Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th March 2024, 12:41 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
17th March 2024, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 10
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Need help identifying the mark
Swedish saber/broadsword of an infantry officer from the second half of the 19th century. A special feature of this sword is a whistle under the guard. There is a mark on the butt of the blade. My...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th March 2024, 10:24 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 18,577
Hello Ian
On the second daggers image: ...
Hello Ian
On the second daggers image:
Stefan Batory - King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania since 1576.
Sigismund III - King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from December 27, 1587.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th March 2024, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th March 2024, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 12,988
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th March 2024, 10:19 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 46,074
Hello Kai
Thanks for the comment.
Yes,...
Hello Kai
Thanks for the comment.
Yes, the blade is of good quality and very well made. There is not much wear, perhaps it was a family heirloom and was kept at home.
Regards, Yuri
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th March 2024, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 22
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd March 2024, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 46,074
Thanks Kai
I’m slowly putting the blade in...
Thanks Kai
I’m slowly putting the blade in order; when I’m finished, I’ll post a photo. I don’t know for what purpose the chain was attached, perhaps it was some kind of whim of the previous...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2024, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 17,150
Hello Detlef
I visited both Africa and Asia,...
Hello Detlef
I visited both Africa and Asia, the climatic conditions there are different. Africa has more humidity.
I'm not insisting on anything, I'm just expressing my opinion, maybe I'm...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2024, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 17,150
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2024, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 17,150
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2024, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 17,150
Dear Detlef
I don't need glasses, I've been...
Dear Detlef
I don't need glasses, I've been to Africa several times and seen everything with my own eyes.
Knives are sold in Africa not in supermarkets, but in small open-air shops or simply...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th February 2024, 11:20 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 17,150
Hello Ian
IMHO these knives are made for...
Hello Ian
IMHO these knives are made for those who travel and were never intended to be used as a cutter.
I bought this knife in 2019 in Zanzibar (Tanzania).
Regards, Yuri
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th February 2024, 06:35 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 39,395
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
29th February 2024, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th February 2024, 10:01 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 39,395
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th February 2024, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 39,395
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th February 2024, 11:51 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 39,395
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th February 2024, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 22
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Mandau for identification
This is the first mandau in my collection, unfortunately the scabbard is missing.
Total length – 710 mm, blade length – 545 mm, blade thickness at the handle – 9 mm, weight – 672 g
Any...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th February 2024, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 39,395
Martin you're right.
I took a hot needle and...
Martin you're right.
I took a hot needle and conducted an experiment on the handle. To my regret it turned out to be a tree. How I wished it was a horn or a bone! But I wasn’t too upset, gile is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th February 2024, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 11,157
Hello PeterP
I have no information about the...
Hello PeterP
I have no information about the mark. I know that Jewish jewelers worked in Yemen until 1949, after which they moved to Israel.
I also have a silver jambiya scabbard made by Jewish...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2024, 10:19 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 39,395
Thanks TVV
I began to carefully study the...
Thanks TVV
I began to carefully study the handle and now I’m not sure that it is bone. But I'm confused by the cracks on the back of the handle. Could such cracks appear on the horn handle? My...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2024, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 39,395
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2024, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 39,395
No Detlef, I first bought the Gile without the...
No Detlef, I first bought the Gile without the sheath, it was in very bad condition. Spent a lot of time and got it in order. About a year later I managed to find a scabbard for it. This is the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2024, 03:16 PM
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Replies: 25
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