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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 3rd February 2007, 03:46 AM
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Views: 8,568
Posted By FenrisWolf
What's really amazing about these pieces is that...

What's really amazing about these pieces is that they were obviously intended to be mounted as part of a larger sculpture, in all probability wood statues of figures, possibly with textile clothing...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd February 2007, 11:29 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,420
Posted By FenrisWolf
No comments on the puloar which kind of...

No comments on the puloar which kind of disappointed me; maybe I'll have better luck getting some response on this item:

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL151/1556826/14935634/227510877.jpg

Just...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd February 2007, 11:48 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,451
Posted By FenrisWolf
Nice! Could we get another pic with the...

Nice! Could we get another pic with the scabbarded blades out where we can see them? Much rather look at nekkid steel than pics where the naughty bits are all covered up; Hugh Hefner taught me...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd February 2007, 07:18 AM
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Views: 8,451
Posted By FenrisWolf
Not sure I want to patronize the shop where the...

Not sure I want to patronize the shop where the butcher is wielding one of these; he might get a sudden urge to relive the old days and slay the infidels cluttering up his Pass.....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st February 2007, 02:42 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,451
Posted By FenrisWolf
Hey, can you tell me where to pick up one of...

Hey, can you tell me where to pick up one of those jezails for ten rupees? I need one in my collection! :D

Seriously, does anyone know a source for ethnic firearms that doesn't involve...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st January 2007, 01:55 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 43,882
Posted By FenrisWolf
I will tell you what little I know, and hopefully...

I will tell you what little I know, and hopefully Jim or one of the other board members who is more knowledgable (and has access to references I do not!) can fill in any blanks (and correct any...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st January 2007, 05:05 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 43,882
Posted By FenrisWolf
Any time you want to get rid of that 'clunker',...

Any time you want to get rid of that 'clunker', I'm sure you'll find someone to take it off your hands. That particular style of hilt belongs to a 'Nimcha'; a Berber sword, almost always seen with a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st January 2007, 03:06 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,804
Posted By FenrisWolf
Sources for replacement sheaths/scabbards?

We see a lot of weapons in various forums that have, for one reason or another, lost their original scabbards. There's all sorts of advice and methods for preserving and protecting the resultant...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th January 2007, 03:50 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 7,147
Posted By FenrisWolf
What's interesting is that according to your...

What's interesting is that according to your source this is a practice of the Sikh, since their religion specifically forbids them from trafficking in black magic. From a website on the Sikh...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th January 2007, 07:25 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,590
Posted By FenrisWolf
Interesting piece, very reminscent of the style...

Interesting piece, very reminscent of the style that would become known as the Scottish Claymore, though the basket hilt has not become as stylized yet. Do you have an approximate date assigned to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th January 2007, 07:20 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 7,147
Posted By FenrisWolf
I believe this may also be a plant motif, albeit...

I believe this may also be a plant motif, albeit a stylized one. If you look closely, there's a thin line down the center of each stripe in the 'chevron'. I think they may be leaves, set in a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2007, 10:12 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 35,235
Posted By FenrisWolf
I should have been more specific, my mistake. I...

I should have been more specific, my mistake. I was thinking in terms of the often crude blades sees in Sudanese daggers, rough metal with file marks. Even the Tuareg pieces that often have...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2007, 09:14 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 35,235
Posted By FenrisWolf
Nice examples, all! I too love these blades;...

Nice examples, all! I too love these blades; they are among my favorites of the African pieces, both for the aesthetics of the hilt itself, and because for some rason the blades seem to be, if...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2007, 08:44 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,420
Posted By FenrisWolf
Thanks! I really enjoy handling these pieces,...

Thanks! I really enjoy handling these pieces, thinking about how far they've travelled and what sort of lives their owners have lived.

I just snapped up a puloar from Afghanistan that was listed...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2007, 09:17 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 7,102
Posted By FenrisWolf
I don't think it's brand new, but I'd guess 20th...

I don't think it's brand new, but I'd guess 20th century, based on the crude finish on the brasswork of the brackets that normally hold the rings for the dagger's cords. The engraving is also very...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2007, 09:08 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 31,685
Posted By FenrisWolf
Those darkened holes around the bolt heads bring...

Those darkened holes around the bolt heads bring up an entirely different possibility. Given the reasonably good fit of the inletting around the barrel and tang (as revealed in the new pictures),...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2007, 07:21 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,420
Posted By FenrisWolf
Items from my collection - Pesh Kabz, Choora, Jambiya

Rather than clutter the board with separate threads each time I get some pictures taken, I'm just going to use one thread and update it as I get a montage done of each piece. Here's three to start....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2007, 12:01 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 7,571
Posted By FenrisWolf
Crucible Damascus vs. Pattern Welded: which is superior?

Just curious, with the discussions of different types of Damascus steel one encounters, which was preferred by the ones to whom it really mattered, the fighters? Which is preferred by collectors? ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th January 2007, 09:22 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 16,039
Posted By FenrisWolf
Yes and no; for the first few hundred years,...

Yes and no; for the first few hundred years, firearms were simply one more weapon of the samurai, used in conjunction with their more traditional weapons. They stayed with the matchlocks and evolved...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th January 2007, 07:41 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 16,185
Posted By FenrisWolf
Thanks, Jim! This is definitely the gem of my...

Thanks, Jim! This is definitely the gem of my collection, and one of those cases of being in the right place at the right time. I'll be chortling over this one for years; I didn't even have anyone...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th January 2007, 03:59 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,927
Posted By FenrisWolf
It all depends on how much time you have to...

It all depends on how much time you have to spend, and/or how much cash. There are some nice pieces showing up, especially in the hands of a few reputable dealers, but most of those dealers have a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th January 2007, 01:40 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,927
Posted By FenrisWolf
Time to sic Jay and Silent Bob on them. I still...

Time to sic Jay and Silent Bob on them. I still remember laughing hysterically as they used their loot from the movie to track down all the little trolls who'd been badmouthing them on line just so...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th January 2007, 07:50 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,927
Posted By FenrisWolf
Warning: more "rare" swords from china on ebay

I'm sure most of us are aware by now of the flood of 'rare' swords pouring into the collector's market from China via ebay. Well, there's two new ones surfacing. I've seen half a dozen listings for...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th January 2007, 05:04 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 16,039
Posted By FenrisWolf
Were you aware that at one point in time the...

Were you aware that at one point in time the Catholic Church attempted to ban crossbows as its era's 'weapon of mass destruction'? And most of the Italian city states at one point had bans on the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th January 2007, 04:40 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,961
Posted By FenrisWolf
What's the more desirable item from a colector's...

What's the more desirable item from a colector's standpoint as far as scarcity, the Turkish pistol with the knob pommel, or the Albanian Rat Tail pommel?
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