Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th June 2005, 03:54 AM
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Jim,
I found the Tamgas on the net: ...
Jim,
I found the Tamgas on the net:
www.gaumina.lt/totoriai/english/tradicijos_info3.html (http://www.gaumina.lt/totoriai/english/tradicijos_info3.html)
The page cites a 1930's Polish...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th June 2005, 02:20 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th June 2005, 02:00 AM
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Replies: 69
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Ham,
There are some markings on the spine of...
Ham,
There are some markings on the spine of the blade (in gold, visible although not well on one of the attached photos). I have not yet examined the saber in person so I don't know if they are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th June 2005, 01:50 AM
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Jim,
I got it in Poland. The seller stated it...
Jim,
I got it in Poland. The seller stated it came out of an old collection being sold off by the widow of the collector. I will continue my efforts to get more info on the previous owner as the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th June 2005, 10:15 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th June 2005, 09:34 PM
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Tatar saber for discussion
It is not often one has a chance to discuss Tatar wepons. Here is an example of a 17th c. Tatar (or Polish-Tatar as some texts would call it) saber I was recently fortunate to find.
Perhaps Wolviex...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th April 2005, 10:19 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th April 2005, 07:43 PM
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Replies: 12
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Hi Wolviex,
Perhaps you are correct thinking it...
Hi Wolviex,
Perhaps you are correct thinking it a Solingen manufacture, I suspect that too, but one thing troubles me, The Sacred Heart is a Catholic symbol, Germany was Protestant, would they have...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th April 2005, 04:45 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th April 2005, 02:45 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd April 2005, 05:41 AM
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One more thing, you are also correct in...
One more thing, you are also correct in suspecting it took part in the Uprising of 1831. I found it in England where many participants went to exile.
This saber has a heavy duty steel scabbard that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st April 2005, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 12
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Hi Wolviex,
Thanks for the answer. This is...
Hi Wolviex,
Thanks for the answer. This is exactly why I bought this saber :D
Yes, Polish sabers from that period are all unique, I have 3 of them, all are different. The one on the photos has a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st April 2005, 06:03 AM
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saber engraving
Wolviex, I am particularly interested in your opinion, have you ever encountered similar ornamentation on any sabers in your museum?
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th March 2005, 07:51 PM
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As to the markings;
I cracked open Lenkiewicz's...
As to the markings;
I cracked open Lenkiewicz's "1000 Marks of European Blademakers". I have no other text on the topic so this one will have to do. From the examples shown there seems such "T" has...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th March 2005, 07:31 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th March 2005, 07:25 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th March 2005, 05:07 AM
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Hi Jim,
The stats on this supermodel are: blade...
Hi Jim,
The stats on this supermodel are: blade 40.5 inches long, 0.39 inch thick, 1.57 inches wide.
I attach more photos. The tip of the blade is not only rounded but the roundness is sharpened as...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th March 2005, 06:58 PM
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I am leaning to the late 17th century. I...
I am leaning to the late 17th century. I absolutely agree that the handle looks like those on Polish estocs, but I think much bulkier and thicker. Hard to compare never having real estoc example in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th March 2005, 04:41 PM
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Czesc WOLVIEX,
I am form Poland. I collect...
Czesc WOLVIEX,
I am form Poland. I collect swords ever since I sold my record turntable to buy my first one when I was 11. :D :D :D
Over time I switched to strictly Polish bayonets and sabers....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th March 2005, 03:42 AM
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