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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th October 2015, 02:55 PM
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Posted By Emanuel
Actually Ariel you bring me to one reason for my...

Actually Ariel you bring me to one reason for my questions :)

Was there any such thing as plain steel? Besides crucible and pattern welding what other methods were there?
We do know that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd October 2015, 11:58 PM
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Posted By Emanuel
I hope so too Jens. Egerton mentions...

I hope so too Jens.

Egerton mentions "jauhar" when discussing the production of gun barrels:

.

In this case the term "jauhar/johar" refers to the pattern in the steel. The same...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd October 2015, 04:57 PM
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Posted By Emanuel
Indian Crucible Steel vs. Pattern Welding

Hello,

A thought about iron/steel in the Indian context.

We use the terms "wootz" and "pulad/bulat" to refer to crystalline crucible steel produced in India and Central Asia....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd October 2015, 04:17 PM
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Posted By Emanuel
Taube, looking at your scabbard I wonder if yours...

Taube, looking at your scabbard I wonder if yours is a Nepali piece. The scabbard construction is very similar to that seen on khukri.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd October 2015, 04:08 PM
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Views: 8,518
Posted By Emanuel
Hi Taube, Robert, The decoration at the...

Hi Taube, Robert,

The decoration at the base of your jamadhar are stylized lotus buds. They are important in Hindu symbolism, associated with creation and the gods Vishnu and Brahma IIRC.

...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd October 2015, 10:16 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 24,933
Posted By Emanuel
Thumbs up Yup! Didn't see it at first, spilled my coffee...

Yup!
Didn't see it at first, spilled my coffee earlier when I did :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd October 2015, 09:36 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 24,933
Posted By Emanuel
Aziz, Abdul, Arms and jewellery of the Indian...

Aziz, Abdul, Arms and jewellery of the Indian Mughuls, Lahore, 1947. Originally posted by Jens. (http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=4583)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd October 2015, 09:33 PM
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Posted By Emanuel
Plate from Egerton

Plate from Egerton
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd October 2015, 09:32 PM
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Views: 24,933
Posted By Emanuel
Possibly original plates. Made available on...

Possibly original plates. Made available on Wikimedia Commons (by a Russian speaker :) ) with following description:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd October 2015, 09:22 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 24,933
Posted By Emanuel
Weapons of Mughal Emperor Akbar

I thought I'd post the descriptions of Akbar's weapons from the Ain-Akbari, for reference. My apologies but there is repetition from Mercenary's original thread On the Use of Indian Terms for...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd October 2015, 09:09 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 200,220
Posted By Emanuel
Having hijacked Mercenary's thread enough (my...

Having hijacked Mercenary's thread enough (my apologies :) ), I moved discussion of Akbar's weapons specifically, here: http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=20629

Emanuel
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd October 2015, 09:04 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,550
Posted By Emanuel
That's unfortunate. Perhaps a youtube search will...

That's unfortunate. Perhaps a youtube search will bring up something similar.

The flyssa scabbards have one or two belt loops so they were worn with a belt/sash. The oldest dated flyssa actually...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd October 2015, 08:17 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 200,220
Posted By Emanuel
There are indeed some interesting things in those...

There are indeed some interesting things in those Akbar miniatures. I'm looking through the copies I found online and there is lots to extract and dissect.

A pity indeed. Next time you come by our...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd October 2015, 07:42 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,550
Posted By Emanuel
Hi Dave, Congratulations on a beautiful...

Hi Dave,

Congratulations on a beautiful piece from a flyssa-lover! http://vikingsword.com/vb/images/icons/icon10.gif

Funny enough you relate it to the shashka, I had the same thought some years...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd October 2015, 06:17 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 200,220
Posted By Emanuel
Hi Jens, Simple answer is that I have no...

Hi Jens,

Simple answer is that I have no idea. A floral hilt on what we think of jamadhar with arm bars makes no sense.

Like you say, we dont know if it was so. We have multiple terms in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st October 2015, 11:53 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 200,220
Posted By Emanuel
Yes it seems like a lot of these daggers were...

Yes it seems like a lot of these daggers were more or less curved.

I just realized Jens, that you had posted a lovely plate from the Moser collection catalogue a long time ago.

Ultimately...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st October 2015, 05:25 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 200,220
Posted By Emanuel
Since we have two versions of the plate from the...

Since we have two versions of the plate from the Ain-i-Akbari here, I thought I would add another from Aziz, Abdul, Arms and jewellery of the Indian Mughuls, Lahore, 1947. Originally posted by Jens....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st October 2015, 04:27 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 200,220
Posted By Emanuel
Some more of what I think of as jewelled phul...

Some more of what I think of as jewelled phul katara.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st October 2015, 04:11 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 200,220
Posted By Emanuel
Hi Mercenary, We are working from...

Hi Mercenary,

We are working from two different translations of Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri (Memoirs of Jahangir). Not having access to the original text and not having a linguistic background, I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th October 2015, 11:01 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 200,220
Posted By Emanuel
Smile Phul-katara

Hello,

Mercenary, leaving your "primary school little game" aside...

A variety of Sanskrit dictionaries define kattara as simply dagger:
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th October 2015, 11:49 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 200,220
Posted By Emanuel
Hi Mercenary, My comment was concerning the...

Hi Mercenary,

My comment was concerning the similarity between the sound of the words. You presented a dissection of phauladi (fulad, pulad) as originating from "phul"-flower. Other researchers...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th October 2015, 12:49 AM
Replies: 164
Views: 200,220
Posted By Emanuel
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=502

Hi Mercenary,

Difficult not to fall in the trap of phonetically similar words.

Have a look at Dr. Ann Feuerbach's summary on the research done to date on the word pulad:
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th October 2015, 03:21 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,774
Posted By Emanuel
A great odyssey indeed Jim :) made all the more...

A great odyssey indeed Jim :) made all the more so by your knowledge, inspiration and support!!

Panzer I just re-read your post. No worries about damaging your treasure with the oil. The brass...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th October 2015, 12:32 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,774
Posted By Emanuel
Talking Hi there and welcome to the forum! I...

Hi there and welcome to the forum!

I remember the same feeling when I got my first flyssa :) .
Lots of information on this forum on these swors. Just use the search and you'll find a lot of fun...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th October 2015, 09:07 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 16,016
Posted By Emanuel
Hello, IIRC, Persian edged weapons tended to...

Hello,

IIRC, Persian edged weapons tended to be set with borax as an alternative to pitch or resin/wax mixes.

Emanuel
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