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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	billiams collection Dec 10, 2010 2:00:22 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2010 2:00:22 GMT ever changing and I've gotten back into the antique's after a long while plus pretty much done with buying reproductions (except for trainers)....start off with the wall hangers and move thru the repro's into the antiques.

chuckinohio Senior Forumite Posts: 3,376	billiams collection Dec 10, 2010 14:18:35 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by chuckinohio on Dec 10, 2010 14:18:35 GMT You have a discerning eye, that is a very nice collection. Your photo skills are also deserving of recognition also, a well presented array. Thank you for sharing it.

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	billiams collection Dec 12, 2010 21:28:00 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2010 21:28:00 GMT chuckinohio wrote You have a discerning eye, that is a very nice collection. Your photo skills are also deserving of recognition also, a well presented array. Thank you for sharing it. why.. thank you sir................

johnapsega Member Posts: 846	billiams collection Dec 16, 2010 14:41:35 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by johnapsega on Dec 16, 2010 14:41:35 GMT What made you decide to give up reproductions. And amazing collection I like very much.
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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	billiams collection Dec 17, 2010 13:59:57 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2010 13:59:57 GMT Very nice! I'm not very Euro sword savy, those last "sabers" What, where, when ? really like the basket hilt with the inlays. Thanks for sharing.

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johnapsega wrote
What made you decide to give up reproductions.

And amazing collection I like very much.

Thank you first off.....I got back into antique's mainly for the history / research that goes along with them. They are a worth while investment as well.

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bushidoblade wrote
Very nice! I'm not very Euro sword savy, those last "sabers" What, where, when ? really like the basket hilt with the inlays. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks ......

they are all vintage M1902 US Army officers sabres. I'm a WWI buff, and all but one date from 1903 to 1918. These are the main focus of my antique collecting, so many variations after 108 years. The US Army still uses this pattern today.

Deepbluedave Member Senior Forumite Posts: 1,692	billiams collection Dec 24, 2010 10:57:16 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deepbluedave on Dec 24, 2010 10:57:16 GMT Billiam what a great lot of swords, really like the antique sabres, very interesting collection.
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Larry Jordan Member Posts: 816	billiams collection Dec 27, 2010 14:23:33 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Larry Jordan on Dec 27, 2010 14:23:33 GMT A collection that Dave Kelly would envy! Breathtaking. The weathered fences make excellent backdrops. Could you provide a detailed list of the swords? I know I'd eat it up!
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Larry Jordan wrote
A collection that Dave Kelly would envy! Breathtaking. The weathered fences make excellent backdrops.

Could you provide a detailed list of the swords? I know I'd eat it up!

alrighty then........

#1 - Art Gladius Excalibur
#2 - Toledo made Great Captain
#3 - antique "Italy" stamped ceremonial / theatrical - c.1870's
#4 - Inda made 2-handed claymore
#5 a) LOTR collection (what remains) L to R
Hadhafang,Ringwraith (sold), Sting, Witchking and Limited Edition #235 Anduril.
b) close-up of L-E Anduril markings
#6 - Hanwie Dark Sentinal
Masahiro katana
#7 - (top to bottom)
Windlass Verneuil (dis-continued)
Hanwei practical hand and a half
Windlass 15th c. longsword (guard & pommel have been chemical blued)
#8 - Windlass Scottish backsword (dis-continued)
Deepeeka brass swept hilt rapier (blade has been antiqued via mustard method)
#9 - Del-Tin #5155 Gothic bastard

#10 - l to r double ring guard grouping
Windlass Late European double ring hilt (dis-con & SOLD)
Windlass 15th c. longsword
Windlass scottish backsword (dis-con)
#11 - Valiant Armory / AT I-Beam trainer
#12 - Windlass Type II Schiavona (dis-con) -basket chemical blued/ browned, blade salt water/vinegar solution antiqued
#13 - Hanwei Cromwell Drogheda mortuary hilt
#14 - Hanwei mortuary (sharp version)
#15 - Armour Class mortuary hilt - semi-custom made
ANTIQUES
#16 -
a)M1883 Italian infantry officers sabre - c.1900
b) guard close-up of unique thumb indention on guard

#17 - top to bottom
British P1821 Heavy Cavalry troopers c. 1890 , blade unmarked
British P1822 Royal Artillery, Fenton Bros. - Sheffield, Geo. V cyhpher - c.1915
British P1897 infantry officers, Thresher -Glenny. - London, Geo. V cypher - c.1914
#18 - top to bottom

US Army M1902 officers saber - Sprinfield Armory, Springfield,MASS. c.1903
US Army M1902 officers saber - A. Schuman, Boston, Mass. (retailer) c. 1915
US Army M1902 officers saber - Francis Bannerman - NY. (retailer) c. 1910
M1902 sword - miliary academy or other ROTC issue (still researching this odd M1902 variant. It has a brass guard, leather grip, straight blade and scabbard has brass fittings....strange animal in the M1902 world)

rest just random shots............& thanks for all the comments!

Jordan Williams Member Posts: 5,089	billiams collection Mar 18, 2018 3:04:51 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Jordan Williams on Mar 18, 2018 3:04:51 GMT Very nice 1902s! I especially like The straight bladed one. Curious. Edit: oh wow, an 8 year necro. I'm sorry
	Last Edit: Mar 18, 2018 3:07:46 GMT by Jordan Williams I should start my own business...

christain Member It's the steel on the inside that counts. Posts: 2,835	billiams collection Mar 18, 2018 21:39:58 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by christain on Mar 18, 2018 21:39:58 GMT Don't feel bad, Jordan. I once (on another site) dug up a topic from '05. Talk about grave-robbing.... And that IS a nice collection!

mrstabby: Hello, welcome even under these sad circumstances. Maybe put out a thread in the Renaissance/Military subsection. Nov 28, 2024 6:52:12 GMT *

trooperwill: I have just been appointed conservator and Guardian for Dave Kelly and have no experience or knowledge of swords. I would appreciate any assistance that folks who know Dave or have visited with him and seen his collection could give me. need appraisal Nov 28, 2024 0:05:16 GMT

mrstabby: Been thinking the same - but the person that set up the page might not be there anymore and old code gets messy when not maintained. Might be a "repair subscriptions, destroy function X, repair X, destroy Y" situation by now - would mean a total overhaul. Nov 18, 2024 7:29:27 GMT

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