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Forum: European Armoury Today, 04:57 AM
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Posted By M ELEY
Hey Drak. Nice swords! I'd still place them as...

Hey Drak. Nice swords! I'd still place them as post-Revolution, but early, 1790's. Their knuckle bows are a transition between the early stirrup hilts and the later (ca. 1796) reverse-P style hilt....
Forum: European Armoury 21st January 2026, 08:30 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,362
Posted By M ELEY
Hi Interested Party. Most tombak 'necks' are...

Hi Interested Party. Most tombak 'necks' are integral with the shaft of the blade, but you bring up an excellent point that many Mediterranian types have this collar too. I definitely think the hilt...
Forum: European Armoury 19th January 2026, 11:01 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,362
Posted By M ELEY
Possibly a tombak? Note the ferrule- ...

Possibly a tombak? Note the ferrule-

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12310
Forum: European Armoury 19th January 2026, 04:39 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,362
Posted By M ELEY
Hello Mark. The hilt on this piece is amazing! It...

Hello Mark. The hilt on this piece is amazing! It certainly dates 18th or earlier. It resembles the early 'English lion' types, but it could also be Dutch. The blade is interesting. While it could be...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 18th January 2026, 03:43 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,426
Posted By M ELEY
Wow, Acanthus, this is really great information...

Wow, Acanthus, this is really great information and it would seem you are onto something. Now I'll have to do some research on my Bellarmine to see if perhaps it is more than a 'fantasy symbol' on...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 15th January 2026, 10:59 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,426
Posted By M ELEY
Very nice Bellarmine! I have a slightly larger...

Very nice Bellarmine! I have a slightly larger example, but unfortunately damaged. From my research, it appears the early types had the emblems of towns and regions of the Rhineland, but the later...
Forum: European Armoury 5th January 2026, 04:06 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,949
Posted By M ELEY
Hello Sajen. I know next to nothing on these, but...

Hello Sajen. I know next to nothing on these, but just had to say it is beautiful piece! I think the classification for Freemason is possible based on the crossguard pattern, which seems to resemble...
Forum: European Armoury 5th January 2026, 04:00 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 32,770
Posted By M ELEY
Hello Dmitry, Yep, that was the one. It's...

Hello Dmitry,

Yep, that was the one. It's been a while and my memory is more foggy these days, but I seem to remember that it went for around $1999 dollars(U.S.), not bad for a swivel, but that...
Forum: European Armoury 25th December 2025, 04:10 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,684
Posted By M ELEY
Merry Christmas to you as well, Norman, and to...

Merry Christmas to you as well, Norman, and to all other Forum members who celebrate the the holiday! Great pics, BTW-
Forum: European Armoury 19th December 2025, 07:04 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,795
Posted By M ELEY
While out of my wheelhouse, it certainly looks...

While out of my wheelhouse, it certainly looks like it is older than Victorian. Could this perhaps be an American halberd from the Rev War period? There were plenty of crude spontoons, halberds and...
Forum: European Armoury 14th December 2025, 12:43 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,718
Posted By M ELEY
That is a pretty amazing side knife, Mark! As you...

That is a pretty amazing side knife, Mark! As you well know, during the Civil War, North Carolina was split right down the middle between those who joined the Untion and those who joined the...
Forum: European Armoury 14th December 2025, 12:35 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,374
Posted By M ELEY
Wink Very nice sword!

Hello Ed. The second sword is a very nice hanger ca 1760-80 period, just in time for the American revolution;). It appears to have the classic 4-slot hilt. Country of origin remains open, but it...
Forum: European Armoury 7th December 2025, 06:13 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,190
Posted By M ELEY
Wow! This really is an incredible naval cutlass!...

Wow! This really is an incredible naval cutlass! Jim has summed it up nicely, but I just had to remark on this incredible sword type! The so-called 'sheet metal' guard did indeed start around the...
Forum: European Armoury 7th November 2025, 09:16 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 32,917
Posted By M ELEY
Wow, Ed! You have a couple of very nice hangers....

Wow, Ed! You have a couple of very nice hangers. Both of these examples date to the 1690-1720 era. Although these hangers were made in Germany (as were most swords and certainly sword blades dating...
Forum: European Armoury 4th November 2025, 06:43 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 11,932
Posted By M ELEY
Hello Jim and thanks for responding. Sorry, I was...

Hello Jim and thanks for responding. Sorry, I was away from the Forum for a bit. Apparently, there were two types of boarding pike heads used during the American Revolution by the colonists. One was...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd November 2025, 06:21 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 32,917
Posted By M ELEY
Revisiting this old thread with one possibility...

Revisiting this old thread with one possibility for the 'missing crown'. Just to add clarity to anyone coming in now on this thread, this hanger is 100% made for the English market and dates to...
Forum: European Armoury 27th October 2025, 11:05 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 11,932
Posted By M ELEY
more pics

Trying again with the pics-
Forum: European Armoury 27th October 2025, 10:39 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 11,932
Posted By M ELEY
A Revolutionary War-era boarding pike head

I managed to procure this recently from an online auction. There was very little information provided, but I recognized the 'leaf form' pattern immediately and took a chance. This item does fit the...
Forum: European Armoury 27th October 2025, 10:26 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 10,490
Posted By M ELEY
I've always been fascinated by this sword, Jim,...

I've always been fascinated by this sword, Jim, but unfortunately don't have much to add beyond the obvious. Much like your 'corpse carrier' sword, this is a very isoteric item and I've never seen...
Forum: European Armoury 30th September 2025, 11:39 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 28,320
Posted By M ELEY
Thanks for that link as well, Glenn. Here's...

Thanks for that link as well, Glenn.

Here's one of my favorites which, although modern, is very thorough and important from a maritime perspective and covering the archaeological aspects of a...
Forum: European Armoury 30th September 2025, 11:18 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 14,284
Posted By M ELEY
Hello Mark. Boy, you sure know how to find them!...

Hello Mark. Boy, you sure know how to find them! Yep, this appears to be a Revolutionary War pattern camp axe or there-abouts, ca late 18th. It fits the pattern in Hartzler's, Neumann's, and...
Forum: European Armoury 30th September 2025, 01:49 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 28,320
Posted By M ELEY
Thanks for these as well, GP. I wish I'd gotten...

Thanks for these as well, GP. I wish I'd gotten into fencing when I was a young lad. Now, with all that thrusting and leaping back, my knees would definitely pop from their sockets! Ahhh, old...
Forum: European Armoury 24th September 2025, 03:39 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 28,320
Posted By M ELEY
Thanks for this cool find, GP. I'll print off a...

Thanks for this cool find, GP. I'll print off a copy soon! It is always a great thing when one can find old, original ephemera or documents like this-
Forum: European Armoury 23rd September 2025, 10:13 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 26,928
Posted By M ELEY
Could the top example be a spontoon versus a pike...

Could the top example be a spontoon versus a pike head? Both great examples! Nice patina/aging, so not Historismus/19th. They look at least 18th or earlier-
Forum: European Armoury 9th September 2025, 05:25 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 27,186
Posted By M ELEY
And some great material from our own site and a...

And some great material from our own site and a few others-

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=7085&highlight=grenade&page=4

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12530
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