Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th September 2021, 04:48 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th September 2021, 01:12 AM
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Replies: 18
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Official abbreviation for Kyrgizstan is KGZ.i...
Official abbreviation for Kyrgizstan is KGZ.i have never heard of Ch’huras there.
Kyrghiz belong to Turkic tradition, and all their knives I have seen and read about are variations of Bichaq,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th September 2021, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 40,421
Yea... I see what you are saying.
But as a...
Yea... I see what you are saying.
But as a rule , gifting a weapon was a ceremonial occasion.
We can speculate till the cows come home, but the name is there, and that cannot be disregarded.
No...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th September 2021, 05:06 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 112,484
Thank yoy very much for explaining to me the...
Thank yoy very much for explaining to me the meaning of “ supposedly” .
To “ presumably” one could add “ likely, purportedly, allegedly, apparently, seemingly, believably”
My problem is that all...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th September 2021, 05:45 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 112,484
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th September 2021, 11:49 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 40,421
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th September 2021, 11:31 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 112,484
Come to think of it, there is a very well...
Come to think of it, there is a very well described psychological phenomenon : we see what we are looking for, what we want to see.
Recall the famous dialogue between Hamlet and Polonius in the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th September 2021, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 112,484
When my kids were much, much younger, they...
When my kids were much, much younger, they thought I was the best Waldo finder:-)
But here I looked and looked , and for the life of me could not find a khanjarli.
I console myself that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th September 2021, 09:30 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 121,654
Jim:
"On the top 'firangi' it seems odd that...
Jim:
"On the top 'firangi' it seems odd that this is double edged, as I had thought the fuller grouping would be at center, rather than along one side as here."
Jim, I am blushing: it IS single...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th September 2021, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 121,654
Agree. Afghanis were kept in check by Babur in...
Agree. Afghanis were kept in check by Babur in 1526 ( First Battle of Panipat), but were victorious in 1761 ( Third Battle of Panipat) against the Maratha Empire. Both battles occured north of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th September 2021, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 56,727
Hi Peter,
Thanks for this beautiful review.
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Hi Peter,
Thanks for this beautiful review.
One comment only: I am from Michigan, and we get mightily offended when some people refer to " Great Lakes" as something not surrounding our state:...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th September 2021, 04:52 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 377,654
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th September 2021, 12:58 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 121,654
Two more firangis: Indian? European?
Here are two more with questionable datings and attributions.
The first pic shows them together: blade length of the long one is 38", definitely qualifying it as Asa Shamshir ( staff sword). The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th September 2021, 12:28 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 121,654
Real firangi.
This is an unquestionably real Firangi from the South.
European double-edged blade wit a single wide fuller and a " Genoese"/"Styrian"/ make your guess. trade blade. Blade is marked , see last pic....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th September 2021, 12:11 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 121,654
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th September 2021, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 5
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These daggers originated from a Golan Druze...
These daggers originated from a Golan Druze village Majjal Shams, Tower of the Sun.
They became popular as souvenirs especially when the Golan Heights were captured by Israel in 1967.
Then they...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th August 2021, 01:12 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 35,197
Regretfully you are correct. Even more...
Regretfully you are correct. Even more regretfully, this situation has very deep roots: even Egerton did not venture there and British army had only small penetration raids into Massouds’ areas at...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th August 2021, 07:57 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 35,197
Afghani “ khyber knives” ( realistically, ...
Afghani “ khyber knives” ( realistically, “selava”) come with various blades: straight, curved one way or another and recurved.
Their handles are also different: simple “ bird head” or...
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Forum: European Armoury
13th August 2021, 03:09 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 128,031
I noticed this tread just now . I am very busy...
I noticed this tread just now . I am very busy these days editing a big textbook about pituitary diseases ( which is my speciality and real expertise) and go to my favourite Fora only occasionally,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th August 2021, 12:24 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 31,629
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th August 2021, 11:31 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 68,247
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th August 2021, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 31,629
It is a Khandjar , Persian or North Indian. ...
It is a Khandjar , Persian or North Indian. Velvet covering of the scabbard makes me put North India first. I have never seen any Caucasia weapon bearing a name Muhammad Ja’far, it just did not...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st July 2021, 02:18 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 12,414
I recall some Greek yataghans with thin ears....
I recall some Greek yataghans with thin ears. Masters tried to skimp on walrus ivory and used halves of longitudinally cut walrus tusks ( primary dentin by the tang, a layer of the secondary one...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th July 2021, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,539
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th July 2021, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 11,023
Very good tulwar!
One would definitely...
Very good tulwar!
One would definitely wish for such elegant and high class tulwar to have a wootz blade and a cartouche with some famous name, but the previous owner performed a barbaric...
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