Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th November 2020, 05:49 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th November 2020, 03:15 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd November 2020, 05:52 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd November 2020, 05:48 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd November 2020, 03:42 PM
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My first sudanese silver armdagger for comment
Hi all
Got my first armdagger from Sudan. Well made knife and scabbard, some loss of the silver on the ebony handle but in a overall good condition. Quality blade, central rib and sharp edges. Not...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th October 2020, 08:13 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th October 2020, 05:08 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th October 2020, 06:55 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th October 2020, 06:50 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th October 2020, 07:23 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th October 2020, 05:52 PM
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Latest takouba for comment
Hi
My latest takouba. A well made sword, both blade and scabard are of fine workmanship. I think that the handle and scabard are what we call modern, probably last quarter 20 century, a classic...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th October 2020, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 13
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Pictures
Greetings
The first takouba i bought 15 Years ago. Its a low quality touareg sword, seems well used,traditionel handle and crossguard with classic decoration , the slighty oval stacked pommel made...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th October 2020, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 13
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Greetings
The first takouba i bought 15 Years...
Greetings
The first takouba i bought 15 Years ago. Its a low quality touareg sword, seems well used,traditionel handle and crossguard with classic decoration , the slighty oval stacked pommel made...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th October 2020, 04:08 PM
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Hi
More pictures and info off the takouba with...
Hi
More pictures and info off the takouba with the brass handle.
Solid brass handle, on the cross gard are two small copper plates, in the center a triangular shape in what appears a lead covering....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th September 2020, 08:05 PM
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Greetings
At last i've found some time to take...
Greetings
At last i've found some time to take more pictures of the swords,its going slow but one by one.
First is the takouba saber (aljuinar) probably from the Nigerian/Cameroon border (Fulani?)...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th September 2020, 03:40 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th September 2020, 08:55 PM
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takuba and kaskara
Hi Teodor
Thanks for the tip on the wafen aus zentral Afrika book. That book is in my collection and is the only picture i've found in my books about this type of sword . Since there are no books as...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2020, 06:27 PM
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takouba and kaskara
Hi Teodor
I have that book: wafen aus zentral Afrika in my collection but it is the only picture i have from a takouba with that kind off handle.
No books on takouba's and kaskara's so, i've found...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th September 2020, 08:25 PM
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takouba and kaskara
Hello Teodor
The takouba with the double fullers is a single edge blade.
The pictures are not in the correct order with the tekst.
Thanks for the kind words.
Greetings
Marc
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th September 2020, 03:21 PM
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Takouba and Kaskara
Greetings everyone
I am a new member of this forum, but knows and uses it for years if my library fails.
Collecting African objects for the last 28 years, mostly weapons and currency's
from...
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