Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st September 2018, 04:20 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st September 2018, 02:48 PM
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Jens,
I agree with Ian, but in addition to...
Jens,
I agree with Ian, but in addition to time and desire, one needs to know HOW to research. Major slick paged and photo rich A&A books are well known but often superficial in content. Usually a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th September 2018, 10:16 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th September 2018, 01:47 PM
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Kubur, you could well be correct. RDGAC's...
Kubur, you could well be correct. RDGAC's assessment of the tabs on sword #3 are:
Quote: "At said base are a pair of large tabs, seemingly forge-welded or similar to the flats of the blade, and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th September 2018, 03:22 AM
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Ian,
Yes, that was my thought as well. I...
Ian,
Yes, that was my thought as well. I have requested an oblique pic of that section and further assessment. A repair would be testimony to the common breakage of native blades during the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th September 2018, 02:57 PM
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1882 Suliman Makhummas
The images attached are of the Suliman Makhummas kaskara collected by the 4th Irish Dragoon Guards in 1882 as referenced in the RDGAC text linked above. They were provided recently for use by...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th September 2018, 04:10 PM
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Kubur,
Good question. I couldn't find a...
Kubur,
Good question. I couldn't find a reference to El Kar blades of marked European origin. As in the quote, the Kassala informant said he used Ethiopian styles as a reference. I didn't ask if...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th September 2018, 07:32 PM
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Jim,
Thank you for your congratulations....
Jim,
Thank you for your congratulations. I've always considered you my mentor on the kaskara, and I still sit at your knee to absorb your great wisdom and insights.
Highest regards,
Ed
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th September 2018, 02:06 AM
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Ariel, Teodor and Ian,
Thanks for the kind...
Ariel, Teodor and Ian,
Thanks for the kind words. It was a pleasure to write these essays, but much of the knowledge and most of the illustrations are from the excellent collections of fellow...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd August 2018, 01:21 PM
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Midelburgo.
Thanks for your comment. You...
Midelburgo.
Thanks for your comment. You could well be proven correct. Still need more research on the technical transition/evolution of how the quillon is attached to the blade and tang.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st August 2018, 03:35 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th August 2018, 03:40 AM
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Corrado26 and Detief, thanks for your interest...
Corrado26 and Detief, thanks for your interest and effort. I know nothing of German and didn't realize it was written in so old fashion language. I'm writing an analysis of kaskara cross-guard types...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th August 2018, 08:19 PM
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Need German Language Help re Kaskara
I need the help of a German reader to help identify the subject of a lithograph in
Zeitschrift fur Ethnologie Vol. 11 in German (Journal of Ethnology, Vol. 11, 1879). Who was attired this way in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th July 2018, 01:14 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th July 2018, 04:33 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th July 2018, 01:13 PM
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Teodor,
Great catch. Thanks. I've found...
Teodor,
Great catch. Thanks. I've found three other I'll post as soon as I can create good detailed images, hopefully today:
Victoria & Albert Museum M.47-1953 and Royal Armories Leeds XXVIS.165...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th July 2018, 01:55 PM
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Oliver,
The 1762 Nasir sword was restored in...
Oliver,
The 1762 Nasir sword was restored in the British Museum and returned to the Sudanese National Museum in Khartoum. See the "Ancient Treasures" reference in post #14. I'm not aware of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd July 2018, 05:49 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd July 2018, 02:36 PM
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Colin,
I'm not really sure the "comets" are...
Colin,
I'm not really sure the "comets" are comets. Never looked at the overall cover in detail when I photographed them 35 years ago. They just look like they might be such in the photos. Could...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st July 2018, 04:46 PM
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Ian,
Great example. Its a new one for me....
Ian,
Great example. Its a new one for me. High-end Beja, my guess. BTW how did you lift (cut & paste) the photos from the web site and to post on a thread? I couldn't make it happen.
Ed
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st July 2018, 02:25 PM
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Dear Kubur,
Thanks for the references. I...
Dear Kubur,
Thanks for the references. I tried the on-line MET, but the only photo they had was of the snake double pommel sword, but it wasn't as good as the one Teodor supplied. Ricketts, 1988...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th July 2018, 01:47 PM
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Dear Kubur,
My main reference was on-site...
Dear Kubur,
My main reference was on-site research in the Suq al Hadad in Kassala, Sudan in March 1984, associated field notes and written up in my Social Economics of Small Craft Production, the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th July 2018, 02:32 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th July 2018, 12:35 AM
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Teodor,
Thanks for your compliments. I did...
Teodor,
Thanks for your compliments. I did considerable on-line research on any symbolism exhibited. No real luck for the covers. Of course Islamic/Sudanese cultures use a lot astrological images...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th July 2018, 11:11 PM
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