Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd November 2025, 12:02 AM
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Below is a picture of the sheath and knife...
Below is a picture of the sheath and knife oriented as they would be looking down if belted to the wearer's left side. With the decorated face out, the distal curve of the sheath is reversed compared...
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Forum: European Armoury
21st November 2025, 02:03 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th November 2025, 12:20 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th November 2025, 12:16 AM
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Replies: 27
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Thank you gentlemen for your comments and...
Thank you gentlemen for your comments and insights. Though the knife and the sheath clearly did not start together, both show some age and neither shows evidence of meddling that I can discern aside...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th November 2025, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 6
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My suspicions
The regular html pages and forum images are on one server along with the scripts for Vbulletin while the SQL database is on a different server. I believe that we see these various errors when the two...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th November 2025, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 27
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Knife with a Spanish Influence?
I acquired this knife in 1973 in a general antiques shop in Laguna Beach, California for $75, described on the receipt as a "Spanish knife" and presented, if I recall correctly, as a relic of Old...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd November 2025, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 16
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd November 2025, 08:39 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
31st October 2025, 05:05 PM
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A most attractive fluted shield. The design...
A most attractive fluted shield. The design reminds me of linenfold paneling.
I'll add my own solitary shield of this sort - strictly munitions grade - really heavy and with what the seller...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
23rd October 2025, 03:50 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
17th October 2025, 05:00 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
17th October 2025, 04:37 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
16th October 2025, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 14
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Thank you Gentlemen!
The numbers on the...
Thank you Gentlemen!
The numbers on the 'maps' are the points where a reading was taken. I was using an Olympus Vanta handheld XRF device, so the 'points' measured are of about a quarter of an...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th October 2025, 08:07 PM
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Replies: 12
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I watched a demonstration of koftgari technique...
I watched a demonstration of koftgari technique at the bladesmith's seminar I attended the weekend before last. The technique can give a lot of surface glitter for a very, very small amount of gold....
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Forum: European Armoury
13th October 2025, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 14
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A big surprise for me as well, though I suspect...
A big surprise for me as well, though I suspect more will be found as additional collections are surveyed with this technology. My survey was designed to disclose elemental variations associated with...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th October 2025, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 14
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Forum: European Armoury
10th October 2025, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 10
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Policy Statement
These forums have been provided for the discussion of ethnographic arms and armour, such being defined as "traditional handmade edged weapons and armour of many diverse cultures worldwide, some...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th October 2025, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 14
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Forum: European Armoury
9th October 2025, 07:30 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
9th October 2025, 07:21 PM
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Oakeshott type XV - Fourteenth Century
Gilding over the forte and hilt elements is not unexpected in this timeframe. I have had concerns about the authenticity of this sword that I have had over a quarter of a century, so you can imagine...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th October 2025, 07:15 PM
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Gilding on European Medieval Swords
On Oct 5 I made a presentation at the New England Bladesmith's Guild Ashokan Sword Seminar. The theme for the weekend was 'Gilding the Lily' and in keeping with that I decided to share some results...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th October 2025, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 8
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The formation of the masks on the hilt is quite...
The formation of the masks on the hilt is quite different in style and orientation from examples I could find in my limited library. I had thought the very narrow midrib and its termination unlikely,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th October 2025, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 25,596
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th September 2025, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 14
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th September 2025, 01:32 AM
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