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Thu 15 Mar, 2007 10:51 am
Armour related to Henry IV
French work around 1600
Kidn regards
Manouchehr
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Thu 15 Mar, 2007 10:57 am
Sorry gentlemen, I forgot to take the picture of the description of this
combination weapon.
Kind regards
Manouchehr
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Thu 15 Mar, 2007 7:27 pm
Manouchehr:
Thanks for posting all of these pictures! BTW, was that combination pistol/sword attributed to being owned by Henri IV? That would be VERY interesting if it were, as it's a rather interesting variation of the flintlock, that wasn't supposed to exist yet... :cool:
Thanks for any info you might remember.
Cheers!
Gordon
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Fri 16 Mar, 2007 12:03 am
Gordon Frye wrote: |
Manouchehr:
Thanks for posting all of these pictures! BTW, was that combination pistol/sword attributed to being owned by Henri IV? That would be VERY interesting if it were, as it's a rather interesting variation of the flintlock, that wasn't supposed to exist yet... :cool:
Thanks for any info you might remember.
Cheers!
Gordon |
Gordon
You are very welcome. I do not think that it was attributed to him. Otherwise I would have surely taken a picture of the text.
Kind regards
Manouchehr
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Fri 16 Mar, 2007 12:06 am
Gordon,
I thought the flintlock was invented sometime around 1600 but took time to replace the existing firing methods.
Manouchehr,
Thanks for the pictures the gothic suit is nice, It is so neat to see the many suits of this style how they are alike and different. Great pictures!
RPM
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Fri 16 Mar, 2007 12:08 am
Randall Moffett wrote: |
Gordon,
I thought the flintlock was invented sometime around 1600 but took time to replace the existing firing methods.
Manouchehr,
Thanks for the pictures the gothic suit is nice, It is so neat to see the many suits of this style how they are alike and different. Great pictures!
RPM |
Randall,
You are very welcome. I will check on that next time when I am in Paris.
Kind regards
Manouchehr
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Fri 16 Mar, 2007 12:11 am
Armour related to infant Louis VIII.
French work 1605-1610.
Kind regards
Manouchehr
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Fri 16 Mar, 2007 12:12 am
Gordon Frye wrote: |
Manouchehr:
Thanks for posting all of these pictures! BTW, was that combination pistol/sword attributed to being owned by Henri IV? That would be VERY interesting if it were, as it's a rather interesting variation of the flintlock, that wasn't supposed to exist yet... :cool:
Thanks for any info you might remember.
Cheers!
Gordon |
Gordon
Could you please explain the Gothic style of armor and its origins? Thanks a lot.
KInd regards
Manouchehr
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Fri 16 Mar, 2007 8:01 am
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You are welcome. That bronze sword is truly amazing. Have you seen similar examples of it? |
Pehaps I can answer that one. The blade on this sword is a typical for LBA carp's tongue sword. The hilt and scabbard are unique however. It's possible that other organic hilted swords of this type had similar shaped hilts, but I've never seen preserved examples. So far I've only known this sword from a small line drawing, so it's great to finally have a photo of the real thing. Thanks! :)
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Fri 16 Mar, 2007 8:24 am
Randall Moffett wrote: |
Gordon,
I thought the flintlock was invented sometime around 1600 but took time to replace the existing firing methods.
RPM |
Randall;
There's a lot of question there as to the date of the "true" (internal vertical sear) flintlock's development/invention. The armourer's mark on a specific flintlock arquebuse atributed to one of the le Bourgeois brothers has been questioned as to it's date recently. In an earlier interperetation, the mark would suggest strongly a date of about 1607-1610. However, it may well be closer to the 1620 date that even earlier scholarship had generally given for the invention of the "true" flintlock. Since Henri IV was assassinated in 1610, it interested me as to whether or not the sword-pistol combination was attributed to his ownership. If proven to be so, it would definitely change things! :)
BTW, you are absolutely correct on it taking a while for the "true" flintlock to replace existing firing mechanisms. Neigh on to 80 years, in fact! Assuming it was invented around 1620, not 1610, that is... :D
Cheers!
Gordon
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Fri 16 Mar, 2007 8:27 am
Manouchehr M. wrote: |
Gordon
Could you please explain the Gothic style of armor and its origins? Thanks a lot.
Kind regards
Manouchehr |
Manouchehr;
I couldn't even BEGIN to do that, I'm afraid! :eek: Way to complex a study for me. I'm sure that we have students of that subject here who are far more competent at answering that question than I am. Hopefully they can speak up about it for you! Probably best on another thread, too... :)
Cheers!
Gordon
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Fri 16 Mar, 2007 8:51 am
Gentlemen,
Thanks for your interest. For these pictures I spent the whole day in the museum. That was really hard :) . I am really happy to share the pictures with you. Please make yourinput. I can learn a lot. THanks.
Kind regards
Manouchehr
Half armour of a child from a French court
Frenc work 1610-1620
Kind regards
Manouchehr
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