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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th May 2006, 10:57 PM
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Posted By M.carter
They could be Indonesian, I never said they...

They could be Indonesian, I never said they werent, but they could also have been Syrian :rolleyes:

Here you go:

http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/1687/bedouin7pf.th.jpg...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th May 2006, 08:40 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,054
Posted By M.carter
I guess there was a much larger sword production...

I guess there was a much larger sword production centre in Damascus than presumed by many, many people.

I would really like to know if there was a sword industry in Egypt as well, being so...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th May 2006, 08:35 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 23,986
Posted By M.carter
This raises an interesting question, how did...

This raises an interesting question, how did these Indonesian items got to Syria? Its a very far away country geographically, and historically and culturally, it had/has no affliation with Syria, and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th May 2006, 07:08 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 23,986
Posted By M.carter
If you bought them from Syria, they might as well...

If you bought them from Syria, they might as well be arab, used by the bedouins. Bedouins used lances and swords primarily till early 20th century, and that lance head looks just like a bedouin one,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th May 2006, 11:27 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,054
Posted By M.carter
I would agree with you on this, the nick shows...

I would agree with you on this, the nick shows the blade to be too soft. Still, one must remember that the hardness tests conducted on antique swords by many swordsmiths/ collectors, nearly all...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th May 2006, 11:24 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,054
Posted By M.carter
All the scabbard fittings, save the leather and...

All the scabbard fittings, save the leather and wood, seem to be recent, low quality replacements.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th May 2006, 11:15 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,054
Posted By M.carter
Ariel, I would say that this sword would...

Ariel,

I would say that this sword would have been called a "saif", not a Kilij, and certainly not a shamshir, check this out :

http://oriental-arms.com/photos.php?id=358

The scabbard is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th May 2006, 12:23 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,054
Posted By M.carter
It does look like Syrian to me, especially the...

It does look like Syrian to me, especially the scabbard, and the style of the koftegari.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd May 2006, 04:07 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 11,537
Posted By M.carter
Its actually 'ayn-mim-lam, not alef. These are...

Its actually 'ayn-mim-lam, not alef. These are the alphabetical letters that make the arabic word " 'amal"
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2006, 11:46 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 11,537
Posted By M.carter
Jens, I can read the word "assadullah" in...

Jens,

I can read the word "assadullah" in that cartouche, the whole cartouche must read " 'Amal Assadullah", which means "work of assadullah".
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st May 2006, 12:09 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 16,638
Posted By M.carter
Thanks alot Ward, is this the entire article? ...

Thanks alot Ward, is this the entire article?

EDIT: Stupid me, just opened it with ACDsee and found it was much more than one page. Once again, much thanks.

Im quite lucky, I was just about to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th April 2006, 05:02 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 16,638
Posted By M.carter
Thanks alot Rick, I have just sent an email to...

Thanks alot Rick, I have just sent an email to that company, and I shall wait and see.

Hopefully, Mr.Pinchot will see this, and put my out of my misery.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th April 2006, 12:53 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 16,638
Posted By M.carter
"The Persian Shamshir and the Signature of Assad Allah"

Hi,

Does anyone here know where I could pick this great article up, last year, I contacted its author, Mr. Oliver Pinchot, and he said he would send me one, but the stupid postal service here in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th April 2006, 08:00 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 14,116
Posted By M.carter
Ive just seen the other sword. The writing on the...

Ive just seen the other sword. The writing on the ricasso reads:

GHKHA & Co
HARRAR

Now I know that harrar was a town in Abyssinia, but does anyone know what the letters in the first line...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th April 2006, 12:31 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 20,028
Posted By M.carter
Interesting price for tiger's bane.

Interesting price for tiger's bane.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th April 2006, 10:59 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 14,116
Posted By M.carter
Other than trade blades, have you seen any...

Other than trade blades, have you seen any military issue blades on ethiopian swords? Ive seen a pattern 1822 on an arabian sayf once, that was really cool.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th April 2006, 10:55 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 14,116
Posted By M.carter
Hello, My dad has offered to buy me a gift...

Hello,

My dad has offered to buy me a gift and name it for my graduation next month, I chose a sword! Ehtiopian. Im still wondering which one to get, a broadsword, with the G.G blade, or the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th April 2006, 06:35 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 14,116
Posted By M.carter
Thanks alot Jim, regarding Derek, where is...

Thanks alot Jim,

regarding Derek, where is he? Last time he logged on was in december 2005. I sent him a pm regarding one of his ethiopian swords.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th April 2006, 09:46 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,870
Posted By M.carter
2004 was the last time I was there, I did find...

2004 was the last time I was there, I did find two of those warehouses. One which was filled with Ottoman furniture, and within the cupboards and the drawers of that furniture were hundreds of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th April 2006, 09:43 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 6,411
Posted By M.carter
The hilt certainly looks 'zanzibarish', but I...

The hilt certainly looks 'zanzibarish', but I wouldnt term that as an arabian sayf.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th April 2006, 07:48 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,870
Posted By M.carter
Well that will help you in a way :D its as if...

Well that will help you in a way :D its as if you are in a test, to find out which swords are fully authentic. Many western tourists dont realise that prices in eastern culture are never set in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th April 2006, 10:26 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 7,117
Posted By M.carter
Thats Great! Really, who ever thought that wootz...

Thats Great! Really, who ever thought that wootz would be reproduced. Hopefully, someday after Rick could reproduce all the kinds of historical wootz, we could say that wootz is a "refound art", not...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th April 2006, 12:11 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 7,117
Posted By M.carter
I was wondering, is the wootz that Mr.Furrer...

I was wondering, is the wootz that Mr.Furrer producing, "traditional"?? I mean produced by traditional ways of producing wootz, and is the steel technically identical to the old wootz?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th April 2006, 06:47 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 24,996
Posted By M.carter
I think if we were to regard the Lord of the...

I think if we were to regard the Lord of the Rings, I would say all of the fellowship were heroes, except Boromir. Although in my opinion, Faramir is the greatest hero in my eyes.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th April 2006, 06:43 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,870
Posted By M.carter
:D :D :D

:D :D :D
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