Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th December 2008, 08:08 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th December 2008, 09:28 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th December 2008, 09:18 AM
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Is it an inlay? It called my attention the lack...
Is it an inlay? It called my attention the lack of visible crisscross to be koftgari, it seemed too perfect, but I thought the lines were too wide to be an inlay. Altough, photograps can be tricky in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd December 2008, 08:40 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st December 2008, 11:25 PM
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Replies: 55
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I only recognize this form of hilt on your...
I only recognize this form of hilt on your weapon, Teodor, but as berber. The construction is different from this other "berber" piece. It was intended as a full tang since the beginning, as a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th November 2008, 04:41 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th November 2008, 04:36 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
28th November 2008, 10:48 AM
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Yes Chris. Specially the civil swords, as the...
Yes Chris. Specially the civil swords, as the rapier, being part of the indumentary, and it´s hilt the most visible portion, it was rehilted according to the changing tastes and fashions, among other...
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Forum: European Armoury
28th November 2008, 10:37 AM
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Finally, I have one image of the referenced...
Finally, I have one image of the referenced spanish flammard rapier-like swords. It has a straight blade with curved edges, and it was meant as a combat weapon. Please see this example:
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th November 2008, 05:01 AM
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Replies: 55
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No, Teodor, my statement does not include the...
No, Teodor, my statement does not include the Caribbean islands. I sometimes found very interesting african influences on the Caribbean weapons. The Guanabacoa machete, being a reglamentary weapon...
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Forum: European Armoury
28th November 2008, 03:55 AM
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Replies: 57
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Furthermore, according to Germán Dueñaz Beraiz,...
Furthermore, according to Germán Dueñaz Beraiz, in his article "Estudio Tipológico de las Espadas Españolas" (A Typologycal Study on the Spansih Swords), published on Gladius, Vol. XXIV - 2004, some...
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Forum: European Armoury
26th November 2008, 09:40 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th November 2008, 08:40 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
25th November 2008, 12:29 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
24th November 2008, 09:48 AM
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Just for the record. I believe the rapier was...
Just for the record. I believe the rapier was some sort of "universal" weapon in west Europe, though I never checked how many countries have rapiers with cup hilts and crossguards. Unless proved the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th November 2008, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 17
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There is so much talent wasted. To be a good...
There is so much talent wasted. To be a good researcher on this area, you need passion, talent, money, time and knowledge. Beign a collector helps a lot. I believe there is such passion, talent and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd November 2008, 11:23 PM
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On the other side, wootz was not used only to...
On the other side, wootz was not used only to produce weapons. And also, the archaeological discoveries in Central Asia had shown that there were other wootz centers of production, not mentioned by...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd November 2008, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 57
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd November 2008, 05:20 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st November 2008, 10:39 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
21st November 2008, 01:46 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
21st November 2008, 01:31 AM
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With all due respect, in my modest forging...
With all due respect, in my modest forging knowledge, curving in such way a blade already fullered, presents a great deal of difficulty. The problem is not no make the curve, but the metal in the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th November 2008, 08:36 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
20th November 2008, 07:45 PM
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Good points, Marc. I think Chris and you made...
Good points, Marc. I think Chris and you made excellent inputs on this matter. I would like the read you more often, in relation with the ropera or the rapier, as I know you have a very valuable...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th November 2008, 06:40 AM
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