tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446331158288124266.post2761499693974308332..comments2023-05-03T07:26:00.430-07:00Comments on The Visiting Artilleryman: For Russ and the little voice inside all of us that secretly wants to smash something with a mace...Redleghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534394987193749869noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446331158288124266.post-52702179488478818892009-05-18T04:00:00.000-07:002009-05-18T04:00:00.000-07:00I would say the picture of the hussar's armor is t...I would say the picture of the hussar's armor is the Polish one. The gentry in Galicia (the name of the provence of which Lviv/Lvov/Lemberg was the capital) was Polish and that sort of armor with the hard-to see feathered banner on the back was typical of the armor worn by Polish cavalry in the 15th and 16th centuries.<br /><br />Here's a picture:<br />http://www.janpirog.com/Hussarme.jpgUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16812540454441621896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446331158288124266.post-51189561984196372262009-05-17T18:04:00.000-07:002009-05-17T18:04:00.000-07:00Yes, it was a great collection. Like I said, I am...Yes, it was a great collection. Like I said, I am pretty sure I missed some great stuff that you would have flipped over. Hey, I know I asked but can't remember when I was there, but one of those sets of armor were polish and the other local, could you tell them apart?Redleghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534394987193749869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446331158288124266.post-67812647674201194012009-05-17T03:17:00.000-07:002009-05-17T03:17:00.000-07:00Very cool! My grandparents are from Lvov - or Lemb...Very cool! My grandparents are from Lvov - or Lemberg, as it was called when they lived there.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16812540454441621896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446331158288124266.post-26425697781338651152009-05-16T20:29:00.000-07:002009-05-16T20:29:00.000-07:00Awesome. I love that flail. Stupidity should ind...Awesome. I love that flail. Stupidity should indeed hurt.boxingalcibiadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07423435926502068028noreply@blogger.com