Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th February 2010, 05:05 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th February 2010, 04:45 AM
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Mysterious shord sword - kama
This kama (qama ?) is supposedly Persian/Iranian, but I don`t know how old is it and what`s on the maker`s mark. There are identical inscription on both sides. The lengh is 48cm (19 inches). What is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th February 2010, 09:14 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st October 2009, 01:16 AM
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Old European Axe - maker`s mark
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b102/georgix/IMG_0688.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b102/georgix/IMG_0684.jpg
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Forum: European Armoury
30th September 2009, 11:50 PM
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Replies: 18
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Thank you very much for your extreme help and...
Thank you very much for your extreme help and kind words.
Sorry also for my long absence - I have had house remodelling and quite substantial computer break down at the same time.
I have seen...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th September 2009, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 16,249
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Forum: European Armoury
18th September 2009, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 18
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Thank you for your remark kisak - I had a hard...
Thank you for your remark kisak - I had a hard time trying to find or prove its Swedish/North European origin. I didn`t do much progress in that topic, but I have found out that the Swedes did like...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th September 2009, 11:35 PM
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Replies: 18
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A Senefelder - I would be grateful for that. ...
A Senefelder - I would be grateful for that.
I decided to go through the photos I had saved and picked a few with some resemblances to my sword. The first comes from Stockholm museum and pictures...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th September 2009, 11:17 PM
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Replies: 18
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OK, now I know. It just required an appropriate...
OK, now I know. It just required an appropriate leather glove and the "feeling" and grip of the sword completely changed. Bare hand is insufficient for this hilt. It feels somehow thin or too big and...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th September 2009, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 18
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A Senefelder - you are right. There had to be...
A Senefelder - you are right. There had to be originally a plate in the slots of the loop hilt. I am curious of the original looks, but in fact I don`t miss it very much since I won`t have to fight...
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Forum: European Armoury
14th September 2009, 11:03 PM
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Replies: 18
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Forum: European Armoury
14th September 2009, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 18
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Of course! I had it somewhere in my head, but I...
Of course! I had it somewhere in my head, but I forgot where. So according to Rudolf Cronau's Geschichte der Solinger Klingenindustrie publ. in 1885, this blade should have Solingen origin.
The only...
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Forum: European Armoury
14th September 2009, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 18
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Forum: European Armoury
14th September 2009, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 16,249
European sword from XVII or XVIII c. - <?>
Hi all the sword fans!
Intuitively I bought the following sword - as it was said to me - a Walloon sword. The blade is 31 inches long. The former owner couldn`t say a word about it. I am new to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th December 2005, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 4
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Bernard Levine from Identification Forum...
Bernard Levine from Identification Forum (bladeforums.com) told me that it can be a modern version of a classical Greek machaira. I have made a search and there are similarities between hilts - look...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th December 2005, 11:17 PM
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Replies: 4
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What type of knife is that?
I found it some time ago on internet and I like the design very much. I think it`s a replica of some historical knife, but I`m not sure. What do you think?
Here is the link:...
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