interesting book

M ELEY · 30th September 2025, 01:49 AM

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 age!

Hotspur · 30th September 2025, 10:07 PM

That's really a terrific share. The Schola board has been gone awhile but there have been a few pools of assembly to share these works. I am very disappointed in the facebook status of approving posts and stuff not getting through.

Good stuff here

https://www.swordfightinglondon.com/resources

Cheers
GC

M ELEY · 30th September 2025, 11:39 PM

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 ship's weapons/artifacts from a scientific angle.

https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/147123095.pdf

gp · 2nd October 2025, 06:45 PM

although available as hard copy, the museum has provided a free of charge legal link on yataghans, most made in the Balkans during the Ottoman empire's presence in Europe

https://jatagani.hismus.hr/knjizstarte.htm

gp · 3rd October 2025, 10:19 PM

more legal download museum books:

Catalogue of European Court Swords and Hunting Swords by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

https://ia801203.us.archive.org/32/i...ing_Swords.pdf

Firearms and edged weapons, guns, pistols, carbines, cannon models, medals, swords, daggers, fencing set by Walpole Galleries (New York, N.Y.)

https://dn720006.ca.archive.org/0/it...ea00walp_2.pdf

European arms and armour in the University of Oxford (principally in the Ashmolean and Pitt-Rivers museums) catalogued, with introductory notes by
Ffoulkes, Charles John, 1868-1947

https://dn720404.ca.archive.org/0/it...mo0000char.pdf

Rick · 3rd October 2025, 10:25 PM

Thanks for the link gp!

Quote:

Originally Posted by gp

although available as hard copy, the museum has provided a free of charge legal link on yataghans, most made in the Balkans during the Ottoman empire's presence in Europe

https://jatagani.hismus.hr/knjizstarte.htm

I find it interesting to see that the Light Hilted Yataghans' hilts are all described as Bone when most of them are hilted in Ivory or Walrus tusk.

gp · 8th October 2025, 07:14 PM

looking into finding more on the rondel dagger after reading Ahorsa's item,
Í stumbled upon some most beautiful drawings by the great Dürer himself!
Please scroll down:

https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Oplodida...eri_(MS_26-232)

and also Bauman's Fechtbuch

https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Bauman_F....I.6.4%C2%BA.2)

both legal☺

enjoy and best regards

Gunar

gp · 22nd October 2025, 01:31 PM

a very interesting one, again legal download:

"handbook of weaponry"

from 1890 in German, containing 662 drawings

https://ia601208.us.archive.org/27/i...affe00boeh.pdf

22nd October 2025, 01:31 PM	#8
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 932	a very interesting one, again legal download: "handbook of weaponry" from 1890 in German, containing 662 drawings https://ia601208.us.archive.org/27/i...affe00boeh.pdf Attached Images

30th September 2025, 01:49 AM	#1
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,208	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 age!

30th September 2025, 10:07 PM	#2
Hotspur Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Nipmuc USA Posts: 537	That's really a terrific share. The Schola board has been gone awhile but there have been a few pools of assembly to share these works. I am very disappointed in the facebook status of approving posts and stuff not getting through. Good stuff here https://www.swordfightinglondon.com/resources Cheers GC

30th September 2025, 11:39 PM	#3
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,208	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 ship's weapons/artifacts from a scientific angle. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/147123095.pdf

2nd October 2025, 06:45 PM	#4
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 932	although available as hard copy, the museum has provided a free of charge legal link on yataghans, most made in the Balkans during the Ottoman empire's presence in Europe https://jatagani.hismus.hr/knjizstarte.htm

3rd October 2025, 10:19 PM	#5
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 932	more legal download museum books: Catalogue of European Court Swords and Hunting Swords by The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://ia801203.us.archive.org/32/i...ing_Swords.pdf Firearms and edged weapons, guns, pistols, carbines, cannon models, medals, swords, daggers, fencing set by Walpole Galleries (New York, N.Y.) https://dn720006.ca.archive.org/0/it...ea00walp_2.pdf European arms and armour in the University of Oxford (principally in the Ashmolean and Pitt-Rivers museums) catalogued, with introductory notes by Ffoulkes, Charles John, 1868-1947 https://dn720404.ca.archive.org/0/it...mo0000char.pdf

8th October 2025, 07:14 PM	#7
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 932	looking into finding more on the rondel dagger after reading Ahorsa's item, Í stumbled upon some most beautiful drawings by the great Dürer himself! Please scroll down: https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Oplodida...eri_(MS_26-232) and also Bauman's Fechtbuch https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Bauman_F....I.6.4%C2%BA.2) both legal☺ enjoy and best regards Gunar