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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons

20th March 2026, 05:07 AM

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A curious north african knife

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Its likely that many, perhaps most, European arms...

Its likely that many, perhaps most, European arms and edgetools were work-hardened and peened like a scythe until sometime in the Middle Ages. Medium and high carbon contents and quenching were just...

Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania

19th March 2026, 09:30 PM

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Use of Actual Vintage Arms as Props in Early Films

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The armoury in Graz, Austria, says that they lent...

The armoury in Graz, Austria, says that they lent out the collection to the local opera house and amateur theatre troupe in the 19th century.

Bannerman's in New York State had a decent collection...

Forum: Ethnographic Weapons

19th March 2026, 08:07 PM

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Single-edged blades with a ridge

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I can copy from my markdown file based on a quick...

I can copy from my markdown file based on a quick glance through Egerton and some catalogue searches.

Yataghan, Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 32.75.261a, b...

Forum: Ethnographic Weapons

19th March 2026, 12:33 AM

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Single-edged blades with a ridge

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Posted By bookandswordblog

It seems like T-sections were popular from the...

It seems like T-sections were popular from the Ottoman Empire to India in the 18th and 19th century? I wonder how they made them because that shape can be a pain to grind and polish.

Blades with...

Forum: Ethnographic Weapons

18th March 2026, 05:54 AM

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Single-edged blades with a ridge

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Single-edged blades with a ridge

As part of a project on kopis and machaira swords in the ancient Aegean, I am thinking about cross-sections and swords designed for low-carbon unhardenable steel. Its not generally appreciated that...

Forum: European Armoury

18th March 2026, 04:11 AM

Replies: 45

Kopis/Κοπίς & Makhaira/Μάχαιρα (Greek & Etruscan)

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Posted By bookandswordblog

Hi, excellent list! The place to learn about...

Hi,

excellent list! The place to learn about these war knives is academic publications in German, Greek, and sometimes the Slavic languages. Unfortunately many of those are rather pricey. The best...

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