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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Today, 11:14 AM
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Posted By David R
I missed seeing the lug, you have a good eye...

I missed seeing the lug, you have a good eye there. Could be a bit earlier then, mid century caplocks were more common.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 8th April 2026, 09:14 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 669,393
Posted By David R
... and I nearly forgot Tristan's sword from...

... and I nearly forgot Tristan's sword from Stardust 2007, which was a Khyber Knife with a knuckle guard... Possibly one of the military ones for the Afghan army.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 8th April 2026, 09:01 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 669,393
Posted By David R
Love it! Continuing our theme, Pirates...

Love it!

Continuing our theme, Pirates (1986 film) has a scene with one pirate wielding a Chinese Dao.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th April 2026, 08:50 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 978
Posted By David R
I would hazard a guess on Baluch, and the brass...

I would hazard a guess on Baluch, and the brass fitting is for the match. The plain tube is a snuffer to put it out, the pierced part to keep a live coal safe and live.
Forum: European Armoury 25th March 2026, 10:07 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,528
Posted By David R
It looks like a Rondel Dagger variant.

It looks like a Rondel Dagger variant.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 19th March 2026, 08:39 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 669,393
Posted By David R
A fair old mix of gear

Swiss Family Robinson 1960 displayed a fair old mix of gear with the pirates. Apparently there were complaints that the oriental pirates looked too Oriental and villainous.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th March 2026, 09:09 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 5,690
Posted By David R
Today's purchase Sunday 15th March.

Local arms and militaria fair, and this was on the table and it left with me for a bargain price! Mounts are "alpaca" and nicely elaborate.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th March 2026, 02:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,232
Posted By David R
Spine thickness and evidence of hand forging will...

Spine thickness and evidence of hand forging will be clues here. Blades get remounted in their lifetime, sometimes for use and sometimes for sale. . . .
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2026, 06:51 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 49,654
Posted By David R
Giving this post a bump, as it seems to have sunk...

Giving this post a bump, as it seems to have sunk into oblivion.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th January 2026, 11:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,503
Posted By David R
Agreed.

Agreed.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st January 2026, 03:34 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 9,398
Posted By David R
Your blade looks to have two stamps, Sho and...

Your blade looks to have two stamps, Sho and Seki, so it is non traditional in some way and made in one of the workshops of Seki City. Non traditional covers a lot of different things, and having a...
Forum: European Armoury 13th January 2026, 11:26 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,108
Posted By David R
Apologies for a misdirection, it is a two ring...

Apologies for a misdirection, it is a two ring scabbard. I am just looking to find out what it is, rather than needing it to Regency British or Empire.
Forum: European Armoury 11th January 2026, 09:27 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,108
Posted By David R
My latest aquisition, help and comments invited.

Last purchase of 2025, sold as a Regency era British sword but not finding much about it. Brass hilt, fish skin covered grip and a straight single edged and fullered blade. Unmarked or stamped though...
Forum: European Armoury 25th December 2025, 05:10 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 10,296
Posted By David R
To me, that hilt looks like a reliquary made to...

To me, that hilt looks like a reliquary made to protect the original hilt or elements thereof..... or other items of significance.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st December 2025, 08:32 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 12,985
Posted By David R
RIP.

RIP.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 6th November 2025, 06:58 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 35,718
Posted By David R
... More likely Cicada's, often used as a symbol...

... More likely Cicada's, often used as a symbol of resurrection, and often mistaken for bees.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 5th November 2025, 07:55 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 35,718
Posted By David R
Silver metal and stone.

A new arrival today, a chunky pendant in silvery metal, probably nickel alloy, set with what looks like a carnelian stone. The origin is obviously eastern, but where, Middle East, India or Central...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th November 2025, 09:06 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 22,889
Posted By David R
Very nice, thank you for these pictures.

Very nice, thank you for these pictures.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 1st November 2025, 02:09 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 73,558
Posted By David R
Nice links to some I've not seen before. Thank...

Nice links to some I've not seen before. Thank you.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 23rd October 2025, 11:36 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 73,558
Posted By David R
Vasily Vereshchagin

I would suggest one exception to the fantasists, the above Russian artist Vasily Vereshchagin. His paintings of the Central Asian campaigns were realistic enough that both the Austrian and the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th October 2025, 08:32 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 55,718
Posted By David R
I like the hot-stamp which indicates an old...

I like the hot-stamp which indicates an old original blade... mounts look Korean or Burmese. Feel free to mock, but not too unkindly please, I am drinking.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th October 2025, 08:26 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 17,474
Posted By David R
I am going to vote Bhutan, because the hilt is...

I am going to vote Bhutan, because the hilt is plain wood, not that I am an expert! Regarding mounts, ethnic white metal is often melted and recycled coinage, so can be silver or cupro-nickel, and...
Forum: European Armoury 16th September 2025, 09:56 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 67,443
Posted By David R
A classic style and well known and documented for...

A classic style and well known and documented for the 17th and 18th centuries.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th September 2025, 06:41 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 84,030
Posted By David R
An interesting thread, to which I attach my...

An interesting thread, to which I attach my contribution, a silver mounted Gras Musketoon, (artillery not cavalry) adapted by the "Riffs"!... And the appropriate bayonet for the model. The gun...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th September 2025, 04:05 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 25,009
Posted By David R
This is another fairly recent purchase and again...

This is another fairly recent purchase and again of the type I refer to when I say Dehradun. probably bought in the bazaar during WW2 , a bit crude in forging and finish but with a well made belt...
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