Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th December 2008, 01:13 PM
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translation
Just wondering if anyone can translate the scipt. would be greatly appreciated.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th December 2008, 10:23 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th December 2008, 10:21 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th December 2008, 03:27 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th December 2008, 03:25 PM
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yataghans in rough shape
here are a couple of recent yataghans i aquired. first one is quite rough but the stamping is very interesting anyone if possible read it. also the second one has a very interesting peice laminated...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th December 2008, 03:11 PM
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identification of new daggers
hello all and happy new years,
two new items added to my collection. just wondering if any one can read the arabic/old turkish on the sarejevo knife, and whether its a newer one or a possible good...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th April 2008, 03:27 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th April 2008, 01:53 PM
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turkish officers sword
strange officers sword, handle is of shamshir/kilic style while rest of sword is normal german made for turkish market. brass handle has florals and designs as same as on scabbard bands. julius voos...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th January 2008, 02:55 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th January 2008, 02:49 PM
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help with identity
newly aquired sword, silver plated nielo and handle, some decay of under structure, and brass covered sheath, which is either newer or over existing wood scabbard. however, no identifiying marks....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th November 2007, 02:16 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2007, 03:40 PM
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turkish/ ottoman dagger
Hi again, another addition to the growing collection. Only problem is that no date or markings present on any portion of dagger. Just wondering if anyone has any ideas of age and area of origin other...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd June 2007, 02:07 PM
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I would have to agree with you there Ariel....
I would have to agree with you there Ariel. religious, cultural and also political freedom to a lesser degree in a time when other societies were not as foregiving. But as with any large empires it...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd June 2007, 06:30 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st June 2007, 02:47 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st June 2007, 04:15 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th June 2007, 12:21 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th May 2007, 11:24 PM
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tourist or issued sword??
i have two of these swords, exact same, thought maybe a templar sword but not having any crescant moons or stars present. handles are brass, and blade is curved, with a length of 32" and quite heavy....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2007, 03:40 PM
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ariel,
yes i saw that sale. pretty similair...
ariel,
yes i saw that sale. pretty similair guard and handle, but much more ornate and in better shape. much higher then my threshold. but at least i have a nice entry level one for that type of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th May 2007, 10:17 PM
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like it was said in an earlier thread, people...
like it was said in an earlier thread, people have a lot of disposable income these days for sword collecting. its pushing the cost up artificially for real items due to lesser items jumping up in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th May 2007, 02:50 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd May 2007, 02:56 PM
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ariel, would that mean that this blade in...
ariel, would that mean that this blade in question is not mass produced? or special made for a certain officer by request? or the blade and sword made entirely in turkey during the 19th century?
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd May 2007, 11:28 PM
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Thanks Ariel, thats the answer I was hoping for...
Thanks Ariel, thats the answer I was hoping for hehe. I had seen pictures with officers from Turkey from the 19th century, and the downward facing quillions was the main reason this sword gave itself...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd May 2007, 07:44 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd May 2007, 06:55 PM
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new addition, origin is confusing
newly arrived purchase. leather scabbard, horn handle, the brass cover on the handle is loose but solder would fix that. no distinctive marks on sword. blade has one full blood groove, and one above...
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