Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th October 2010, 09:22 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
16th October 2010, 07:04 PM
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Thank you guys, I used WD40 after the BF, to...
Thank you guys, I used WD40 after the BF, to flush it off. The subsequent air blast is an interesting addition. Any remaining WD40 will evaporate, and we then can spray inside some Ballistol
BTW,...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th October 2010, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 16
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And yet, we spend all sorts of money on...
And yet, we spend all sorts of money on lubricants such as Pecard and Leather care products, based on animal grease.
Or do you mean the seepage out of the cleaned scabbard? That is utterly true,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th October 2010, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 30
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To place yarns while fixing boat sails.
BTW,...
To place yarns while fixing boat sails.
BTW, this type of knife was brought to the Philippines by the Spanish, and it is still being made there, _exactly as it was during the 18-19th Cs._
From...
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Forum: European Armoury
12th October 2010, 08:08 PM
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That's a "sawback removed" so-called "butcher...
That's a "sawback removed" so-called "butcher blade". A 98/05 German Sawback Bayonet issued to Pioneer troops (Sappeurs, Sappers, Zapadores, Engineers) and to NCOs (as rank perk). The sawbacks were...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th October 2010, 03:12 PM
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Replies: 33
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Just a FU note:
Found a good storage media...
Just a FU note:
Found a good storage media for the soaking: A pool skimmer's tube. Cut it to the right size, it bends according to the blade's curvature, and displaces less volume, so I will need...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th October 2010, 03:08 PM
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Replies: 16
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Probably the reason why, as a solvent, it can...
Probably the reason why, as a solvent, it can remove caked grease from within scabbards?
TG, this scabbard was already missing its bluing. I used a pistol's barrel copper-brush plus the fluid, and...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th October 2010, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 16
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Forum: European Armoury
10th October 2010, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 13,490
Brake fluid?
Hi Guys,
I was in the process of cleaning the interior of a very gunky metallic bayonet scabbard, and remembered some advice about using brake fluid. Which I did, and it worked rather well....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd October 2010, 01:18 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 74,580
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th September 2010, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 74,580
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Forum: European Armoury
27th September 2010, 01:16 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
20th September 2010, 03:42 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
17th September 2010, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,305
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Forum: European Armoury
17th September 2010, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 38,152
Hi Guys,
I'll follow your counsel to the...
Hi Guys,
I'll follow your counsel to the letter. Where do I get the Renaissance rust remover..? Should I begin with the pineapple juice, or will it also affect the rest of the blade..?
Best...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2010, 02:45 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 15,686
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2010, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 15,686
Estimado Nando,
It's very nice to correspond...
Estimado Nando,
It's very nice to correspond with you again. Thank you for the data on the mamelukes.
The reasons I use the links instead of the attachments are these.
1. I already have the...
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Forum: European Armoury
13th September 2010, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 21
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Jimbo'
Sorry I have been absent from the...
Jimbo'
Sorry I have been absent from the forum so long, personal issues and a hectic lifestyle. : P
It's always a pleasure to read your well-written contributions. : )
I have a large...
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Forum: European Armoury
12th September 2010, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 38,152
Hi Guys,
Thanks for the pointers. I felt...
Hi Guys,
Thanks for the pointers. I felt like a caveman for even contemplating the Dremel alternative, but the rust deposits found are dramatic.
BTW, Rick. I was researching a filipino keris on...
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Forum: European Armoury
12th September 2010, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 38,152
Hi Gav,
Used the mineral oil through breaks...
Hi Gav,
Used the mineral oil through breaks in the scabbard, let it soak for a couple hours, applied some judicious tapping to the crossguard, and voila!
Now, the condition of the blade as it...
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Forum: European Armoury
12th September 2010, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 42
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Well, we know that vimanas, and UFOs have been...
Well, we know that vimanas, and UFOs have been reported in several holy books, including the Bible. Works of art in medieval time often depict these drawn in the skies.
It well might be this is a...
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Forum: European Armoury
12th September 2010, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 31,554
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Forum: European Armoury
11th September 2010, 09:39 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
11th September 2010, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 31,554
Guys, I remember seeing as a child some large...
Guys, I remember seeing as a child some large ovoid metal shapes lying around in Galicia's ports. I believed initially that they were old cannon balls. I was eventually told by a local sailor that...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th September 2010, 09:20 PM
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Replies: 42
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