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William Alexander Elder
Location: Dallas, Texas Joined: 08 Sep 2012
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 Posted: Thu 24 Jul, 2014 12:17 pm Post subject: Combined sword and wheel-lock pistol |
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I was wondering if anyone had images of this combined sword and wheel-lock pistol from the Wallace collection http://wallacelive.wallacecollection.org/eMus...detailView?
I am interested in, at some point, commissioning a pair of swords with similar hilts. But, the online image is too small, and the only catalogues that seem to feature it are from 1962 and 1986 respectively. Anyone with a higher quality image, particularly one showing the details of the hilt construction, would receive my eternal thanks and a well-earned place in Paradise.
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Shahril Dzulkifli
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| Posted: Thu 24 Jul, 2014 5:59 pm Post subject: Combined sword and wheel-lock pistol |
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Do you mean this, William?
Something miraculous happened when I clicked on the thumbnail and then I suddenly got this.
“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength”
- Marcus Aurelius
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William Alexander Elder
Location: Dallas, Texas Joined: 08 Sep 2012
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I do mean that one, and the same miracle worked for me as well when I first found that sword online. But, that picture doesn't tell me about the construction of the hilt at the blade. From that angle, I can't tell if there's a kidney shaped loop coming off of it, a half-moon, or how it connects to the four bars forming the basket. These are the questions that haunt my dreams.
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Shahril Dzulkifli
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| Posted: Wed 03 Sep, 2014 6:41 am Post subject: Combined sword and wheel-lock pistol |
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This kind of sword looks peculiar in my opinion.
“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength”
- Marcus Aurelius
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Mark Griffin
Location: The Welsh Marches, in the hills above Newtown, Powys. Joined: 28 Dec 2006
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why not ask the Wallace collection for pics?
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