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Forum: European Armoury 27th June 2009, 02:33 AM
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Posted By aiontay
Yes, by the mid 19th Century swords were probably...

Yes, by the mid 19th Century swords were probably not as widely used; a pistol would be better. Nevertheless, the ledger art indicates they were used all the way to the end of the fighting on the...
Forum: European Armoury 26th June 2009, 03:00 AM
Replies: 55
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Posted By aiontay
I just got back from a business conference in...

I just got back from a business conference in Houston, so a few disjointed comments; hopefully I write some more comments later. First, superstition is in the eye of the beholder, so I treat...
Forum: European Armoury 20th June 2009, 05:21 AM
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Views: 66,948
Posted By aiontay
If the bone breastplates of past centuries were...

If the bone breastplates of past centuries were like the ones today (and I'm not aware that they are constructed any different except for those horrid plastic "bone" beads) then they weren't...
Forum: European Armoury 26th April 2009, 10:12 PM
Replies: 25
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Posted By aiontay
While ammunition certainly was scarce in New...

While ammunition certainly was scarce in New Mexico during the Spanish colonial era, I'm not sure that is the only reason lances were favored. I remember watching an episode of "Gangland" on the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th December 2008, 02:23 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 12,285
Posted By aiontay
Mark, I would agree the handle doesn't look...

Mark,
I would agree the handle doesn't look like a Kachin style handle and would be more in line with a Shan or Northern Thai style. If I was a betting man I'd say it isn't a Kachin sword. I'm...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th December 2008, 05:18 AM
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Posted By aiontay
I just went and got my nhtu, a personal gift from...

I just went and got my nhtu, a personal gift from a Kachi friend from Myitkyina, and the blade configuration looks pretty similar to the one pictured. Sorry I don't have a digital camera, or I'd...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th December 2008, 03:43 AM
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Views: 12,285
Posted By aiontay
I bought a nhtu with a blade that widens towards...

I bought a nhtu with a blade that widens towards like this in the market at Maymyo several years back. I'm not sure if the blade was made by a Kachin, Shan, or Burmese smith, but there definitely...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th December 2008, 12:52 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 12,285
Posted By aiontay
The blade looks like a Kachin style blade, but I...

The blade looks like a Kachin style blade, but I don't think the scabbard is original as you note. The scabbard would more likely be a half scabbard, with the back portion closest to the body open,...
Forum: European Armoury 23rd November 2008, 11:59 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 37,758
Posted By aiontay
Jim, for some reason I can't PM you either.

Jim, for some reason I can't PM you either.
Forum: European Armoury 22nd November 2008, 07:27 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 37,758
Posted By aiontay
Here is the image of the shield:...

Here is the image of the shield: http://sirismm.si.edu/naa/kiowa/08935820.jpg.

The larger collection, which includes a number of depictions of weapons is:...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd November 2008, 04:48 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 37,758
Posted By aiontay
Jim, the page is acting up so I wasn't able to...

Jim, the page is acting up so I wasn't able to find the exact shield, but I believe it is someplace among the images here: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/kiowa/mooney.htm.
Forum: European Armoury 21st November 2008, 03:24 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 37,758
Posted By aiontay
Thanks for the welcome. Yes, Jim, I'm Kiowa and...

Thanks for the welcome. Yes, Jim, I'm Kiowa and Chickasaw. The Kiowas certainly covered some distances back in the old days; Zone-tay, the original Aiontay's wife who we descend from, was born on...
Forum: European Armoury 20th November 2008, 10:16 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 37,758
Posted By aiontay
I know this doesn't deal directly with Spanish...

I know this doesn't deal directly with Spanish colonial lances, but as for how far south Kiowa raids went, they definitely went south of San Luis Potosi, although they ususally were to areas farther...
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