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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th August 2025, 04:54 PM
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Posted By Edster
Thanks Norman!!

Thanks Norman!!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th August 2025, 03:01 PM
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Posted By Edster
Norman, Sorry. It's item 974. Am I dyslexic...

Norman,

Sorry. It's item 974. Am I dyslexic or what?

Ed
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th August 2025, 03:53 AM
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Views: 43,708
Posted By Edster
To brings things up to date. A while back I saw a...

To brings things up to date. A while back I saw a collection of Sudanese cap badges one of which was the soat'al of the Eastern Arab Corps of the Sudanese Defence Force. Likely collected by Gen....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th August 2025, 03:01 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 46,639
Posted By Edster
Quote: Is their worth found in craftsmanship,...

Quote: Is their worth found in craftsmanship, aesthetic beauty, or perhaps the legendary aura we project onto them? Are these objects truly part of our cultural heritage — or only a select few? Or...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2025, 09:26 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 16,550
Posted By Edster
Here's a Youtube that discusses this type of...

Here's a Youtube that discusses this type of weapon in detail.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FJ_RdKYd5A

Ed
Forum: European Armoury 22nd July 2025, 06:31 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 29,343
Posted By Edster
Sorry guys, Eastwood used a Remington in Pale...

Sorry guys, Eastwood used a Remington in Pale Rider. Here's an AI search:

In the movie Pale Rider (1985), Clint Eastwood's character, "Preacher," uses a Remington 1858 New Army revolver. The gun...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd July 2025, 08:08 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 18,289
Posted By Edster
Ian, Your 'sword" may be a tool rather than...

Ian,

Your 'sword" may be a tool rather than a weapon, as Jim suggests. The interiors of the point elements are aligned. Also the roots of the points have been relieved like to accommodate or catch...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th June 2025, 02:47 PM
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Views: 12,954
Posted By Edster
Ah, great. Thanks Norman!!!

Ah, great. Thanks Norman!!!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th June 2025, 02:47 AM
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Views: 12,954
Posted By Edster
5,000 Year Old Swords: Worlds Oldest

Found in Eastern Turkey.

The World’s Oldest Swords Discovered at Arslantepe Mound
The same question we collectors still ask:
Quoted from article:
"Were these swords wielded in battle or simply...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd June 2025, 09:01 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 26,885
Posted By Edster
Hi Jim, I think we plowed this field a...

Hi Jim,

I think we plowed this field a couple of years ago. Still, it's great to review this important part of Sudanese history and its weapons.
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd June 2025, 02:31 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 26,885
Posted By Edster
Jim, Your spear head, perhaps with a colored...

Jim,

Your spear head, perhaps with a colored "flag" or strip, may have been among the several standards held up to identify and form up or otherwise organize various troop units at large parades,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th April 2025, 11:21 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 24,807
Posted By Edster
See photos. If it looks like a duck...Can be used...

See photos. If it looks like a duck...Can be used several ways.

African
https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/african-wood-grain-pounder-323-c-4544fe2950

Japanese...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th April 2025, 07:55 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 24,807
Posted By Edster
Tim, Could this be a tool for mashing food...

Tim,

Could this be a tool for mashing food stuffs in a container? The barrel end looks too small to be a useful striking surface at the specific range.

Just a guess,
Ed
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th January 2025, 03:56 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 35,588
Posted By Edster
FSV Your Samoan Nifo Oti's "teeth" were...

FSV

Your Samoan Nifo Oti's "teeth" were likely the most technically sophisticated and challenging part of wooden war clubs of which I am aware. It would be hard to beat that. There are other...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th October 2024, 05:20 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 24,361
Posted By Edster
Cast iron Indian gate finials are called Bhala....

Cast iron Indian gate finials are called Bhala. Lots of designs can be Googled. Yours seems to have a military flare like could be found on a military installation.

Regards,
Ed
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th August 2024, 09:01 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 162,696
Posted By Edster
Ian, The new pictures and the tags are...

Ian,

The new pictures and the tags are informative. The tag that says the sword was found with chain mail, etc. suggests that the sword was owned by a Sudanese knight and a Baqqara tribal calvary...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2024, 09:50 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 39,261
Posted By Edster
Ian, A MET head dress is IDed as Janus and...

Ian,

A MET head dress is IDed as Janus and said is "Headdresses covered with leather are made by many different peoples living in villages along the Cross River and in Cameroon.

Another site...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2024, 07:55 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 164,768
Posted By Edster
Thanks Ian!! The more I visit the Forum the more...

Thanks Ian!! The more I visit the Forum the more I learn about ethnographic weapons.

Best,
Ed
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2024, 02:53 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 164,768
Posted By Edster
Hello Kai, Thanks for the gangay-blade...

Hello Kai,

Thanks for the gangay-blade explanation. "Tradition" does cover a lot of bases and is accepted by cultures as "Just the way it is" to be a proper kris". Also, I guess that the kris is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th June 2024, 10:41 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 164,768
Posted By Edster
I've always enjoyed lurking on kris posts, but I...

I've always enjoyed lurking on kris posts, but I have a technical question. I like the design and integration of the gangya.(cross guard)? and the blade. Likely some cultural reason. But mechanically...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th May 2024, 05:26 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,354,287
Posted By Edster
Lee, You certainly had a harrowing...

Lee,

You certainly had a harrowing experience, but ultimately no doubt exciting and rewarding.

Although it might be a stretch, I wonder if the fuller type terms giving by the antique dealer...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th May 2024, 01:39 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 75,114
Posted By Edster
Jim, The image of the so-called 1762 Funj...

Jim,

The image of the so-called 1762 Funj sword (fig.6) and my comment from p.7 of my Kaskara Cross-guards paper.

Quote:
Another example of the exaggerated flared lozenge is the Nasir...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th May 2024, 03:03 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 88,392
Posted By Edster
Jim, I sent Briggs to your Hotmail account....

Jim,

I sent Briggs to your Hotmail account. It was too large to post here.
Best
Ed
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th May 2024, 02:49 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 75,114
Posted By Edster
During the early-mid 19th C. thousands of mostly...

During the early-mid 19th C. thousands of mostly German blades were imported into Egypt and rest of N. Africa. Traders brought them into Sudan. I documented some of the traffic into Sudan in one of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th May 2024, 09:52 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,354,287
Posted By Edster
Here's a section from my Kaskara paper on...

Here's a section from my Kaskara paper on Fullers. I didn't include the pictured. The five fullered Kaskara is called the Suliman Mukamas.Don't know about anything related to Takoubas.

Quote: Cut...
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