Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd July 2012, 06:33 AM
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Oddly enough, I've seen real Fakir's crutches...
Oddly enough, I've seen real Fakir's crutches here in India that have the same size, shape and proportions. The fakirs, or even monks, use them to rest their arm when seated. I can't comment on the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th July 2012, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 7
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I think a few times over the years gunongs from...
I think a few times over the years gunongs from the Philippines showed up with handles carved to more or less accurately resemble gun handles. In this case it looks like they included a revolver's...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th July 2012, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,223
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th July 2012, 06:11 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,206
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Forum: European Armoury
12th July 2012, 06:07 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 8,340
So I finally got around to see the museum since...
So I finally got around to see the museum since it underwent renovation work. Nice little old fort. Half of the exhibition space is dedicated to what looks like a permanent installation on the early...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th July 2012, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 47,224
Wow! talk about hand cannons!! :eek:
Thank...
Wow! talk about hand cannons!! :eek:
Thank you Michael for these wonderful pictures. The wheel-lock examples are especially interesting. I recently saw two very large wheel-lock guns at a museum...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th July 2012, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st June 2012, 01:19 AM
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Replies: 12
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Hello,
Cool idea, I had similar thoughts...
Hello,
Cool idea, I had similar thoughts some time ago when I was making maps of Janissary recruitment in Ottoman Algiers. I'm an urban planner by trade and have adequate skill in GIS mapping so...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th June 2012, 06:12 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 45,835
Hi Jim,
Thanks for coming in on this :)
I...
Hi Jim,
Thanks for coming in on this :)
I will look for the Boccia & Coelho reference you mention. Are you thinking of a sword like the storta?
I will be back home in a few days and will...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th June 2012, 06:46 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 11,687
Hi Chris,
The the top of the handle (pommel)...
Hi Chris,
The the top of the handle (pommel) consists essentially of a large disk and a large somewhat conical or semi-spherical "nut". Between them is a washer, with rosette or sun burst shape....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th June 2012, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 11,687
Hi Chris, welcome to the forum!
The shape of...
Hi Chris, welcome to the forum!
The shape of the two tulwar hilts is often associated with Sikhs. Don't recall the source on that, but it comes with the caveat that Sikhs, like everyone else in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th June 2012, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 32,822
Hi David,
I owned an identical "wedding...
Hi David,
I owned an identical "wedding nimcha" a few years ago. Like Kroncke says, the blades are uniformly flat, cut from ~2mm sheet, not forged, and the scabbard wire inlay is poor compared to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th June 2012, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 32,822
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th June 2012, 06:51 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 32,822
Hello,
I like this curved flyssa variant.
...
Hello,
I like this curved flyssa variant.
It’s interesting to see that the brass handle treatment is still there under the leather and shells. Were this mine I would remove them down to the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th June 2012, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 32,822
Hi there,
The strange handle can be seen on...
Hi there,
The strange handle can be seen on other flyssa/nimcha variants, and on some "Berber" sabres and shula/s'boula daggers as well.
http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1362
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th June 2012, 01:53 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 12,756
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th June 2012, 06:17 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 17,691
Very interesting map Dom!
"Biledvlgerid"...
Very interesting map Dom!
"Biledvlgerid" would be "Biled Ulgerid" or "le bled Algérien", the Algerian hinterland. I know Algiers itself dates from the 10th century, but it's interesting to see an...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th June 2012, 07:22 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 45,835
Oldest dated flyssa
Hi everyone,
It's taken some time, but I finally got a picture of the flyssa at the Real Armeria in Madrid. Happily it is in very good condition, it still retains a leather belt and buckle.
At...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th June 2012, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 17,691
Thank you Dom!
A year ago I had posted some...
Thank you Dom!
A year ago I had posted some closer maps of the Iflissen villages and their location in the Maghreb: http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?p=140312
I had not realized,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th June 2012, 06:54 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 29,282
Hello Teodor,
Strange that I had missed your...
Hello Teodor,
Strange that I had missed your reply long ago. Very good food for thought, I had not considered the s'boula connection. My only argument against it is the geographic separation...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th June 2012, 06:37 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 12,756
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th June 2012, 06:33 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,001
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th June 2012, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 30,677
Hi all,
Ibrahim, six years ago I had asked...
Hi all,
Ibrahim, six years ago I had asked about the possibility of publishing forum content (http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2523) in some form or other, recognizing the value of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd June 2012, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,515
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Forum: European Armoury
28th May 2012, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 26,592
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