Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th February 2009, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th February 2009, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 11
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Help for markings on barrels
Bonjour, friends.
Maybe this forum is not the right place for this thread. Anyway, i try...
Problem is writings on barrels.
One is a Abou Fitila musquet of Arabic Peninsula and the other, his...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th January 2009, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 3
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Bonjour, Michael & Gene and thanks for your...
Bonjour, Michael & Gene and thanks for your comments.
Yes, Michael, your are right fot the hilt. Is has a Javanese shape as you can see it on some Pedang Lurus (see Van Zonneveld - page 103-...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th January 2009, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,408
A PEDANG to discuss
My best wishes to the VS folks!!
First, be zen with my poor english & don't hesitate to ask for what you don't understand...
Here is a PEDANG to discuss. I bought it in Sumatra 2 years ago and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th December 2008, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 12
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st October 2008, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 43
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Zanzibar....
Hi, Jim. Glad to see you on this thread.
Yes, i do agree with your position.
As regards Zanzibar, on one hand, it was always the terminus of the vast commercial current created from the Arabic...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th October 2008, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 54,326
Pics of precedent reply: NIMCHAS
OUPS!!!. Ihave forgottent the way to paste pics on replies.... sorry!!
Let's try with this link.
http://blade.japet.com/POST.htm
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th October 2008, 07:51 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 54,326
NIMCHAS with various size
Bonjour,
Yes, naturally, the nimchas of the privateers were shorter, as all the sabres of navy.
On the pics here under, 3 of the top are Nimchas (the first one for cavalry, second for cavalry or...
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