Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd July 2021, 02:10 PM
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Hi Marius
Top left: konda , Congo
Top...
Hi Marius
Top left: konda , Congo
Top right: yaka , congo
Bottom left: not sure, maybe chokwe, kuba
Bottem right: if the handle ends in a metal spade, maybe tebu , tchad, Central Africa.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st July 2021, 07:35 PM
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hi
In African weapons by Fischer and Zirngibl...
hi
In African weapons by Fischer and Zirngibl it's attributed to the Lege in the north east of Congo.
I dodelijk mooi, weapons from Central Africa it's attributed to the Mabendi in the north east...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st July 2021, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 22
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Hi David
There is no classic ricasso, the...
Hi David
There is no classic ricasso, the fuller stops against the crosshandle. I see this as a ricasso where the fuller runs through.
I recall reading an older thread about the same type of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st July 2021, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 22
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Hi geoff
Thank you for the additional info on...
Hi geoff
Thank you for the additional info on the tassel.
The last few years i got interested in takuba and kaskara swords , also got a few armdaggers, all this beside my Kongo arm collection....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th June 2021, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 22
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Hi Ed
Ian's answer is correct , the steel of a...
Hi Ed
Ian's answer is correct , the steel of a swords blade has to be able to parry a blow from a sword, cut, chop and stab the oposant, so it should not be to hard so it is soft enough to do the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th June 2021, 09:59 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th June 2021, 09:54 PM
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Hi Ed
Thanks for the info, on one of my other...
Hi Ed
Thanks for the info, on one of my other kadkara the tassel and the pommel is missing but you still can see the print in the leather where the tassel was fixed on the handle. Indeed if i...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th June 2021, 07:28 PM
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Hi Ed
Thank you for your comment, no markings...
Hi Ed
Thank you for your comment, no markings under the langet, i've read your outstanding essay about the kaskara and that on this blade type makers marks are rare, so no markings are to be...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th June 2021, 06:32 PM
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new kaskara
Greetings
Just bought my 3rd kaskara, hadendoa/ beja, the blade has a single wide fuller from tip to the handle, a good flex but stiff at the handle, its sharp and light.
Blade was covered in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th May 2021, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 20
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Hi Chris
Yes, i'm the one with the kaskara and...
Hi Chris
Yes, i'm the one with the kaskara and its alwaya a pleasure to meet a fellow African arms collector. The little ax in front is a tetela with a copper blade.
The variety of blades, handles...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th May 2021, 09:15 AM
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Hi
Chris
A few 100 sharp things in the house...
Hi
Chris
A few 100 sharp things in the house , seems like a nice collection.
Would like to see some pictures also especialy the kaskaras.
The only axes i have are those 3, half off my collection...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th May 2021, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 20
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Songye axes
Hi Chris
A late reaction on your songye axes, a great group off axes, as your intrest in African weapons in is reasonable new i recommend buying a bigger house, its a bit addictive. Been collecting...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th April 2021, 07:36 PM
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Replies: 18
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Hi Chris
The handle is Kuba, i'm not shure...
Hi Chris
The handle is Kuba, i'm not shure about the blade.
Blades often travel great distances as steel/ iron was very valuable.
Often traded without a handle, the new owner puts on a handle...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th December 2020, 09:16 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th December 2020, 05:41 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th December 2020, 11:45 AM
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Hi Chris
I think the numbers are stamped in...
Hi Chris
I think the numbers are stamped in when the blade was red hot, if you look close you see a double print of the numbers. Problably the first blow was oneven or not deep enough so a second...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th December 2020, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 26
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Hi Chris
Nice sword you have. Crossgard and...
Hi Chris
Nice sword you have. Crossgard and handle looks fine by me, of course more recenty than the blade but well made. Since our blades are more or less the same, German import probably....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th December 2020, 11:04 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th December 2020, 06:10 PM
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Hi kubur
Europian or native made blade, don't...
Hi kubur
Europian or native made blade, don't make much difference to me so, long the blade is well made. Its sometime hard to define where its from.
A few things made me doubt on the native...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th December 2020, 10:39 AM
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Hi Jim
So problaby an Ethiopian/ Eritean...
Hi Jim
So problaby an Ethiopian/ Eritean kaskara with an european trade blad, which suits me fine. Seller thought it was local made.
Do you have some more info on the markings?
Greetings
Marc
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th December 2020, 10:25 AM
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Hi Battara
I don't think its silver but...
Hi Battara
I don't think its silver but aluminium or zinc, it feels light.
I don't have anything to test silver.
Silver on kaskara handles is mostly wire or thin plates.
Solid cast silver handle...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th December 2020, 10:10 AM
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Hi Ed
Thanks for the reaction. The Abyssinian...
Hi Ed
Thanks for the reaction. The Abyssinian connection crossed my mind also.
In older posts on Ethiopian swords, i've found an identical stamp off the lion, also the shape off the blade and the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th December 2020, 03:07 PM
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latest karara
Sorry, title had to be latest kaskara for comment.
Marc
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th December 2020, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 26
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Latest kaskara for comment
Greetings all
Merry christmas and a better and hopefull year for 2021.
I've just got my second kaskara. the sword is 94,5 cm long, blade 83 cm, wide 3,8 cm, thickness at the ricasso 5,5 mm. A well...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th November 2020, 07:41 PM
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