Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th April 2012, 10:46 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th April 2012, 10:50 PM
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Great, we are making some progress! Thank you!...
Great, we are making some progress! Thank you! This certainly explains the presence of Bikaner markings on the blade. Do you remember which museum in Rajasthan you saw them in? Knowing this may aid...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th April 2012, 08:59 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th April 2012, 04:19 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th April 2012, 03:04 AM
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David,
With a few rare exceptions, all brass...
David,
With a few rare exceptions, all brass hilts are early 20th century or later. if you ever look at any of the traditionally shaped brass hilts (the one with disk pommel), you will notice that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th April 2012, 02:58 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2012, 10:49 PM
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Its not a copy. Just styled after an afghan...
Its not a copy. Just styled after an afghan military short sword that was popular from the 19th and into the mid 20th century.I think that's what Ariel meant. Of course this styling is in the hilt...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2012, 08:56 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2012, 08:53 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th April 2012, 08:46 PM
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Dimensions for clarity:
OAL: 17.5"
Blade:...
Dimensions for clarity:
OAL: 17.5"
Blade: 11"
Blade width: 2" (widest point)
The hilt is long and carved out of a single piece of wood as can be seen in the pictures. It is attached to the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th April 2012, 06:14 AM
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This is exactly the same argument I used my my...
This is exactly the same argument I used my my wife. When she said that it will be way too much stuff to put on display, I told her that it is neccessery so that the rack does not stick out like a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th April 2012, 06:08 AM
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Replies: 248
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Maybe there is no connection after all... But...
Maybe there is no connection after all... But consider this:
1. Older jamdhar katari were often cast in one piece just like a northern version of a katar
2. "Newer" versions, lets say from the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th April 2012, 04:57 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th April 2012, 08:45 PM
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Also, while we are at it, I would be very...
Also, while we are at it, I would be very gratefull if someone could help me desypher the writing on the blade. It may be pictures of some kind. They are present on both sides and are also faintly...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th April 2012, 08:43 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th April 2012, 08:42 PM
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Jamdhar katari - a theory
This theory of mine if true, may be common knowledge, and if so, please forgive me as I am not aware of it. It is also entirely possible that I am dead wrong but I think this is an interesting...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th April 2012, 08:18 PM
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My giant can opener
This "thing" had been in my collection for a while. I know it's Indian because of the Bikaner markings on the spearhead and being that I bought it from an old estate of Indo Persian weapons along...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th April 2012, 07:51 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th April 2012, 07:39 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th April 2012, 07:36 PM
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Time to bring this theread to the top again....
Time to bring this theread to the top again. Actually, I would have done it sooner but a few weeks ago, while cleaning this blade, it slipped and left me with a nasty bone-deep cut on the side of my...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2012, 03:07 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2012, 02:25 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th April 2012, 11:26 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th April 2012, 04:52 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th April 2012, 02:35 PM
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