Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th August 2015, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,810
Nepal knife
Thank you! Those knives are similar. Yours appears to be of better quality than mine and possibly newer. And I bet you are right about Mustang being their origin. That would certainly explain the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th August 2015, 12:06 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,810
Tibet Dagger?
I believe this one is from Tibet. The seller (his/her photos) thought Nepal, but the little monster at the top of the sheath makes me think Tibet. I love this knife. Every time I examine it closely I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th August 2015, 08:25 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,632
Good buy
I would call that a good buy, even if it is not very old. I love a "plain" Japanese tanto. I bought one a few years ago that has a Damascus steel blade and a white oak handle and sheath. It is very...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th August 2015, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,938
Robert Hales Book
Does anyone have a copy of "Islamic and Oriental Arms: a lifetime's passion"? Can you recommend it? Thanks.
Harry
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th August 2015, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 14,844
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Forum: European Armoury
5th August 2015, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 27,816
13th century sword mystery
The Smithsonian magazine has an interesting article about a sword in the British museum. They are looking for help in deciphering the inscriptions the blade. The full-text article can be found here: ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th August 2015, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 13,726
13th century sword mystery
The Smithsonian magazine has an interesting article about a sword in the British museum. They are looking for help in deciphering the inscriptions the blade. The full-text article can be found here: ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th August 2015, 01:53 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,517
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th August 2015, 05:48 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 12,052
Weapons of the Islamic world
Wow. I am surprised. This is one of the books I rely upon regularly. I have not heard that it included modern reproductions. Is that the general consensus here? I hope you are not going to tell me I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th August 2015, 04:01 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 12,052
Thanks Alex, A. Alnakkas and Kubur. I am...
Thanks Alex, A. Alnakkas and Kubur. I am surprised. Someone really went to a lot of work to make this look old. I paid a nice price for it, although only a fraction of what I expect the real thing...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th August 2015, 01:46 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 12,052
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd August 2015, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 14,844
No doubt. There is a huge difference in 'stan'...
No doubt. There is a huge difference in 'stan' knives and Uighur knives, and even an amateur like myself can easily tell them apart. The Uighurs knives often come with a sheath, a hand-tooled leather...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd August 2015, 10:19 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 12,052
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd August 2015, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 12,052
Modern?
Thanks for the replies. I'm no expert so this could be a modern sword. If so, it is a good fake. The Damascene on the blade (photos attached) has been done the old fashioned way. What makes you...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd August 2015, 03:25 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 12,052
How to date a kilij, or similar sword
I recently purchased this Arab kilij. I am confident that it is authentic but don't have any idea how old it is. I know this type of sword was common during the Ottoman period, but that spans a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd August 2015, 01:50 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 14,844
Central Asian Knives
Any central Asian knife fans here? I have a small collection of Uighur, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan knives that I am rather fond of. The Uighur knives especially. I’ve attached a few photos. I got...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th July 2015, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 1
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To clean or not to clean...
Does anyone have a feel for what effect cleaning has on a vintage knife? The two koummya pictured would look a lot better with some silver polish and a good cleaning, but I don't know how that will...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th July 2015, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 16,198
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th July 2015, 09:34 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 16,198
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd July 2015, 11:45 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 16,198
Hi Miguel,
I have that book but did not notice...
Hi Miguel,
I have that book but did not notice the similarity. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. The curli-cues are very similar. This knife has them attached to what looks like a vine, versus...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st July 2015, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 16,198
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th July 2015, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 16,198
Moroccan or Indian?
Thanks for the replies. I agree that this knife's blade has a koummya style edge. It may be Moroccan, but there are a few details about that explaination that bother me. The blade has a koummya edge...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th July 2015, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 16,198
Myetery knife
I purchased this knife recently, without a clue as to what it is. It was too interesting to pass up. Has anyone ever seen a knife like this before? It has a koummya style blade, fully sharp on the...
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