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02-21-2021, 08:23 AM

Derek M replied to a thread Help needed for identification - Challenging question on artifact - good luck ! in Antique & Military Sword Forum

Now that the closest identification has been found via Crichton-Stuart, the challenge remains to determine which specific Marquess of Bute the gorget...

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02-20-2021, 05:32 PM

Derek M replied to a thread Help needed for identification - Challenging question on artifact - good luck ! in Antique & Military Sword Forum

Hi Sir Braden! Thanks!! Excellent information!!! And guess what, your right spot on with another detail...the wyvern is breathing fire from the...

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02-19-2021, 07:22 PM

Derek M replied to a thread Are these good? in Antique & Military Sword Forum

I am left breathless....all I can say is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! swords. Nice collection. Those blue-n-gilt blades are fantastic!

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02-19-2021, 07:18 PM

Derek M replied to a thread Help needed for identification - Challenging question on artifact - good luck ! in Antique & Military Sword Forum

To those who may still be interested, it was kindly brought to my attention that the two winged creatures beneath the rampant lion are actually...

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02-14-2021, 04:47 PM

Derek M replied to a thread Help needed for identification - Challenging question on artifact - good luck ! in Antique & Military Sword Forum

Thank you very much Ben and L. Braden for the replies and information. I do greatly appreciate it. Every little bit of information/clue is certainly...

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02-13-2021, 12:37 PM

Derek M replied to a thread Help needed for identification - Challenging question on artifact - good luck ! in Antique & Military Sword Forum

Now, if I can just find a sword with this family crest on the blade, this would make for a fine display.

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02-13-2021, 12:36 PM

Derek M replied to a thread Help needed for identification - Challenging question on artifact - good luck ! in Antique & Military Sword Forum

My apologies, I should have mentioned the dimensions in my previous post. Dimensions of mine are: Height: 6 1/2" Width side-to-side: 7 1/2"...

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02-13-2021, 12:30 PM

Derek M replied to a thread Help needed for identification - Challenging question on artifact - good luck ! in Antique & Military Sword Forum

Greg, Many thanks for the reply. Very interesting thought, I never considered it being a horse breast badge. The only other example I have...

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02-12-2021, 06:43 PM

Derek M replied to a thread What would you call these two edged weapons? in Antique & Military Sword Forum

Hello Dennis, Could the Morrocan dagger in the first photo possibly be of the Koummya family of daggers? just a though.

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02-12-2021, 03:59 PM

Derek M replied to a thread Info Needed on Brit Sword Maker - MAITLAND & CO., LONDON in Antique & Military Sword Forum

Greg, Very nice! I am most envious, albeit a cursory search reveals that the Grand Trunk Railway historically had a rail-route that ran through a...

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02-12-2021, 03:39 PM

Derek M started a thread Help needed for identification - Challenging question on artifact - good luck ! in Antique & Military Sword Forum

Hello forum members, Although I am a sword collector at heart, I came across an item that is most intriguing and I do not know which forum to post...

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02-02-2021, 06:50 PM

Derek M replied to a thread Romania Carlos I sword with paperback blade - Question in Antique & Military Sword Forum

Interesting flex in that blade Glen. How much angle of deflection is that?...and at which point/length from the tip does the flexion point begin? I...

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