Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd January 2015, 02:29 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th September 2014, 08:46 AM
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This one is Chinese for sure.
Regarding the...
This one is Chinese for sure.
Regarding the name - bijiacha in Chinese, no correspondence to Japanese in spite of the hyerogliphic as they used another tradition - some words in Chinese are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2014, 10:28 PM
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Chinese bijiacha (literally it means the "rack...
Chinese bijiacha (literally it means the "rack for the bruch").
Could be paired or used in single veriant. Some specimens mave the barrel drilled in the central prong.
I think it is the second...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th September 2014, 09:15 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th September 2014, 08:18 PM
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Dear Ed,
We need to compare the actual...
Dear Ed,
We need to compare the actual Fuzzy-Wuzzy knives in XIX century and modern knives.
AFAIK they used straight knives in 1880th onwards.
Then we shood seek for such knives in Museums...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th September 2014, 10:18 AM
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Let me follow-up the thread!
As for me we...
Let me follow-up the thread!
As for me we need to pay attention to the fact that in Ge'ez (the anceint Semitic language used by Christian priests in Ethiopia for liturgy) the word "shotel" means...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th September 2014, 08:23 AM
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The scabbard seems to be too fancy. It is not...
The scabbard seems to be too fancy. It is not traditional Caucasian scabbard for sure. Probably the later replacement.
For the hilt - seems to be quite good for early XIX century kindjals. The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th September 2014, 08:13 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th September 2014, 06:10 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd September 2014, 08:42 AM
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Dear Tim,
Could you give the exact...
Dear Tim,
Could you give the exact dimensions of the sword + good close-ups of the blade?
It seems to be real God's blessing to Nilotic smiths to fordge such a blade! :)
The close-ups of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd September 2014, 08:34 AM
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The initial knife is pure Tibetan knife but...
The initial knife is pure Tibetan knife but presumably of XX century.
The ironwork on scabbard is classic for Tibet.
Such knives used as household utensilf (e.g. to slice meat etc.) by...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st August 2014, 03:35 PM
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Of course, you are right. But still - the same...
Of course, you are right. But still - the same blade and hilt shape you can find e.g. in the book of Alex Huangfu "The Iron and Steel swords of China" (in Chinese), 2007, pp. 71, 73, 87, 157, 175,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th August 2014, 10:59 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th August 2014, 10:20 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th August 2014, 11:22 AM
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Qama dagger 1929
Dear collegues,
Please find a picture of the Caucasian qama dagger dd 1929 below.
The blade seems to be old one from so called "Imeretian type", but the silver fittings seem to be made in 1929...
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