It is possible. There is evidence that these sabres were used in battle, rather than just kept for dress use. To achieve the level of distress that your sabre has it is likely that it...
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Forum: European Armoury
19th December 2020, 12:54 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 80,050
G'day Jim,
You are right that the original...
G'day Jim,
You are right that the original batch of 10th Hussars' swords used Solingen blades like my example below. Later examples had the flat, unfullered blades like the sword in this thread. In...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th December 2020, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,524
G'day Ulrik,
That style of blade is commonly...
G'day Ulrik,
That style of blade is commonly found on mortuary hilts. Here is one in my collection which was later mounted with a 1788 pattern heavy cavalry officer's style hilt.
Cheers,
Bryce
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Forum: European Armoury
18th December 2020, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 48
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