Interesting Flintlocks From the Athens War Museum

Buttstock elaborately carved into a fish, dragon, or serpent. 

Close-up detail of carved beast head on gun stock.

Silver adornment on the grip of the rifle.

Two flintlocks and powder horn.

Large flintlocks that required the use of support (tripod) to fire. Abus gun or wall gun I believe would be what there were called. Similar to a punt gun.

Close-up of the double locks of a blunderbuss.

Double-barreled blunderbuss.

Side-by-side blunderbuss with a carved stock. 

Over-under flintlock, stock carved in the shape of a dragon, and a blunderbuss.

Close-up of a over-under flintlock rifle barrel.

Over-under flintlock rifle. 

Close-up elaborately carved stock with silver inlay. 

Engraved flintlock with silver inlay. 

Sword and Pistol of Greek Freedom Fighter Theodoros Kolokotronis

In honor of Greek Independence Day, here are some photos of the weapons belonging to Theodoros Kolokotronis.  He was a prominent general in the Greek War of Independence (1821-1829).  Photos taken by Phil Baumhardt of the display in the Athens War Museum (Greece).

Funeral mask, General Kolokotronis

Sword of Kolokotronis

Sketch of Kolokotronis in prayer.

Flint-lock pistol

Mycenaean Swords and Daggers with Riveted Handles

All photos taken by Phil Baumhardt at the National Archaeological of Athens (Greece).

Artifacts from Grave Circle A and B in ancient Mycenae. 

Bronze knife with ivory handle riveted to blade

Viking's Companion Coilspring Knife

You can view the "making-of" videon on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2fSJb8TbOE

Pouch style sheath

Finished blade without handle

Blade is black after the quench. Knife needs its final grind to shape and temper.

Checking the blade fit to the handle, as well as aesthetic balance.

Finished knife

Viking era knife from Hedemark (Norway); inspiration for my knife.

Viking Saxes with Drop Points (Museum Photos)

It seems that there are a great many people who think that a "Viking" knife had to have a sheepsfoot/wharncliff type point.  From my research, this blade style seems to have been found mainly in England, which leads me to the conclusion that the type of blade associated with Scandinavians warriors are in fact Anglo-Saxon in origin.

Here are a few photographs from museum collections in Norway: http://www.unimus.no/arkeologi/#/collectionView?

Example from Ringerike 

Telemark

Nordland

Romsdal

Nordland