Forum: European Armoury
20th June 2025, 10:19 PM
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Markings
I was determined to establish absolutely that colichemarde smallsword blades from SB were not marked, so I un-hilted my silver, boat-shell hilt colichemarde from William Kinman, who seems to have...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th June 2025, 09:24 PM
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in the groove again
Hey Jim.
All hollow bladed colichemardes have a groove, which means they come from SB as there was only ever one machine until, possibly, the Oleys and Moles moving to Birmingham left it behind in...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th June 2025, 11:53 AM
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fact and fiction
Hi Jim. You cannot imagine how many chroniclers have got it wrong over the centuries - most just regurgitated what had been written previously. Aylward is one perfect example: this man claimed...
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Forum: European Armoury
19th June 2025, 10:30 PM
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ps
Remember that Oley was from Solingen; used the bushy tailed fox; and was regarded as a German smith and not necessarily from England and Shotley Bridge. Given the above, his products may well have...
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Forum: European Armoury
19th June 2025, 10:25 PM
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Miasma
Hi Jim. Paul Storr was apprenticed to Andrew Fogleberg, St Anne's Court. I am not certain that Fogleberg hilted swords but I came across him when looking for the maker of my latest smallsword -...
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Forum: European Armoury
19th June 2025, 12:28 PM
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colichemarde question... yet again
Appalone Rudkins is quite a name, I'm surprised I forgot it. Many thanks again Jim.
I also read the Mount Vernon declaration regarding the blades coming from Solingen and was convinced they simply...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th June 2025, 07:49 PM
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Washington swords
From what my cursory research tells me, Washington was recognised as having nine swords altogether. Apart from the two I have illustrated, I've seen another colichemarde with a cut-steel hilt, most...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th June 2025, 09:30 AM
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Silversmith
Hello Jim. What would we do without you ? ! Thank-you, I believe that was the name I lost.
On another note:
it looks to me like I have uncovered a previously unknown thread of Washington's...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th June 2025, 08:05 PM
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This just in
Following up further, here is the colichemarde he ordered from London.
The cutler was Matthew Feesey: the King's cutler. There was also a silversmith involved of course, but I found - then lost -...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th June 2025, 12:40 PM
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George Washington.
I've been back to explore this sword some more, beginning with finding a better image.
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Here's what I've found - and please correct me whenever necessary.
First, the hilt was from John...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th May 2025, 09:11 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
14th May 2025, 07:33 PM
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Cutting Edges
Way back at the start of my introduction to arms and armour I came across a curious smallsword belonging to Mel, my friend and mentor. Initial reaction to this sword was that it was likely munitions...
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