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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd May 2016, 08:24 PM
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Posted By blue lander
You can see a seam along the side of the...

You can see a seam along the side of the hilt/pommel so I believe it was cast but it does look like someone took a file to it.

You can't see it from the picture but the tang is bent over the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd May 2016, 05:58 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,486
Posted By blue lander
Modern arm dagger from darfor

At least I presume it's modern, the seller had several nearly identical ones. It came with a pair of tweezers. The fullers apeear to be ground in rather than forged. The wood in the hilt is rough...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd May 2016, 01:27 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 68,311
Posted By blue lander
Very interesting angle on the alphabet it might...

Very interesting angle on the alphabet it might be in.

I cleaned the blade up a bit - it's starting to look like that second character is just an M with a bit of corrosion.

Also, I've...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st May 2016, 01:00 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 124,903
Posted By blue lander
Apologies for resurrecting an old thread but I...

Apologies for resurrecting an old thread but I just saw this curved Shiavona with nearly identical star/moon markings as my blade.


http://sword-site.com/thread/731/curved-schiavona

The...
Forum: European Armoury 19th May 2016, 10:53 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 68,311
Posted By blue lander
between the regular ricasso and the sandwiched...

between the regular ricasso and the sandwiched bit, the original ricasso on this blade would have been about 5 inches long!
Forum: European Armoury 19th May 2016, 04:45 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 68,311
Posted By blue lander
I assume those carvings were added when this was...

I assume those carvings were added when this was converted to a Takouba, but I suppose there's no proof they weren't original...
Forum: European Armoury 19th May 2016, 03:20 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 68,311
Posted By blue lander
The seller's description of the blade was "ZACONA...

The seller's description of the blade was "ZACONA TOSCANIA" but I don't see toscania written anywhere on the blade. I don't know where he got that from.
Forum: European Armoury 19th May 2016, 02:21 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 68,311
Posted By blue lander
This is the only other marking on the blade. Two...

This is the only other marking on the blade. Two triangles of three dots. If there was anything written between them it was already eaten by corrosion. They're right after the ricasso and right...
Forum: European Armoury 17th May 2016, 10:21 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 68,311
Posted By blue lander
Markings on a Takouba-mounted European Backsword

Hi,

I posted this on the ethnographic side, but as the blade appears to be European I've started a thread on this end.

The blade only has two markings on it. One is the writing, apparently in...
Forum: European Armoury 17th May 2016, 02:21 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 68,311
Posted By blue lander
Hopefully someone can make heads or tails of it. ...

Hopefully someone can make heads or tails of it.

I can't find my good camera but here are two more pictures I took from my phone.

Assuming it is Cyrillic, and the backwards N's are I's and the...
Forum: European Armoury 17th May 2016, 03:11 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 68,311
Posted By blue lander
Well, it took longer than I expected but it...

Well, it took longer than I expected but it finally arrived! I'll take better pictures tomorrow but I've attached a photo of the only writing I see on the blade. I don't see Toscania anywhere, just...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th May 2016, 10:36 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 52,424
Posted By blue lander
Here's my only Nimcha. One of the quillons is...

Here's my only Nimcha. One of the quillons is missing. The blade's very thin - you can see where they had to put a shunt in the hilt to make it fit. I assume the blade's european?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th April 2016, 03:25 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 12,339
Posted By blue lander
I showed the pictures to another group of older...

I showed the pictures to another group of older Mongolians - they said the sticks were Chinese and the people throwing them were Chinese too even though there's a wall scroll of Genghis Khan in the...
Forum: European Armoury 8th April 2016, 05:42 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 68,311
Posted By blue lander
Yeah, I tried entering the tracking on the usps...

Yeah, I tried entering the tracking on the usps site but it doesn't have any records. I contacted usps and they basically said they have no record of the package and no idea where it is. I'm asking...
Forum: European Armoury 8th April 2016, 03:04 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 68,311
Posted By blue lander
I tried to contact Colissimo via email but they...

I tried to contact Colissimo via email but they never responded. I'll try to contact USPS now.
Forum: European Armoury 8th April 2016, 02:21 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 68,311
Posted By blue lander
So this thing still hasn't arrived. I contacted...

So this thing still hasn't arrived. I contacted the seller and he sent me the shipping number and a picture of the shipping label (to prove he wrote the right address ). When I looked the number up...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th April 2016, 06:04 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 9,991
Posted By blue lander
Here's a similar concept, an ethno shotgun from...

Here's a similar concept, an ethno shotgun from Indonesia or the Philippines

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFDeh9QsbTI

(skip ahead to around the 1 minute mark)

He uses match heads instead...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th April 2016, 01:55 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 12,339
Posted By blue lander
I showed them to my Mongolian wife, she has heard...

I showed them to my Mongolian wife, she has heard of them but never saw them used. She thinks they're called tsuihayah but she's not sure on the spelling. Nothing comes up if you google it.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th April 2016, 06:15 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 12,339
Posted By blue lander
Interesting! I showed your links to some...

Interesting! I showed your links to some Mongolians, none of them had ever heard of it. Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia are inhabited by different tribes, perhaps only the ones in Inner Mongolia...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th March 2016, 11:36 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 20,893
Posted By blue lander
This doesn't fill me with confidence about the...

This doesn't fill me with confidence about the strength of the metal used in this lock, but I was able to bend the sear tail enough to almost straighten it out. I need to bend it a bit more, but it's...
Forum: European Armoury 30th March 2016, 06:12 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 68,311
Posted By blue lander
I emailed the guy on sunday, he said he was going...

I emailed the guy on sunday, he said he was going to send it out on Tuesday (yesterday). I paid him awhile ago, hopefully he isn't pulling shenanigans...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th March 2016, 11:59 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 20,893
Posted By blue lander
I wrapped a ziptie around the sear, pulled the...

I wrapped a ziptie around the sear, pulled the cock back as far as it'd go, and pulled on that ziptie to put more pressure on the sear. I was able to get the sear to engage the trigger mechanism but...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th March 2016, 08:53 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 20,893
Posted By blue lander
I made a makeshift sear spring out of the binder...

I made a makeshift sear spring out of the binder clip. That metal's actually pretty tough and springs well.

Now when I pull the cock all the way back the sear does pop out as far as the mechanism...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th March 2016, 03:31 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 20,893
Posted By blue lander
Here's a closeup of where the cock and sear meet....

Here's a closeup of where the cock and sear meet. I don't see what I'd call a slot, it's more of a sloping ledge (I circled it in red).

Anyways, I took a binder clip and and put the "legs" between...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th March 2016, 07:20 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 20,893
Posted By blue lander
That's a very clear explanation, thank you....

That's a very clear explanation, thank you. You're right, mine is missing the sear spring. It has the trigger spring, though. Hopefully it'll be an easy piece to replace.
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