Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th December 2012, 11:35 AM
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Dear DOM hi.
Thanks a lot for your reply. ...
Dear DOM hi.
Thanks a lot for your reply.
Merry Christmas !!!
I will be patient for the translation.
I will be a good boy so the Santa can see it and give me my gift.
Hahaha!!!All the best....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th December 2012, 02:41 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd December 2012, 06:46 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd December 2012, 06:38 PM
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OTTOMAN PALA TRANSATION!
Hi everyone!
It has been a long from my last post.
Now I want some help with a pala sword.I have it for a while and I am curious to find out what the inscriptions say!
Possibly Dom could help??...
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Forum: Swap Forum
10th January 2012, 08:28 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
5th January 2012, 06:32 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
5th January 2012, 06:25 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
28th September 2010, 04:07 PM
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Hi Atlantia.
You really got a very nice...
Hi Atlantia.
You really got a very nice palaska.
I will agree with Eftihis about the possible origin from Epirus in North Greece.
About the design one possible explanation is:
The woman figure...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th June 2010, 12:22 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
15th June 2010, 12:19 AM
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Hi Antlantia.
Usually these cartridge boxes...
Hi Antlantia.
Usually these cartridge boxes were at the waist of the warrior so there aren't so many pictures to show them.
I provide you some paintings from Peter Von Hess 1792-1871 that he made...
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Forum: European Armoury
14th June 2010, 09:27 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
13th June 2010, 07:43 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
13th June 2010, 06:43 PM
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Hi Atlantia.
These are really a very nice pair...
Hi Atlantia.
These are really a very nice pair of 19th c. ottoman cartridge boxes.
I say ottoman because of the decoration style with the mosques.Also you are lucky enough because pairs are rare....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2010, 07:22 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th December 2009, 01:41 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th December 2009, 01:01 PM
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I am sorry for my late reply but due to some...
I am sorry for my late reply but due to some internet problems I couldn't answer.
Thanks everybody for the informations that you gave me.
As i see I must say "goodbye" at the 17th-18th c. :shrug: ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th December 2009, 10:03 AM
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Hi Mauro.
Thanks a lot about the informations...
Hi Mauro.
Thanks a lot about the informations that you have provide me.
You have made me happy :)
So just to put the thing in oreder in my mind.
This kind of swords are possibly 17th c. or...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th December 2009, 08:09 PM
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NIMCHA WITH EUROPEAN BLADE????
Hi everyone.
I have just aquired this nimcha.It is not quite my field so I want your advice about the blade.Can be possibly be a trade European blade ? or a custom made one.?It has some marks on it...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2009, 03:03 PM
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Hi everyone.
Ariel the book that I took the...
Hi everyone.
Ariel the book that I took the images is a Greek one with weapons and folk items.If you are interested I will inform you the title and the writer.
I add some pictures Alex as I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2009, 10:13 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2009, 11:18 PM
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Hi Alex again.
I have just found a sword at a...
Hi Alex again.
I have just found a sword at a book of mine.It is an Ottoman kilij with Greek mounts.The scabbard is silver with niello.It also shows a human figure and a dragon.The writter doesn't...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2009, 10:33 PM
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Hi Alex.
The most of the weapons that Greeks...
Hi Alex.
The most of the weapons that Greeks used at The Independence War at 1821 are Ottoman.You see when they won a fight they collected the weapons of the dead enemies and they used them.Anyone...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2009, 09:30 PM
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Dear Alex hi.
I believe that this kilij has...
Dear Alex hi.
I believe that this kilij has Greek mounts.Very often at the Greek weapons we see figures like that.Because of the dragon I believe that the figure is St George.We find it often enough...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th July 2009, 10:39 AM
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just to remind
I just bump this topic because I believe it is very interesting one.
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Forum: Swap Forum
7th June 2009, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 9
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about books
Dear dralin 23 hi
I am interested about the books no2 and no4.Your inbox in prvate messages is full so I cannot send one.Please inform me the prices at ivikatos@gmail.com.
All the best
Ilias
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