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![]() Hi Stefan, Have a look at post #7 in http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=22371&highlight=movediza Cheers Chris |
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![]() Hi Ian, Thanks for sharing that interesting information - All I can say is that we have come some way way from those days..... Cheers Chris |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Chromium in small quantities increases the hardenability of the steel and what this means in practical terms is that a low thermal shock oil quench suffices, reducing the chances of cracks and... |
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![]() Maybe, but chances are against it. The inside surfaces of the crack become oxidized and are unlikely to weld shut, unless a flux is introduced. The practice of recycling used leaf springs is not... |
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![]() I very much doubt that the iron ores used to make bloomery iron would have contained the alloying elements required by the 5160 standard. Cheers Chris |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Ian, Leaf springs have been made from a variety of steels, not just 5160. Over the years I have seen mentioned 9260, L6 and the higher carbon content 10xx series including 1095. So we must not make... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() 5160? This website lists a number of equivalent standards, among which is EN - 60Cr3 http://www.zknives.com/knives/steels/steelgraph.php?nm=5160&dlm=AISI&ss=1 Ian: Thank you for publishing... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hi Folks, An overview of 5160:https://www.azom.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6743 A good article on how to best heat treat 5160: https://knifesteelnerds.com/2019/04/01/how-to-heat-treat-5160/ And... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() If you do a search for "Eberle Elmo" you'll get a number of hits for knives on sale, so those two brand names are linked in some way. One such hit took me to Brazil, so there's a clue perhaps... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() This makers brand corresponds to "Trompeta" and from what I could find out it was marketed by the Argentine firm Eberle. Here's a link in Spanish to the history of the maker and I have found an... |
Forum: European Armoury
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Forum: European Armoury
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![]() Hi Everybody, May 2020 bring all of you all the very best in life and may you all continue to make the excellent posts that have made this forum renown. Cheers Chris |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() Hi, Wishing everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Cheers Chris |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() I think that "Pioneer" or "Sapper" are the closest English equivalents. Cheers Chris |
Forum: European Armoury
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Forum: European Armoury
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![]() Not to mention the huge number of 20th century souvenir navajas made in Albacete and Santa Cruz De Mudela bearing the ubiquitous inscription of "TOLEDO" I doubt if there would be enough verifiable... |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() Thanks for that, and I do have a copy. This is what we may call a coffee table book, with 237 photographs of single and groups of fine collectable navajas sorted by origin of locality, mostly from... |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() Hi, Fernando made an excellent commentary on Forton's works and the only meaningful thing that I can add is that until we know exactly which of his many works on this subject is being objected to... |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() Will be interesting to see what they have to say - The more information, the better. As good as Google Translate! :D Cheers Chris |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() Interesting. Which of the two of Forton's books referred to was your source criticizing? Any specific examples? As a generalization, antique Spanish folding knives are very difficult to identify... |
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Forum: European Armoury
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![]() Yours is French, made for the Spanish market in the late 19th century. See pg 149 of Forton's `Navajas Antiguas, Las Mejores Piezas de Coleccion'. Edit: Had a bit more time to look in my library and... |
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![]() The overall shape of the knife corresponds most closely to those of Sevilla. For reference see Forton's `Navajas Antiguas, Las Mejores Piezas de Coleccion'. Catalan navajas generally have a... |
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