Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2014, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 107
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2014, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 107
Views: 176,978
Salaams Ibrahiim,
I said nothing but the...
Salaams Ibrahiim,
I said nothing but the truth; no flattery here nor any compliments. You've done a great job so far, and yes, my greed regarding the subject makes me audaciously ask you for more...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2014, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 107
Views: 176,978
Thanks a lot for the info, Ibrahiim! The...
Thanks a lot for the info, Ibrahiim! The dimensions of the sword you've mentioned clearly reveals that it was an infantryman's sword; not a horseman's. It also wasn't for use against fully armored...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2014, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 107
Views: 176,978
Salaams Ibrahiim,
First of all: Happy New...
Salaams Ibrahiim,
First of all: Happy New Year! Now then, I've really enjoyed this thread very much, and I liked your discussion with Iain regarding this issue.
Regarding the photos of those...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2014, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 13,883
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th December 2013, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 152
Views: 141,308
Salaams Ibrahiim!
Thanks a lot for the info...
Salaams Ibrahiim!
Thanks a lot for the info regarding the Doha Museum and the possibility of its storerooms containing arms and armor dating back to the Crusades and the Ayyubids and Mamluks.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th December 2013, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 152
Views: 141,308
Salaams Ibrahiim!
Some said the inscriptions...
Salaams Ibrahiim!
Some said the inscriptions were Arabic, while one said it maybe Farsi. Here are the quotes:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17934
There are numbers inscribed...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th December 2013, 11:14 AM
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Replies: 152
Views: 141,308
Salaams Ibrahiim,
I did what I could do in...
Salaams Ibrahiim,
I did what I could do in order to read and receive help in reading the inscriptions of Charles's sword. These are mentioned in the thread you linked me to.
BTW, have you ever...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th December 2013, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 20,379
Salaams CharlesS,
Here's another attempt to...
Salaams CharlesS,
Here's another attempt to read the inscriptions on your sword from another person:
"Yes, the part at the bottom of the inscription is straight and easy to read. The problem is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th December 2013, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 20,379
Dear CharlesS,
I'm very sorry for posting...
Dear CharlesS,
I'm very sorry for posting the above photo to an Urdu speaking guy without your permission. Please do not be angry, nor misunderstand me. I've tried my best to decipher the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th December 2013, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 20,379
Salaams Ibrahiim,
I've posted the latest...
Salaams Ibrahiim,
I've posted the latest photo CharlesS submitted and sent it to a guy who speaks Urdu. Here was his answer:
" I have tried very hard to decipher the Arabic/Farsi/Urdu script...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th December 2013, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 20,379
Salaams Ibrahiim,
I've tried my best to read...
Salaams Ibrahiim,
I've tried my best to read the inscriptions on the top bukhariyya, but couldn't understand it. Yes, the lower bukhariyya has the famous Shi'ite call: "Ya Ali"; although the way...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th December 2013, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 152
Views: 141,308
Salaams Ibrahiim,
Thanks a lot for this. It...
Salaams Ibrahiim,
Thanks a lot for this. It seems that researchers must be as brave, bold, or even as audacious as the European researchers who dug out hundreds (if not many thousands) of European...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th December 2013, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 152
Views: 141,308
Salaams Ibrahiim,
This is very important,...
Salaams Ibrahiim,
This is very important, but have you ever heard of Yemeni swords found in the burial places of medieval pre-Islamic Yemeni people; especially their notables?
BTW, what are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th December 2013, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 152
Views: 141,308
Welcome back Richard,
I very much believe...
Welcome back Richard,
I very much believe that a hard edge would reveal a sufficient carbon content; along with suitable quenching. As for the damask, the patterns on the surface of this blade...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th December 2013, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 152
Views: 141,308
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th December 2013, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,771
Salaams Henk,
Sorry that I didn't get...
Salaams Henk,
Sorry that I didn't get this...I'm very sorry indeed. I just thought I would help the questioner; nothing more. As for being enthusiastic, I'd rather stick to being helpful; not...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th December 2013, 05:56 AM
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Replies: 152
Views: 141,308
Salaams all,
I would like to add that the...
Salaams all,
I would like to add that the Arabs regarded the best swords to be those that were "made of Indian [crucible] steel and were of Yemeni forge". Even the mentioning of "Hindi",...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd December 2013, 12:21 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,771
Salaams!
The inscription is in Arabic, and...
Salaams!
The inscription is in Arabic, and it reads:
لا سيف الا ذو الفقار و لا فتى الا علي
Translation: "No sword could match Dhu'l-Faqar and no youth (champion) could match Ali."
Yet...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd December 2013, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 152
Views: 141,308
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st December 2013, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 152
Views: 141,308
Typing error: "Please note that Topkapi doesn't...
Typing error: "Please note that Topkapi doesn't hold any private collection" should be corrected to: "Please note that Topkapi doesn't JUST hold any private collection".
I apologize for the typing...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st December 2013, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 152
Views: 141,308
Ariel said:
"What can be cautiously claimed...
Ariel said:
"What can be cautiously claimed from the voluminous circumstantial materials assembled by Ahmed is that, based on texts and recollections of ancient authors, Dhu'l Fakar COULD have...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st December 2013, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 28,903
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th November 2013, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 152
Views: 141,308
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th November 2013, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 152
Views: 141,308
Salaams Ibrahiim!
I'm very thankful indeed...
Salaams Ibrahiim!
I'm very thankful indeed for your review. I also agree 110% with all what you said...and I felt very flattered for you adding my name to the other BIG FOUR! That was very...
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