| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  7th March 2025, 08:10 AM | 
	
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				 Thanks for your help !  
  
I checked google... 
 Thanks for your help !
 
 I checked google based on the "police/shore patrol" but it looks like these swords are usualy more detailled, could it be something attributed for lower ranks ?
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  8th February 2025, 03:56 AM | 
	
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				 Japanese short sword 
 Good evening,
 
 Out of my field, I have recently find this short sword that should be japanese, but I am clearly unable to date it and precisely identify it !
 
 I think the scabbard is missing a...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  1st July 2021, 05:59 PM | 
	
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				 Japanese tsuba 
 Good afternoon gentlemen,
 
 I request you help for the identification this lot of tsuba. There are gift of my brother but in my state of knowledge, I am really unable to date them or even...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  20th May 2021, 12:16 PM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  7th May 2021, 01:53 PM | 
	
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				 Dated moroccan Shula knife 
 Hello,
 
 happy to present you a common shula knife from morocco. The knife itself show nothing extraordinary but the inscription on the sheath are maybe the more interesting part !
 
 This knife was...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  21st April 2021, 08:06 PM | 
	
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				 Good evening,  
  
This is for sure a nice... 
 Good evening,
 
 This is for sure a nice Kindjal but there are some points that disturb me :
 
 -The leather of the scabbard looks to be really recent, and artificialy aged, hard to be sure only...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  28th March 2021, 09:38 PM | 
	
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				 Ren Ren,  it could be another possibility !  
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 Ren Ren,  it could be another possibility !
 
 To be honest I really have no idea about the meaning of the wooden one ! After all it could be only decorative... maybe we just have to accept this one...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  28th March 2021, 01:02 PM | 
	
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				 Hello Ian,  
  
Thank's for your help !  
  
Your... 
 Hello Ian,
 
 Thank's for your help !
 
 Your explanation are really helpfull and I like the way you "distinguished" the ethnic and geographic origin, really complete and interesting answer  ;)
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  28th March 2021, 12:58 PM | 
	
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				 Hello Kubur,  
  
I can be wrong by using the... 
 Hello Kubur,
 
 I can be wrong by using the term "Khodmi/ Bou saadi" but this is for me the closest term that I can apply to this set, far from flyssa and Nimcha.
 
 I've previously seen a pair...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  27th March 2021, 09:41 PM | 
	
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				 Thai or burmese Dha dagger 
 Good evening everybody,
 
 I would like to share with you one of my last find, a nice silver mounted Dha dagger with a, what I belive it could be, a tiger tooth or claw as hilt !
 
 I've searched...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  27th March 2021, 08:28 PM | 
	
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				 Pair of wood/steel ceremonial Khodmi 
 Good Evening everybody,
 
 It's been a long time ago since my last post but I'm happy to be back here !
 
 Let me introduce this nice little set of two knives, one of wood and the other one of steel....
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  23rd April 2018, 11:16 AM | 
	
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				 Hello,  
  
@ Detlef, this one is for sure old... 
 Hello,
 
 @ Detlef, this one is for sure old but still strong and flexible, I have seen this topic about the quiver but at this time the only major difference I have noted was the absence of the wood...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  21st April 2018, 09:19 PM | 
	
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				 Good evening friends,  
  
I think that you are... 
 Good evening friends,
 
 I think that you are right Athanase ! Definitely impossible to use this type of arrow with a blowgun. I just remember that my uncle gave me this type of crossbow after the...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  21st April 2018, 05:33 PM | 
	
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				 Dart quiver 
 Hello friends,
 
 after some times without posting, due to the word, I'm back with my last flea market find.
 
 Correct me if I'm wrong but I think about a Dayak dart quiver from Broneo, maybe early...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  13th January 2018, 08:27 PM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  13th January 2018, 03:48 PM | 
	
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				 A strange pesh kabz 
 Hello everyone,
 
 all the best wishes for this new year ! Happy to begin this year with you.
 
 I've recently find this pesh kabz (not really sure). I don't honestly what thinking about the...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  16th October 2017, 06:16 PM | 
	
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				 Hello David,  
  
I allways like new piece... 
 Hello David,
 
 I allways like new piece incomming in my collection but it's again more satisfying to me when à piece find  a "new home", à collector whose like it to his historical value !
 
 And...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  16th October 2017, 08:32 AM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  15th October 2017, 08:44 PM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  15th October 2017, 12:38 PM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  14th October 2017, 03:16 PM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  13th October 2017, 02:54 PM | 
	
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				 Chinese trousse knife/ eating set 
 Hello everyone,
 
 I'm just happy to share with you my last find ! A nice chinese trousse set surely from the second part of XIXth century !
 
 The blade is used but stay nice.
 
 This set got his...
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	| Forum: European Armoury  8th September 2017, 06:58 PM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  8th September 2017, 06:29 PM | 
	
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				 Hello Kubur,  
  
I just see that I forget to... 
 Hello Kubur,
 
 I just see that I forget to post the size of this knife  :shrug:  it size 13 25⁄32in so longer than the majority of bou saadi ?
 
 The knife fit perfectly the scabbard so I think it...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  8th September 2017, 05:12 PM | 
	
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