Forum: European Armoury
1st October 2025, 08:49 PM
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Jim—that's not a Russian weapon.
F. Ushakov...
Jim—that's not a Russian weapon.
F. Ushakov was awarded a golden weapon by the Republic of the Seven United Islands. And if that sword is indeed in the portrait, it has diamonds, not rivets.
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Forum: European Armoury
30th September 2025, 12:32 PM
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Republic of the Seven United Islands sword
Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov (February 13, 1745 – October 2, 1817) was a Russian naval commander, commander of the Black Sea Fleet (1790–1798); commander of the Russo-Turkish squadron in the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th September 2025, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,127
A new book about African history, that's...
A new book about African history, that's fantastic! I wish you creative success!
Regarding trinkets on weapons:
Firstly, they are a hindrance in real combat. A combat weapon should be...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th September 2025, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,127
[QUOTE=Jim McDougall;299949]
Truly...
[QUOTE=Jim McDougall;299949]
Truly brilliant! I have had my single example of the Mandinka saber for decades, and never knew much about it as little was ever covered on them in the circulating...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th September 2025, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 13
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Thanks to Changdao for this very important...
Thanks to Changdao for this very important information.
But I would like to discuss specifically the "Mandinka" sabers, which date to the late 19th - early 20th centuries.
I have the following...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th September 2025, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 13
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The Mandinka Sabre (continued)
Changdao provided a brilliant overview of the region from the 12th to the 18th centuries. But as we know, all empires have phases of rise and decline: some disappear, and new ones arise.
We have...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th September 2025, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 13
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The Mandinka Sabre (continued)
Let's look at what sabers were called in the Sokoto Caliphate.
J.P. Smaldone «Warfare in the Sokoto Caliphate»:
Page 220
A Glossary of Hausa Military Terminology:
almulku - single-edged saber...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th September 2025, 10:17 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,127
Mandinka saber
Jim, hello!
Mandinka sabre? Funny, don't you think that's our favorite name game? :) Especially when it comes to Africa.
I couldn't find any evidence of what Malinke called this sabre. Here's...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd September 2025, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 32
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th September 2025, 07:32 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th September 2025, 06:04 PM
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Views: 110,202
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th September 2025, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 110,202
Thanks Tim for the information.
Yes, the...
Thanks Tim for the information.
Yes, the seller gave information that the previous owner destroyed the hair because he was afraid of witchcraft :D. Apparently, he also made a leather braid. The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th September 2025, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 17
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th September 2025, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 110,202
I found this axe at an auction in the section:...
I found this axe at an auction in the section: construction, craft and agricultural tools. I had no idea what it was.
Thanks to Detlef, you gave me the information in time. I managed to buy it for...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th September 2025, 05:45 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th September 2025, 10:21 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 57,797
I'll add from the same book:
At last, it was...
I'll add from the same book:
At last, it was agreed that Moran had become a man, and was fit to be a warrior. A certain rite, better known in Asia than Europe, was performed; and Moran was no...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th August 2025, 11:24 PM
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Replies: 32
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[QUOTE=Jim McDougall;299271]
* on p.162...
[QUOTE=Jim McDougall;299271]
* on p.162 Burton notes, "few of the Baghirmi can afford 'kaskara' (swords)".
Barth Heinrich «Travels and discoveries in North and Central Africa» (1857) v.3,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd August 2025, 08:58 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd August 2025, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 45,820
Detlef, you're right!
I've had this knife...
Detlef, you're right!
I've had this knife for quite a long time, and I didn't pay attention to these nuances. But now I looked closely, and there really are traces of wire on the handle.
Live...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd August 2025, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 45,820
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd August 2025, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 46,059
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st August 2025, 07:17 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th August 2025, 12:16 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th August 2025, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 23
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th August 2025, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 57,797
New information on the topic:
THE MASAI,...
New information on the topic:
THE MASAI, THEIR LANGUAGE AND FOLKLORE, BY A. C. HOLLIS, WITH INTRODUCTION BY SIR CHARLES ELIOT, OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS, 1905
The smiths.
All Masai...
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