Forum: European Armoury
Yesterday, 02:23 AM
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Indeed it is Yuri! I forgot about this...
Indeed it is Yuri! I forgot about this fascinating nimcha.......what history it has. The local armourers really put the entire montage of 'magic' into the blade with these markings from the European...
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Forum: European Armoury
28th February 2026, 08:53 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
28th February 2026, 03:44 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2026, 06:06 PM
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Brilliant member remembered
This is a great subject, Barry (Vandoo) was a remarkably fascinating guy, good friend and profound contributor here. ...deeply missed.
On the occasion of visiting him at his home in Oklahoma, I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
25th February 2026, 08:35 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
25th February 2026, 07:59 PM
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Really interesting Ian! and while it is indeed...
Really interesting Ian! and while it is indeed apparently a 'sword' it resembles sword bayonets of the last quarter 19th century, yet there are obviously no fixtures etc. for attachment to rifle.
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
25th February 2026, 02:45 AM
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Thank you so much!!!
Looks like the mask is...
Thank you so much!!!
Looks like the mask is older, 19th c. as was indicated when I acquired it, but may be more to turn of century. As Matt Easton notes, in these periods of fencing face and head...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
25th February 2026, 12:42 AM
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Vintage Fencing equipment
I have always had an interest in fencing and swordsmanship in studying the history of the sword lifelong, and have fond memories of my limited foray into this many, many years ago.
Several years...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th February 2026, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 9
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While the discussion originally pertains to the...
While the discussion originally pertains to the classification spectrum of Mande sphere weapons, I had noted the distinct feature of the flared tip scabbard which occurs also in Sudan with kaskara...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th February 2026, 05:42 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd February 2026, 02:52 AM
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That is so interesting!
Begs the question, what...
That is so interesting!
Begs the question, what does this 'flared' or 'spatulated' design element on scabbards represent, and which region did it originate? Years ago an archaeologist specializing...
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd February 2026, 07:27 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd February 2026, 05:22 PM
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This is an excellent topic Teodor!!! and it is...
This is an excellent topic Teodor!!! and it is indeed perplexing when trying to classify these areas of African edged weapons by using such a broad brush. With my very basic understanding of these...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2026, 09:45 PM
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As well noted, this example does seem to be a...
As well noted, this example does seem to be a locally made dagger using blade from a British military sword sometime early in 20th c. The 'Machin Khana' shops in Kabul made various weapons for the...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th February 2026, 05:41 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th February 2026, 06:56 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
16th February 2026, 07:55 PM
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Working on it
I am working on finding answers here, but still have to get to main references not at hand at the moment.
Apparently (per the link) the effigy which has the likeness of the sword in question was of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th February 2026, 05:10 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th February 2026, 04:34 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
15th February 2026, 11:18 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
15th February 2026, 10:04 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th February 2026, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 16
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Bump- more interest in this discussion
Recently I posted a thread pertaining to the weapons possibly used on the vessels of the Mahratta naval forces as well as those of the pirates along the Malabar coast. It seems that while clearly the...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th February 2026, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 23
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Yuri, thank you so much!!! beautiful Spanish...
Yuri, thank you so much!!! beautiful Spanish saber! :)
Will, it seems like Wooley always favored the Montmorency blade cross section on his M1788 lt. cav. sabers, while Gill in same model...
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Forum: European Armoury
13th February 2026, 01:31 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th February 2026, 03:17 AM
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Replies: 5
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Thank you Rob, it does indeed seem the shorter,...
Thank you Rob, it does indeed seem the shorter, stout blades would be most useful in close quarters combat as you note. The tulwar hilted kukri is a good example of the perplexing 'mix and match' of...
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