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Forum: European Armoury 18th February 2024, 12:46 PM
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Posted By Raf
The whole construction seems strange and warrants...

The whole construction seems strange and warrants further comment. The means of communicating fire to the outer barrels seems reasonably clear. The centre barrel connects with the percusion ...
Forum: European Armoury 15th February 2024, 09:32 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,138
Posted By Raf
I would be happy with that. I was impressed by...

I would be happy with that. I was impressed by the way the pommel has been fitted so closely to the tang. As if the pommel had been drilled, heated and driven on to the cold tang. I dont know wether...
Forum: European Armoury 10th February 2024, 07:03 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 83,842
Posted By Raf
I managed to track down this clip from Thierbach...

I managed to track down this clip from Thierbach which discuss the Monks gun in the context of other friction bar ignition systems. Could any kind person help with a translation as I can't get ...
Forum: European Armoury 10th February 2024, 02:12 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,138
Posted By Raf
Hi Andreas. Pleased you found my comments...

Hi Andreas. Pleased you found my comments helpfull. If you decide to experiment mind how you go . Electrolisis releases both oxygen and hydrogen and potentially harmful gasses. Maybe a long shot but...
Forum: European Armoury 8th February 2024, 03:18 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,138
Posted By Raf
Probably the only way to establish the...

Probably the only way to establish the authenticity of your sword is to understand how these extreme patinas on fake medieval swords are created. Which I assume involves reversing the process of...
Forum: European Armoury 5th February 2024, 11:51 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,437
Posted By Raf
Put together yesterday out of unrelated junk.Have...

Put together yesterday out of unrelated junk.Have we not been here before recently ?
Forum: European Armoury 13th January 2024, 03:46 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,358
Posted By Raf
Yes the wire is very thin but 7mm diameter isn't...

Yes the wire is very thin but 7mm diameter isn't exactly large. They are wedge rivited and it seems incredible that this was done with such fine wire . And yes they are gilded. Perhaps one should not...
Forum: European Armoury 11th January 2024, 02:14 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,358
Posted By Raf
In an earlier post (chain mail) I illustrated ...

In an earlier post (chain mail) I illustrated some fragments of mercury gilded brass mail recovered from the river Thames. Do you have any observations on this ?
Forum: European Armoury 11th January 2024, 01:57 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 83,842
Posted By Raf
You are obviously aware that the principal of...

You are obviously aware that the principal of ignition in flint as opposed to pyrites ignition firearms is different but the myth persists that they are somehow interchangeable. It probably needs re...
Forum: European Armoury 8th January 2024, 04:03 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 83,842
Posted By Raf
Thank you for posting this new picture. You may...

Thank you for posting this new picture. You may be right and there is no evidence that the serpentine is not simply hinged as in Peter Kunz reconstruction. However it also shows two unaccountable...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd January 2024, 12:57 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,386
Posted By Raf
Adding spurious marks or inscriptions with laser...

Adding spurious marks or inscriptions with laser etching turns these otherwise fantasy re- creations into fakes. Something made with the deliberate intention to mislead or defraud.
Forum: European Armoury 1st January 2024, 07:14 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,741
Posted By Raf
Looks to me like a Lebel bayonet.

Looks to me like a Lebel bayonet.
Forum: European Armoury 13th December 2023, 01:54 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,285
Posted By Raf
Thank you for posting some more pictures . Sorry...

Thank you for posting some more pictures . Sorry to disappoint but we can say definitively that this is not a sixteenth century helmet . An original would have been made in steel by the repoussé,...
Forum: European Armoury 10th December 2023, 03:48 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 83,842
Posted By Raf
The monks gun revisited - again

The issue is that the Monks gun in the Rüstkammer museum Dresden frequently described and illustrated doesn’t actually work. Experimenters have confirmed that despite any amount pushing or pulling...
Forum: European Armoury 30th November 2023, 03:24 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,379
Posted By Raf
[QUOTE=urbanspaceman;286395]I Matthew Boulton;...

[QUOTE=urbanspaceman;286395]I Matthew Boulton; considering it's age also suggests Boulton.

Perhaps in passing we should mention bright cut steel.When new this faceted style of decoration was cut...
Forum: European Armoury 30th November 2023, 12:09 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,611
Posted By Raf
Happy to disagree. This is exactly what it...

Happy to disagree. This is exactly what it appears to be. A Victorian copy of a Renaissance parade hemet in the Roman style. Then as now an original would have been very expensive and reproductions...
Forum: European Armoury 29th November 2023, 02:58 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,611
Posted By Raf
Here for comparison is similar helmet made by...

Here for comparison is similar helmet made by Nigel Carren who specialises in historically accurate reproduction armour.
Forum: European Armoury 27th November 2023, 06:46 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,685
Posted By Raf
Not sure what your point was . Given the fluted...

Not sure what your point was . Given the fluted barrel and side plate best guess is it actually North Italian.
I would like to think a Venetian courtesan might have caried a pistol like this even if...
Forum: European Armoury 27th November 2023, 04:43 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,685
Posted By Raf
Yes , I agree it looks odd but as you can see...

Yes , I agree it looks odd but as you can see from attached it hasn't been cut down. The forend is chewed because the barrel pin lug had detached during its working life and the barrel was secured...
Forum: European Armoury 25th November 2023, 01:45 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,685
Posted By Raf
'Lucy Locket lost her pocket.'

'Lucy Locket lost her pocket.'
Forum: European Armoury 25th November 2023, 01:25 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,685
Posted By Raf
Pochet's come in pairs.

Pochet's come in pairs.
Forum: European Armoury 25th November 2023, 12:47 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,685
Posted By Raf
Another version. Maybe a bit earlier. Trying to...

Another version. Maybe a bit earlier. Trying to look better quality than it is . One for the ladies pochet ?
Forum: European Armoury 14th November 2023, 10:56 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,720
Posted By Raf
[QUOTE=twines;286005]Hi, I have and nice...

[QUOTE=twines;286005]Hi,

I have and nice 1815 Dutch musket that is .71 cal. rifled. I would like some help with the marks. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I have a more complete set of...
Forum: European Armoury 13th October 2023, 11:32 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 7,184
Posted By Raf
I think we can assume this was intended as a neck...

I think we can assume this was intended as a neck guard.
Forum: European Armoury 12th October 2023, 11:14 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 7,184
Posted By Raf
Read the small print . 'Via Apollo Galleries' Now...

Read the small print . 'Via Apollo Galleries' Now search Apollo Galleries reviews and scroll down to Reddit.
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