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ltwilliammowett · 2 months

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Presentation small swords, 18th century - early 19th century

Presentation small sword presented to Lt. General Sir Rowland Hill in recognition of his services under Wellington at the Battle of Vittoria on 21st June, 1813. Made by John Ray and James Montague, London.

Presentation small sword by James Morisset of London. Inscribed 'Presented to Lt. Colonel James Hartley in testimony of his brave & gallant conduct by the Honble East India Company 1779'.

Presentation small sword, by James Morisset of London. ‘Presented by the Committee of Merchants & of London to LIEUT.T FRANCIS DOUGLAS for his Spirited and active conduct on board His Majesty’s Ship the REPULSE. Ja.s Alms Esq.r Commander during the MUTINY at the NORE in 1797. Marine Society Office, May 1o 1798 } Hugh Inglis Esq.r Chairman’.

#naval weapons #army weapons #small swords #presentation swords #18th century - early 19th century #age of sail #napoleonic wars

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awallofswords · 1 year

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‘Horse head pommel’ presentation sabres by William Archer of Dublin.

Horse head pommels are not commonly encountered and not a lot is know about them. Most are very ornate and are believed to have belonged to Yeomanry or Militia officers rather than regular army.

That is not to say that they couldn’t have been the property of a regular army officer, since many of the Yeomanry and Militia did go on to serve in the military, only that the sword would not have been carried as part of their uniform.

Both of these swords were presented to Yeomanry Captains by their fellow officers in late 1800.

William Archer appears to have been a prominent maker of this style of sabre with many carrying his trade name.

Source: images posted with permission of a private collector

#swords #sabres #horse head pommel #georgian #antiques #presentation swords #georgian era #British history

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uncanny-tranny · 1 year

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It's always, like, mildly annoying when people see a het trans couple and go "all that work just to be straight?" like... one, you don't know if they're straight and two, trans people don't owe you a queer sexuality to "make up" for the fact we're trans. Transhet people aren't a subtype of trans people, they're members of the trans community, and the queer one if they so desire!

#trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #ftm #mtf #nonbinary #and i don't really vibe with the word microaggression but it's very that #like it just comes across like people think trans folks owe them queerness and cabaret preformances y'know?#and we cannot *be* if it means the way we are being isn't this carefully curated version people have of transness + queerness #and it can kind of warp your desires and understanding of yourself because you *want* community and to be seen and to be allowed to just be #this isn't universal and the 'you' is impersonal. i am aware this is a broad range of experiences and not everybody can/does relate #my overall point is that it's probably not the best move to act like this toward trans people #maybe i read too much into this but it's just something i have seen over and over and over and over . . . again #shoutout to the real ones (heterosexual and/or straight trans people or people in straight-presenting relationships 👍)#back to playing the lelda of zelda (is it bad that i don't even call her zelda anymore i just go 'THERES LELDA!!!')#it sounds wrong to call her zelda now 😭#the LEG OF ZEG. SWORD SKORD???? BREATH OF THE WEATH!! -my brain 24/7/365

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sunfish5149 · 15 days

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Thinking about Yoo Joonghyuk's sage eye that makes him have black-yellow heterochromia and it's so hilarious because not only is that eye so bright it could shine in the dark but it's the exact same color as like, a phone's camera with the yellow flashlight next to it like that's hilarious I wonder if I rattle his head a bit, the eye will turn on like a flash light and when yjh turns his head to look at you u can't see anything because of how bright it is

#i present to you #portable yjh flashlight #just him being carried around by the collar of his coat the same way that breaking the sky sword woman does with him pls #yjh #yoo joonghyuk #orv #kim dokja

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yasmeensh · 9 months

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Lanayru mines. Always felt sad seeing the ancient robots inactive. I wonder how they all stopped working on the spot.

#loz #legend of zelda #ss #skyward sword #ancient robot #the colours in the mines were very drab and lifeless to my memory. So I made the colours of this illustration monochromatic #but... the light of hope!!!#They still buzz a little when talking to them even in the present

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esdeaths · 7 months

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Are you telling me that the "legendary battle" gloreth waged against the monsters was just a child raising a play sword against their shapeshifting best friend because her village was scared of them and now an entire civilization is built on the ideaolgy of a glorious knight fighting a great evil thats only based on the fear of a very small group of people 1000 years ago

#nimona #can you guess what i just watched?#i thought it was pretty alright #but the more i think about the implications the worse it becomes #the warping of history to benefit a narative those in power tell the people #idk this part just really struck me #they did such a good job with the transition of actual gloreth to the idolization of her #the juxtaposition of a child with a wooden sword #scared and wanting to be accepted by her community #and the imposing statue wielding a golden sword in the middle of the city #it was all about fear #we dont even know if the “monsters” are multiple #or just a single lonely girl #wanting to also be accepted by a community #the implications this movie presents is just aahhh

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soaked-ghost · 16 days

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I AM!!! in a design mood today. have dream's (hopefully) final design. honk honk.

#going full clown mode for dream as u can see :}}}}}#she's the real looney tunes gal. the number one goofy fella. and so on.#most of her powers revolve around cartoon. mime and clown stuff #she can swallow swords. make weapons appear out of thin air. spin her head around. which spins the world around. and stuff #her powers are like. based on 'perspective' on stuff #ever done that thing where ur watching people through ur window and ur putting ur fingers around their head-#-and pretend to pop their head like a grape. dream could probably do that for real.#the old cartoon theming is very present too. I like to think that they make funny instrument noises when they move and emote #I should probably mention this. but dream is like a big plush.#she's a skeleton. but with the physics and feel of a weird ragdoll #u can soak her in milk and throw her against a wall and she would make a loud thud noise #not that u should do that.#dream sans #sans au #utmv #undertale au #art #myart

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fioreofthemarch · 1 year

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I could never do a TOTK Roleswap AU simply because I would be unable to stop myself from making Link the Sage of Good Home Cookin' and have him rock up to the Imprisoning War like "Okay well, I know the perfect setup for 12-hour BBQ ribs would that help?" and Rauru would have to be like "It wouldn't NOT help" and then they all die because of course they do

#totk #tears of the kingdom #totk au #Zelda is in the present being completely competent if not more so than Link #Link draconified but didn't take the sword or anything he just left it in a nice box with a mood lamp inside it #and a note that says ZELDA ONLY

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violetdisasterzone · 1 year

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does it say anywhere in svsss whether or not the "legendary Xin Mo" is actually legendary? like are the other peak lords aware Luo Binghe was possessed for 80% of canon events? do they know he was being manipulated by an evil sentient sword or

#idk why I've never thought about this #it's one of those things where shen qingqiu's narration presents it as such a Fact that I just accepted it as a known truth #qingqiu's knowledge/opinion is the only one that matters anyway though <3 #that one meme of the guy with a sword holding a cat protectively but it's me holding binghe away from cang qiong #svsss #scum villain's self saving system #人渣反派自救系统 #luo binghe #shen qingqiu #bingqiu

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ltwilliammowett · 25 days

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A cased Lloyds £ 50 sword for valour awarded to Lt. Ogle Moore of H.M.S. Maidstone, 1804

“FROM THE PATRIOTIC FUND AT LLOYDS TO LIETnt. OGLE MOORE OF H.M.S. MAIDSTONE WHO COMD. ONE OF THE BOATS OF THAT SHIP WHICH WITH THOSE OF THE NARCISSUS & SEA HORSE IN THE NIGHT OF THE 10TH JULY 1804 BOARDED & DESTROYED A NUMBER OF THE ENEMY’S VEsle MOORED CLOSE TO THE TOWN OF LA VANDOUR IN HIERES BAY UNDER A TREMENDOUS FIRE OF GRAPE SHOT & MUSQtry. FROM THE BATs. & HOUSES RECrd. IN THE GAZte. OF 6th OCTr.”

#naval artifacts #naval sword #lt ogle moore #1804 #presentation sword #age of sail

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awallofswords · 1 year

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Georgian era ‘horse head pommel’ presentation sabres.

These highly ornate swords with ivory grips, gold or silver wire and gold gilding often featuring martial motives were often given to ‘noteable’ people by their peer or subordinates as a sign of respect.

Very often, these hilts were matched to beautifully decorated but still functional sword blades.

Source: images posted with permission of a private collector

#Presentation swords #swords #sabres #antiques #Georgian era #18th Century #19th Century

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conscious-naivete · 5 months

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“Not every fight is a sword fight, and not every sword fight is a fight.” might be nonsense to YOU. i get it tho

#not every situation calls for swordplay #and not every situation presenting itself as a sword fight is about the fight or fighting #and when he first says it to jonnit that 2nd part is bc it was hardly a fight at all‚ jonnit is so below his skill level #skyjacks #imagine me directing this post to johnny btw. ‘‘it’s just nothing’’ no it’s mine now #i’ll take care of it #csj

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essektheylyss · 11 months

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I do think it's worthless to try to argue with the "amount of screen time = relative significance" crowd, but I really cannot stress enough how great this episode was for me personally, as an Essek stan.

I was doing the math between the mention of the war in the prelude (instead of a more general, 'since the Mighty Nein largely parted ways') and Trent saying, "Don't you want to know what I have?" and sat in my chair for ten minutes before Trent actually said it like, "Surely this man is not about to threaten Essek. That is way too much wish fulfillment for me personally. There is no way that's what he's about to say." AND THEN.

Fundamentally my opinions of an episode are not predicated on whether my fave was physically in attendance, nor even whether he was relevant, but it does show how reductive the measurement of screen time is as a metric considering Trent didn't even have to mention Essek by name to drag his living soul in kicking and screaming to briefly haunt this narrative.

#meanwhile essek is somewhere living his best life aka taking arcane measurements trying to figure out what the fuck is happening #like he's probably a little anxious but he's doing wizard things so he's thriving #critical role #cr spoilers #essek thelyss #this is partially inspired by the weird grumbling about 'wdym you enjoyed the episode if you're an essek stan you're supposed to hate it'#but especially cuz literally I don't understand how you witness 'dragged in to hang like a sword of damocles over caleb's head'#and go 'okay well he wasn't on screen so clearly you all should be bitter that he wasn't there'#like you don't have to be physically present to be relevant guys. this is narrative 101. that's what haunting the narrative MEANS.#tbf this was a low level narrative haunting cuz it was explicitly stated but like. that's more about time limitations. anyway.

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juney-blues · 5 months

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"Dishonored punishes you for playing the game the fun way by giving you a bad ending" speak for yourself i'm a freak who likes stealth games and i deeply enjoyed the challenge of ghosting every level.

#juney.txt #oh so you had more fun just side stepping any of the unique challenges the game presents #in favour of jut cutting through all of it with your sword?#skill issue.#dishonored

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fraternum-momentum · 6 months

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