Forum: European Armoury
22nd February 2026, 06:27 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd February 2026, 04:22 PM
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This is an excellent topic Teodor!!! and it is...
This is an excellent topic Teodor!!! and it is indeed perplexing when trying to classify these areas of African edged weapons by using such a broad brush. With my very basic understanding of these...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2026, 08:45 PM
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As well noted, this example does seem to be a...
As well noted, this example does seem to be a locally made dagger using blade from a British military sword sometime early in 20th c. The 'Machin Khana' shops in Kabul made various weapons for the...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th February 2026, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 18
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th February 2026, 05:56 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
16th February 2026, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 18
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Working on it
I am working on finding answers here, but still have to get to main references not at hand at the moment.
Apparently (per the link) the effigy which has the likeness of the sword in question was of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th February 2026, 04:10 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th February 2026, 03:34 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,701
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Forum: European Armoury
15th February 2026, 10:18 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 39,337
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Forum: European Armoury
15th February 2026, 09:04 PM
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Replies: 18
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th February 2026, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 23
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Bump- more interest in this discussion
Recently I posted a thread pertaining to the weapons possibly used on the vessels of the Mahratta naval forces as well as those of the pirates along the Malabar coast. It seems that while clearly the...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th February 2026, 06:11 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 39,337
Yuri, thank you so much!!! beautiful Spanish...
Yuri, thank you so much!!! beautiful Spanish saber! :)
Will, it seems like Wooley always favored the Montmorency blade cross section on his M1788 lt. cav. sabers, while Gill in same model...
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Forum: European Armoury
13th February 2026, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 39,337
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th February 2026, 02:17 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,701
Thank you Rob, it does indeed seem the shorter,...
Thank you Rob, it does indeed seem the shorter, stout blades would be most useful in close quarters combat as you note. The tulwar hilted kukri is a good example of the perplexing 'mix and match' of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2026, 07:20 PM
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Replies: 5
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Pirates of Malabar Coast in 17th to 19th c swords
In recent studies on pirates of the 17th century, particularly English, and Captain Kidd and others operating from Madagascar into the Arabian Gulf and Indian Ocean, there were contingents of Indian...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
8th February 2026, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 257,656
This is excellent CC!!!! Thank you!
This is...
This is excellent CC!!!! Thank you!
This is more what silver ingots should look like, incl. size weight shape etc.
The 'ingot' shown by Clifford in 2000 is remarkably similar, as I have noted,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
6th February 2026, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 257,656
Thought I would bump this thread as Rick has...
Thought I would bump this thread as Rick has piqued my interest AGAIN! and I really would like to find more answers.
Obviously this is not directly on arms subject matter, but of course the very...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th February 2026, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 3
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Thank you Ed!
This huge Scottish cannon has...
Thank you Ed!
This huge Scottish cannon has been of interest to me since I was a kid!
I hope maybe here some dialogue might align to describe its history to interested readers through questions...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd February 2026, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 98,046
Weapons in the Khyber-jezail
In keeping with the weaponry subject matter which would have aligned with these items of the 1939 film "Gunga Din", this Afghan gun, the jezail, would have been 'of the type' being used by the...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd February 2026, 08:08 PM
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd February 2026, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 98,046
While a bit off topic, and technically not...
While a bit off topic, and technically not properly in scope here, just wanted to add this which applies more to the actual historical content of the subject matter and pertaining to the license in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st February 2026, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 3
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Forum: European Armoury
1st February 2026, 07:37 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 40,643
British M1796
Wanted to bump this, and hope to bring perhaps some new views.
One thing I seem to have overlooked is that there was a large volume of the M1796 light cavalry sabers which became surplus after the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st January 2026, 11:26 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,366
Thank you for this assessment, and while of...
Thank you for this assessment, and while of course disappointed it is not older, I still value it as an example following Ethiopian tradition and ethnographic form. As I often note in responses to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st January 2026, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 17,876
Well noted, there is indeed a great deal of...
Well noted, there is indeed a great deal of information archived here and while I recall most of it having been here from the beginning, it must be remembered that it was a process of evolution. It...
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