Forum: European Armoury
15th November 2021, 01:45 PM
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Heel erg bedankt ...
Jasper, i am so much obliged for your comprehensive input, which i will save to my file supporting this sword category; a XVIII century Dutch smallsword for the Russian market; all details...
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Forum: European Armoury
14th November 2021, 02:58 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
12th November 2021, 05:04 PM
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In both cases (M1796 + Norman) the guard indeed...
In both cases (M1796 + Norman) the guard indeed forms a 'broken' heart, but misses the pas d'ane. All in all, a different thing.
I follow Jim in that these these particular small swords are result...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th November 2021, 01:25 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
10th November 2021, 12:26 PM
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Thank you Gentlemen for your impressions.
It...
Thank you Gentlemen for your impressions.
It appears that the double headed eagle holding the scepter and orb is the most seen and used. This one, on the contrary, has the eagle holding two swords....
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Forum: European Armoury
9th November 2021, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 16
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A silver hilted small sword for comments.
Not only the hilt but also the scabbard with silver mounts. It looks like some of the motivs in the hilt depict zoomorfic figures. Pity that the scabbard was broken. I realized that gluing the two...
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