Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st April 2021, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 45,181
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th April 2021, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 45,181
Bitter pill of change
Again, thank you for your kind words.
The advantages of https have been raised previously and were investigated in the context of the existing installation with the conclusion that a slowing of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2021, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 45,181
Looking Forward
Thank you all for your support and kind words. These forums started over two decades ago as a self-help feature, mostly because I would get a lot of questions I could not answer. Over that time the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th April 2021, 10:23 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 45,181
This reflects your browser using a cached page...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th April 2021, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 45,181
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2021, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 26,338
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Forum: European Armoury
26th January 2021, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 12,618
Here is the link...
Here is the link (http://myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=39111) to the parallel discussion over at MyArmoury.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd January 2021, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 24,944
It is a valid observation that you make and...
It is a valid observation that you make and applies to many different areas of collecting antiques.
As you observe, a simple cleaning of a coin seriously damages its grade and thus value, while...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th January 2021, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 39,593
Take a look at this old thread...
Take a look at this old thread (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=20828) as the bolster and a blade possibly recycled from previous mounts bring this type to mind.
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Forum: European Armoury
14th January 2021, 03:09 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,835
Luristan?
I think Luristan is a good suggestion as to the origin, though I am not very knowledgeable about the fine details of origin, but it does not scream fake to me.
Places that buy old gold and silver...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th January 2021, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,014
Fraud
I received this message, but it has nothing to do with either myself or the vikingsword website. It is fraudulent and likely a phishing attempt.
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Forum: European Armoury
30th October 2020, 12:54 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 11,545
Please refer to page 11 of Dr. Edward Hunley's...
Please refer to page 11 of Dr. Edward Hunley's kaskara monograph (http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/hunley/kaskara_fullers.pdf) to see a similar engraved mark. As to whether this came with a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd October 2020, 02:43 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 18,971
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th October 2020, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 14,697
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th October 2020, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 14,697
Nice!
A very nice takouba indeed! I believe that your assessment in dating is correct, the mounts from the last half century and a blade from the 19th century or even earlier. It is not at all uncommon to...
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Forum: Swap Forum
3rd October 2020, 02:59 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 7,754
It's not a bug... it's a feature
This is because only the member starting the thread or a moderator may reply to swap forum threads. This has been the case for at least a decade and this policy came about when dealers would...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th August 2020, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 11,025
On the basis of form, construction and some of...
On the basis of form, construction and some of the decorative elements, I believe this is Moroccan, later 20th Century, probably made to appeal to the traveler. Considering the amount of hand work...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th August 2020, 10:29 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 30,293
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th August 2020, 05:29 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 8,311
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th August 2020, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 30,293
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th August 2020, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 30,293
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th August 2020, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 30,293
It will be a few days before I will be able to...
It will be a few days before I will be able to organize fresh pictures. The scabbard mouth is very plain, except for the profile and the hilt extends up to about a centimetre into a recess. The edges...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th August 2020, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 30,293
A favorite of mine!
Here is my very similar pira purchased by myself in the market in Zamboanga City in the early to mid 1970s. The scabbard has been wrapped with black plastic electrical tape - so much like what I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th August 2020, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 26,945
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th August 2020, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 26,945
I think this is the 'real deal' intended for...
I think this is the 'real deal' intended for local wear and use and not a tourist special. It does not appear to be of the highest order of craftsmanship, but does appear to be respectable handmade...
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