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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th July 2008, 08:31 AM
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Posted By Gonzalo G
Thank you very much Jim, but still, I think it...

Thank you very much Jim, but still, I think it remains open the question from Ariel, for which I have no answer. Did the jineta sword, and all their close relatives, were an islamic, or a pre-islamic...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th July 2008, 02:42 AM
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Posted By Gonzalo G
But on the contrary, it is an accepted fact that...

But on the contrary, it is an accepted fact that the jineta sword influenced in the first place the spanish swords, to the degree it was copied in Toledo by the christians (in that time Toledo was on...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2008, 08:43 AM
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Posted By Gonzalo G
Jim, what makes you think that the jineta and...

Jim, what makes you think that the jineta and it´s derivations are originated in their style from Europe? Do you have time tables and examples? As far as I know, the jineta was introduced from Africa...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2008, 07:53 AM
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Posted By Gonzalo G
On the contrary, Mr. Lee, thank you very much for...

On the contrary, Mr. Lee, thank you very much for this honor. It is Abel Domenech who has all the merit, I´m just a channel, and as member of this forum I was not less obliged.

You should writte...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th July 2008, 05:29 AM
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Posted By Gonzalo G
Thank YOU, Jim, for your continuous support. My...

Thank YOU, Jim, for your continuous support.
My best regards

Gonzalo
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th July 2008, 11:45 PM
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Posted By Gonzalo G
I´m sorry, I resized the photographs to edit the...

I´m sorry, I resized the photographs to edit the posts, and make the whole text and images to fit the monitor, but the forum´s software does not permit me the edition. We will need to wait for...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd July 2008, 11:24 PM
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Views: 42,709
Posted By Gonzalo G
As the uploader of this article, I must ask for...

As the uploader of this article, I must ask for your forgiveness, as I have not been able to format it to make it fit exactly on the page. I beg the support of the moderators to help me formatting...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd July 2008, 11:18 PM
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Views: 42,709
Posted By Gonzalo G
Regarding the use of the file marks on the back...

Regarding the use of the file marks on the back of blades of puñales, there are several explanations:
One assures that they were used as "cattle counters", (each mark counted as a bead in an...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd July 2008, 11:17 PM
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Posted By Gonzalo G
There is no known explanation regarding these...

There is no known explanation regarding these different shaped bolsters, and their geographical distribution, except that the rounded bolster (“button”) seems to be of earlier appearance.

Typical...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd July 2008, 11:16 PM
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Views: 42,709
Posted By Gonzalo G
I'd like to call the attention of our readers to...

I'd like to call the attention of our readers to several main characteristics of gaucho puñales: the slim elegant spear pointed blade, the presence of a "button" (in Spanish "botón") or forged...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd July 2008, 11:15 PM
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Posted By Gonzalo G
Two Facones and a Dagger 6. ...

Two Facones and a Dagger
6.
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/6655/dscn806219xn8.jpg

The "cuchilla" is an utilitarian type of knife.
Actually, it is a big butcher's knife with a curved edge...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd July 2008, 11:11 PM
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Views: 42,709
Posted By Gonzalo G
The Criollo (creole) Knives from Argentina - Article by A. Domenech

A static html version of this excellent resource has now been prepared and may be found at
http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/facon/criollo.html

My dear friend Gonzalo:
I was delighted to read...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd July 2008, 08:35 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 20,344
Posted By Gonzalo G
I just found this thread. This is a variation of...

I just found this thread. This is a variation of the spanish colonial machete used by the Ejército de Ultramar in Puerto Rico and Cuba, a model known as Guanabacoa. It seems a modified version, or a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th July 2008, 02:49 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 49,347
Posted By Gonzalo G
Well, it would be more properly called "kiliç",...

Well, it would be more properly called "kiliç", as this is the word used by the mamluks.

Gonzalo
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th July 2008, 11:40 PM
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Views: 49,347
Posted By Gonzalo G
Chris, thank you for your kind words. I agree...

Chris, thank you for your kind words. I agree with your statements about criollo knives. Tough it seems that the puñal criollo and the verijero, unornated, is still actually used by the country...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th July 2008, 07:55 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 49,347
Posted By Gonzalo G
On the contrary, thank you, Jim, for your words....

On the contrary, thank you, Jim, for your words. I don´t dreserve them. Serious. I´m not what can be called a "specialist" in this subject. Abel is. And also a great collector of this kind of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th July 2008, 02:58 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 49,347
Posted By Gonzalo G
I wrotte in the San Martín sabre thread. I´m...

I wrotte in the San Martín sabre thread. I´m Yataghan there. I only saw the thinny picture of the sabre, but a week latter, in other place, I saw a reproduction. It was made as a mameluke shamshir....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th July 2008, 03:07 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 49,347
Posted By Gonzalo G
First of all, I must excuse myself for my...

First of all, I must excuse myself for my writting errors. In other post I worotte "whithe" instead of "white" and so on. The name of the schools are School of Olavarria and School of Rio de la...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th July 2008, 05:21 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 49,347
Posted By Gonzalo G
Kronckew, your first is a free interpretation of...

Kronckew, your first is a free interpretation of the criollo, not really a criollo, but a modern style knife inspired on. The puñal criollo has no guard, but it has always a button. This kife was...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th July 2008, 05:07 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 49,347
Posted By Gonzalo G
A. G. Maisey you have some brazilians facas over...

A. G. Maisey you have some brazilians facas over there, and mostly puñales criollos. The puñal usually have a drop point with a false edge, and a button where the blade ends, at the beginning of the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th July 2008, 04:16 AM
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Views: 49,347
Posted By Gonzalo G
Chris, a very precise description. The gaucho was...

Chris, a very precise description. The gaucho was a frontierman, a nomad usually living and sleeping in the open, hunting wild cattle and trading with the indians, form whom he learnt many things, as...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th July 2008, 02:48 AM
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Views: 49,347
Posted By Gonzalo G
Yes, it´s a nice work. The blade is commonly...

Yes, it´s a nice work. The blade is commonly known as a "Tandil", and the chasing work belongs to the School of Olavarria, an old school which is characterized by the baroque style of decoration,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th July 2008, 08:10 AM
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Views: 49,347
Posted By Gonzalo G
A. G. Maisey, I feel that there are different...

A. G. Maisey, I feel that there are different worlds in the matter of edged weapons comming from the spanish speaking countries, and the weapons comming form other countries. The formers being less...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th July 2008, 04:09 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 15,025
Posted By Gonzalo G
Of course, you are right, Jim. I did not intended...

Of course, you are right, Jim. I did not intended to say that espada jineta was the one which influenced this specific sword, but to mention the presence of the north afican culture in the infuences...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th July 2008, 08:33 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 15,025
Posted By Gonzalo G
Jim, isn´t it a blade a bit too long for an...

Jim, isn´t it a blade a bit too long for an Espada Ancha? I agree those hilts could be related to Africa, as we could find the moorish influence from the Espada Jineta, also used in Spain, on the...
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