Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th June 2010, 08:59 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st May 2010, 07:45 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th May 2010, 06:01 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th May 2010, 05:47 AM
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I just saw the photo's :eek:
Someone...
I just saw the photo's :eek:
Someone please shoot the man who created that monstrosity!
Shoot him, cut out his tongue and shoot his tongue! That's like using a backyard welder to fuse a edo...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th May 2010, 01:33 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2010, 08:59 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
18th April 2010, 12:51 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2010, 01:32 AM
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This one is a bit odd in that the inlay...
This one is a bit odd in that the inlay decoration on the handle is very common, and included on touristy pieces, yet the blade seems substantial enough, and the brass bolsters, though nothing...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2010, 01:24 AM
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I've seen similar that are often labelled as...
I've seen similar that are often labelled as 'Lime Spatulas' and 30 cm sounds about right for the length, but who knows? It could be a weapon. Massim? Solomons? Sometimes the simpler the style, the...
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Forum: European Armoury
1st March 2010, 07:22 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2010, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 88
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Possibility for Wood identification??
In Australia, the Ligustrum privet species (some of which are classified as introduced and pests where they are prolific) are sometimes easily confused with the native Grey Myrtle shrub/ tree...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th November 2009, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 50
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I don't understand all those excluded countries...
I don't understand all those excluded countries on that post either, but I have set limits in the past selling the odd item on Auction sites, as I only sell within Australia. If someone from another...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2009, 04:13 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th October 2009, 11:50 PM
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Years ago I read "The Book of the Sword" by...
Years ago I read "The Book of the Sword" by Captain Richard Francis Burton. I think it must be one of the earliest ethnographic edged weapons treatise written. Even given it's British-centric,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th October 2009, 11:24 PM
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Not for me!
Although I like the blade, I don't pay mugs prices for edged weapons. If I wanted to fork out that kind of cash, I'd go to an antique/ militaria dealer that charges over inflated prices! But I rarely...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th October 2009, 03:48 AM
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Replies: 14
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Not so far fetched as it sounds!
kronckew, your last post here reminded me of 'The Sinbad Voyage', by Tim Severin. The Islamic influence is spread along North Africa, The Horn of Africa, to Oman/ Yemen/ Saudi Arabia, along the...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th October 2009, 02:23 AM
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Same pattern...
Trawlling through the oldsword.com database (looking for something entirely different!) I came accross this one. The Hilt is virtually identical to the sword discussed here (without the portcullis...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th October 2009, 03:19 PM
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Identical sword, but still a mystery...
Here's one on the oldswords.com database...
The description given is:
"Item Description (Item Id: 103775)
Overall length 26.5 inches, and with a 20.25 inch blade, this is double edged and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th October 2009, 05:33 PM
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I'd tend to agree with Norman on this, it looks...
I'd tend to agree with Norman on this, it looks similar to the Naval dirks of 18th century Europe, and the sheath/ scabbard is reminiscent of the English sidearm/ knives of that period. This one is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th September 2009, 09:48 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th August 2009, 09:03 AM
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Boy's sword / Hunting Hanger?
Just going by the dimensions of the handle (that may accomodate a hand 2.5 inches wide), and looking at the finger-grips, this would seem to be a sword for a child. Even tulwar disc-pommel grips,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
9th August 2009, 04:00 AM
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Replies: 45
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Ethiopian Coptic artefact.
This object intrigues me and bugs the hell out of me!
I'm thinking now that it could be a Coptic 'hand cross', used in blessings and processions. It's fairly crudely carved, so maybe a rural...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th August 2009, 06:26 AM
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Replies: 3
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Thanks Helge!
You're spot on!
Here's the photo you refer to..
http://www.knifeco.ppg.br/sorocaba.jpg
and here's the one out of the book
'Swords and Hilt Weapons' Edited by Anne Cope, 1989
that I referred...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
4th August 2009, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 45
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Sudanese war club?
I saw this on Fagan's militaria site... he describes it as a Sudanese War club (?)
http://faganarms.com/images/products/display/8644a.jpg
alternatively, it could just as easily be an ancient...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th August 2009, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 3
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Mexican? South American? long knife I.D.
I've been researching this knife which I recently purchased, but other than a vague description of 'Mexican plantation knife' I haven't been able to identify it. I know I've seen this distinctive...
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