Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th August 2024, 08:59 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th August 2024, 08:50 AM
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To me it looks like Persian wootz.
Why doesn't...
To me it looks like Persian wootz.
Why doesn't come out as in high contrast, I don't know as it can have many causes.
I found out the best etching results are on surfaces polished to 2500-3000...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th August 2024, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: European Armoury
25th July 2024, 07:03 PM
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Replies: 12
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Forum: European Armoury
19th July 2024, 06:22 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
19th July 2024, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 12
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Toledo punch mark?
I have received the rapier.
As I suspected, it has a punch mark on the ricasso consistent with the Toledo marks.
Unfortunately, it is mostly covered by the langet and very difficult to observe....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th July 2024, 05:06 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th July 2024, 08:46 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
5th July 2024, 03:24 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th July 2024, 10:34 AM
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Replies: 20
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Honestly, I liked the blade better before the...
Honestly, I liked the blade better before the etching. This is neither a wootz, nor a pattern welded blade where the pattern of the steel has some intrinsic purpose. This is simply a laminated blade...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
3rd July 2024, 07:52 PM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd July 2024, 07:35 PM
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Overall length is 114 cm, which is reasonably...
Overall length is 114 cm, which is reasonably good for this type and age albeit it may have lost a couple of centimeters to successive sharpening and repairs.
Anyhow, the geometry of the blade...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd July 2024, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 12
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Cup-hilted rapier for comments
Hello!
This rapier is my latest acquisition and I am eager to know your opinions about it, whether positive or negative.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th June 2024, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 11
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Hello,
I am of the opinion this is NOT a...
Hello,
I am of the opinion this is NOT a Persian but an European trade blade.
I base my opinion on the configuration of the blade like the shape of the edge and the fullers.
Yes, the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th June 2024, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 38,817
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th June 2024, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th June 2024, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: European Armoury
4th June 2024, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 8
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To me, it looks like a repurposed, probably...
To me, it looks like a repurposed, probably broken, rapier blade.
The way the fuller ends in the proximity of the tip and how the tip is formed are quite obvious giveaways.
The ricasso of a rapier...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
2nd June 2024, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 23
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Yes... Marius...:):):)
...but not war!
I...
Yes... Marius...:):):)
...but not war!
I meant the pattern welded damascus is mass produced not the dagger!
The dagger is manually and individually made, and so is the blade but from mass...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd June 2024, 08:14 AM
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Replies: 8
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Kris but from where
Hello,
A friend of mine bought this kris and would like to learn more about it. He has been told that the blade is of meteoric iron.
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
1st June 2024, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 27,610
This is a LATE 20th century ('60-'80) INDIAN...
This is a LATE 20th century ('60-'80) INDIAN reproduction.
The pattern welded damascus is of quite typical Indian type (low quality and mass produced) and so are the decorations. And NO, the fact...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th May 2024, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th May 2024, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th May 2024, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 28,865
I am pretty sure this one is Indian... and I...
I am pretty sure this one is Indian... and I would be surprised if it is wootz!
More exactly, I believe it to be an early 20th century Indian tourist replica. :(
But of course that I might be...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th May 2024, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 12,050
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