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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
9th January 2021, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 359
Posted By
Norman McCormick
Hi Rick,
Looks like the pouch from an...Hi Rick, Looks like the pouch from an officers cross belt. Originally for cartridges now a ceremonial uniform accessory. Here are some images pulled from the net. Regards, Norman. P.S. The... |
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Forum: European Armoury
6th January 2021, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 369
Posted By
Norman McCormick
Hi Jim,
Thought this might be of...Hi Jim, Thought this might be of interest. Seems Osborn sword making may have ceased in the 1830's. My Regards, Norman. Henry Osborn of Bordesley, Birmingham 1812 Patent No. 3617 for... |
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Forum: European Armoury
6th January 2021, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 369
Posted By
Norman McCormick
Hi,
The P1821 L.C. sabre I have is by Osborn....Hi, The P1821 L.C. sabre I have is by Osborn. The single number acceptance mark denotes, as far as I can remember, a date of issue prior to the 1840's. I have photographed it with a later P1821... |
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Forum: European Armoury
4th January 2021, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 359
Posted By
Norman McCormick
Hi,
Here is an image of the Osborn's Warranted...Hi, Here is an image of the Osborn's Warranted logo on an officers 1796 L.C. sabre manufactured between 1796 and 1801. Regards, Norman. |
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Forum: European Armoury
30th December 2020, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 359
Posted By
Norman McCormick
Hi Ulrik,
This post might be of...Hi Ulrik, This post might be of interest. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=10825&highlight=P1821 There were numerous manufacturers and I'm sorry I'm not able to i.d. yours.... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th December 2020, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,629
Posted By
Norman McCormick
Hi,
Although not the same one of the markings...Hi, Although not the same one of the markings on this Kora of mine exhibits some similarities with the one on the sword in question. Regards, Norman. |
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Forum: European Armoury
20th December 2020, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 530
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Norman McCormick
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th December 2020, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,016
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Norman McCormick
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th December 2020, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,307
Posted By
Norman McCormick
Hi Kevin,
This is mine...Hi Kevin, This is mine http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=22852&highlight=ottoman+kard which as you can see is pretty similar. Unfortunately mine has lost the inscription and... |
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Forum: European Armoury
7th December 2020, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,794
Posted By
Norman McCormick
Hi,
I would suspect there is indeed merit in...Hi, I would suspect there is indeed merit in this. Styles seem to have been somewhat fluid in some cases although the more flamboyant curves appear to be particularly associated with those blades... |
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Forum: European Armoury
6th December 2020, 02:27 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,794
Posted By
Norman McCormick
Hi Jim,
I would have designated this a...Hi Jim, I would have designated this a Flank Officers sword of the Napoleonic era rather than a cavalry sword. The curvature of the blade and the canted hilt would suggest to me that this is... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th November 2020, 01:35 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,086
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Norman McCormick
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Forum: European Armoury
4th November 2020, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 4,134
Posted By
Norman McCormick
Hi Jim,
I'm not sure this has anything...Hi Jim, I'm not sure this has anything to do with Karabela forms. The farmers knife or Bauernwehr was well established in Europe and as I see it this is the type of knife the man is... |
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd October 2020, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,409
Posted By
Norman McCormick
Hi Jim,
In Richard Dellar's book The...Hi Jim, In Richard Dellar's book The British Cavalry Sword 1788-1912 plate 4.10 he shows a blade with an E.I.C. inspection stamp on the blade i.e. a G over the number 4. He also states that... |
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd October 2020, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,250
Posted By
Norman McCormick
Hi,
Again what Jim says makes sense. Without...Hi, Again what Jim says makes sense. Without better photographs it's hard to say exactly and even then there was a plethora of individual styles in the late 18th early 19thC so could be difficult... |
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Forum: European Armoury
21st October 2020, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,409
Posted By
Norman McCormick
Hi Fernando,
I'm not sure the...Hi Fernando, I'm not sure the example you show conforms to a P1796. It looks, to me, more like a Georgian flank officer's sword. I have looked through Richard Dellar's book, The... |
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Forum: European Armoury
21st October 2020, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,409
Posted By
Norman McCormick
Hi Fernando,
Could be, I had a...Hi Fernando, Could be, I had a flintlock pistol with all the parts scratched with a file III if I remember correctly. I guess so that all parts so marked would stay together but... |
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Forum: European Armoury
21st October 2020, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,409
Posted By
Norman McCormick
Hi Fernando,
Does the fullering...Hi Fernando, Does the fullering go all the way to the tip? I can't make it out from the photograph. My Regards, Norman. |
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Forum: European Armoury
21st October 2020, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,409
Posted By
Norman McCormick
Hi Guys,
Thanks for the continued...Hi Guys, Thanks for the continued interest. Hi Bryce, I cannot find any other detail in the punch marks although it looks like the punch had a hollow centre as the centre of... |
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Forum: European Armoury
16th October 2020, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,409
Posted By
Norman McCormick
Unmarked P1796 L.C. Troopers SabreHi, Got this a while ago and nearly finished a little restoration. The scabbard and hilt were rather neglected as you can see by the image of the scabbard half finished. The blade however was in... |
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Forum: European Armoury
16th October 2020, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,777
Posted By
Norman McCormick
Hi Mark and Jim,
Thanks...Hi Mark and Jim, Thanks for your comments. This is a nice sword to handle and notwithstanding the scarcity of this pattern one of my favourites, a substantial blade and... |
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Forum: European Armoury
14th October 2020, 07:01 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,777
Posted By
Norman McCormick
Hi,
Just a wee update, I now have verification...Hi, Just a wee update, I now have verification from the Royal Armouries that this is indeed as I thought a 1796 Pattern N.C.O.'s sword. Regards, Norman. |
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Forum: European Armoury
5th October 2020, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 7,375
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Norman McCormick
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Forum: European Armoury
5th October 2020, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 7,375
Posted By
Norman McCormick
Hi Jim,
...Hi Jim, https://collections.royalarmouries.org/tower-armouries.html Volume 2 page 295 no images but blade markings noted. My Regards, Norman. |
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Forum: European Armoury
5th October 2020, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 7,375
Posted By
Norman McCormick
Hi Jim,
I don't think anybody is...Hi Jim, I don't think anybody is dismissing your thinking, more trying to root out the truth. The Paul Storr attribution to me is considerably less important than determining whether Briquet... |
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