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Forum: European Armoury 5th May 2022, 08:16 PM
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Posted By Raf
I agree. I didn't suggest it was ever intended as...

I agree. I didn't suggest it was ever intended as a practical weapon. Rather more , as you say a symbolic object.
Forum: European Armoury 5th May 2022, 05:02 PM
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Posted By Raf
Couple of wasters.

Couple of wasters.
Forum: European Armoury 5th May 2022, 03:54 PM
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Views: 30,149
Posted By Raf
Im tending to read the whole thing as a Dainty...

Im tending to read the whole thing as a Dainty Device. A clever allegory that means something special to the owner , or giver , but not a lot to anybody else . The figure has to be Eros ; carefree...
Forum: European Armoury 4th May 2022, 12:48 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 14,612
Posted By Raf
I made an error in this post that I should have...

I made an error in this post that I should have corrected. The images posted were from Indian sites but it turns out the images are all lifted from makers of 'museum quality' replica armour located...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd May 2022, 05:30 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 122,086
Posted By Raf
On a more academic note here is how the stocks of...

On a more academic note here is how the stocks of these pistols are believed to have been constructed . Research from the Farmers Museum co-operative Cooperstown . New York .A complex forging...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd May 2022, 02:00 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 122,086
Posted By Raf
I know we do not normally discuss reproductions ...

I know we do not normally discuss reproductions but as a salutary warning here is an original kit manufactured by Coach Harness in the U. K. in the 1960s. They pioneered casting from originals...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd May 2022, 03:56 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 122,086
Posted By Raf
Looking at the new photographs of the internals...

Looking at the new photographs of the internals Im sorry to say this just does not look credible as a period lock . Well at least we tried .Please ignore my comments about the barrel bolster . I...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd May 2022, 01:32 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 122,086
Posted By Raf
Surprisingly no one has pointed out that the lock...

Surprisingly no one has pointed out that the lock internals show a remarkable similarity to a 53 Enfield. Note the swivel link to mainspring and the wedged mainspring attachment . Features that...
Forum: European Armoury 1st May 2022, 02:15 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 122,086
Posted By Raf
Admittedly the quality doesn't look great and the...

Admittedly the quality doesn't look great and the stamped (?) Tower difficult to account for . But . A lot of Scottish pistols were in fact made in Birmingham . Bissel was prolific maker ....
Forum: European Armoury 24th April 2022, 01:50 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 14,612
Posted By Raf
[QUOTE=SimonM77;271409]Lewis & Grant has one for...

[QUOTE=SimonM77;271409]Lewis & Grant has one for sale that looks a lot like it?

Yes , Im afraid that's the problem. Here is another one. The ingenious craftsmen of Roorkee have recently started...
Forum: European Armoury 24th April 2022, 10:57 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 14,612
Posted By Raf
These are currently being manufactured in Roorkee...

These are currently being manufactured in Roorkee India.
Forum: European Armoury 13th April 2022, 08:08 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 29,982
Posted By Raf
So you will like this then. From the art of...

So you will like this then. From the art of gunnery again

How to make fiery Wheels, to be cast with mens hands.

Because every souldier wil not meddle with hand Granadoes, the using of them...
Forum: European Armoury 13th April 2022, 07:37 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 29,982
Posted By Raf
Quoted by Chris Henry in English Civil war...

Quoted by Chris Henry in English Civil war Artillery 1642-51 . Osprey publishing.

This extract from School of the art of Gunnery 1643 is relevant.

How to make Fuses.
Every Ball hath a hole,...
Forum: European Armoury 13th April 2022, 05:17 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 29,982
Posted By Raf
Yes. The sectioned example does look like what...

Yes. The sectioned example does look like what you would expect from a fused grenade with an explosive charge.
Forum: European Armoury 13th April 2022, 03:35 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 29,982
Posted By Raf
By grenade do we mean as in having an internal ...

By grenade do we mean as in having an internal fuse. Presumably a wood plug with a hole in it filled with compressed meal designed to burn for a measured amount of time before exploding . Or an...
Forum: European Armoury 8th April 2022, 03:11 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 15,117
Posted By Raf
A couple of things for clarification. Fire or...

A couple of things for clarification. Fire or mercury gilding .Used to gold plate metal prior to the introduction pf electroplating in the 1840s. Gold is dissolved in mercury to form an amalgam...
Forum: European Armoury 4th April 2022, 04:49 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 15,117
Posted By Raf
Or maybe not. The copper finish is more likely...

Or maybe not. The copper finish is more likely the result of surface enrichment . This occurs when an alloy suffers from corrosion which etches out one element of the alloy ,in this case the zinc...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd July 2021, 01:05 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 31,747
Posted By Raf
Thanks Marcus. Certainly looks like a tiller to...

Thanks Marcus. Certainly looks like a tiller to me. One option might be it was designed to be fired from a rowlock fixed to the bow of a camel saddle in which case the tiller makes sense. There is a...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd July 2021, 09:18 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 31,747
Posted By Raf
I agree. Maybe you could post a picture of the...

I agree. Maybe you could post a picture of the end of the tiller.
Forum: European Armoury 1st July 2021, 06:27 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 31,747
Posted By Raf
Looks like it started life as an Indian combined...

Looks like it started life as an Indian combined matchlock and axe. The Royal armouries example dates it vaguely 1700 to 1800. Worth looking to see if their is any sign the remains of a rivit to the...
Forum: European Armoury 30th May 2021, 11:57 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 31,450
Posted By Raf
At least George the elder had good taste in...

At least George the elder had good taste in antiquarian arms. Here is another item from his collection ; a hunting sword supposedly belonging to Henry V111
Forum: European Armoury 29th May 2021, 11:16 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 31,450
Posted By Raf
So why might Wallis choose to have himself...

So why might Wallis choose to have himself depicted holding an extremely rare German all steel Wheelock pistol from about 1550 ?
Answer George Wallis was a celebrated Antiquary and Gunsmith who...
Forum: European Armoury 27th March 2021, 04:37 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 34,412
Posted By Raf
You have posted four swords all of which look...

You have posted four swords all of which look like ground finds. It would be good if you could say something about the context in which they were discovered.
Forum: European Armoury 23rd March 2021, 07:31 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 20,227
Posted By Raf
Thank you for your explanation.

Thank you for your explanation.
Forum: European Armoury 23rd March 2021, 06:37 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 20,227
Posted By Raf
Just wondered why the chunk of blade missing in...

Just wondered why the chunk of blade missing in the first images posted wasn't missing in the second set of images posted. Look carefully and make up your own mind.
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