Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th April 2005, 05:16 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th April 2005, 05:12 AM
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more photos
more photos of the sword, will have more again
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th April 2005, 05:05 AM
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help to identify newly aquired old yataghan
hi, thanks for all your help in previous posts, but this is a new old yataghan i have aquired recently. its about 28 inches in length, with a circle etched in the middle of the blade with almost a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2005, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 16
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well, i received the sword finally, and it is a...
well, i received the sword finally, and it is a quite bad reproduction as you can get. people be warry of this ebay seller "vegas and germany", the sheath has been distressed with a chemical so that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th March 2005, 09:45 PM
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hi
i dont think it is mop, because the rest of...
hi
i dont think it is mop, because the rest of the handle has this green coloured jewel or stone, it has me baffled, and mop would not fit the overall look of this sword. but then again, who knows....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th March 2005, 06:15 PM
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what signifies a bosnian yataghan? the green...
what signifies a bosnian yataghan? the green inlaid jewels? i still do not know what they are. they are placed in a manner such as to create a circle, but of 6 or 8 peices.
this sword seems to have...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th March 2005, 03:39 PM
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another old yataghan in my collection
Hi, this is an old yataghan which I have had for quite a while. Its mounted, and as you can see the handle has seen better days, with some deteriation. However, the handle which is of horn, has green...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th March 2005, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 16
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thanks for your response ariel, i am not...
thanks for your response ariel, i am not discouraged in collecting not in the least. but as you said, of these "shops" in bulgaria do tarnish the market, but in the end they do bring old pieces back...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th March 2005, 07:36 PM
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Replies: 16
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thanks for your help and informative knowledge....
thanks for your help and informative knowledge. You are right in your deductions about using old and mixing it with new, and it does make sense, it could be just that these items were added along the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th March 2005, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 16
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thanks for your quick response, so the long and...
thanks for your quick response, so the long and short of it is, i bought a reproduction, hacked together sword. hmmm well i will see what the item looks like when i get it. so any residual value of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th March 2005, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 16
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th March 2005, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 16
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yataghan but confused of origin and date
Hi, first I would like to thank this forum, its a very informative place that I just happened to find and I am very pleased. I have this yataghan but I do not know what its origin is, the date is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th March 2005, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th March 2005, 06:06 PM
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thanks
here are two more photos of the whole sword including the sheath, any help would be appreciated , thanks again
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th March 2005, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 4
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turkish sword 18 or 19th century?? help
hi, i was wondering whether these two swords are ottoman turkish to begin with then also if they are 18 or 19th century, i don't have much information on them, no markings. the sheaths seem like to...
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