Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th July 2015, 12:28 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
11th June 2015, 07:18 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th June 2015, 04:59 PM
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Bıçak means "knife" in Turkish language, so it...
Bıçak means "knife" in Turkish language, so it doesn't have to be a certain blade form connection. In the case of "pichangatti", it might only be the word that travelled. There are many such terms in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th June 2015, 07:19 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd April 2015, 10:25 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
4th April 2015, 05:22 PM
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Thank you Jim and İbrahim for your answers.
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Thank you Jim and İbrahim for your answers.
I made further inquiries on other sword related forums and the general idea about this saber is that it is a German-made trade blade, possibly...
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Forum: European Armoury
25th March 2015, 06:35 AM
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Replies: 5
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Please help me identify a military saber
Hello gentlemen,
This saber is bought by a friend from a local flea market. He asked me to identify it, but my knowledge on European military sabers is quite limited. It is not in a very good...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th March 2015, 01:06 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th March 2015, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 26
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I don't know if this blade is from Balkans,...
I don't know if this blade is from Balkans, Anatolia or Magrip, but when a Ottoman "bıçak" have a slight S curve and generally looks like a miniature yatağan(though most later examples are not this...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th February 2015, 04:57 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th February 2015, 07:57 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th February 2015, 10:57 PM
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Replies: 9
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"Hançer" for single edged curved long knives;...
"Hançer" for single edged curved long knives; "kama" for double edged straight long knives, "saldırma" for S curved long knives(like a miniature yataghan), and bıçak as a general term for all kind of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd January 2015, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 4
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Thank you gentlemen for your kind answers....
Thank you gentlemen for your kind answers. According to your answers and my additional research, the shop called Khukri house(Kukri house or khukuri house etc.) comes highly recommended it seems. But...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th January 2015, 01:36 AM
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Replies: 12
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Eastern European and Russian fakes are...
Eastern European and Russian fakes are common(some are even so old, they can count as genuine antiques on their own right) but there is also a new wave of Syrian fake antique kilijs here in Turkey....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th January 2015, 03:04 AM
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Replies: 23
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2015, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 4
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Shopping for Kukri in Katmandu
Hello gentlemen;
My mother, who is a traditional Turkish miniature painter, will be in Katmandu, Nepal to attend an art festival in the city in a couple of weeks.
This situation presents a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2015, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 23
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I have a different theory(though not set in...
I have a different theory(though not set in stone) about the origin of "kindjal" or qama; I believe this particular form of shrot sword/dagger to come from Iran and Central Asia and evolved from the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th January 2015, 04:12 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th December 2014, 10:19 PM
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Replies: 25
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th December 2014, 08:29 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st November 2014, 09:45 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th November 2014, 10:11 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd October 2014, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 27
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th October 2014, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 12,753
Some pictures
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Some pictures
http://www.bursa.com.tr/wp-content/uploads/KilicKalkan-5.jpg
http://www.masterskilic-kalkan.com/wp-content/uploads/100_7607.jpg
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th October 2014, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 10
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Traditional Turkish sword and shield play...
Traditional Turkish sword and shield play (Kılıç&Kalkan oyunu) from Bursa province
video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hijYXtlbiGo)
video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7zp_SoGQH4)
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