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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th September 2013, 07:15 PM
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Posted By Dmitry
Thanks, Runjeet. Why do you think the hilt was...

Thanks, Runjeet. Why do you think the hilt was wrapped like that? For storage?
Is my tentative dating it to the mid-1800s correct?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd September 2013, 06:43 PM
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Posted By Dmitry
Thanks, Steve. I think you got it. I should...

Thanks, Steve. I think you got it. I should really turn the picture over.
Looks like 37/44, or something to that effect. Arsenal inventory numbers?...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd September 2013, 05:02 PM
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Posted By Dmitry
Writing on tulwar blade.

Acquired this no-nonsense fighting tulwar some time ago, and would appreciate your expert help on the symbols engraved on the back of the blade and the mark at the ricasso.
The hilt is still wrapped...
Forum: European Armoury 29th August 2013, 01:28 PM
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Views: 37,114
Posted By Dmitry
I thought graphometer was a land-surveying tool....

I thought graphometer was a land-surveying tool. How would you use it in navigation?
Forum: European Armoury 27th August 2013, 03:34 PM
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Views: 37,114
Posted By Dmitry
Yes, in the late 16th-throughout the 17th c. the...

Yes, in the late 16th-throughout the 17th c. the Dutch were the kings of the seas. It can be said that 2 out of every 5 ships on high seas at that time were Dutch. Somehow it all fizzled out.
Have...
Forum: European Armoury 27th August 2013, 02:39 PM
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Posted By Dmitry
Nova Zembla...Africa? Re:chest. These come...

Nova Zembla...Africa?

Re:chest. These come up in European auctions, and one giant example is in the Metropolitan Museum. I don't know about the shipboard use, but I do remember reading that these...
Forum: Swap Forum 8th August 2013, 03:39 PM
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Views: 6,866
Posted By Dmitry
Not available any more.

Not available any more.
Forum: Swap Forum 31st July 2013, 01:58 PM
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Views: 6,866
Posted By Dmitry
WEST AFRICAN MANDING SWORD CA.1800s

This Manding sword is mounted with a 84 cm long, 4.5 cm wide blade with three narrow fullers starting at the ricasso and running past the forte. Sword is almost 1 meter long overall. The hilt is...
Forum: European Armoury 27th July 2013, 10:09 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 39,199
Posted By Dmitry
Jim, I would say that at that time there was no...

Jim, I would say that at that time there was no blade trade between France and England to speak of; the sword you had probably was mounted with a captured French blade. I have seen examples of that...
Forum: European Armoury 25th July 2013, 01:28 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 39,199
Posted By Dmitry
British officers in 1780 buying French-supplied...

British officers in 1780 buying French-supplied swords...highly unlikely. :shrug:
Much like British officers buying German-supplied pistols in 1940..

Stylistically this hilt could date to as...
Forum: European Armoury 23rd July 2013, 07:50 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 39,199
Posted By Dmitry
Hi, Norman. 2 1/2 inches is too wide for a...

Hi, Norman.
2 1/2 inches is too wide for a sword knot lanyard. I think it maybe an officer's sash or a scarf, or a civilian patriotic sash, like a town mayor's, assembly members, etc., or a...
Forum: European Armoury 23rd July 2013, 04:53 PM
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Views: 39,199
Posted By Dmitry
Hi, this doesn't look like a sword knot, but I...

Hi, this doesn't look like a sword knot, but I have another idea. How wide and how long is this fabric?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th July 2013, 08:59 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 23,164
Posted By Dmitry
I am not familiar with the history of Hungarian...

I am not familiar with the history of Hungarian blade making, but I have no doubt that this blade was made in Solingen. It says Eisenhauer on it in large letters. :)
I don't think this was a dancing...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th July 2013, 03:22 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 23,164
Posted By Dmitry
Arabian shamshir with Hungarian blade

Just wanted to share the photos of this great sword with you. Even though this is not my area of collecting, I can appreciate the beauty of it. Blade is massive, 82 cm-long, almost 4 cm-wide. An...
Forum: European Armoury 9th July 2013, 08:03 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 31,758
Posted By Dmitry
You can get an old leather glove, cut off one of...

You can get an old leather glove, cut off one of the fingers, and stitch it over the back of the ricasso. If I was playing with it, I'd also get some braided wire and put it in the recesses on the...
Forum: European Armoury 9th July 2013, 06:49 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 31,758
Posted By Dmitry
Fair enough. Just wanted to know your m.o. ...

Fair enough. Just wanted to know your m.o.



Well, a rapier in my interpretation is a thrusting sword with a straight blade of at least 90 cm., a hilt that offers more protection for a palm than...
Forum: European Armoury 9th July 2013, 03:25 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 31,758
Posted By Dmitry
Just curious...why did you choose to buy a rapier...

Just curious...why did you choose to buy a rapier that doesn't resemble a historical weapon, but is a "fantasy piece"?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st July 2013, 03:27 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,490
Posted By Dmitry
I did the search, there seem to be as many ways...

I did the search, there seem to be as many ways of doing as there are people who've done it, with various degrees of success.
Technics range from lemon oil to the Ferric Chloride , and more. :shrug:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st July 2013, 02:06 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,490
Posted By Dmitry
Exposing the watered steel on a blade.

There are several ways of doing it that I've read about, but have never done it myself. I have a very beautiful tulwar that has vestiges of the watered steel pattern discernible on the blade, and I'm...
Forum: European Armoury 1st July 2013, 02:02 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 12,925
Posted By Dmitry
Yes, it's a Swedish naval 'taken out of service'...

Yes, it's a Swedish naval 'taken out of service' mark, the crossed circle.

Do you have up-close photos of the American axe head?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2013, 02:20 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 10,583
Posted By Dmitry
You can also notice that the hilt itself is a...

You can also notice that the hilt itself is a composite. The pommel and the grip did not belong together. In fact the pommel looks like a furniture knob.
I'm not an African collector, butdon't the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th June 2013, 11:56 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 10,583
Posted By Dmitry
Obviously this is a composite, but you probably...

Obviously this is a composite, but you probably knew that. The hilt is from the 19th c. French style dress sword.
Forum: European Armoury 24th June 2013, 03:09 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 16,911
Posted By Dmitry
Bonjour, Cerjak. That is possible, but how...

Bonjour, Cerjak.
That is possible, but how would he wear the sword when he wasn't fighting, but going for a leisurely stroll ? The sharp quillons would surely stab him when he walked, rip his...
Forum: European Armoury 24th June 2013, 02:42 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 31,758
Posted By Dmitry
First I generously oiled the sword, let it sit...

First I generously oiled the sword, let it sit overnight, so the oil could penetrate, then ripped a small sheet of cooking aluminum foil, and scrubbed with it, wiping the dark sludge off, and oiling...
Forum: European Armoury 23rd June 2013, 02:38 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 10,759
Posted By Dmitry
Top-hat! :D

Top-hat! :D
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