Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
12th January 2023, 02:46 PM
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A most interesting topic, thanks for posting....
A most interesting topic, thanks for posting. Unfortunately, I know very little about these bronzes (made by Tribal, mainly Animist peoples in India, such as the Khonds), but would like to find out...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st December 2022, 09:00 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th December 2022, 03:26 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th December 2022, 01:17 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th December 2022, 11:03 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd December 2022, 12:06 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th November 2022, 07:15 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th November 2022, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 21,041
As there is a fair interest on the forum...
As there is a fair interest on the forum regarding Omani/Zanzibari Arabs and their antique weapons ... here are a couple of images I took quite a while ago at the Musee Royal De L'Afrique Centrale...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th November 2022, 05:22 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th November 2022, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 46
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th November 2022, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 46
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I don't see this as being accurate Jim. The...
I don't see this as being accurate Jim. The flimsy type sword shown above is a modern production, and as already discussed previously in many posts by others, the historic swords were made for and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th November 2022, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 21,041
I believe you are correct here Jim, in that...
I believe you are correct here Jim, in that modern Omani swords are currently produced purely for display and dancing type purposes. Here is a fairly recent picture of Prince Charles (now King...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd November 2022, 06:15 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd November 2022, 03:43 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th October 2022, 02:15 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th October 2022, 12:44 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
25th September 2022, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,980
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2022, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 12,224
Certainly an interesting topic and its good to...
Certainly an interesting topic and its good to see American Indian weapons being discussed on the forum. Coincidentally, I have just finished reading an excellent and scholarly essay by James A....
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Forum: European Armoury
13th September 2022, 01:11 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
13th September 2022, 12:34 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
12th September 2022, 06:31 PM
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Just trying to find out a bit more about these...
Just trying to find out a bit more about these knives... it seems many were made by a British cutler who moved to Salem, Madras, India; some knives are marked "Arnachellum". I read that the steel of...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th September 2022, 08:17 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
10th September 2022, 08:22 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 17,059
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Forum: European Armoury
9th September 2022, 08:18 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th August 2022, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,686
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