Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2013, 08:08 PM
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Hi Gavin,
The Wilkinson records show that the...
Hi Gavin,
The Wilkinson records show that the sword was sold to Oliver St John, who was the postmaster of Sarawak (presumably he ordered it for a Sarawak officer). Added to this, the Wilkinson...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2013, 01:55 PM
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To put a cap on this thread - I now know for...
To put a cap on this thread - I now know for absolute certain that this sword was made for an officer serving in Sarawak.
So the natural assumption must be that this scabbard was made in Sarawak,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th April 2013, 11:20 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th April 2013, 10:30 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st April 2013, 11:26 AM
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Hi Amuk!
Many thanks for pointing this out - a...
Hi Amuk!
Many thanks for pointing this out - a very important piece of the jigsaw puzzle!
I guess this text is from the Thomas Del Mar website? - interestingly this is a slightly later sword to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st March 2013, 06:06 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st March 2013, 12:54 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st March 2013, 10:23 AM
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Many thanks Amuk and Gavin, this is all great...
Many thanks Amuk and Gavin, this is all great info. And yes that's the sword that Gavin posted above :).
To add more grist to the mill, this sword also bears a Latin motto - that of Sarawak as it...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st March 2013, 01:08 AM
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Replies: 21
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Aha! Many thanks all - one of those Sumatran...
Aha! Many thanks all - one of those Sumatran pedang scabbards looks very close. Dimensions won't really help in this case, as it is a 32 inch custom-made example for a European sword. I'm trying to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th March 2013, 11:34 PM
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Replies: 21
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Name that scabbard
Hi folks,
I would like to tap into your vast collective knowledge base please.
If you saw a scabbard with an end like this, what weapon would you expect it to go with? The metal is silver:
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd December 2012, 08:56 PM
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Replies: 18
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You're welcome Dana,
See these examples of...
You're welcome Dana,
See these examples of Italian spadoni from treatises:
http://www.nova-assalto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/SpadoneCollage.jpg
Note the triangular shape of the...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd December 2012, 01:14 PM
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Thanks Fernando - I should add that in fact...
Thanks Fernando - I should add that in fact Marozzo does show halfswording with the ricasso being gripped (so it was done), but I think that this was not the primary purpose of these projections,...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd December 2012, 09:04 AM
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A very interesting sword. At first sight I also...
A very interesting sword. At first sight I also thought it was a later processional weapon, but I think that given the balance of evidence and some of the details of the design, it may very well be...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd December 2012, 08:40 AM
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It is indeed a French Model 1855 infantry...
It is indeed a French Model 1855 infantry officer's sword. The grip would not have been covered with fish skin - this is how it would always have been - and it is probably horn rather than bakerlite....
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Forum: Swap Forum
20th April 2007, 10:21 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th April 2007, 05:52 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
20th April 2007, 05:48 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2007, 11:15 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2007, 06:55 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2007, 05:38 PM
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What's this?
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j199/matteaston/99f0_1.jpg
regards,
Matt
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2007, 05:09 PM
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Actually, depending on which statistics you...
Actually, depending on which statistics you believe, kitchen knives are used in something like 70% of British knife crime. Screwdrivers and craft knives make up about another 20%. Swords are used,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2007, 04:00 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
10th April 2007, 11:17 AM
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Thanks Tim - payment sent. I'm particularly...
Thanks Tim - payment sent. I'm particularly interested in this because Sir Richard Francis Burton is one of my heroes and he had a rather famous encounter with a bunch of Somalis using these, amongst...
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Forum: Swap Forum
10th April 2007, 12:34 AM
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Forum: Swap Forum
10th April 2007, 12:17 AM
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