Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th May 2011, 02:42 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd May 2011, 05:55 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd May 2011, 04:31 PM
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Dom, great pictures. The displays are not of...
Dom, great pictures. The displays are not of current Military Museum exhibit. I think they're of Topkapi. I have not been to Topkapi arms room yet, it's been closed for a few years and still remains...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd May 2011, 11:45 AM
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Very true. I recently visited Istanbul Military...
Very true. I recently visited Istanbul Military Museum and saw many examples of this, such as shamshir with a common "Velayet Shah Abbas/Amel AssadUllah" cartouche, described as "personal sword of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd May 2011, 06:19 PM
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Agree with Lew, there is no way to verify. As...
Agree with Lew, there is no way to verify. As with any other antique attribution, the historical accounts often serve as "provenance". From "The Topkapi Palace" book: "according to historians, the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st May 2011, 08:21 PM
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Nice Buharan knife, Dom. and nice to have one...
Nice Buharan knife, Dom. and nice to have one completed with silver scabbard, stones and wootz blade. I also like Buharan knifes like this. Here's one with silver/niello handle and wootz blade, and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th April 2011, 05:07 PM
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Gav, there are Indian blades with similar...
Gav, there are Indian blades with similar "yelman", and they're still called Tulwars:-). Yes, this is a Turkish sword, but does yelman alone make it a Kilij? Also, can this be called yelman? It's...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th April 2011, 12:27 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2011, 11:37 AM
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Brass Bands
correct - the brass bands are characteristic for hilts (and scabbards!). There could also be brass inlays on crossguards, as on our examples. Below is another example of a crossguard with brass inlay...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th April 2011, 08:03 PM
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Agree on all points. The work indeed resembles...
Agree on all points. The work indeed resembles Syrian. The flowers with dot-like petals, rolling bands and smaller dots in the background is very Syrian, as on attached example of late last Century...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th April 2011, 07:36 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th April 2011, 06:34 PM
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Dom,
Mabrook (Congratulations). it's a nice...
Dom,
Mabrook (Congratulations). it's a nice looking sword. I do not think it's Turkish Ribbon, it seems laminated. The locket is partly etched, which is unusual for scabbards. The scabbard in my...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd March 2011, 04:25 PM
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I dealt with Auctions Imperial since they...
I dealt with Auctions Imperial since they started, and always found them to be most professional and courteous. I bid live on-line, and there is alway risk of a program glitch, delay, unexpected...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th March 2011, 01:10 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th March 2011, 12:28 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th March 2011, 09:41 AM
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There were various wootz objects produced, such...
There were various wootz objects produced, such as vases/urns, boxes, decorative figures, surgical and other instruments, etc. The book "Persian Steel" shows a few. and I have seen quite a few wootz...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th March 2011, 09:28 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th March 2011, 09:14 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th February 2011, 10:10 AM
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Chregu, the fittings on your kard have Afghani...
Chregu, the fittings on your kard have Afghani look, and are quite typical for Central Asia.
The kards on above picture are Persian (or Indo-Persian). Pay close attention to details, and you'll...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd February 2011, 08:59 AM
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Chregu, this is Afghani or Central Asian kard,...
Chregu, this is Afghani or Central Asian kard, and possibly Turkmen. The red material is likely later replacement. These usually have longer sheaths which fit the handle almost completely, leaving...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th February 2011, 09:11 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th January 2011, 11:51 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th January 2011, 11:37 AM
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This is Persian indeed. 19th Century, not 17th....
This is Persian indeed. 19th Century, not 17th. There are no inscriptions/writing on it. The gold on base of the blade and shaft is applied with coftgari technique. The blade may be wootz, I'd clean...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th December 2010, 02:32 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st December 2010, 07:06 PM
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Very nice Ottoman Jambiya with wootz blade....
Very nice Ottoman Jambiya with wootz blade. Congratulations! I think the date reads 1211, which is 18th Century (1796). however, this type is typical of mid/late 19th Century Balkan jambiya. Good...
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