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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th November 2025, 09:06 PM
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Posted By Sakalord364
How common are Chinese swords with bent blades?

How common are period sources stating Chinese blades bending in combat, or examples of antique Chinese swords with bent blades? Swords bending were a common occurrence elsewhere in the world, IÂ’m...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th November 2025, 11:24 PM
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Views: 4,463
Posted By Sakalord364
Is this khyber knife Of Indian or Afghan manufacture?

This khyber knife which has a handle wrapped in chased silver was labeled as Indian, but faceted bolsters are commonly found on Afghan khyber knives, and the chased motif resembles motifs found on...
Forum: European Armoury 19th October 2025, 08:06 AM
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Views: 16,223
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Thanks for the information, though I am...

Thanks for the information, though I am wondering:

1- Prior to the massive upheavals of 1745, were the Scottish craftsmen who made weapons native Gaelic speakers, who made weapons for their...
Forum: European Armoury 18th October 2025, 08:43 PM
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Views: 16,223
Posted By Sakalord364
I read this thread about arms manufacture in...

I read this thread about arms manufacture in Scotland years ago, and was reminded of it again recently- I haven’t any idea of how accurate it is, but it the source of my question
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Forum: European Armoury 18th October 2025, 01:45 AM
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Posted By Sakalord364
Did Scottish highlanders manufacture their own weapons, or were they all imports?

Did Highlanders actually make their own dirks, sword blades and hilts, or were they all the products of lowland craftsmen?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th October 2025, 06:15 AM
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Posted By Sakalord364
Strange type of stitching on Khyber knife scabbard, has this been encountered before?

To be fair, the leather on the scabbard has shrunk, and the material used for the stitching is uncommon (what looks like perhaps hemp rope or string) but the stitching seems very uneven, the pattern...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th September 2025, 08:44 PM
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Views: 26,935
Posted By Sakalord364
Here is another British Opinion on Afghan blades,...

Here is another British Opinion on Afghan blades, by one British veteran. Did the British generally have the same opinion on Indian blades as well?


For what it’s worth I have seen Indian blades...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th September 2025, 06:20 PM
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Views: 26,935
Posted By Sakalord364
Perhaps it’s really down to interest in the...

Perhaps it’s really down to interest in the exotic, while an Afghan might admire a European Spring steel blade for its reliability, an Englishman might like an Afghan blade for its combat capability,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st September 2025, 07:27 PM
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Views: 18,415
Posted By Sakalord364
Is Wootz steel more difficult to work with and perforate then Regular steel?

Here is an Afghan private purchase sword from the early 1900s that was posted here before, the Handguard/Hilt is made entirely of Wootz, and the perforated openwork design on the guard resembles the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st September 2025, 01:15 AM
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Views: 20,230
Posted By Sakalord364
Comparing a modern replica of a Pulwar sword hilt to an original antique

When comparing the craftsmanship I was surprised to see the pierced openwork decoration on the modern replica hilt surpassed the original Antique example. Should this really be surprising? Im...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th September 2025, 05:36 PM
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Views: 26,935
Posted By Sakalord364
A 19th century Afghan warrior’s opinion on European blades compared to his own

This is a collection of Afghan proverbs from 1876, compiled by the British. Their territory fell under British jurisdiction, and this is a fairly standard ethnographic book for the period.

What...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th June 2025, 11:14 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 11,860
Posted By Sakalord364
Here is one Afghan example with a spurious...

Here is one Afghan example with a spurious Asadullah marking, from the forum.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18215

My hypothesis is due to how fashionable asadullah blades were...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th June 2025, 04:41 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 11,860
Posted By Sakalord364
Thanks for the clarification, I’ve seen it...

Thanks for the clarification, I’ve seen it mentioned by collectors that Ottomans and Indians imitated asadullah cartouches on blades they forged themselves, should this be discounted as fiction? I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th June 2025, 05:09 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 11,860
Posted By Sakalord364
Sorry I should have specified, I know actual...

Sorry I should have specified, I know actual persian blades were used by ottomans, but I was specifically wondering if ottomans for example forged their own blades and imitated the asadullah mark on...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th June 2025, 12:48 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 11,860
Posted By Sakalord364
Are Asadollah cartouches/signatures found on Ottoman blades? Or only Persian blades?

I was intrigued by this exerpt which stated asadollah signatures were found on ottoman blades, not just on Persian blades. Is this true?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th February 2025, 10:15 PM
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Views: 44,869
Posted By Sakalord364
Where did the practice of placing small stones in pulwar hilts originate?

Many pulwars have small stones in the pommels, which make a rattling sound. I thought this was a feature unique to pulwars, but I saw an Indian sword have the same feature, stones inside the pommel....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th February 2025, 07:14 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 43,111
Posted By Sakalord364
Thanks for the info! I was surprised that...

Thanks for the info!

I was surprised that the Kazakh khanate did not have a sword making industry, being such a warlike people and government. I was under the impresssion that only the rich...
Forum: European Armoury 11th February 2025, 09:36 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 48,779
Posted By Sakalord364
Thanks for the help, apparently these are Afghan...

Thanks for the help, apparently these are Afghan officers from the 1950s, this is another example where the knot is clearly visible
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th February 2025, 06:36 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 43,111
Posted By Sakalord364
Did Safavid/Qajar Persia have the largest sword making industry in Asia?

I heard some say that Persia during the Safavid and qajar period had a huge sword making industry that made swords basically at an industrial level, it had the largest sword making production base in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th February 2025, 06:28 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 62,015
Posted By Sakalord364
So I suppose that in comparing Afghans with, say,...

So I suppose that in comparing Afghans with, say, Scottish Highlanders we can see possibly some similarities in the origin of the weapons they had:

Highlander:

Basket hilted broadsword...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th February 2025, 06:21 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 62,015
Posted By Sakalord364
Afghanistan being small compared to Iran and...

Afghanistan being small compared to Iran and India, it’s not surprising that foreign influence found its way into Afghan edged weapons, but I still wonder however if the pulwar hilt merely survived...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th February 2025, 02:29 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 62,015
Posted By Sakalord364
How unique are the edged weapons of Afghanistan in comparison to their neighbors?

I believe I heard on this forum once that Afghan edged weapons are all derivative, and are merely copies of designs from neighboring countries and peoples, thus implying Afghanistan does not have a...
Forum: European Armoury 26th January 2025, 08:47 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 48,779
Posted By Sakalord364
Did officers also tie swordknots to suspension rings?

I saw this photo of an officer a while back, the photo is grainy but what I have seen he attached the swordknot to the suspension ring instead of the hilt? Have you seen this attachment method...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th January 2025, 06:23 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 37,381
Posted By Sakalord364
Would be interesting to see them! Utilitarian...

Would be interesting to see them! Utilitarian weapons are fascinating
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th January 2025, 03:33 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 37,381
Posted By Sakalord364
How common are crudely cut and imprecise fullers on Chinese swords?

I was wondering if any members Have seen crude, wavy and imprecise fullers on antique Chinese sword blades, as we mostly see only high grade blades for auction and I was wondering if such blades...
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