Forum: European Armoury
29th April 2024, 08:34 AM
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Guten Morgen! I finally made it here to Graz,...
Guten Morgen! I finally made it here to Graz, Austria where I’m visiting the Landeszeughaus. The morning stars were peasant arms. They were unskilled in war, unarmed and expendable. Hence they were...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
25th April 2024, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,593
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
24th April 2024, 07:27 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,593
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Forum: European Armoury
16th April 2024, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: European Armoury
1st April 2024, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 4
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I thought I recognised that smith’s mark from...
I thought I recognised that smith’s mark from somewhere. Staffan Kinman’s excellent book “European Makers of Edged Weapons, their Marks “ (2015) suggests the mark is of the Stantler family.
The...
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Forum: European Armoury
30th March 2024, 10:19 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,656
Yuri,
I don’t generally collect 19thC swords...
Yuri,
I don’t generally collect 19thC swords so my knowledge here is quite limited. From consulting the book “Blanka vapen och skyddsvapen” (1975) by Josef Alm it seems this sword likely is...
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Forum: European Armoury
28th March 2024, 11:39 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
28th March 2024, 11:35 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 6,770
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Forum: European Armoury
18th March 2024, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 10
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Forum: European Armoury
17th March 2024, 09:43 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
12th March 2024, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 7,200
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Forum: European Armoury
11th March 2024, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,979
Wow, those pics are great. Thanks for posting...
Wow, those pics are great. Thanks for posting Serdar. I’m sure much of what you write is completely new to most people in the forum. I never even heard of Boka and Risno before! Even Byzantine arms I...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th March 2024, 09:37 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,979
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Forum: European Armoury
9th March 2024, 04:43 PM
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Replies: 1
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Swiss article on halberds
Excellent Swiss National Museum article on halberds:
https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2022/01/the-rise-of-the-all-purpose-weapon-halberd/
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Forum: European Armoury
9th March 2024, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,979
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Forum: European Armoury
12th February 2024, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 7,200
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Forum: European Armoury
11th February 2024, 08:09 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 7,200
Thank you, Jim. I’m pleased with the sabre and...
Thank you, Jim. I’m pleased with the sabre and the notch adds an interesting collectable detail. You may well be right about the notch used mainly for duelling purposes. In Germanic lands especially...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th February 2024, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 15
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Forum: European Armoury
11th February 2024, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 7,200
That’s a very beautiful sword you have there,...
That’s a very beautiful sword you have there, Jim. Yes it’s a conundrum about these notches. You are the person who first alerted my attention to them. When I saw this sword up for sale I could not...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th February 2024, 08:56 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 7,200
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Forum: European Armoury
10th February 2024, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 7,200
In “Cut and Thrust Weapons” (1969) by Eduard...
In “Cut and Thrust Weapons” (1969) by Eduard Wagner there are several Austro-Hungarian pallasches with what’s described as a “short jagged tooth” on the back edge of the blade near the point. The...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th February 2024, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 7,200
Swedish m/1791 hussar sabre
This Christmas I was blessed with a Swedish m/1791 hussar sabre. It’s light, elegant, and handles swiftly. The grip is very much in Prussian style with an angular iron knuckle bow although it retains...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd February 2024, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 4
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I believe shamsir blades originally had Persian...
I believe shamsir blades originally had Persian origins (meaning “tail of the tiger”?) and were common all over the Ottoman empire. In Hungary and Eastern Europe, which were involved in a protracted...
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Forum: European Armoury
25th January 2024, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 7,864
Wow that looks like my kind of place! :eek: The...
Wow that looks like my kind of place! :eek: The helmets on the left look quite interesting. Almost like those Roman gladiator helmets. So many places to see… I hope to finally make it to Graz to see...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th January 2024, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 7,864
The blade looks very German, so I suspect a...
The blade looks very German, so I suspect a Solingen made one with a questionable Juan Martinez cartouche mark on the ricasso. From what I understand the bigger the shell guard and pommel, the older...
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