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Forum: European Armoury 25th August 2023, 10:31 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 30,811
Posted By kronckew
Many Thanks -Vielen Danke. I've renamed the...

Many Thanks -Vielen Danke.
I've renamed the file on my PC accordingly. :D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st August 2023, 12:10 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 150,316
Posted By kronckew
I still think it's Kurdish. Kurds occupy a rather...

I still think it's Kurdish. Kurds occupy a rather large part of eastern Türkiye, as well as in Iran/Iraq.


My Ottoman Kurdish jambiya/khanjar, it's wootz, by the way:

Yours is just a bigger...
Forum: European Armoury 20th August 2023, 07:50 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 30,811
Posted By kronckew
How does mine fall in the above categories? ...

How does mine fall in the above categories?
I've thought it was an obuzek.:confused:
Forum: European Armoury 20th August 2023, 06:36 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 45,614
Posted By kronckew
The running wolf is Germanic, Rassau and later...

The running wolf is Germanic, Rassau and later Berlin & Solingen.
Nice Side sword. Maybe Town guard?



The full frontal face mark doesn't ring a bell tho. Doesn't look very Moorish.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th August 2023, 03:32 PM
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Views: 150,316
Posted By kronckew
The hilt shape looks rather Kurdish...

The hilt shape looks rather Kurdish...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 7th August 2023, 09:31 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 59,221
Posted By kronckew
Tool. And rather crudely made. The 'side axe'...

Tool. And rather crudely made. The 'side axe' offset is good for woodwork, but makes it a terrible weapon.
Forum: European Armoury 7th August 2023, 09:08 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 7,771
Posted By kronckew
The Female of the Species ...

The Female of the Species (https://www.ling.upenn.edu/courses/hum100/female.html)

Rudyard Kipling
1911
Forum: European Armoury 7th August 2023, 08:56 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 57,747
Posted By kronckew
The ding in the centre musta been a bit...

The ding in the centre musta been a bit uncomfortable.:eek:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st August 2023, 09:43 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 33,642
Posted By kronckew
See Braiding rattan rings ...

See Braiding rattan rings (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=4844&highlight=rattan+braiding)for a replacement for the ethnographic tape band on the lower part of the scabbard.��
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th July 2023, 03:12 PM
Replies: 180
Views: 750,063
Posted By kronckew
'Dyak' Barung

Forget to add this one from northern Borneo, fullered and decorated blade


Others at the Barung with fullers (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=27873) thread.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th July 2023, 06:20 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 16,825
Posted By kronckew
The touristy 'souvenir' engraving on other Cretan...

The touristy 'souvenir' engraving on other Cretan knives just indicates they're fairly new.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th July 2023, 06:23 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 34,235
Posted By kronckew
It's here. 24 in. Overall, blade 18in. Razor...

It's here. 24 in. Overall, blade 18in. Razor sharp too. Blade is 5mm at the root, distal tapered to point. Chord height at centre of blade to spine is 3 cm. Weight 303g. ex scabbard, 405 with...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd July 2023, 07:30 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,054
Posted By kronckew
Is the grip pinned or just glued in place? ...

Is the grip pinned or just glued in place?


Other cultures made pseudo-shashkas/guardless sabres, my Bedu version for one. Might be interesting to give a section a quick etch to see if there is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st July 2023, 12:53 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 34,235
Posted By kronckew
Resurrection. Just won this two foot...

Resurrection.


Just won this two foot Kaybele/Iflyssan sabre & scabbard.
(Billed as an 'Eastern Sword with a well carved scabbard)


This one seems to swell at the blade root entry into the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2023, 07:14 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 20,539
Posted By kronckew
The Moroccan Fantasia ...

The Moroccan Fantasia
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=768119696883159
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th June 2023, 02:22 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 12,790
Posted By kronckew
I've heard a lot of these swords with the etched...

I've heard a lot of these swords with the etched calligraphy are unintelligible. They were made for illiterate Mahdists by illiterate smiths in Omdurman. Calligraphic Arabic is hard to read unless...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2023, 06:45 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 97,704
Posted By kronckew
Yes, the 'sacred' pick-axe was for burying the...

Yes, the 'sacred' pick-axe was for burying the dead, but not used to kill them, as was implied by the film referenced in the earlier post.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2023, 12:44 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 97,704
Posted By kronckew
We can read it at Project Gutenberg: Thug...

We can read it at Project Gutenberg:


Thug Or a million murders (https://cdn.britannica.com/primary_source/gutenberg/PGCC_classics/thug.htm#1_0_8) <-link


Didn't note in it any weapons...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th June 2023, 07:20 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 97,704
Posted By kronckew
Found essentially no reference to thuggee picks,...

Found essentially no reference to thuggee picks, except one photo.
There were references to their weapons being the strangling cloth, for ritual murders. They carried katars for personal defence...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th June 2023, 06:59 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 97,704
Posted By kronckew
Looks like the prop dept. whittled a point on the...

Looks like the prop dept. whittled a point on the haft of a std. pick-adze
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th June 2023, 09:35 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 11,139
Posted By kronckew
Could be, haft either a short replacement or it's...

Could be, haft either a short replacement or it's been shortened. Could be a fire axe. They had shorter hafts. languets may have been removed...
Lots of fakes and modified axes out there.


See...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th June 2023, 08:04 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 17,695
Posted By kronckew
A photo of the whole item might help, ̶I̶'̶v̶e̶...

A photo of the whole item might help, ̶I̶'̶v̶e̶ ̶c̶o̶b̶b̶l̶e̶d̶ ̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶f̶r̶o̶m̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶p̶h̶o̶t̶o̶,̶ ̶b̶u̶t̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶m̶a̶y̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶f̶ ̶a̶ ̶b̶i̶t̶.̶ Doesn't look like anything I've seen...
Forum: European Armoury 7th June 2023, 08:04 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 60,070
Posted By kronckew
A photo of the whole item might help, I've...

A photo of the whole item might help, I've cobbled one from your photo, but it may be off a bit. Doesn't look like anything I've seen before, looks a bit clumsy & hard to carry into a battle. Is it...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd June 2023, 09:49 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 32,694
Posted By kronckew
Since no one has mentioned it yet, the bird is an...

Since no one has mentioned it yet, the bird is an Indonesian

Garuda Bird / Java Eagle

It has religious and symbolic meaning, the bird itself is a protected endangered species.
Photo:
Forum: European Armoury 3rd June 2023, 08:40 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 69,020
Posted By kronckew
Just checked. There are a few 'edged weapons'...

Just checked. There are a few 'edged weapons' items on it, postage & customs to UK is outrageous tho, so I've stopped using them. Those in the EU may have better rates.
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