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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th October 2024, 11:05 PM
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Posted By francantolin
Other briganti / bandits from Bisaccia /Irpinia ...

Other briganti / bandits from Bisaccia /Irpinia

Around same period: 1862
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th October 2024, 10:48 PM
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Posted By francantolin
Authentic pics more than this kind of ''warrior''...

Authentic pics more than this kind of ''warrior'' pictures where men seems just dressed like that for a souvenir picture mardi gras ...
( I did the same at the Alhambra in Granada , for few...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th October 2024, 10:37 PM
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Posted By francantolin
Here a picture of the wife of a famous south...

Here a picture of the wife of a famous south italian bandit
named Ninco Nanco from Basilicate-Lucania .
The band , chief and wife fight against the Savoy soldiers that wanted with lot of violence ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th October 2024, 04:22 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,782
Posted By francantolin
Amazing ! Thank you !!!

Amazing !
Thank you !!!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th October 2024, 05:08 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,220
Posted By francantolin
Or if I cheat, It can looks like an xxl bowie...

Or if I cheat,
It can looks like an xxl bowie knife 😁
Can be good , the tang goes through the hilt until the red line
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th October 2024, 05:05 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,220
Posted By francantolin
Hello Ian, Thank's a lot for your message, ...

Hello Ian,

Thank's a lot for your message,
Do you think the blade can come from a cut down klewang ?
Or something more european ?
It looks like a shortened pioneer sword-cutlass .
Small...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd October 2024, 05:40 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 17,464
Posted By francantolin
Hello, I like the words you used in your...

Hello,

I like the words you used in your first post
'' The pedang is not in my possesion.''
''Now'' we now why 😅🙃 ( cousu de fil blanc...)

I remember my first posts time ago. we were...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd October 2024, 05:25 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 14,529
Posted By francantolin
Wow beautiful blade!! ( and nice job ! ) for...

Wow beautiful blade!!
( and nice job ! )
for the sheath I have already seen an identical one for a Khyber with ivory handle but I cannot put my hand on the picture .
The handle is nice too and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd October 2024, 05:07 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,220
Posted By francantolin
On the scabbard it seems that something was...

On the scabbard it seems that something was braided on
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd October 2024, 05:03 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,220
Posted By francantolin
Thank you for the message! I received my...

Thank you for the message!
I received my package,
so the blade is a little shorter than indicated: 31 cm long and 8 mm thick for a total weight of 1 kg. interesting the tang of the knife on the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th September 2024, 09:53 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,220
Posted By francantolin
Curious massive knife or machete

I wanted to show you to this large, somewhat special machete knife, extremely massive, almost 1 cm thick at the heel and weight of more than a kilo.
The end of the blade looks like a Bowie and is...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 27th September 2024, 06:27 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 26,209
Posted By francantolin
Hello David, No, that’s for sure! 🙃 thank you...

Hello David, No, that’s for sure! 🙃
thank you for your message,
clearly we are in the contrast between the modern woman who wants everything to be clean, zen and bright at home and me who tends to...
Forum: European Armoury 23rd September 2024, 01:50 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,499
Posted By francantolin
Thank's a lot for your message and informations...

Thank's a lot for your message and informations Victrix and Cornelistromp !

I find on internet these two halberds made +/- in the same way near the steel axe and the shaft
Forum: European Armoury 21st September 2024, 06:47 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,499
Posted By francantolin
German ? Style Halberd for comment

Here is the halberd that went with the Walloon sword, (thanks again !)
it was called decorative and almost offered for the sale price.
No hallmark but I find it well made,
the steel sounds good...
Forum: European Armoury 21st September 2024, 06:19 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,697
Posted By francantolin
Hello Daniel(?) Thank's a lot for your...

Hello Daniel(?)

Thank's a lot for your message !!
There are two latin locutions on the blade
( maybe shortened )
One side
AINE MENT ?
On the other. IP HO?ETM? MENT. ?
Forum: European Armoury 21st September 2024, 05:10 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,697
Posted By francantolin
Old sword with inscriptions

Hello dear members,

I recently won this old sword at an auction as well as a halberd, I will show it later in another post,

I think early 18th century .
Can you help me to date it and fix...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 20th September 2024, 10:02 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 26,209
Posted By francantolin
Old chest with carved torch. coat of arms or army regiment emblem ?

I have this old chest made of walnut wood with a large look and key
Must come from Germany or maybe France.
Massive structure, my wife would that I throw it away but I l'île it.


Has someone...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th September 2024, 06:57 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,868
Posted By francantolin
Thank you !!! :) I found an interesting...

Thank you !!! :)

I found an interesting site about New guinean clubs and arts

new-guinea-tribal-arts.com

Kind regards
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th September 2024, 01:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,868
Posted By francantolin
Hello all, I got them, Nice babies ...

Hello all,

I got them,
Nice babies

The larger 1'800 gr for 144cm high
The ''smaller'' 850gr for 110cm high

I think for both , the Tolai origin must be right
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th September 2024, 02:40 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,868
Posted By francantolin
Two other Oceanian clubs

I will soon receive these two clubs,
The were long time kept in an ethnographie art gallery but
Just said to be Oceanian,
coming from Pacific islands.

Then another house sold them as Tolai...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th September 2024, 08:52 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,782
Posted By francantolin
Sure, Just these last pictures, Said to be...

Sure,
Just these last pictures,
Said to be collected in 1921
+ They sold it for a lot of money !!
Mine was not expensive so it's ok but glad if I can sell it like this one.🙃
PS the auction house...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th September 2024, 06:34 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,782
Posted By francantolin
Hello, Yes but then I saw these one

Hello,
Yes but then I saw these one
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th September 2024, 09:39 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,782
Posted By francantolin
Thank you for your reply, it comes from an...

Thank you for your reply,
it comes from an auction house which spoke of a souvenir item but an old one, 100 years old
it has a nice patina but...
You think all bullshit ??

Length 67cm /...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th September 2024, 07:49 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,782
Posted By francantolin
Australian aboriginal club

G'day dear members,

What do you think of this club ?
Forum: European Armoury 28th August 2024, 05:55 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 13,100
Posted By francantolin
Hello and thank you Corrado for your message ! ...

Hello and thank you Corrado for your message !

I.found this similar model with pictures coming from an auction house..
Something still collectible ??
It doesn't look like the replicas we find...
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