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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd March 2025, 04:57 PM
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Views: 38,502
Posted By gp
for those unable to travel to Hong Kong and visit...

for those unable to travel to Hong Kong and visit the exhibition, there is a virtual tour ( click on "interactive 360 video") at the bottom of the page in this link and take a virtual tour:
...
Forum: European Armoury 26th February 2025, 07:08 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 18,804
Posted By gp
Indeed one has to be careful with decoration and...

Indeed one has to be careful with decoration and text on blades of swords of the Balkans, Greek Isles and Ottoman Empire.
Like the band Bajaga sang "Nije votka rakija," vodka is not rakija:)
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th February 2025, 10:14 PM
Replies: 191
Views: 199,614
Posted By gp
Let's not forget the Barbary pirates ( most of...

Let's not forget the Barbary pirates ( most of them European renegades in Algiers, Tunis and Sale):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbary_Coast

and shorter home ( at least to Europe), the lads in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th February 2025, 09:18 PM
Replies: 191
Views: 199,614
Posted By gp
the thought which comes to my mind and perhaps...

the thought which comes to my mind and perhaps not so a strange thought...with regard to item 2:

for the population and peoples in that part of the world, were not we, the ones from Europe, ...
Forum: European Armoury 25th February 2025, 08:59 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 18,804
Posted By gp
Zdravo Serdar / Hello Serdar, a very...

Zdravo Serdar / Hello Serdar,

a very interesting sword indeed. Can you perhaps show better pictures of the decoration or inscriptions on the blade ?
The circular connected ones remind me of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th February 2025, 10:02 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 13,797
Posted By gp
thank you very much! Yes the decoration I also...

thank you very much! Yes the decoration I also have on a bichaq I got 4 years ago:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpost.php?p=261334&postcount=86

and another one couple of months ago as...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th February 2025, 07:48 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 13,797
Posted By gp
new yataghan in my collection

Just won this at an auction, its description:

Balkan, 19th century, blade 49 cm, slightly edged at the back of the handle, bladeholder in engraved with 2 red stones and 5 mother-of-pearl...
Forum: European Armoury 19th February 2025, 06:25 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 14,495
Posted By gp
sad to hear, as they are beautiful ones ...

sad to hear, as they are beautiful ones

but....
there might be comfort in singing

Mush-a ring dum-a do dum-a da
Whack fol my daddy-o
Whack fol my daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th February 2025, 06:17 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 17,899
Posted By gp
I agree as well; an orignally in the...

I agree as well;

an orignally in the Ottoman empire made weapon with a later added decoration referring to the Greek insurgence / independence battle which started in 1821 :...
Forum: European Armoury 18th February 2025, 08:43 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 14,495
Posted By gp
what kind of rapier are we taling 'bout..?

one of my most popular song was by Thin Lizzy, a band from Baile Átha Cliath in the 70ies and during my travels in the late 70ies in the far south-west of Ireland, County Kerry song by the local...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th February 2025, 08:14 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 17,899
Posted By gp
very nice one ! My compliments. The double...

very nice one ! My compliments.

The double headed eagle made me think of 3 potential "culprits" :


Russia,
Albania,
the Holy Roman empire

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-headed_eagle
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th February 2025, 02:30 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 22,995
Posted By gp
here are 2 nice Yakas from my collection,...

here are 2 nice Yakas from my collection, although the one on the right has found a new owner ( happy to transfer it to a fellow forum member where it fits better in his collection)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th February 2025, 09:52 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 22,904
Posted By gp
it is from Helgot, but I didn't post the link as...

it is from Helgot, but I didn't post the link as I was not sure if it complied or not...
another French website on the topic:

https://nimcha.fr/N-introd.htm

https://nimcha.fr/N-origines.htm
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th February 2025, 06:01 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 22,904
Posted By gp
looking into this , I stumbled upon this sword...

looking into this , I stumbled upon this sword with accompanying text...adding to perhaps more confussion?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th February 2025, 04:55 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 22,995
Posted By gp
it is a little more than the Lunda empire.... ...

it is a little more than the Lunda empire....

Although I am not native French speaking, the French text expands into more peoples:

"the populations of the cultural connected Lunda-Chokwe and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th February 2025, 10:16 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 22,995
Posted By gp
could indeed be Chokwe... although the top of...

could indeed be Chokwe...
although the top of the below Chokwe handles are not round, blunt but both below have a tube-like ending
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 4th February 2025, 10:34 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 65,411
Posted By gp
Spandau used to be a district in Germany and...

Spandau used to be a district in Germany and since 1920 part of Berlin.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spandau

During the Prussian imperial days they used to have a factory there:
...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd February 2025, 09:31 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 42,422
Posted By gp
think these daggers and specailly Detlef's new...

think these daggers and specailly Detlef's new ones very interesting to say the least !
Forum: European Armoury 1st February 2025, 12:19 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 27,975
Posted By gp
watercolour drawings by Aleksander Lesser (1814-1884)

I stumbled upon this very fine artist with some very nice armour and cold weapons
scroll down and click on his name "Aleksander Lesser " : 6 pages become visible

...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th January 2025, 08:41 PM
Replies: 535
Views: 1,581,141
Posted By gp
some guys with a kaskara from East Africa

some guys with a kaskara from East Africa
Forum: European Armoury 23rd January 2025, 11:32 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 67,329
Posted By gp
did you not see "Lederstrumpf" with Hellmut...

did you not see "Lederstrumpf" with Hellmut Lange.....?

or am I too old...☺☻☺
Forum: European Armoury 23rd January 2025, 11:23 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 67,329
Posted By gp
and not to forget Nikolaj Gogol's "Taras...

and not to forget Nikolaj Gogol's "Taras Bulba"...about the Zaporozhian Cossacks

romantisized film in 62 with Tony Curtis and Yul Brynner and in 2008 a more realistic one with Bogdan Stupka
Forum: European Armoury 23rd January 2025, 10:57 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 67,329
Posted By gp
talkin' 'bout Rutger...2 movies Ladyhawk...

talkin' 'bout Rutger...2 movies

Ladyhawk and Flesh & Blood
Forum: European Armoury 23rd January 2025, 10:47 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 67,329
Posted By gp
as a young boy I recall being wild about 4 series...

as a young boy I recall being wild about 4 series in the sixties;

1. Ivanhoe with Roger Moore, based upon Sir Walter Scot's novel about Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe during the 12th century reign of...
Forum: European Armoury 11th January 2025, 05:45 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 41,074
Posted By gp
Thumbs up it is a very beautiful knife. The antler part is...

it is a very beautiful knife. The antler part is often seen in the hunting world ( excellent to skin little game like rabbits and such),
hunting world specially in the German , Austrian, Swiss and...
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