Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th October 2015, 10:51 PM
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Hi Miguel,
Here is a thread with some...
Hi Miguel,
Here is a thread with some similar firangi-type swords (http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12391) for your records. They share the pierced Deccani hilt but have...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th October 2015, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th October 2015, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,315
Hi Andreas,
I am no expert, but the flyssa...
Hi Andreas,
I am no expert, but the flyssa is my favourite edged weapon :)
I agree with Kubur, very late 19th century. I don't know how far these were made into the 20th century Detlef, but...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th September 2015, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 28,560
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Forum: European Armoury
29th September 2015, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 28,560
Hello,
My apologies but are we quite sure...
Hello,
My apologies but are we quite sure this is not just someone's reworked rail spike? Similar dimensions and rough look.
Rail spikes are a favourite for blacksmith/bladesmith exercises...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th September 2015, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 63,259
Thank you Jens, I just ordered the book :)
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Thank you Jens, I just ordered the book :)
For additional pictorial evidence, I suggest that everyone peruse the reproductions so helpfully made available on the Wikipedia media commons...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th September 2015, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 63,259
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th September 2015, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 63,259
Additional illustrations of Mughals and...
Additional illustrations of Mughals and potentially Rajputs wearing the katar are shown in the Akbarama from 1568.
So we know that by the 16th century this weapon was known and used north and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th September 2015, 12:40 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 63,259
Hello,
Attached are...
Hello,
Attached are illustrations originally posted by Brian (B.I), dated as 16th (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpost.php?p=12758&postcount=37) and 17th...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2015, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 54,910
Fully agree with you Ariel. Ceremonial was not...
Fully agree with you Ariel. Ceremonial was not applicable there. By the same virtue though, those decorated weapons were not expected to be used in a melee. The cost and maintenance of preserving...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th September 2015, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 54,910
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th September 2015, 05:48 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 54,910
Hello,
From a purely physical...
Hello,
From a purely physical perspective, the more spikes, the less penetration, no?
This is akin to walking or laying on a bed of nails. The force imparted by the swing is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th August 2015, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 40,620
Clamp and hilt
Hi David,
I disagree with you, based on the following observations, and also by virtue of direct examination :)
The majority of all other weapons in the geographic and temporal...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th August 2015, 10:15 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 40,620
Hello,
The baca-baca clamp's primary purpose...
Hello,
The baca-baca clamp's primary purpose was to hold the ganja tight and ensure the spiritual aspect of the weapon was held firmly in the blade no? Federico had written something to this...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th August 2015, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 34,282
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th June 2015, 10:06 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,319
Thank you for your kind words Jim :)
I have...
Thank you for your kind words Jim :)
I have you to thank for setting me on the flyssa path years ago http://vikingsword.com/vb/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
What's interesting about these thicker,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th June 2015, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 16,042
John carter of Mars Concept Weapons
Hi everyone,
I am always amazed at the impractical weirdness produced in fantasy art when it comes to weapons. Whether in movies or games, we see big, heavy, clunky chunks of steel with weird...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th May 2015, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,319
Hello,
Finally a new flyssa on the...
Hello,
Finally a new flyssa on the forum :)
I have handled a number of flyssa and I do not know where this short beefy type fits in. I do not know if it's an older kind closer to a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th April 2015, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 13,245
Hi Colin,
In the context of Touareg daggers,...
Hi Colin,
In the context of Touareg daggers, saddles and jewellery, the design evokes the "Agadez cross". It is a very old symbol in Touareg culture, possibly pre-Islamic. 21 Specific types are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th March 2015, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 9,883
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd March 2015, 11:37 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 23,172
Hello,
I had this dha in mind when...
Hello,
I had this dha in mind when researching this possibly Yunnan piece of mine (http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18723).
The dimpled treatment of the background planes of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th November 2014, 10:19 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 84,396
Some thoughts...
Note that the blade is very...
Some thoughts...
Note that the blade is very similar to some short Burmese dha knives in both profile and execution:
- single-edged
- slight droop towards the edge
- well executed fullers on...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th November 2014, 10:06 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 84,396
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th November 2014, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 84,396
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th November 2014, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 84,396
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