Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th March 2016, 12:05 AM
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Thanks everyone, I'm learning a lot from this...
Thanks everyone, I'm learning a lot from this thread. I'm still a little confused how the sear is supposed to engage the cock. I don't understand what "force" is supposed to push the sear out into...
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Forum: European Armoury
25th March 2016, 07:24 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 12,660
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Forum: European Armoury
25th March 2016, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: European Armoury
25th March 2016, 01:42 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 12,660
Mark on sporterized flintlock
I recently bought a European military flintlock that was converted to a ball and cap hunting rifle. There are no marks on it whatsoever except on the guard over the trigger. It appears to be a W with...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th March 2016, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 20,893
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Forum: European Armoury
21st March 2016, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 68,311
When you say "exported", do you mean that they...
When you say "exported", do you mean that they were made for export, or that they were used in Europe and then exported after their were no longer useful? If they were made for export it seems odd to...
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Forum: European Armoury
21st March 2016, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 68,311
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2016, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 29,343
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Forum: European Armoury
20th March 2016, 03:58 AM
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Replies: 80
Views: 68,311
Another possible scenario is that some African...
Another possible scenario is that some African merchant mounted a rusty old blade in a new hilt purely to sell to tourists, but the hilt seems just as corroded as the blade. Seems they've been...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2016, 01:09 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,267
Forgot to post more detailed pictures....
Forgot to post more detailed pictures. Unfortunately the lock doesn't work. I can pull the cock out but the seat doesn't engage so it doesn't lock in place. I sent the lock to an expert, he said it...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th March 2016, 01:04 AM
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Replies: 80
Views: 68,311
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Forum: European Armoury
19th March 2016, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 68,311
Takouba with single edged European blade
Just won the auction for this but it won't arrive for awhile. The blade supposedly says "Zacona Toscania". Zacona is a town in Tuscany, I presume that's where it was made. Does that town have a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd February 2016, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,267
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2016, 08:07 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,267
A plain moukala
I just won the auction for this gun. Completely unadorned but it looks like an honest old weapon. The snaphaunce mechanism doesn't appear to fit the gun so I suppose it must be a replacement.
The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th December 2015, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 9,215
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th December 2015, 12:17 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,535
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th December 2015, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 2
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Another Mongolian (?) knife
Just won the auction for this. It certainly looks Mongolian but there's something... off about the hilt shape. Maybe it's just the pictures. I'll take better pictures when it arrives. The seller is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th December 2015, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 9,215
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th December 2015, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 9,215
Cool, thanks. They do look similar in...
Cool, thanks. They do look similar in construction. I'll be interested to clean up the MOP on the scabbard. The circular bit seems to be a different color than the the rest of it, I wonder if that's...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th December 2015, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 7
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A Barong with a fanciful story
Just won the auction for this guy. Judging by the shape/style I believe it's a Tausug Barong from the early/mid 20tg century. According to the seller it was a wwII bring back from a sailor serving on...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th December 2015, 04:12 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 7,568
Very interesting, thank you. Do you know if...
Very interesting, thank you. Do you know if Koreans have their own indigenous hunting/field/work knife, like the Japanese do?
I recall reading that traditionally hunting was handled by a nomadic...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th December 2015, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 73
Views: 66,609
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
14th December 2015, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,380
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th December 2015, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,917
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th December 2015, 03:39 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 33,468
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