Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th September 2014, 04:08 PM
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The music market in Galata is still there; lots...
The music market in Galata is still there; lots of shops selling musical instruments around Tunel district of Galata. This sword is probably bought from a shop around that area. French engraving is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st September 2014, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 14
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th July 2014, 11:47 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 35,198
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th July 2014, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 225
Views: 238,261
Here are pictures of two swords from İstanbul...
Here are pictures of two swords from İstanbul Military Museum. Both are signed and there are no questions and doubts about their origin and age. I believe this will give new clues about the subject...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th July 2014, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 225
Views: 238,261
Ibrahim, I'd like to adsk about the last photo...
Ibrahim, I'd like to adsk about the last photo with two swords in your last post. Are they also "dancing swords"? Are the form of hilts and blades of those swords specific only to the dancing swords?...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th July 2014, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 35,198
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th July 2014, 06:41 AM
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Replies: 33
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th July 2014, 11:48 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 35,198
The yatağan in the Topkapi Palace armoury has...
The yatağan in the Topkapi Palace armoury has signature on its back (Work of Ahmet Tekeli). Ahmet Tekeli, member of the court jewelers organisation is also mentioned several times in Court payroll...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th July 2014, 12:47 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 35,198
"The dragon and phoenix motif with stylized...
"The dragon and phoenix motif with stylized clouds" actaually is a motif that can be found heavily in Ottoman art. It is a common motif especially in "Saz Üslubu" school of Ottoman art that was very...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th May 2014, 04:30 PM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th May 2014, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 11,468
Commonly, most of those "zeybek" yatağans are...
Commonly, most of those "zeybek" yatağans are older Anatolian yatağans (usually inherited from family elders) that were rehilted in this IMHO crude manner. I believe the first one is are such an...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd May 2014, 12:15 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,067
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd May 2014, 12:09 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 16,237
Given the Arab world is one of the very few...
Given the Arab world is one of the very few places on earth that blades are still commonly worn as a part of the daily costume, I find it very interesting that quality and tradition of swordmaking...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st April 2014, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 17
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st April 2014, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,719
This is not a Black Sea yatağan, or a recently...
This is not a Black Sea yatağan, or a recently made more Turkish reproduction. The rivet and inlay decoration reminds me of Central Asian knives. Shape of ears and hilt is similar to Caucasian region...
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Forum: European Armoury
16th April 2014, 01:40 AM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th April 2014, 01:35 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,719
Very interesting, very original, very...
Very interesting, very original, very unusual...and probably either not Turkish and/or recently made. It's not just the hilt,shape of the blade itself is also very unusual, and have some subtle...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th March 2014, 02:10 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 12,311
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd March 2014, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 41,221
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd March 2014, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 41,221
I really don't want to add to this whole...
I really don't want to add to this whole unpleasent situation but I must say that I know Mr.Yaşar Burak Uslu by reputation and he is a well-respected Turkish historian and writer. I'm sure all is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th February 2014, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 41,221
Thank you ariel for your detailed response.
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Thank you ariel for your detailed response.
I'd like to avoid a looong message because I just wrote one above, and wouldn't want to crowd the thread. :) So let me just calrify one point: I think...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th February 2014, 02:56 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 41,221
You're most welcome Andrew. I also agree that...
You're most welcome Andrew. I also agree that Asian art of weaponry is a relatively less researched subject and multi layered inter-cultural interactions through ages makes it even harder. One of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th February 2014, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 41,221
If the distinct "rumi-palmet" form of the...
If the distinct "rumi-palmet" form of the "pommel"or head of the handle is what diffirentiates and characterize karabela as a distinct blade(and I agree with you in this matter), then doesn't this...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th February 2014, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 20,375
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th November 2013, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 25,126
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