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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th August 2016, 07:08 PM
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Posted By Andreas
Ian, here is the translation, as promised. I hope...

Ian, here is the translation, as promised. I hope it's satisfactory.
Andreas

646. - SABRE OF THE CAUCASUS (Shashka), seventeenth-eighteenth century. (Pl. XX).
Excellent sixteenth century...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th August 2016, 06:59 PM
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Posted By Andreas
The last sentence indeed translates as "It's one...

The last sentence indeed translates as "It's one of the best blades of my collection", not a mean compliment I would say, coming from Buttin...
I will try to find time and translate the whole...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th August 2016, 03:10 PM
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Posted By Andreas
Sorry Ariel, I'm not familiar with the expression...

Sorry Ariel, I'm not familiar with the expression garden variety sabers :o
My point was, if such 15th - 18th century blades were exported to the Caucasus, what were they exported for if not for...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th August 2016, 02:54 PM
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Posted By Andreas
Smile Thank you Gavin, but automatic translation does...

Thank you Gavin, but automatic translation does have a tendency to produce a somewhat garbled result, to say the least... :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th August 2016, 11:52 AM
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Posted By Andreas
Of course, as with swords everywhere. But if that...

Of course, as with swords everywhere. But if that is the case here, I wonder for what type of sword would a blade with these characteristics originally be intended for? (sorry but I don't have the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th August 2016, 10:07 PM
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Posted By Andreas
Buttin in his catalogue shows a shashka with a...

Buttin in his catalogue shows a shashka with a 16th century Genoese blade (No 646 below). He says that these Genoese blades were the most prized in the Caucasus, a fact which led to Syrian forgeries,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th August 2016, 11:44 PM
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Posted By Andreas
Ariel, I assumed that Mahratt was referring to...

Ariel, I assumed that Mahratt was referring to the myth that Kangaroo is a term issuing from a misunderstanding, ie that when Cook and Banks asked the locals what is that hopping creature, they...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th August 2016, 10:48 PM
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Posted By Andreas
I do, do you mean that the term is not an...

I do, do you mean that the term is not an indigenous one to describe this particular sword, but coined by foreigners?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th August 2016, 09:10 PM
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Posted By Andreas
[QUOTE=mahratt]I'll be glad to see this...

[QUOTE=mahratt]I'll be glad to see this information, if show me a page from Adyghe dictionary. Now it is a matter of controversy among people who explore in Russian weapons.



Well, it's written...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th August 2016, 08:23 PM
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Posted By Andreas
Hello, A couple of questions, please. Is it...

Hello,
A couple of questions, please. Is it correct that shashka is an Adyghe word, meaning big knife? If so, is the word to be found also in related languages? Also, what is the earliest known...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th July 2016, 06:17 PM
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Posted By Andreas
The thread should be moved to Ethnographic...

The thread should be moved to Ethnographic Weapons: it is a 19th century Greek container for bone marrow, used to grease weapons, called a medoulari and carried at the belt.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th May 2016, 11:34 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 54,725
Posted By Andreas
Buttin in his catalogue refers to all his...

Buttin in his catalogue refers to all his “nimcha” swords as saifs. He considers the type as the quintessential Arab sabre, with relatively minor differences in Moroccan swords, and attributes the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th April 2016, 10:00 AM
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Views: 54,725
Posted By Andreas
You will find a digitized copy of Buttin's...

You will find a digitized copy of Buttin's catalogue here http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6524676d
Plates I-XXXII at the end, the description for #1009 is on page 262.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th April 2016, 06:21 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,564
Posted By Andreas
Either the Thai or the Cambodian Royal Crown,...

Either the Thai or the Cambodian Royal Crown, looks more like the latter. Their heraldic design kept changing slightly through the past two centuries. A picture of the whole sword might help with the...
Forum: European Armoury 13th April 2016, 10:04 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,698
Posted By Andreas
You' re welcome. Here is a description, from an...

You' re welcome. Here is a description, from an old Christie's auction, of another pistol with a pairing of a Torrento lock and a Carbonell barrel:
A CATALAN MIQUELET-LOCK BLUNDERBUSS-PISTOL BY...
Forum: European Armoury 12th April 2016, 11:05 AM
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Posted By Andreas
Tentatively, PE(RE) TOR(R)ENTO? (Active Ripoll...

Tentatively, PE(RE) TOR(R)ENTO? (Active Ripoll 1756-1815)
Forum: European Armoury 10th April 2016, 10:32 AM
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Views: 13,698
Posted By Andreas
Hello, I think that is the mark of Pedro...

Hello,
I think that is the mark of Pedro CARBONELL (ca 1790) and the other one the town mark of Barcelona.
Andreas
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th March 2016, 08:09 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 13,876
Posted By Andreas
Hi Fernando, You mean a harbi or suma. False...

Hi Fernando,
You mean a harbi or suma. False ramrods are certainly a feature of Balkan pistols. I quoted Elgood as he explicitly states that Central Albanian brass pistols are an exception, due to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th March 2016, 01:09 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 13,876
Posted By Andreas
Are you certain the ramrod on the rat-tail is a...

Are you certain the ramrod on the rat-tail is a false one? I can't tell from the picture, but Elgood mentions in The Arms of Greece etc that these Central Albanian pistols have invariably (his word)...
Forum: European Armoury 16th March 2016, 12:59 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 16,141
Posted By Andreas
It should be noted that the cross moline or...

It should be noted that the cross moline or anchory, is a quite common charge in heraldry and as such is shared across Europe by numerous families as their coat of arms.
Andreas
Forum: European Armoury 23rd February 2016, 12:10 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 13,147
Posted By Andreas
If there is only one example in the museum, I...

If there is only one example in the museum, I suppose it could be a private purchase (or capture) sword and only carried by a single officer, not the standard regimental sword.
Andreas
Forum: European Armoury 13th February 2016, 09:34 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 13,147
Posted By Andreas
The French also had a colony near Assam,...

The French also had a colony near Assam, Chandernagore (today Chandannagar)
in West Bengal.
Andreas
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th January 2016, 10:36 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 36,109
Posted By Andreas
The plate is from Voyage à la còte orientale...

The plate is from Voyage à la còte orientale d'Afrique : exécuté pendant les années 1846, 1847 et 1848 par le brick le Ducouëdic, sous le commandement de M. Guillain : album.
Here’s another...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th November 2015, 10:41 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 18,648
Posted By Andreas
This crown is characteristic of the Saint Etienne...

This crown is characteristic of the Saint Etienne proof bench. The AM is attributed to Auguste Merley, controller for civilian weapons (retired 1810). Please see here...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th November 2015, 11:19 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 18,648
Posted By Andreas
Hello, The barrels are certainly French, the...

Hello,
The barrels are certainly French, the crowned AM is a St Etienne proof mark, and the name JEAN BROSARS appears in several examples, ca 1810.
Andreas
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