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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th June 2008, 04:55 PM
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Posted By Gonzalo G
Very nice thread, thank you for sharing this...

Very nice thread, thank you for sharing this information and photos.
Regards

Gonzalo
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st May 2008, 02:24 PM
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Views: 6,385
Posted By Gonzalo G
!!Beautiful and uncommon!! It was predestinated...

!!Beautiful and uncommon!! It was predestinated to you...enjoy!
Regards

Gonzalo
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st May 2008, 12:13 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 11,568
Posted By Gonzalo G
!Thank you, Fernando, very useful information!...

!Thank you, Fernando, very useful information! Yes, we also use the metric system in the whole Latin America...and part of Canada, I belive.

My best regards

Gonzalo
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th May 2008, 03:34 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 11,568
Posted By Gonzalo G
On the contrary, Fernando, I feel muito obrigado...

On the contrary, Fernando, I feel muito obrigado with you, as you are sharing this interesting piece with a description, which is a source of a new learning....and this is all about, isnīt it? I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th May 2008, 03:17 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 17,808
Posted By Gonzalo G
With all due respect, they look like european...

With all due respect, they look like european pistols to me, though decorated in a moroccan fashion. By the way, spaniards forged (not produced) wootz from India, and made mechanical damascus until...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th May 2008, 03:17 AM
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Views: 11,568
Posted By Gonzalo G
Fernando, I see a relation among this mark and...

Fernando, I see a relation among this mark and yours. The figure on the books is referred to typical marking on kindjals from the first half of the 19th Century.
Regards

Gonzalo
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th May 2008, 07:35 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 44,381
Posted By Gonzalo G
Jeff, sorry, I was writting my post and I didnīt...

Jeff, sorry, I was writting my post and I didnīt see yours. You have some good responses to my questions, thank you.
Regards

Gonzalo
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th May 2008, 07:31 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 44,381
Posted By Gonzalo G
Please excuse me, Alex, and I expect not being...

Please excuse me, Alex, and I expect not being making a big disgression, I did not understand the reason why persian wootz is considered superior to indian. It has been said that Damascus was...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th May 2008, 12:00 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 14,022
Posted By Gonzalo G
Thank you for your response, Kronckew. I think...

Thank you for your response, Kronckew. I think your wrotte correctly īsmithsī, as electrical welding is not a smith way to do it.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th May 2008, 11:22 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 14,022
Posted By Gonzalo G
Kronckew, it is a nice descprition I would love...

Kronckew, it is a nice descprition I would love to read in every sword or knife thread, including your mention to weights. It is the better way to understand what are we talking about, as the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th May 2008, 02:40 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 44,381
Posted By Gonzalo G
Alex, thank you very much for your comment. :) ...

Alex, thank you very much for your comment. :) Do you meant iron ores, since wootz a product made of iron, carbon and other igredients? I donīt have a map with the ancient iron ores sites...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th May 2008, 01:01 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 44,381
Posted By Gonzalo G
!Congratulations Alex! You have a great piece...

!Congratulations Alex! You have a great piece over there, thank you for sharing it. Do you have references of wootz production in the kurd region? Or they imported wootz to forge it?
My best regards
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th May 2008, 06:41 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,011
Posted By Gonzalo G
I think the different brass ans style of...

I think the different brass ans style of ornamentaion is precisely due to what CourseEight mentioned: a possible re-mount of a bichwa double-blade in a handle which not belongs originally to it,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2008, 02:06 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,805
Posted By Gonzalo G
!Thank you! I think Iīll do, as old and cheap...

!Thank you! I think Iīll do, as old and cheap shears can be got in ebay. The specification (non-offset) is specially useful.
My best regards

Gonzalo
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2008, 01:55 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 66,370
Posted By Gonzalo G
David, I dindīt want to offend, or otherwise to...

David, I dindīt want to offend, or otherwise to post off-topic. My interpretation of what Mayron wanted to say with "strictly speaking" (strictu sensu) decided me to use that quote, but I agree with...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st May 2008, 05:33 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,805
Posted By Gonzalo G
Kronckew, very interesting info, thank you. I...

Kronckew, very interesting info, thank you. I didnīt know how to call this kind of knife, so I called a "kind" of another which vaguely reminded me this one. I donīt know if this specific knife has a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st May 2008, 05:20 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 66,370
Posted By Gonzalo G
I agree with this. :)

I agree with this. :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th April 2008, 08:05 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 66,370
Posted By Gonzalo G
I agree with you, Tim. I find the scytian work...

I agree with you, Tim. I find the scytian work specially good. Their mastery over this technique is incredible.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th April 2008, 07:01 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,805
Posted By Gonzalo G
Paul, the khukri is and indian make of the type...

Paul, the khukri is and indian make of the type known as "lion khukri", usually sold in the tourist market, and most probably from the last half of the 20th Century. In the second photo there is an...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th April 2008, 05:57 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 66,370
Posted By Gonzalo G
Tim, beyond the subject of what is "more correct"...

Tim, beyond the subject of what is "more correct" or not in the case of this term, which is a subject of controversy, I thank you for making me understanding why the term is used idistinctly in both...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th April 2008, 04:44 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 66,370
Posted By Gonzalo G
It is not so, David, as A. G. Maisey clearly...

It is not so, David, as A. G. Maisey clearly stated in a previous post that the meaning is actual, as the Oxford source points in this direction. I would better say that there is a "popular" use of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th April 2008, 03:51 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 66,370
Posted By Gonzalo G
New References

A. G. Maisey, thank you for your perspective, you sent me into a better search. I was looking in my old metalworking books, and I found a very clear reference to the point by Herbert Maryon, who, by...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th April 2008, 10:59 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 66,370
Posted By Gonzalo G
Thank you, Tim. I discovered another thing from...

Thank you, Tim. I discovered another thing from your languaje and found the source of confussion, as in spanish, or at least in Latin American spanish, we use the word "repujado" (repousée) in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th April 2008, 11:31 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 66,370
Posted By Gonzalo G
Fernando, first of all, I didnīt congratulate you...

Fernando, first of all, I didnīt congratulate you for this beautiful piece before, but I do it now. It is a very nice piece of work.

Thank you for your comments about the silver work. It happens...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd April 2008, 07:14 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 13,578
Posted By Gonzalo G
It looks like jade, Jim....beautiful piece. Thank...

It looks like jade, Jim....beautiful piece. Thank you very much for your kind comments.
Cheers

Gonzalo
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