Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd January 2011, 03:47 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th January 2011, 10:23 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
15th January 2011, 04:01 PM
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Hi Megn, welcome to the forum.
I agree...
Hi Megn, welcome to the forum.
I agree with JIm, what's the economic incentive of faking an italian _19th_ C..? The originals are easy to find, and cheap to boot.
Renaissance weapons...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th January 2011, 07:52 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
14th January 2011, 07:07 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th January 2011, 06:03 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th January 2011, 04:58 PM
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Hi Detleff,
My mistake, I checked their...
Hi Detleff,
My mistake, I checked their left side, as the post stated, and saw a huge demi-sword. Didn't notice the sangi on the right..!
Thank you again. Best regards.
Manuel
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Forum: European Armoury
14th January 2011, 12:36 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
13th January 2011, 10:28 PM
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Hi Jim,
I have seen many sword guards with...
Hi Jim,
I have seen many sword guards with the shell motif, but they are usually single pieces mounted on the frontal aspect. This one is bilobated, with one shell (frontal) larger than the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2011, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 21
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Thanks guys,
I believe it was made late 19th...
Thanks guys,
I believe it was made late 19th or early 20th C, on account of the chain links on the belt. Seems native Filipinos were handy recycling any metal scraps they could get their hands on....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2011, 05:40 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2011, 05:31 PM
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Hi Detlef,
Still, this type of dagger is...
Hi Detlef,
Still, this type of dagger is often described as using wood handles and scabbards. An yet, this one is made of some dark copper alloy, bronze?
The position and numbher of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2011, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 21
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2011, 04:28 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2011, 04:08 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2011, 12:00 AM
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Replies: 21
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Belly Dancer Jambiya
Hi guys,
I got a short jambiya witin a metal scabbard and a chain belt, the knife and scabbard delineated by bells, I take it it's a belly dancer knife.
Can't get any info on same. Do they...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th January 2011, 05:09 AM
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Replies: 32
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Forum: European Armoury
8th January 2011, 06:42 AM
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Hey! Just noticed the first pic is as lateral...
Hey! Just noticed the first pic is as lateral view as can be, the pas dáne IS functional, ergo, the sword is pre-1770.
The cast grip look very similar to several from the 1720-1780 as appear in...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th January 2011, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 32
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Hi R,
Can you take a lateral pic to confirm...
Hi R,
Can you take a lateral pic to confirm whether the pda is fucntional or not? (The 2 rings under the shell guard). That is the crux of the matter in the exchange between F, G and I. If its...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th January 2011, 07:31 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
5th January 2011, 03:07 AM
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Hi G,
Adding to your interesting post on...
Hi G,
Adding to your interesting post on grips
Indeed, fencing styles do differ, but I do recall my fencing instructor showing me how to steady the grip by placing the index finger hooked...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th January 2011, 11:21 PM
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Replies: 32
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Hi Guys,
The scabbard is obviously late...
Hi Guys,
The scabbard is obviously late 19th C.
The use of the Wolf/Dog by spanish armourers as mark of a quality blade in the 15th C, long before Passau and subsequently Solingen, is...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th January 2011, 04:39 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
4th January 2011, 03:44 AM
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Might be a spanish blade married to a foreign...
Might be a spanish blade married to a foreign hilt, or it could be completely Spanish. All that can be said for certain is it follows spanish style. It has a fully functional pas dáne, which places...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th December 2010, 03:54 AM
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