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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th December 2018, 05:00 PM
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Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Here is my only Ancus, north India probably...

Here is my only Ancus, north India probably Punjab 19th century. The bore is 11 mm pinfire, so if someone was hit there would have been quite a hole.
In one of his books Robert Elgood shows a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th December 2018, 04:23 PM
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Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Hmmm - interesting comparison. Travellers in...

Hmmm - interesting comparison.
Travellers in India in the 15th century mentions the many war elephants being used, armed with swords on the trusks and the trunks, but they also mention guns and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th December 2018, 10:43 PM
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Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Mahratt, it is an interseting miniature you show,...

Mahratt, it is an interseting miniature you show, although I think the artist has taken over some of the details.
I have been wondering if the trunk sword was made like a kind of gauntlet sword,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th December 2018, 10:44 PM
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Posted By Jens Nordlunde
I remember that Sunde, maybe fifty years ago,...

I remember that Sunde, maybe fifty years ago, told me that he had an elephant armour in an Indian storehouse, but they would not let it go.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th December 2018, 02:29 PM
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Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Maybe the reason why so few tusk swords can be...

Maybe the reason why so few tusk swords can be found is, that they were useless centuries before the swords.
So many of the tusk swords were likely melted down, and forged into sword blades.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th December 2018, 04:47 PM
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Posted By Jens Nordlunde
It seems as if some of the tusk sword survived,...

It seems as if some of the tusk sword survived, but what about the trunk sword?
As said before, I have read that the war elephants carried either sword or heavy chains in their trunks. Does anyone...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd December 2018, 10:30 PM
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Posted By Jens Nordlunde
No I dont think they 'trimmed' the trunk - but...

No I dont think they 'trimmed' the trunk - but imagine to be hid by such a 'sword' at a high speed.
Some of the war elephants seemd to have had heavy chains to 'move' the enemy with.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd December 2018, 07:11 PM
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Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Hi Fernando, :-) there seem to be fifteen men...

Hi Fernando,
:-) there seem to be fifteen men in the 'tower' - the poor elephant - stone tower men and all.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd December 2018, 04:46 PM
Replies: 183
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Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Ren Ren, thank you for the translation. I have,...

Ren Ren, thank you for the translation.
I have, in different papers, seen mentioned, that the towers on the elephants had from four to twelve men. If the twelve men is correct it would be a weight...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd December 2018, 01:43 PM
Replies: 183
Views: 176,712
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Ariel, about breaking the ivory. Ivory from the...

Ariel, about breaking the ivory. Ivory from the African elephant was sought for rather than ivory from the Indian elephant - as it was said to be stronger.


Fernando, nice miniature. I have seen...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd December 2018, 11:14 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 35,459
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Hi Martin, Thank you for the explanation. I am...

Hi Martin,
Thank you for the explanation. I am sure that one can find very old ruined towns in the Middle East and in India, some known while others are covered in sand or 'hidden' in the jungle.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd December 2018, 11:10 AM
Replies: 183
Views: 176,712
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Thank you for the interesting posts on the...

Thank you for the interesting posts on the weight.
I should have added that the sword shown from the MET weighs 5lb 3oz. - 2362g.
I see no reason why the swords should be so heavy, that the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd December 2018, 04:48 PM
Replies: 183
Views: 176,712
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Elephant swords

These are seldom seen, at least I have only seen them in books, or read about them - like in The Book of the Sword by Richard F. Burton.
Another place where I have found them mentioned is in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st December 2018, 10:29 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 35,459
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Martin, From where is the stone you are showing?

Martin,
From where is the stone you are showing?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st December 2018, 10:23 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,371
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
I am really glad the dealer thought it was a...

I am really glad the dealer thought it was a sword - help the rest of us collectors to recognise a sword when we see one:-).


I would love to see it cleaned, but I agree with Ariel that is most...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th November 2018, 05:41 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 17,955
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Sancar, I agree a lot with what others have...

Sancar, I agree a lot with what others have written, and I think you could put some of your family members in a very bad situation.
One thing is to ubstruct the law for an Indian, but being from...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th November 2018, 07:10 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 113,725
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
I must say like B.I. did years ago - A Strange...

I must say like B.I. did years ago - A Strange Discussion on Indian Weapons (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1024)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2018, 04:31 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,582
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Thank you for showing these pictures, and thank...

Thank you for showing these pictures, and thank you for adding the texts as well - very informative.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th November 2018, 10:44 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,535
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Please dont compare the ones on page 70 in...

Please dont compare the ones on page 70 in Elgood's book to the Aydha Katthis and the Moplahs - they have notheing to with these items.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th November 2018, 01:29 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,535
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
So Ayda is an Hindu weapon. Yes the Aydha...

So Ayda is an Hindu weapon.
Yes the Aydha Katthi is a Hindu weapon.

Mopla is the Muslim version of the Hindu one?
Yes the Moplah is a Muslim weapon.


and i learnt that there is no Coorg...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th November 2018, 10:39 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,535
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Kubur - no that is too easy, I will come back to...

Kubur - no that is too easy, I will come back to you tomorrow.
Please tell me on which page Elgood in his Hindu Arms and Ritual writes that the Aydha Katthi is a sacrificial axe.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th November 2018, 04:13 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,535
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
The two picture from Oriental Arms with a blue...

The two picture from Oriental Arms with a blue background are Moplahs.
The two picture with a grey background are Aydha Katthis. Notice espacially the kite shaped pommel on the Aydha Katthis.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th November 2018, 03:58 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,429
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Ariel - you are welcome. From the prices I have...

Ariel - you are welcome.
From the prices I have seen on the book, the one offered must be a third-hand paperback copy:-).



Lee - I have not read all of it either:-).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th November 2018, 01:17 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,429
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Yes I have the book. The book is nice enough,...

Yes I have the book.
The book is nice enough, and it explains about the different armour and arms used at different times.
However, with the knowledge you have, and the library you must have, I...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 11th November 2018, 03:30 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 18,921
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Fernando, thank you for the link, it looks very...

Fernando, thank you for the link, it looks very interesting, and I have, of course, had a look at chapter 6. Will read it closely when I have better time.
It is interesting to read that Babur and...
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