Forum: Swap Forum
4th September 2011, 01:46 AM
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Forum: Swap Forum
4th September 2011, 01:15 AM
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Forum: Swap Forum
28th August 2011, 07:11 PM
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Email Address
My email address for those not registered:
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Forum: Swap Forum
28th August 2011, 07:06 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
28th August 2011, 07:05 PM
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Beautiful Ottoman Bichaq for sale.
Hi everyone --
Sorry to be having to sell this piece but family stuff requires the funds. It's a beautiful Ottoman bichaq, possibly Greek, I estimate from the early 19th century based on other...
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Forum: Swap Forum
21st April 2011, 01:09 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
4th April 2011, 07:28 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd April 2011, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,088
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Forum: Swap Forum
31st March 2011, 06:03 PM
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Unique Yataghan/Bichaq for sale
Hi everyone --
For sale is a very nice bichaq made from a cut-down yataghan. The blade is dated 1227 (1812), and also has a sort of thistle design on it. The handle appears to be made of solid...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th March 2011, 02:22 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2011, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 50
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2011, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 50
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th March 2011, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,433
It arrived in the mail yesterday. The L-shaped...
It arrived in the mail yesterday. The L-shaped pins are seperate pieces of metal, but currently do not rotate and it isn't clear to me if they ever were supposed to and are just rusted still. They...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th March 2011, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 6
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Sword Hanging Hook?
Hi all --
Just won this on ebay as a "Middle East Sword Hanger 1890." The seller has a lot of southwestern stuff so I figure it may be from there. But what is it? Is it part of a suspension, or...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd March 2011, 08:34 PM
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Thanks for posting these Tim! Here is the lone...
Thanks for posting these Tim! Here is the lone Amazonian piece from my collection. A friend says his father lived in Brazil and collected this mid-20th century, but it is just heresay. Closely...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th February 2011, 05:23 PM
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Tiv, Bichwa, or Somethng Else Entirely
Recently ended on ebay. I have never seen a Tiv dagger that wasn't one-piece steel, but obviously I haven't seen everything. Doesn't strike me as african, though.
I thought this might rather...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th December 2010, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 27,286
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th September 2010, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 9,645
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st August 2010, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 11,825
Hi All --
Thanks for the additional...
Hi All --
Thanks for the additional comments. Now that I have the item in hand, some clarifications:
(1) Definitely not a ram dao, since the edge is along the bellied (outer curve). So, not...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th August 2010, 03:30 PM
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I thought ram dao at first, but the patterning...
I thought ram dao at first, but the patterning along the top is something I have seeen more on panabas then on ram dao. Also never seen an entirely brass ram dao handle.
Further searching yields...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th August 2010, 04:22 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 11,825
Knife for Indentification
Hi all!
My latest ebay find. I know I've seen something like it before but I just can't remember where. All I have is the seller photos right now. Brass handle, OAL 16" according to seller.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th August 2010, 12:26 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 35,270
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th May 2010, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,664
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th May 2010, 05:58 AM
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Replies: 1
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Dahomey Gubasa?
I just won this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120562348583&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
and I'm excited at the possibility that I might finally have something Dahomey. ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th April 2010, 12:28 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,088
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