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Forum: European Armoury 1st May 2018, 10:52 AM
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Posted By adrian
Thank you for posting that, all three examples...

Thank you for posting that, all three examples are indeed very similar.
Forum: European Armoury 1st May 2018, 09:30 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 14,537
Posted By adrian
Early round wooden powder flask

At an auction last weekend I was fortunate to acquire an early powder flask which generated very little interest when it came time to bid.

It is obviously old but I did not think it likely to be...
Forum: European Armoury 26th April 2017, 09:32 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 18,204
Posted By adrian
Yes I do agree ... I wish I could pin it down to...

Yes I do agree ... I wish I could pin it down to a known model though !


Surely someone in the HBSA will know, it would be worth seeing if you can get some exposure of your rifle there.
Forum: European Armoury 26th April 2017, 09:45 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 18,204
Posted By adrian
I agree that it has the hallmarks of a trials...

I agree that it has the hallmarks of a trials rifle, ungraduated rear sight, "Enfield" configuration where possible. Definitely aimed at British military, whether it dates to earlier or later trials...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd January 2015, 09:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 10,954
Posted By adrian
Thanks for posting this Stu, a truly impressive...

Thanks for posting this Stu, a truly impressive assembly of ordnance, especially the two 64prs mounted on their carriages & platforms. The old style "cannon" is a carronade, a very popular type of...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd January 2015, 09:08 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 11,274
Posted By adrian
It is quite possibly the Pattern 1912 Cavalry...

It is quite possibly the Pattern 1912 Cavalry Officers sword.
Forum: European Armoury 13th October 2014, 08:58 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 14,656
Posted By adrian
I have searched the records of the State Library...

I have searched the records of the State Library in Sydney for drawings of a kangaroo similar to the figure on the flask, but no luck there either.

Hi Paul, according to that 1967 Caps & Flints...
Forum: European Armoury 6th October 2014, 09:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 14,656
Posted By adrian
Hi again Paul. I have spent an interesting...

Hi again Paul. I have spent an interesting evening trolling through the "Caps & Flints" magazines - produced by the "Antique & Historic Arms Collectors Guild, Victoria" because there were quite a few...
Forum: European Armoury 6th October 2014, 10:20 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 14,656
Posted By adrian
I'm unaware of any Australian Colonial flask...

I'm unaware of any Australian Colonial flask makers, most items were imported & the local market would have been insufficient to warrant setting up a flask making business. Lead shot was produced...
Forum: European Armoury 25th August 2014, 11:47 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 12,593
Posted By adrian
If this is from a flintlock firearm doesn't that...

If this is from a flintlock firearm doesn't that battle (1572) pre date the regular use of such mechanisms? I understand that the use of lead, as opposed to leather, for encasing the flint is not...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd August 2014, 07:56 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,587
Posted By adrian
The item is of course Fernando's, though I would...

The item is of course Fernando's, though I would indeed be very happy if it was mine as I do not have one like it in that size. The term "grenade" during the period in which this item was most likely...
Forum: European Armoury 31st July 2014, 12:30 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,587
Posted By adrian
If it had those features, rivet holes or threaded...

If it had those features, rivet holes or threaded fuze hole, then it would post date the 1850s. So it is earlier than that but therefore very difficult to date as shells followed a simple design for...
Forum: European Armoury 30th July 2014, 11:54 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,587
Posted By adrian
An interesting projectile, it raises a few...

An interesting projectile, it raises a few questions:
Any idea of its provenance or origins?
Does it have a rivet hole at its base - directly opposite the fuze hole - a picture of this area...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd July 2014, 09:46 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 19,663
Posted By adrian
Definitely a #4 Pattern. Adrian

Definitely a #4 Pattern. Adrian
Forum: European Armoury 1st July 2014, 11:10 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 19,663
Posted By adrian
Hi Dana that would make it a pattern #4. ...

Hi Dana that would make it a pattern #4.
Pattern #3 is also the same as #4 except the arms & stem are longer, I don't think it is a #3, they are fairly uncommon, but if you check yours against the...
Forum: European Armoury 1st July 2014, 12:47 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 19,663
Posted By adrian
Thanks Fernando I don't mind at all that you have...

Thanks Fernando I don't mind at all that you have posted this extract & would have replied myself if I had seen this thread sooner.
Dana, its an Enfield rifle tool, as has been correctly noted by...
Forum: European Armoury 13th February 2014, 09:31 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 17,879
Posted By adrian
Although I think the overall style of the stamp...

Although I think the overall style of the stamp doesn't quite "look right" I would certainly agree that the VR is an altered WR, not only from the odd left hand side of the V but also because the VR...
Forum: European Armoury 12th December 2013, 08:18 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 15,209
Posted By adrian
It is difficult to date & identify this unless...

It is difficult to date & identify this unless there are some identifying marks, even with its measurable caliber as a guide. For most of the black powder military history it was far more expedient...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd November 2013, 05:55 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 22,559
Posted By adrian
I have not heard of shrapnel grenades, however...

I have not heard of shrapnel grenades, however there were of course shrapnel shells as invented by Henry Shrapnel. His shells were called Spherical Case Shot until some years after Shrapnel's death...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd November 2013, 04:34 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 15,209
Posted By adrian
It perhaps fits the breech plug of a small...

It perhaps fits the breech plug of a small caliber rifle, it is the right shape etc. This might have been what was meant by "drum".
Forum: European Armoury 1st November 2013, 12:17 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 15,209
Posted By adrian
A "buck & ball" bullet mould. It would have been...

A "buck & ball" bullet mould. It would have been for a musket of a caliber to suit that ball. The user could fire either a musket ball, at large game, or buckshot at smaller game, or both at an enemy...
Forum: European Armoury 1st November 2013, 10:45 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 22,559
Posted By adrian
Would a small sphere such as mine more likely be...

Would a small sphere such as mine more likely be a grenade or a very small mortar shell? Did they make them this small??

The smallest mortar in British service was the Coehorn at 4 2/5 " bore.
...
Forum: European Armoury 1st November 2013, 10:29 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 22,559
Posted By adrian
The subject of hand grenades & small common...

The subject of hand grenades & small common shells is too broad to receive an accurate answer to, various countries altered what they used/did as they progressed & not every country did the same...
Forum: European Armoury 17th October 2013, 09:38 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 17,462
Posted By adrian
The first carbine depicted is some sort of...

The first carbine depicted is some sort of cavalry carbine - how long is its barrel? It may have been messed with. Its conversion is not to a British Govt pattern, & looks European.

The second...
Forum: European Armoury 15th September 2013, 10:40 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 13,909
Posted By adrian
Stone ball cannons had the chamber narrower than...

Stone ball cannons had the chamber narrower than the bore.
Apparently this artillery system disappeared during the 17th century.

Interestingly this system, with a smaller diameter powder...
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