Forum: European Armoury
24th April 2025, 10:02 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st March 2025, 12:16 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th March 2025, 09:05 AM
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You appear to say in your first post here that...
You appear to say in your first post here that the koummya is not a useful fighting weapon, and yet above you say it is.
Your point is taken that those with no "quillons" are likely to do the user...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
28th March 2025, 09:48 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th March 2025, 09:47 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th March 2025, 08:11 PM
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Jim....I note your comment above about the...
Jim....I note your comment above about the scabbard being decorated both sides......I can tell you that these knives were often worn by the Berber on a baldrick over the shoulder (see Page 7 of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th March 2025, 02:53 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
27th March 2025, 07:54 PM
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Second last pic shows a turtle near the opening...
Second last pic shows a turtle near the opening of the "cup" so I suggest maybe from the Ivory Coast, which by the way is not too far from Benin as the crow flys. Either way I would say this is an...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
24th March 2025, 04:26 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
23rd March 2025, 08:19 PM
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HI Detlef,
Yes I had thought that my Ghendi...
HI Detlef,
Yes I had thought that my Ghendi MIGHT be older than 1900ish. I have read somewhere that these were often repaired several times, but I have no way to establish more accurately how old...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
22nd March 2025, 08:57 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
22nd March 2025, 12:28 AM
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Sumatran Kettle Dutch Colonial Era c1900
A nice Sumatran Kettle from the Minangkabau People, Padang Highlands, West Sumatra.
This kettle shows the early style of brass/copperware from Sumatra. The decoration is imposed on the surface...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st March 2025, 09:09 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th March 2025, 09:29 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th March 2025, 05:11 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
18th February 2025, 02:25 AM
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More ??
As you point out there has been a lot of interest in this Thread. If the Mods agree here, I am happy to post more pics from the Museum mentioned, but will only do so with their permission.....I don't...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
17th February 2025, 11:44 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
17th February 2025, 08:18 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
12th February 2025, 06:55 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
12th February 2025, 07:45 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2025, 03:39 AM
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Just some observations regarding your Jezail,...
Just some observations regarding your Jezail, particularly the lock.
The upside down RRRs are not what one would expect to find on a "genuine" jezail. Also the cock is clearly hand made and very...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
9th February 2025, 03:59 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
8th February 2025, 06:53 AM
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Thank you for this Lee. Perhaps with your...
Thank you for this Lee. Perhaps with your clarification above as to what is acceptable for discussion, you could please address the question I raised above regarding Factory produced swords of fairly...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
8th February 2025, 01:06 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
6th February 2025, 02:48 AM
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NICE A friend of mine has one of these in full...
NICE A friend of mine has one of these in full operational order. The Lewis was used extensivly in WW2 also and was often twin mounted and used this way by (notibly) the Long Range Desert Group...
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