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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th December 2025, 01:39 PM
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Posted By Pertinax
One of my favorite blades

One of my favorite blades
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th December 2025, 01:23 AM
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Thank you, yes, they have a lot in common. My...

Thank you, yes, they have a lot in common.
My opinion is that it's Mandingo – regions of Mali, Cameroon, Gambia, and Senegal.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th December 2025, 12:15 AM
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I agree, I also think that Tuareg motives are...

I agree, I also think that Tuareg motives are present.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th December 2025, 01:03 PM
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Posted By Pertinax
Yataghans also had a straight blade.

Yataghans also had a straight blade.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th December 2025, 12:13 PM
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Posted By Pertinax
While browsing through old threads, I found this...

While browsing through old threads, I found this dagger:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=16235&highlight=tuareg

The handle plate is made using the same technique as the spear...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th November 2025, 01:56 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,883
Posted By Pertinax
Nut - 12 mm diameter, 5-6 mm shank Glad to...

Nut - 12 mm diameter, 5-6 mm shank
Glad to help.

Best regards,
Yuri
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th November 2025, 12:16 PM
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Views: 1,883
Posted By Pertinax
Cavalry shashka for enlisted men and junior...

Cavalry shashka for enlisted men and junior officers, M1927

Sincerely,
Yuri
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th November 2025, 01:38 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,883
Posted By Pertinax
A similar mount is found on Russian shashkas, but...

A similar mount is found on Russian shashkas, but the nut is completely screwed into the handle.
Forum: European Armoury 17th November 2025, 09:53 PM
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Views: 4,682
Posted By Pertinax
In 1870, Alsace-Moselle was annexed by Germany....

In 1870, Alsace-Moselle was annexed by Germany. German troops occupied Klingenthal and seized all the weapons there.
Perhaps these sabers were stored in warehouses and captured.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th November 2025, 02:19 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 81,028
Posted By Pertinax
[QUOTE=TVV;300633]While I can understand Russian,...

[QUOTE=TVV;300633]While I can understand Russian, most others here cannot, and we should stick to English so they can follow the discussion.

I'm sorry, it was a mistake.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th November 2025, 09:36 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 81,028
Posted By Pertinax
I completely agree with you about the aesthetics...

I completely agree with you about the aesthetics and artistic value of the item. I haven't come across a decent kummiya in a long time; unfortunately, the market is flooded with cheap tourist...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th November 2025, 04:35 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 81,028
Posted By Pertinax
Thanks, Detlef! The hole is sealed with...

Thanks, Detlef!

The hole is sealed with glue; apparently, there used to be some kind of decoration there. I cleaned the hole a bit and examined it with a magnifying glass and flashlight. The...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th November 2025, 01:05 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 81,028
Posted By Pertinax
Thanks, Detlef! I'm not very knowledgeable...

Thanks, Detlef!

I'm not very knowledgeable about bone types, and I don't have a camel bone, so I can't compare.

Here's a photo for comparison:
Dha - elephant
Tooth - sperm whale

I'd...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th November 2025, 02:29 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 81,028
Posted By Pertinax
Hi Detlef, thank you! I might be wrong about...

Hi Detlef, thank you!

I might be wrong about the ivory, but if it's sperm whale or walrus tusk, which was very rare in the Middle East and Morocco, the item's value increases significantly. And...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd November 2025, 07:52 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 81,028
Posted By Pertinax
A new addition to the collection.

Finally found a decent cummiya.

A prestigious item, a good forged blade, ivory (not banned in my country), silver, and gold plated.

I welcome your comments.
Forum: European Armoury 26th October 2025, 10:00 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 28,515
Posted By Pertinax
My specimen. British Infantry Officer's Sword M...

My specimen.
British Infantry Officer's Sword M 1895/1897. The blade spine bears the serial number 49731, likely dated 1915.
Forum: European Armoury 1st October 2025, 09:49 PM
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Views: 11,323
Posted By Pertinax
Jim—that's not a Russian weapon. F. Ushakov...

Jim—that's not a Russian weapon.

F. Ushakov was awarded a golden weapon by the Republic of the Seven United Islands. And if that sword is indeed in the portrait, it has diamonds, not rivets.
...
Forum: European Armoury 30th September 2025, 01:32 PM
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Views: 11,323
Posted By Pertinax
Republic of the Seven United Islands sword

Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov (February 13, 1745 – October 2, 1817) was a Russian naval commander, commander of the Black Sea Fleet (1790–1798); commander of the Russo-Turkish squadron in the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th September 2025, 10:30 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 21,463
Posted By Pertinax
A new book about African history, that's...

A new book about African history, that's fantastic! I wish you creative success!

Regarding trinkets on weapons:

Firstly, they are a hindrance in real combat. A combat weapon should be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th September 2025, 08:49 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 21,463
Posted By Pertinax
[QUOTE=Jim McDougall;299949] Truly...

[QUOTE=Jim McDougall;299949]

Truly brilliant! I have had my single example of the Mandinka saber for decades, and never knew much about it as little was ever covered on them in the circulating...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th September 2025, 08:45 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 21,463
Posted By Pertinax
Thanks to Changdao for this very important...

Thanks to Changdao for this very important information.

But I would like to discuss specifically the "Mandinka" sabers, which date to the late 19th - early 20th centuries.

I have the following...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th September 2025, 11:22 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 21,463
Posted By Pertinax
The Mandinka Sabre (continued)

Changdao provided a brilliant overview of the region from the 12th to the 18th centuries. But as we know, all empires have phases of rise and decline: some disappear, and new ones arise.

We have...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th September 2025, 11:39 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 21,463
Posted By Pertinax
The Mandinka Sabre (continued)

Let's look at what sabers were called in the Sokoto Caliphate.

J.P. Smaldone «Warfare in the Sokoto Caliphate»:

Page 220
A Glossary of Hausa Military Terminology:
almulku - single-edged saber...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th September 2025, 11:17 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 21,463
Posted By Pertinax
Mandinka saber

Jim, hello!

Mandinka sabre? Funny, don't you think that's our favorite name game? :) Especially when it comes to Africa.

I couldn't find any evidence of what Malinke called this sabre. Here's...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd September 2025, 11:03 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 61,964
Posted By Pertinax
J. RICHARDSON «TRAVELS IN THE GREAT DESERT OF...

J. RICHARDSON
«TRAVELS IN THE GREAT DESERT OF SAHARA, IN THE YEARS OF 1845 AND 1846»
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