Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th November 2024, 08:45 PM
|
|
Replies: 9
Views: 35,984
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th November 2024, 07:56 PM
|
|
Replies: 7
Views: 6,705
Thank you for the welcome back guys.
10...
Thank you for the welcome back guys.
10 years....wow....time flies.
Hoping to ease myself "back in"...:)
The neurons in my brain starting "firing" with excitement....when I starting handling...
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th November 2024, 05:15 PM
|
|
Replies: 7
Views: 6,705
Hello to everyone...Been absent for.....too long
Hello to everyone....Been absent for......too long
I suppose you could say that..life just got in the way..been absent from the forums for quite a while.
Was looking forward to re-acquaint myself...
|
|
Forum: Swap Forum
24th November 2024, 05:10 PM
|
|
Replies: 0
Views: 5,596
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
24th November 2024, 04:58 PM
|
|
Replies: 32
Views: 70,533
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
1st February 2014, 06:53 PM
|
|
Replies: 25
Views: 14,221
Hi 'Nando,
nice piece...
Hi 'Nando,
nice piece ......could the grooves in the ring guard be / or part of a primitive guide/fixing to attach to a musket. Would make a good bayonet. Musketeers of the late 17th...
|
|
Forum: Swap Forum
18th September 2013, 02:27 PM
|
|
Replies: 3
Views: 12,358
|
|
Forum: Swap Forum
13th September 2013, 12:52 PM
|
|
Replies: 3
Views: 12,358
|
|
Forum: Swap Forum
12th September 2013, 02:29 PM
|
|
Replies: 3
Views: 12,358
Not being a dealer, my pricing may not be...
Not being a dealer, my pricing may not be realistic with the current economy, so have reduced the price to offers around £300 each
PM me or contact me via tulwar@icloud.com
David
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th September 2013, 12:02 AM
|
|
Replies: 5
Views: 7,244
I too have some reservations about the handle...
I too have some reservations about the handle ....the wear / colouration looks un-natural :confused:
Perhaps more pics may change that...once you received it. Still an interesting piece.
All...
|
|
Forum: Swap Forum
11th September 2013, 08:04 PM
|
|
Replies: 3
Views: 12,358
1868 Cavalry Lances
Reluctantly offering my 1868 Cavalry Lances, ( two available) complete with loop, leather protective sheath. In very good original condition. Because of length postage abroad could be problematic,...
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
14th August 2013, 12:43 AM
|
|
Replies: 6
Views: 9,558
Hi 'Nando,
thinking outside the...
Hi 'Nando,
thinking outside the "box" I tried to make a german word from the various interpretations of the letters
I tried Wahn leaving the last "b" out of the equation .
...
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th August 2013, 12:35 PM
|
|
Replies: 15
Views: 19,859
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd April 2013, 11:57 AM
|
|
Replies: 2
Views: 8,479
Hi Matt,
these are usually...
Hi Matt,
these are usually attributed to the Taureg but could be from Mali or Niger regions. Unfortunately this type seem to be made for the tourist industry and are all late 20th...
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th April 2013, 05:41 PM
|
|
Replies: 12
Views: 14,929
Hi Norman :) ,
...
Hi Norman :) ,
sometimes the sheathing covers/holds the lower section of the spearhead shaft ...I believe that this 'overlap' is deliberate and is bound tight around the...
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th April 2013, 02:09 PM
|
|
Replies: 12
Views: 14,929
I would suggest that you soak the sleeve in...
I would suggest that you soak the sleeve in water, wrap around the shaft and sew the seam then. As the leather ...dries it shrinks and gives a very firm hold. One more suggestion, if you cut rawhide...
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th April 2013, 02:48 AM
|
|
Replies: 12
Views: 14,929
Hi,
I have mounted a genuine Zulu...
Hi,
I have mounted a genuine Zulu spearhead to a replacement shaft....copying one of their techniques.
Drill a smaller diameter hole (slightly smaller than the tang) into the end of the...
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd April 2013, 02:39 PM
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 8,226
Hi Robert,
I had a few 'cut...
Hi Robert,
I had a few 'cut down' spears. To maintain the integrity of the pieces I 'added' a shaft to the remaining original shaft. This was achieved by drilling a central hole into...
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th March 2013, 06:16 PM
|
|
Replies: 49
Views: 87,877
Hi Fearn,
yes generalising.... for...
Hi Fearn,
yes generalising.... for more recent times. A number of tribes still to this day hunt with 'smaller' bows ......the rest tend to use AK45's. I agree that up the middle of the...
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th March 2013, 07:55 PM
|
|
Replies: 49
Views: 87,877
African bows tend to have a low draw weight and...
African bows tend to have a low draw weight and for hunting tend to be short....this allows stalking and firing from concealed positions. Larger bows would get tangled with vegetation.The low draw...
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd March 2013, 02:29 PM
|
|
Replies: 5
Views: 6,676
Hi 'Nando,
my impression is the...
Hi 'Nando,
my impression is the decoration could be African / Arabic.(France held much of the west of Africa including Morocco and Algeria). Perhaps a colonial piece...
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st March 2013, 09:21 PM
|
|
Replies: 6
Views: 6,853
Greatly saddened and shocked by this news...
Greatly saddened and shocked by this news ....when I first joined the forum, Lew was always willing to educate me on the African pieces I had newly started to collect. Helpful and friendly.... I will...
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th February 2013, 06:41 PM
|
|
Replies: 17
Views: 12,703
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th February 2013, 10:58 PM
|
|
Replies: 17
Views: 12,703
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th January 2013, 09:30 PM
|
|
Replies: 25
Views: 25,768
Hi Emanuel,
lucky you...
Hi Emanuel,
lucky you .....I'm not really jealous :rolleyes:
Fantastic, thanks for sharing :cool:
All the best
David
|
