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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th November 2008, 04:21 AM
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Posted By Gonzalo G
Jens, that point of the location of the city...

Jens, that point of the location of the city interests me. I have a document from M. H. Panhwar which states that: "Capital of Sindh was shifted from Alore to Mansura Yazid Ali Kalbi. Archaeological...
Forum: European Armoury 19th November 2008, 03:24 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 67,966
Posted By Gonzalo G
Marc, yes, there is such reference to the use of...

Marc, yes, there is such reference to the use of the word "ropera" on the article from Germán Dueñas Beraiz, also published by Gladius, mentioning this earlier poem, but it seems to me that we must...
Forum: European Armoury 18th November 2008, 06:57 AM
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Posted By Gonzalo G
Chris, I understood your meaning. What I tried to...

Chris, I understood your meaning. What I tried to say, is that it was not as hard to find this reference, because I already had it and studied it. It was easy to remember, and there were no need to...
Forum: European Armoury 18th November 2008, 05:51 AM
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Posted By Gonzalo G
I completely agree, Manuel. By the way, you must...

I completely agree, Manuel. By the way, you must understand portuguese very well, as it is almost the same languaje spoken in old times on Galicia.
Un abrazo

Gonzalo
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th November 2008, 05:42 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,174
Posted By Gonzalo G
Al-Kindi lived on the 9th Century, according with...

Al-Kindi lived on the 9th Century, according with the sources. It is hipothesized that Yemen was a main productor center of wattered "procesed iron" (wootz, probably) and swords, which also were made...
Forum: European Armoury 18th November 2008, 01:10 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 67,966
Posted By Gonzalo G
Chris, I did not made a detective work. I have...

Chris, I did not made a detective work. I have all those entrances on my computer, as I use them to study the rapier and other swords. What it seems is a can of worms for some people, is the origin...
Forum: European Armoury 18th November 2008, 12:15 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 67,966
Posted By Gonzalo G
Well Fernando, you are aware that the use of the...

Well Fernando, you are aware that the use of the V instead an U was common on the old writting. You can find this feature on many antique manuscripts. But it is true what you say, also. Yes, I...
Forum: European Armoury 17th November 2008, 03:38 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 32,854
Posted By Gonzalo G
!Thank you, Manuel! I will writte this...

!Thank you, Manuel! I will writte this specifications on the files.
Un abrazo

Gonzalo
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th November 2008, 02:36 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 10,335
Posted By Gonzalo G
!Wow! What a great piece, Battara. I love...

!Wow! What a great piece, Battara. I love yataghans. I even use it´s name as a nick on some forums. My deep congratulations, and I prey you will post a good dozen pictures of it, at least. Do I see...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th November 2008, 06:53 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 40,299
Posted By Gonzalo G
!Congratulations, Gav! A VERY interesting piece....

!Congratulations, Gav! A VERY interesting piece. Do you think it´s an offering item to the temple? Or a weapon designed to be used, no matter it was offered? There were some heavy fighting weapons on...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th November 2008, 06:35 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 22,381
Posted By Gonzalo G
Hahahaha...and that deep sockets on the...

Hahahaha...and that deep sockets on the eyes...that´s the look of Emanuel when he finshes his sariat on the desert. Well, Emanuel, I feel more sympathy for your explanation than for the idea that,...
Forum: European Armoury 16th November 2008, 06:08 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 67,966
Posted By Gonzalo G
A beauty. It remembers me the style of rapier...

A beauty. It remembers me the style of rapier Marc uses on his avatar. Yes, a portuguese model, but no security about where was it made. Just look at this entrance on the catalog in the Museo of...
Forum: European Armoury 16th November 2008, 03:12 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 55,190
Posted By Gonzalo G
I think you have a point in this, Fearn. This...

I think you have a point in this, Fearn. This could be a matter of a research. I don´t believe those decorations were only sudden inspirations of somebody.
Regards

Gonzalo
Forum: European Armoury 16th November 2008, 03:05 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 32,854
Posted By Gonzalo G
!Muchas gracias, Manuel! I got them all! Now, I...

!Muchas gracias, Manuel! I got them all! Now, I have your daggers.
Un abrazo

Gonzalo
Forum: European Armoury 14th November 2008, 08:11 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 32,854
Posted By Gonzalo G
Are they your´s Manolo? They are very beautiful...

Are they your´s Manolo? They are very beautiful pieces. It´s a pity the first photo is not completely clear. Can you give some information about the measures, materials and weight of this pieces?...
Forum: European Armoury 13th November 2008, 11:59 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 55,336
Posted By Gonzalo G
Hi, Jim. Now you have introduced a very important...

Hi, Jim. Now you have introduced a very important morphological distinction, which I had not taken on account. Yes, there is a difference among a straight blade with ondulated edges, and an ondulated...
Forum: European Armoury 13th November 2008, 10:26 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 55,336
Posted By Gonzalo G
I agree, Faearn. Masons are not really...

I agree, Faearn. Masons are not really unchristian, but christian, if this is a masonic blade. But on the catolic world, they were prosecuted by the church over some period of time, as they did not...
Forum: European Armoury 13th November 2008, 10:09 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 25,367
Posted By Gonzalo G
The button cover is a more uruguayan feature, but...

The button cover is a more uruguayan feature, but the rounded buttom could be also brazilian. It is not impossible that a brazilian blade mounter silversmith could use the button cover in this times....
Forum: European Armoury 13th November 2008, 09:06 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 55,190
Posted By Gonzalo G
Yes, the similarities are obvious. It looks your...

Yes, the similarities are obvious. It looks your sword is a military model, and the other one is a civil model, more rapier-like.
Regards

Gonzalo
Forum: European Armoury 13th November 2008, 09:00 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 55,336
Posted By Gonzalo G
I must clear one point. I was not talking about...

I must clear one point. I was not talking about this specific sword. My intention is to question the general statement that the flammard swords existing on the whole wrold, were intended just like...
Forum: European Armoury 13th November 2008, 06:26 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 55,336
Posted By Gonzalo G
According with German Dueñas Beraiz, an important...

According with German Dueñas Beraiz, an important scholar on spanish swords, one type of blade, very characteristic, but rarely identified with the spanish production, was the sword with a flammard...
Forum: European Armoury 13th November 2008, 06:01 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 55,190
Posted By Gonzalo G
Gene, I apologize for not seeing your question...

Gene, I apologize for not seeing your question before. I have the bad habit of not subscribing to the threads, as I post just a little, and I thought the thread was inactive. About the references:...
Forum: European Armoury 13th November 2008, 05:29 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 25,367
Posted By Gonzalo G
Yes, the horse had an important iconographical,...

Yes, the horse had an important iconographical, social and military role on the old iberic cultures.

The puñal criollo seems to be uruguyan.

¿Eres gallego, Manolo?

My best regards

Gonzalo
Forum: European Armoury 11th November 2008, 06:01 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 25,367
Posted By Gonzalo G
Manolo, the naive or naif movement in painting...

Manolo, the naive or naif movement in painting (please see the Naive School in the history of art), used to represent figures in a very simple manner, almosto childish, just like on the popular art....
Forum: European Armoury 11th November 2008, 06:57 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 25,367
Posted By Gonzalo G
Yes, it is a typical machete from México. The...

Yes, it is a typical machete from México. The blade very probably came from a common machete known as "acapulqueño" (from the port of Acapulco, on the State of Guerrero coast), even from a Collins...
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