Forum: European Armoury
4th April 2019, 01:16 AM
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G'day Guys,
I recently came across a photo...
G'day Guys,
I recently came across a photo of an Indian tulwar with a pipe-back blade in the British style, which appears to be wootz. Perhaps my quill point could be some sort of wootz after all?...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th March 2019, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 23
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G'day William,
This style of Persian khanjar...
G'day William,
This style of Persian khanjar blade can be found on a variety of different hilts from all over the place, but almost always seem to be made of good quality Wootz. Does this tell us...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th January 2019, 03:27 AM
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Replies: 42
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G'day Jim,
All Osborn marked officers'...
G'day Jim,
All Osborn marked officers' swords have either a G or GG stamp. Most Osborn and Gunby swords have either a G or GG stamp, so the GG stamp does not differentiate Osborn and Gunby made...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th January 2019, 10:18 PM
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Replies: 42
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G'day Guys,
Came across this Osborn and...
G'day Guys,
Came across this Osborn and Gunby marked sword at the Royal Armouries (Object IX.354). There are good photos showing the ricasso on both sides of the blade. There are no G stamps on...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th December 2018, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: European Armoury
20th November 2018, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 12,864
G'day Fabrice,
My main area of interest is...
G'day Fabrice,
My main area of interest is British swords of the Napoleonic Period, so I am no expert on these earlier swords, but I think you are on the right track. The overall look is of a slot...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th September 2018, 06:25 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 18,934
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Forum: European Armoury
9th September 2018, 10:46 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 10,789
G'day Wayne,
I think both swords you have...
G'day Wayne,
I think both swords you have posted are Italian 1833 pattern artillery swords.
Early Prussian swords tend to have more geometric pommels similar to this one.
Cheers,
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Forum: European Armoury
7th September 2018, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 10,789
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Forum: European Armoury
11th August 2018, 11:09 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 18,934
Thanks for your input on crucible steel GC. Are...
Thanks for your input on crucible steel GC. Are you sure that is the right link? It takes me to a link on scabbards?
G'day Madnumforce, plain unfullered blades were a lot less common than fullered...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th August 2018, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 11
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Thanks guys,
I think I may try etching a...
Thanks guys,
I think I may try etching a small patch of blade.
Thinredline, the hilt is certainly in the style of the 1788 light cavalry officers' sabre, but the blade is very different.
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Forum: European Armoury
6th August 2018, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 11
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British or Indo Persian Blade?
G'day Guys,
I have this British sword which is a bit of an enigma. Either it is a British made copy of an Indo Persian sword blade or it is an original Indo Persian blade that has been rehilted...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th July 2018, 02:12 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 71,763
G'day Guys,
Thank you GC for posting the G...
G'day Guys,
Thank you GC for posting the G stamped sword above.
Here is another G stamped Osborn and Gunby marked blade. This one also has the sans serif G. I am yet to come across an Osborn...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th June 2018, 03:36 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 71,763
G'day Jim,
Thanks for joining the discussion....
G'day Jim,
Thanks for joining the discussion. Although in this case G isn't the initial of the maker, there are examples where the maker stamped their name here. I have seen several Runkel marked...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th June 2018, 11:39 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 71,763
G'day Guys,
Having come across a few more...
G'day Guys,
Having come across a few more examples of Osborn and Gunby marked swords without G stamps, I am once again confident that Osborn and Gunby discontinued the use of the G stamp at some...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th June 2018, 02:37 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 71,763
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Forum: European Armoury
7th June 2018, 03:34 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 71,763
G'day GC,
Here are some better shots of the...
G'day GC,
Here are some better shots of the blade decoration on my Osborn 1796 light cavalry officer's sabre that I posted above. You have obviously spent a lot more time looking at the fine...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th June 2018, 08:42 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 71,763
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Forum: European Armoury
6th June 2018, 06:44 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 71,763
G'Day GC,
At this stage I have no idea why...
G'Day GC,
At this stage I have no idea why Osborn marked some blades with 1,2 or even 4 G's. If you have any theories I am all ears. As to whether or not all Osborn marked officer's blades have a...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th June 2018, 04:02 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 71,763
G'day GC,
I posted that sword because I...
G'day GC,
I posted that sword because I thought you may have been able to tell me something about the motifs on the blade, not as part of the discussion on the G stamp. It is the only sword in my...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd June 2018, 12:29 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 9,104
G'day Ariel,
Can't help you with the hilt,...
G'day Ariel,
Can't help you with the hilt, but I can confirm the blade is from a British 1796 pattern light cavalry sabre. I Gill stands for John Gill who took over the sword business when his...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th May 2018, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 16,777
G'day Jens,
Andrea Ferrara is the European...
G'day Jens,
Andrea Ferrara is the European equivalent of the famous Persian smith Assad Allah. There are just way too many surviving examples made over too long a time period to be the work of one...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th May 2018, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 16,777
G'day Tatyana,
I have seen very similar...
G'day Tatyana,
I have seen very similar blades mounted on early to mid 18th century Scottish basket hilts. Here is an almost identical blade, mounted on a British 1796 pattern heavy cavalry...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th May 2018, 01:36 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 71,763
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Forum: European Armoury
28th May 2018, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 71,763
G'day GC,
Looking thru those SFI threads you...
G'day GC,
Looking thru those SFI threads you posted it seems that the book "The American Eagle Pommel Sword" by Mowbray may shed some real light on this subject. Apparently the book contains...
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