bercrystal, :smug: Thankyou. Komo, I believe that they were made by machine. The blade tapers ever so slighly, and the I marks where the taper...
Thank you Komo, I am beginning to feel much better. I was wondering about my sanity over wanting something so much, just for a single mark. A mark...
No, I am not a member of that forum, though I am a member of a couple of others. Nor am I on FB, where there is thriving bayonet section, though I...
Thank you AJ, I feel better already!:smug:
I have recenetly obtained a bayonet for my collection, over 196000 were made, so they are not exactly rare. However, the one that I have just...
The Sakai family also used the wood sorrel and ken motif as their family mon.
They are not exactly rare, and there are several different issues, but the German ones are far rarer. One is dated 5th mai, and the other 7th mai....
I recently managed to acquire two Lusitania medals. Originally minted by the Germans to 'celebrate' the sinking of the Cunard passenger liner RMS...
This may be of help.............
Very professional job. Perhaps you have found a new vocation! And fantastic that you have been able to answer some of the questions about this...
I had a look to try and find an example with similar style engraving. This was the nearest that I found..... [ATTACH]
The image of Clint Eastwood on the 'flying carpet' makes me giggle ! I assume, that the images are trying to convey a picture of an immigrant to...
Sorry Komo, I hadn't seen the thread! It certainly looks to be genuine to me, probably 18th century. As has been mentioned, the fittings would...
Not sure about the first one, but the possible carpet knife idea sounds very plausible. However, it appears to have some age to it.....when did...
Whilst I have seen many images of the Negroli burgonet before, I have never seen those showing the inside of the helmet, so MOS thank you so much...
That book is an absolute breath taking work isn't it. I also love the harness on p.160 too, the armour of grotesque masks. Again the detail is...
Wow, nice! unfortunately, weapons etc from Oceania is another area where I regrettably know far too little about, though I have seen a few spear...
I wondered if perhaps anybody here had any bits of armour knocking about? I have a couple of old gauntlets locked away (I'll try and get the key...
@verybrad Thank you for that. It is certainly something to think about, though for the same reason that I will not French polish it, I am not...
That was what I originally thought when I heard what he had done, but............... The effect, even a decade later is stunning, and as I said,...
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