Forum: Swap Forum
5th March 2008, 03:39 PM
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Great catalogue for reasonable price!!!!
Hello!
Some time ago there was a huge exhibition in Warsaw of private collection of Ryszard Janiak. He's got absolutely amazing collection of arms and decorative art from XVI-XIX c, including...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd February 2008, 09:59 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 14,117
Hello!
I hope you'll have a good time...
Hello!
I hope you'll have a good time together!!!
I'm still living with a good memories of my visit at Timonium last year. So many thanks to everybody who accompanied me in those freezy winter...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th October 2007, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th October 2007, 12:39 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th September 2007, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th September 2007, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 11,720
Hello Rand!
Might be Polish but also might...
Hello Rand!
Might be Polish but also might be Hungarian :)
The saint person is probably Saint Mary of Immaculate Conception, the symbol held (for example) by Polish hussars on their armours...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st September 2007, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 12,650
Thank you so far for your help!
I believe...
Thank you so far for your help!
I believe the rivets are covered with horn (of buffalo? - I believe horn is the proper word). The middle and smallest rivet is iron, not covered but formed as the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th September 2007, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 6
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Kindjal help needed - origin and translation
Hello again!
I need your help with this kindjal :o
First of all I have some problems with establishing of its place of origin: Georgia? Persia?
I believe the translating of the cartouches...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th July 2007, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 8
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Of course it isn't karabela, and the name used...
Of course it isn't karabela, and the name used for it was more like marketing concept to attract people. The proper name for this sword is Hungarian-Polish type of course, while many of these were...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th July 2007, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 6
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Thank you Ariel, though the article was written...
Thank you Ariel, though the article was written as a speech and it is quite general. First of all I had only one month plus few days to write it, and the subject (which seemed to be quite obvious for...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th July 2007, 11:01 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th July 2007, 08:49 AM
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EASTERN INFLUENCES ON POLISH ARMS
Dear Friends!
Few months ago I had a great pleasure to be invited to Timonium to give a speech on Eastern Influences on Polish Arms.
Now the text is available here on the Vikingsword in PDF...
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Forum: Swap Forum
7th June 2007, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 0
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NEW BOOKS - NEW TITLES
Dear Friends!
I would like to again advertise POLISH-BOOKS (http://stores.ebay.com/polishbooks) on ebay with some new titles and very good old ones. Among the others you can find these books:
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd May 2007, 08:15 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st April 2007, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,239
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st March 2007, 05:13 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st March 2007, 05:12 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,239
TIMONIUM 2007 - FROM A EUROPEAN POINT OF VIEW
Dear Friends!
I think this is a proper time for me to remind this year Timonium where I found myself, arrived from far away Poland, thanks to the generosity of Arzti and Avner Yarom and all EA&AF...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2007, 08:44 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,647
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2007, 08:42 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,327
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th February 2007, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,327
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th January 2007, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 13,600
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th January 2007, 08:26 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 14,952
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th January 2007, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 14,952
That's a good point Lew. We are talking about...
That's a good point Lew. We are talking about 17th/18th century sabres, but it doesn't change anything.
But as an advocate of evil I can answer your question - they bothered, because it was...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th January 2007, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 14,952
Dear All!
So it seems that statement made in...
Dear All!
So it seems that statement made in book was just a general thought that leaves some doubts for the reader, but indeed we can agree horseshoes migh have been used in a process of making...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th January 2007, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 29
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