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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd March 2007, 06:30 PM
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Posted By FenrisWolf
Small flyssa

This arrived a few weeks ago:
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL151/1556826/15164847/240093807.jpg
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL151/1556826/15164847/240093811.jpg
Engraved brass-over-wood hilt,...
Forum: Swap Forum 23rd March 2007, 05:02 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 49,545
Posted By FenrisWolf
Interested in the flyssa; I have a katar I'd be...

Interested in the flyssa; I have a katar I'd be willing to swap, not sure of its comparative value. Basic soldier's model with scabbard, pics available if you're interested.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st March 2007, 07:26 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,954
Posted By FenrisWolf
Still no comments/explanations/suggestions as to...

Still no comments/explanations/suggestions as to the composition of the blade. Any information or even wild speculation would be apppreciated. :confused:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st March 2007, 04:07 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,801
Posted By FenrisWolf
H. Beam Piper once wrote "Modern colloquial...

H. Beam Piper once wrote "Modern colloquial English is the end result of Norman men-at-arms trying to make dates with Saxon barmaids", and it's been promoting cross-cultural understanding ever since....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2007, 06:07 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,801
Posted By FenrisWolf
Unfortunately for the thin-skinned, modern...

Unfortunately for the thin-skinned, modern colloquial English reflects its melting pot heritage moreso than any other language. To quote an author whose name for the moment escapes me, "English...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th March 2007, 01:36 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 12,991
Posted By FenrisWolf
I don't know a lot about these, but aesthetically...

I don't know a lot about these, but aesthetically I'd have to agree on the first one, a very crude feel to it, "good enough for the stupid tourists with more money than taste". The blade may be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th March 2007, 01:51 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 90,694
Posted By FenrisWolf
An aborigine stone club, eh? Does that make the...

An aborigine stone club, eh? Does that make the correct war cry "Yabba-Dabba-Didgeri-Doo?" :D

Nice piece, not that familiar with Australian aborigine weapons (beyond the ubiquitous boomerang),...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th March 2007, 07:32 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,628
Posted By FenrisWolf
Forgot about this one; it came into my hands...

Forgot about this one; it came into my hands separately. My father picked it up for me at a little antique shop in Northern California, where it was labelled a 'salmon fishing spear'. I didn't know...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th March 2007, 01:02 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 10,829
Posted By FenrisWolf
There was a discussion a while ago where the...

There was a discussion a while ago where the hand-gisarm (a gisarm blade on a three foot haft) was brought forward, similar to this weapon but without the hook at the end. According to the one...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th March 2007, 09:23 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 19,399
Posted By FenrisWolf
The problem is that there will be no 'real...

The problem is that there will be no 'real debate' on the issue. If there was, and the politicos actually listened to the concerns of their constituency, it might do some good, but as I understand...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th March 2007, 06:51 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,628
Posted By FenrisWolf
Here are the other three spear heads that came in...

Here are the other three spear heads that came in the same batch:

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL151/1556826/15164847/238423770.jpg
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th March 2007, 07:53 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,628
Posted By FenrisWolf
That is how they were sold to me, four spear...

That is how they were sold to me, four spear heads collected in North Africa and the Sudan, from the estate of a Texas oilman who worked over there back in the 1960s. The shape of the leaf blade is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th March 2007, 07:01 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,848
Posted By FenrisWolf
Interesting! I've always wondered how those were...

Interesting! I've always wondered how those were worn; it looks like even the large jambiyas are set up to be drawn pommel up towards the thumb, the reverse of how one would hold a sword. I suppose...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th March 2007, 06:53 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,628
Posted By FenrisWolf
Which is why most of the time they're covered in...

Which is why most of the time they're covered in a nice protective lyer of cobwebs.... :D

I have three of them, two of similar size (like this one) and one that's very much in keeping with the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th March 2007, 06:15 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 19,399
Posted By FenrisWolf
Don't feel too bad, the way things are going the...

Don't feel too bad, the way things are going the Sheeple are probably going to ram Billary into office in 2008, and with the Democrats controlling the House and the Senate, Schumer, Feinstein and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th March 2007, 06:07 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,628
Posted By FenrisWolf
Mahdi Spear Head?

African/Sudanese spearhead, I picked up four spearheads together, two with barbs and two with slender thrusting blades. I've seen at least one source that attributed these nasty buggers with all the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th March 2007, 01:11 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,611
Posted By FenrisWolf
Every time I see a pic like this I flash back on...

Every time I see a pic like this I flash back on seeing "Zulu" on the big screen, the battle scenes with the warriors moving in perfect formation while drumming on their shields to keep step. I read...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th March 2007, 12:24 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,954
Posted By FenrisWolf
Pretty sure the shagren is the real deal; it has...

Pretty sure the shagren is the real deal; it has the depth and faint transluscence that it's supposed to:

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL151/1556826/15164847/238299040.jpg

As for the blade,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th March 2007, 12:33 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,954
Posted By FenrisWolf
Haven't had a chance to re-photograph it yet, but...

Haven't had a chance to re-photograph it yet, but there's definitely something interesting about the blade. Is there any history of anything like wootz steel coming out of China? This doesn't have...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th March 2007, 07:56 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 32,574
Posted By FenrisWolf
Isn't that from Cole Porter? "Oh, you beautiful...

Isn't that from Cole Porter? "Oh, you beautiful Dha, You great big beautiful Dha!"

Sorry, I couldn't resist, the Pun fairy bit me.... :D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th March 2007, 09:09 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,954
Posted By FenrisWolf
Chinese/Tibetan(?) Trousse

Not a weapon per se, barring a dispute over who gets the choice cuts at the table, but a better than average example of the breed:
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th March 2007, 08:52 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,848
Posted By FenrisWolf
Yup, Wahabite Jambiya/Khanjar, they range in size...

Yup, Wahabite Jambiya/Khanjar, they range in size from a small dagger (6 inch blade) up to monsters like the one in the picture that would qualify as a shortsword. Razorsharp on both edges, the tip...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th March 2007, 10:32 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,291
Posted By FenrisWolf
Ah, that makes more sense; it didn't really look...

Ah, that makes more sense; it didn't really look like the sort of traces that old koftgari leaves, but I couldn't think of what else it might be. Thanks!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th March 2007, 10:04 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,291
Posted By FenrisWolf
It actually looks better in person; I don't have...

It actually looks better in person; I don't have the best camera in the world, nor the best photographic skills. Here are a couple of other shots of the hilt. There are also faint traces of the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th March 2007, 09:21 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,291
Posted By FenrisWolf
New arrival -- Pulwar from Afghanistan...

...by way of Germany, so it's been on a bit of a journey. 4 1/2" hilt, blade is 29" in straight line from quillions to tip, quillions 4 1/8" wide, blade is 1 5/16" wide at hilt, 5/16" thick at...
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