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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st July 2019, 01:59 AM
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Views: 20,916
Posted By Edster
Jim, well argued response, but I'd like to make a...

Jim, well argued response, but I'd like to make a counterpoint.

In a 2006 post JeffD showed a kaskara with the three Kull marks, two of which were copper filled. Images attached below....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th June 2019, 06:28 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 20,916
Posted By Edster
Iain, thanks for the confirmation. Ariel,...

Iain, thanks for the confirmation.

Ariel, here's a link to goatskin cord. The 0.5mm may be a good match, but they have others.
http://www.rings-things.com/Products/Goat-Skin-Leather-Cord/
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th June 2019, 01:42 AM
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Views: 20,916
Posted By Edster
Ariel, At first blush I'd say authentic...

Ariel,

At first blush I'd say authentic Kull, but. While the marks look factory struck, other knowledgeable members may know if Kull put copper/gold inlays ion their marked trade blades. The...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th June 2019, 01:01 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 16,775
Posted By Edster
I haven't read Figel's book, but Lee Jones's...

I haven't read Figel's book, but Lee Jones's paper " Blade Patterns Intrinsic to Steel Edged Weapons" linked in #2 above, is a must read as well.

Regards,
Ed
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th June 2019, 01:40 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 9,737
Posted By Edster
Drac, This could well be a Mahdi Era sword....

Drac,

This could well be a Mahdi Era sword. In the early part the Sudanese were getting blades from whatever sources were available. This presumably European blade could have been dressed in the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2019, 01:53 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 20,955
Posted By Edster
The hook-type blade is traditional Hadendawa...

The hook-type blade is traditional Hadendawa khanjar from Eastern Sudan. Below is from p.41 of my Sword Makers of Kassala paper available of the EAA Geographical Index, Africa.
"Khanjar
The Khanjar...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th April 2019, 12:03 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,276
Posted By Edster
Ah,ha. That's what they want you to believe....

Ah,ha. That's what they want you to believe. These marks can be made easily by anyone who wishes. The fuller is high quality so must be European, Indian or Persian, but I suspect only European would...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th April 2019, 05:16 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 100,258
Posted By Edster
I wonder if a translation of the Arabic script on...

I wonder if a translation of the Arabic script on the bands might provide useful information.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th April 2019, 12:54 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 39,728
Posted By Edster
Teodor, Some shi'a of contemporary Iran beat...

Teodor,

Some shi'a of contemporary Iran beat themselves across the back with chains, bringing blood. No doubt this practice has a historical roots, but I haven't researched it lately. I don't...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd April 2019, 11:26 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 39,728
Posted By Edster
Teodor, I read Pradines' paper you...

Teodor,

I read Pradines' paper you referenced. I'm not sure that he proved his points.
1. While Sudanese troops (as "other ranks") typically Nuba, were in Greece, they likely were not in command...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th April 2019, 01:47 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 79,931
Posted By Edster
Stephen, Local vs. foreign blade sources has...

Stephen,

Local vs. foreign blade sources has often been a sticking point in kaskara attributions. Usually local smiths can produce a blade almost indistinguishable from munitions grade German...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th April 2019, 07:22 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 79,931
Posted By Edster
Bill M, That's a very nice Kaskara. The...

Bill M,

That's a very nice Kaskara. The blade has a Kar/Khor type fuller and was likely forged in the Tigre (Muslim) region of what is now Eritrea. My informants in Kassala in 1984 attributed the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th April 2019, 04:57 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 79,931
Posted By Edster
I've seen the cow's head on a blade submitted by...

I've seen the cow's head on a blade submitted by at least one other forum member as well. That combined with yours and the one in Kassala suggests that the mark was used multiple times, and the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th April 2019, 03:01 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 79,931
Posted By Edster
Stephen, I accessed an English version of...

Stephen,

I accessed an English version of the Princeton piece, p.204 f. Thanks.

Jim,

Thanks for your astute comments. I'd like to use your comments and reference to the pebbles in my Silver...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th April 2019, 05:06 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 79,931
Posted By Edster
Thanks, Stephen. I couldn't get access to an...

Thanks, Stephen. I couldn't get access to an English version via Archive ,only German, nor from Libgen.

Interesting apparent parallels between kaskara and Ethiopian broad swords, but yet several...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th April 2019, 03:08 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 79,931
Posted By Edster
Stephen, Thanks for your comments. I'm now...

Stephen,

Thanks for your comments. I'm now today revising/updating this essay in prep for it to be converted into a pdf, as already are the other two essays. I'll incorporate comments above,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th April 2019, 05:17 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 56,581
Posted By Edster
Jim, I can't say much about other areas, but...

Jim,

I can't say much about other areas, but since Greater Sudan (Darfur to Ethiopia) in the 19th Century would be an intervening area between Oman and Manding, it may be relevant. Of course...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th April 2019, 02:36 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 30,198
Posted By Edster
Thanks Ariel. It took all those involved to make...

Thanks Ariel. It took all those involved to make it work.

Best,
Ed
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th April 2019, 03:26 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 30,198
Posted By Edster
Good paper on Sudanese fighting styles is "Oral...

Good paper on Sudanese fighting styles is "Oral Traditions Among the Shukriyya" Ibrahim al-Hardallo in Directions in Sudanese Linguistics & Folklore, Institute of African & Asian Studies, Univ Of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th April 2019, 04:52 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 30,198
Posted By Edster
Ibrahiim, Well argued piece. Unfortunately,...

Ibrahiim,

Well argued piece. Unfortunately, I wrote the comments on the Mandin scabbard before we benefited from this thread's discussion. I didn't consider the design important to the essay's...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th April 2019, 03:46 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 56,581
Posted By Edster
Thanks, Jim. Other forum members added good...

Thanks, Jim. Other forum members added good comments and illustrations to the original thread that I integrated into the final piece. Lee Jones gets all the credit for turning it into a polished...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th April 2019, 07:35 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 56,581
Posted By Edster
In line with Iain's comment, here's an excellent...

In line with Iain's comment, here's an excellent reference in West African hajj.

"The Hajj From West Africa From a Global Historical Perspective (19th and 20th Centuries)." African Diaspora...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd April 2019, 10:39 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 30,198
Posted By Edster
The .pdf and printable version of this essay is...

The .pdf and printable version of this essay is now available on the EAA Geographical Index as "Kaskara Cross-guards/Quillons"

or directly via this link.
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st April 2019, 08:16 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 56,581
Posted By Edster
Jim, Quote: "So here we can establish both...

Jim,

Quote:
"So here we can establish both the Omani long hilt kattara as well as presumably the long hilt curved kattara in the African interior as far as the Great Lakes. From here, trade...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st April 2019, 05:04 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 56,581
Posted By Edster
Ibrahiim, Tippu Tip was active from c. 1884...

Ibrahiim,

Tippu Tip was active from c. 1884 onward. Did the material culture exchange occur during that period? Seems pretty late.

Also, the Manding & Omani spheres were thousands of miles...
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