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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2013, 01:54 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,691
Posted By Taffjones
Blow Dart Quiver and Darts for Discussion/Comment

Hi guys,
had this blow dart quiver and darts for a while, not done any real research, so thought I would put it to the forum for discussion. It measures 41cm in height and has a diameter...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th May 2013, 01:50 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 10,359
Posted By Taffjones
Thanks Estcrh, One of the...

Thanks Estcrh,
One of the reasons i thought my ltem was Ottoman was because of the square shoulder that drops away behind the match holder/serpentine. I think it is more square...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th May 2013, 07:25 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 10,359
Posted By Taffjones
Thanks for your help Richard. Hopefully some one...

Thanks for your help Richard. Hopefully some one else will pipe up as well.
Thanks
Darren
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th May 2013, 06:43 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 10,359
Posted By Taffjones
Thanks for the help Cerjak. Your thread link was...

Thanks for the help Cerjak. Your thread link was very useful just waiting for help with the translation now. Being a newbie I dont have private messaging privalages at the moment so have been unable...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th May 2013, 03:06 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 10,359
Posted By Taffjones
Just been trawling through past posts and have...

Just been trawling through past posts and have seen a long gun similar in design at the following link

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?=14146.

It is being described as Ottoman...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th May 2013, 10:15 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 10,359
Posted By Taffjones
Matchlock long gun for Discussion/Help with translation

Hi Guys,
Bought this matchlock gun recently and thought I would put it to the forum for discussion. It measures 145cm in length and the stock appears to be made from two different types...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th April 2013, 12:12 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,344
Posted By Taffjones
Thanks for the input so far have carried out a...

Thanks for the input so far have carried out a few image searches in google looking for india and south east asia pole arms and nothing similar coming up.
Thanks
Darren
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th April 2013, 10:15 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,344
Posted By Taffjones
Here is a picture of the wire wrapping on the...

Here is a picture of the wire wrapping on the shaft
Thanks
Darren
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th April 2013, 10:05 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,344
Posted By Taffjones
Thanks for your reply Jimmy, ...

Thanks for your reply Jimmy,
Waiting for some more people who are familiar with this type of item to comment, keeping an open mind at the moment but if it is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th April 2013, 04:04 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,344
Posted By Taffjones
Hi Guys, the reason I am posting it...

Hi Guys,
the reason I am posting it here is because of the cross type decoration which I gather is typical of African type weapons.
Thanks
Darren
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th April 2013, 03:50 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,344
Posted By Taffjones
Smile Help identifying pole type weapon !!!

Hi Guys,
Friend of mine brought this item to show me recently. Not sure about it,
so I thought I would put it to the forum for help and discussion. Its overall length is 226cm and the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th March 2013, 04:55 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,800
Posted By Taffjones
Just had a good look through the links supplied...

Just had a good look through the links supplied by kronckew and Chris very interesting.
Is this Dha found throughout Thailand/Burma or is it specific to a particular region etc.

What gets me is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th March 2013, 04:04 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,800
Posted By Taffjones
Thanks for posting the link Iain, there is some...

Thanks for posting the link Iain, there is some good information on this site. It seems to match the description of a Shan Dha. Would any fellow forum member be able to help me find out.

What...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th March 2013, 10:13 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,800
Posted By Taffjones
Dha for comment/discussion

Hi Guys,
Received this sword recently believe it to be a Dha. It measures 86cm in length and the blade is 14mm thick at the hilt end tapering down in thickness towards the rounded tip....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th March 2013, 12:45 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 29,651
Posted By Taffjones
Just a quick few lines to say thank you to...

Just a quick few lines to say thank you to everybody past, present and future who is helping in this thread. My brain is positively swelling with the information gained.

Taff
Forum: Swap Forum 5th February 2013, 09:11 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,727
Posted By Taffjones
Some additional photographs

Some additional photographs
Forum: Swap Forum 5th February 2013, 08:54 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,727
Posted By Taffjones
Maasai and Hausa weapons for trade

Hi Guys,
Looking to swap these two groups of Maasai and Hausa weapons for a good Morrocan Shula, Koumyya or Arabian Jambiya. Please email me with any questions or suggestions.
Thanks

Darren
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th January 2013, 04:35 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,426
Posted By Taffjones
Thanks for the advice Detlef. This link is a...

Thanks for the advice Detlef. This link is a tremendous resource

Regards

Darren
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th January 2013, 12:53 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,426
Posted By Taffjones
African sword for comment/discussion

Hi Guys,
This sword which I believe to be African measures 96cm in length and 5cm in width at the hilt end tapering down to approximately 1cm at the tip. The blade is not very thick but...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th January 2013, 02:35 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 2,965
Posted By Taffjones
SPEARHEAD FOR IDENTIFICATION / DISCUSSION

Drawn a blank with this spearhead for sometime. Overall length is 59cm. Your help as always is appreciated

Thanks in advance
Darren
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th January 2013, 11:56 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,132
Posted By Taffjones
Two more photographs

Two more photographs
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th January 2013, 11:42 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,132
Posted By Taffjones
Tulwar for comment/discussion

Hi Guys
Comments welcome on this tulwar please. It has a thick blade of 6mm tapering down. with three fullers. What strikes me as unusual is the width of the blade which steps down in size about...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th January 2013, 10:55 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 29,651
Posted By Taffjones
Thanks Iain, I now know that i...

Thanks Iain,
I now know that i have a tendency to oversimplify and generalize on these matters. Having read through some old forum postings I now realize that not all Silver...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th January 2013, 09:12 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 29,651
Posted By Taffjones
Hi Jim, I notice that the pommel caps...

Hi Jim,
I notice that the pommel caps of particularly the rhino hilted shotels have the Arab type filigree work which I know is also found on weapons of the Beja Hadendoa and the Jile type...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd January 2013, 08:57 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 29,651
Posted By Taffjones
Thanks for the help so far, It would be...

Thanks for the help so far, It would be interesting to know whether there was any migration of this type of weapon to any of the Arabian countries across the red sea. As quite a lot of the images...
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