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Forum: European Armoury 27th August 2009, 11:45 PM
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i remember reading about skeletons encased in...

i remember reading about skeletons encased in copper armor found in burial mounds in ohio and a few other places in the eastern US in the 19th century......nothing specific about the armor was ever...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th August 2009, 08:47 PM
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Posted By pallas
ive seen kitchen knives with yataghan "ears"...

ive seen kitchen knives with yataghan "ears" before
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd August 2009, 09:18 PM
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Posted By pallas
i found another picture of the "corsican cavalry...

i found another picture of the "corsican cavalry saber" and "manuel deje" was the entire inscription etched on the ricasso.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th August 2009, 12:10 AM
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Posted By pallas
the hmong/miao are known to have used a variation...

the hmong/miao are known to have used a variation of the dha/darb, at least in the recent past.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th August 2009, 11:53 PM
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Posted By pallas
yes, the blade had "manuel" stamped or etched...

yes, the blade had "manuel" stamped or etched where the ricasso should have been (from what i remember, the blade dident have a ricasso) it also had a layer of rust on it
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th August 2009, 10:59 PM
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Posted By pallas
i saw one for sale that was exactly like examples...

i saw one for sale that was exactly like examples 2 and 3 in the first picture that was labeled a "corsican cavalry saber"......very strange....it had the "manuel" marks on it too...
Forum: European Armoury 8th August 2009, 08:36 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 52,525
Posted By pallas
http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/pdf/703_s...

http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/pdf/703_stvalentinesday.pdf




here is a transcript of the episode of history detectives in question about the notched st valentines day massacre...
Forum: European Armoury 7th August 2009, 10:08 PM
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Views: 52,525
Posted By pallas
sorry if this was already brought up, but there...

sorry if this was already brought up, but there where a few mafia figures from the 1910's-1930s who notched their trigger guards everytime they killed another mobster/cop. one of these guns, a 12...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th August 2009, 09:07 PM
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Views: 6,963
Posted By pallas
the Honghuzi (meaning "red beards" supposedly...

the Honghuzi (meaning "red beards" supposedly because thats what the chinese called the russians when they first appreared in the amur/baikal region in the late 1600s, because of the russians...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th August 2009, 08:41 PM
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Posted By pallas
weapons of the honghuzi?

i was just wondering if anyone here has and knowledge of the bladed/percussion weapons the honghuzi used during their raids against the russian settlements in the priamur/primorye from 1840-1950, the...
Forum: European Armoury 29th July 2009, 11:35 PM
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Views: 10,027
Posted By pallas
origins of the assegai?

i know this was the main weapon of the almogavars (who seem to have enjoyed a more dubious reputation for ruthlessness than the other crusading and knightly orders that were their contemporaries) but...
Forum: European Armoury 29th July 2009, 11:27 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 14,435
Posted By pallas
there are rumors of a mountain man vs mongol and...

there are rumors of a mountain man vs mongol and sikh vs conquistador matchups next season
Forum: European Armoury 27th July 2009, 08:40 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 14,435
Posted By pallas
has anyone seen the "deadliest warrior" show ?

i dident know what forum to put this in but this show, although more often than not grossly inaccurate and rather hokey, is one of the few shows that even deal with ancient warriors and their...
Forum: European Armoury 27th July 2009, 01:30 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 14,970
Posted By pallas
volga bulgarian/bashkir weapons?

would these be synonymous with those of other steppe peoples? (kipchaks/mongols/tatars) or did they use weapons that were more in line with their slavic neighbors?
Forum: European Armoury 22nd July 2009, 10:05 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 26,533
Posted By pallas
that gold plated mp5 is amazing..........wonder...

that gold plated mp5 is amazing..........wonder what third party provided saddam with that weapon.......
Forum: European Armoury 22nd July 2009, 08:31 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 411,927
Posted By pallas
in the book, vasary put forward the three most...

in the book, vasary put forward the three most common theories about the brother's ethnic identities and he seemed to favor the theory that the brothers where vlachs who had some cuman/kipchak...
Forum: European Armoury 20th July 2009, 12:00 AM
Replies: 140
Views: 411,927
Posted By pallas
a tidbit on the vlachs not being a "warlike...

a tidbit on the vlachs not being a "warlike people"

the brothers peter, asen, and kaloyan who defeated the byzantines and refounded the bulgarian empire from 1185-1200 AD where vlachs and much of...
Forum: European Armoury 10th July 2009, 09:27 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,104
Posted By pallas
the blade reminds me of some of the shorter...

the blade reminds me of some of the shorter liuyedaos ive seen recently
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th July 2009, 09:16 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 9,713
Posted By pallas
could there be a possible connection between burmese dha and japanese katana?

im the late 1500's-early 1600s up to 1621 when contact/trade between the outside world and japan was suspended there was a pretty substantial trade between japan and southeast asia, this trade...
Forum: European Armoury 10th July 2009, 08:51 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 17,412
Posted By pallas
during the carolingian period, where not the...

during the carolingian period, where not the frankish swords considered superior to those of the maghrib/middle east/byzantium by the muslims themselves and did not a brisk trade in frankish blades...
Forum: European Armoury 9th July 2009, 10:54 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,857
Posted By pallas
any good displays/collections of merovingian/visigothic swords/lances/axes

im highly interested in the arms and armor of the merovingians/visigoths/vandals/lombards from the 400s - 800 AD but i havent yet been able to find good info/visuals on what type of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2009, 07:54 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 54,106
Posted By pallas
it wasent my intent to start an uproar :( ...

it wasent my intent to start an uproar :(


and gonzalo, the alano is a mastiff, albeit smaller than the mastin espanol.

it seems both the alano and mastin espanol where used in the conquest...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th January 2009, 07:54 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 54,106
Posted By pallas
another rather interesting, if gory tidbit: ...

another rather interesting, if gory tidbit:



By the time of the American revolution, the use of dogs for repression had been scaled down, although some, most notably Benjamin Franklin,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th January 2009, 07:41 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 54,106
Posted By pallas
Mark Derr's A Dog's History of America (North...

Mark Derr's A Dog's History of America (North Point Press: 2004; see Washington Post book review) offers a broad portrait of the use of war dogs in the Americas. According to Derry, the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th January 2009, 03:22 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 54,106
Posted By pallas
the alano espanol was the wardog of the spanish...

the alano espanol was the wardog of the spanish conquistadores, they set these dogs upon the indians quite often during the course of their conquests, even going so far as to keep indians prisoner as...
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