Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd December 2010, 08:27 PM
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Ethnic Weapons Appraisal
Hi Guys,
I know zilch about so-called "ethnic" weapons. Seems I might be buying some related stuff as investment. I need to know what they are, and obtain an appraisal of their value.
If I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th December 2010, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 18,168
Interesting, I would have thought that walrus...
Interesting, I would have thought that walrus would be a rare animal in those latitudes. Thanks!
So, does anyone have an idea of the costs usually associated to etching andpolishing these blades...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th December 2010, 06:23 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 28,248
(...drooling.) :p
What is a Molina's lock? A...
(...drooling.) :p
What is a Molina's lock? A glorified Galician Patilla?
:D
[No, really. What's the difference? :o]
Vinho verde, Oporto, Madeira...
Portuguese may not know how to speak...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th December 2010, 02:49 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 18,168
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th December 2010, 01:51 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 18,168
Thank you!
Khanjar or jambiya? What's the...
Thank you!
Khanjar or jambiya? What's the difference?
koftgari? Hmmm,,,AIK the blade is...gorgeously beautiful.
What about the symbol on the bich'was's blade? Talismanic, or maker's...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th December 2010, 01:43 AM
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Replies: 16
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th December 2010, 01:42 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 18,168
Hi Guys,
I'm very pleasantly...
Hi Guys,
I'm very pleasantly surprised..!
:D
The jambiya looks too decorated to be...real? I just don't see a persian chieftain carrying it under his belt. I understood that muslims...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th December 2010, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 18,168
Tourist trinkets? Bich'Hwa, Khatar, Jambiya
Hi Guys,
I recently bought some stuff that caught my fancy, for desk ornaments mostly.
OTOH, the source for these was a well-known collector's cache. He used to travel and collect...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th December 2010, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 10,998
Hi Jim,
Thank you very much for your time...
Hi Jim,
Thank you very much for your time and asistance. I had also researched the IOOOF angle, but I had not found a sword identical to this one, similar yes, but not identical. The data would...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th December 2010, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 28,248
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Forum: European Armoury
15th December 2010, 12:31 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 28,248
Danke Schoen, freund!
At last, proper...
Danke Schoen, freund!
At last, proper terminology.
See Nando? _Leaf_, like in "foliate", 'member?
I was right, you were wrong Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah, :p
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Forum: European Armoury
14th December 2010, 04:25 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 10,998
Hi Jim,
Here's a link, with an album...
Hi Jim,
Here's a link, with an album full of pictures of the Gladius sword I have been researching.
http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r371/runswithswords/Franc%20Ecole%20Militaire/
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Forum: European Armoury
14th December 2010, 03:42 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 24,588
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Forum: European Armoury
13th December 2010, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 24,588
Oh, you mean a "rebanada" (slice)...
Geez,...
Oh, you mean a "rebanada" (slice)...
Geez, you portuguese can't speak cristiano worth-a-darn. For a time I was trying to imagine some sort of bizarre local pastry made from rabanos (radish)...
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Forum: European Armoury
12th December 2010, 11:51 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 28,248
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Forum: European Armoury
12th December 2010, 07:09 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 28,248
C'mon Nando,
You're just envious that I...
C'mon Nando,
You're just envious that I coined that term before you did...:D
Its waxing poetic'. Simple, concise , beautifully apropos, a delight to utter. Heck, it's even eco-friendly! :p
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Forum: European Armoury
12th December 2010, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 28,248
Hi Guys,
Once again, trefoil literally...
Hi Guys,
Once again, trefoil literally means "three edges" ( tres filos) , and applies to _any_ triangular crosscut blade. I know, I feel, I'm sure that there must be an _specific_ term that...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th December 2010, 04:11 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 28,248
Hi Guys,
Jim, I mean no disrespect, just...
Hi Guys,
Jim, I mean no disrespect, just trying to learn. But, weren't "hollow" blades _any_ blade with concave faces/mesas such as a triangular cross-cut (cc) estoc blade..?
Many swedish...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th December 2010, 08:51 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 28,248
Better photos recently taken. Note that the...
Better photos recently taken. Note that the reverse face is actually a valley made by the two mesas/tables/sides of the anverse. Not the typical third face of a pyramidal blade. The effect is very...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th December 2010, 06:35 PM
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Replies: 28
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Forum: European Armoury
7th December 2010, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 24,588
: ) : ) : ) : ) : )
Tell me about it....
: ) : ) : ) : ) : )
Tell me about it. Mine saw yesterday my latest toys. She found my home office unlocked and came in: Couldn't hide a Napoleonic 2nd Emp Cuirass + 2 helmets amongst my...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th December 2010, 07:27 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 24,588
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Forum: European Armoury
7th December 2010, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 28,248
You are surely jesting, my good sir.
Oh,...
You are surely jesting, my good sir.
Oh, you indeed were?
Well Senhor, what can you expect from small croppings of crappy large old pictures?
: P
Nah, the problem wit the...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th December 2010, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 28,248
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Forum: European Armoury
6th December 2010, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 28,248
Blade cross cut shape description
Hi Guys,
How would you describe this crosscut?
It has a high ridge on one side, with hollowed facets, and a "negative" valley on the other.
I have always used the term "foliate",...
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