Ethnographic Arms & Armour

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Posted By Gonzalo G

Thank you very much for your undreserved offer,...

Thank you very much for your undreserved offer, Fer. I´ll send you a PM.

Abrazo

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10th July 2017, 05:51 PM

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Posted By Gonzalo G

It is very clear. The iconoclasts was a famous...

It is very clear. The iconoclasts was a famous Bizantine religious current among the chrstian church. They were opposed to the representation of human beigns (oikonos=image in Greek). Their foes were...

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10th July 2017, 05:24 PM

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Posted By Gonzalo G

It is correct, Fernando. But the term also...

It is correct, Fernando. But the term also implies that nothing is over the white steel, no ensigns.

Very interesting, I didn't know this source. I will see if I can find that work. Thank...

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9th July 2017, 08:28 AM

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Posted By Gonzalo G

Maybe there is not a real contradiction. I don't...

Maybe there is not a real contradiction. I don't know for sure in which moment the term extended from the blank armour to the offensive weapons in Spanish language. I doubt anyone knows. Or where...

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8th July 2017, 10:14 AM

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Posted By Gonzalo G

Thank you for your reply, Timo. The Ottoman bows...

Thank you for your reply, Timo. The Ottoman bows I have seen does not have the siyah-ears big and so rigid (so it seems) like the Manchu. But I have only seen some Ottoman and Manchu bows in...

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8th July 2017, 09:20 AM

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Posted By Gonzalo G

Oh, Fernando, you are quite something...you don´t...

Oh, Fernando, you are quite something...you don´t forget even to make irony.

Well, in my country is not prohibited to have navajas of any size...only to stick them to a neighbor...but authorities...

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8th July 2017, 08:51 AM

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Posted By Gonzalo G

I am not an expert on this field (or any other),...

I am not an expert on this field (or any other), but the portrait seems to be Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, though I can be mistaken. He conducted intense diplomatic activities. Maybe a diplomatic gift to...

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8th July 2017, 08:33 AM

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Posted By Gonzalo G

Ok, sorry for that, estcrh. But at that time the...

Ok, sorry for that, estcrh. But at that time the Mamluks were only the problematic and unruly subjects of the Ottomans, already defeated but kept by the Ottomans to manage Egypt for them. Not anymore...

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8th July 2017, 08:01 AM

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Posted By Gonzalo G

I agree on the anachronism, but specifically in...

I agree on the anachronism, but specifically in which way Manchu bows influenced the Turk bows? By Turks you meant the Ottomans? Because there are many Turkic peoples, from nort-west China to...

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8th July 2017, 07:36 AM

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Posted By Gonzalo G

I am sorry, estcrh, but the Mamluk Sultanate was...

I am sorry, estcrh, but the Mamluk Sultanate was defeated and destroyed as such by Selim I in 1516, beign the Mamluks no match for the Ottoman artillery and janissaries. Since then, the Mamluks were...

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8th July 2017, 05:27 AM

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Posted By Gonzalo G

Yes, but I am at the opposite side, bordering...

Yes, but I am at the opposite side, bordering east Texas. Very far. As for the Great Wall, don´t worry. We are already organizing teams for the national contest to see who goes up-under-around the...

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8th July 2017, 05:17 AM

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Posted By Gonzalo G

Salam aleikum, Ibrahim, peace be upon you. I am...

Salam aleikum, Ibrahim, peace be upon you. I am sorry if I misuderstood the quote, I just tried to extend the scope of Ottoman and Indian Mogol-Mamluke archery to the whole nomadic peoples of Central...

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8th July 2017, 04:37 AM

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Posted By Gonzalo G

Actually, it is the old debate about if the...

Actually, it is the old debate about if the popular (or vulgar, as we say in Spanish) use of some word and its associated meaning should consacrate its valiidty and inclusion in the official...

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7th July 2017, 05:47 AM

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Posted By Gonzalo G

Is the same in Castilian (Spanish). The term...

Is the same in Castilian (Spanish). The term "armas blancas" means weapons made of steel (white=steel) In english "edged weapons" could include any weapon with an edge (like a bronze weapon). Not in...

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7th July 2017, 01:47 AM

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Posted By Gonzalo G

Actually, the inscription seems to mean: "I don't...

Actually, the inscription seems to mean: "I don't have a heart. Do not trust me". It is a warning for an enemy.
Regards

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6th July 2017, 03:15 PM

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Posted By Gonzalo G

Well said, Chris. And with all their limitations,...

Well said, Chris. And with all their limitations, I am very grateful to those men who in their free time have written on and shared their love for those items. Without them, we would be in much...

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6th July 2017, 07:52 AM

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Posted By Gonzalo G

Thank you for those pictures and the link,...

Thank you for those pictures and the link, Estcrh. Great bow! seems also Manchu style, and is complete, with the "bridges" to guide the string, The collection of arrows is very interesting.

Pity...

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6th July 2017, 07:30 AM

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Posted By Gonzalo G

No, Philip. I didn't have it and I have nor read...

No, Philip. I didn't have it and I have nor read it. Thanks to you, I just get one copy. And I would appreciate more recommendations from you on the matter of historic archery, how to make and use...

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6th July 2017, 07:17 AM

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Posted By Gonzalo G

[QUOTE=Ibrahiim al Balooshi]"From medieval times...

[QUOTE=Ibrahiim al Balooshi]"From medieval times through the nineteenth century, archers of the Islamic crescent, stretching from Turkey eastward to India, were renowned for both their exceptional...

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6th July 2017, 06:16 AM

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Posted By Gonzalo G

Chris, although I agree with you in many points,...

Chris, although I agree with you in many points, I must add that I still have my doubts about the bias or limitations in Forton's work. Or José Sanchez Ferrer's statements about the origin of the...

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5th July 2017, 10:33 AM

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Posted By Gonzalo G

Thank you for your response and the measures....

Thank you for your response and the measures. Yes, it´s better to stay on the safe side and don't force those old limbs. It is a valuable and beautiful piece.
Regards

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5th July 2017, 05:01 AM

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Posted By Gonzalo G

Thank you for the link, Fer!! As you said,...

Thank you for the link, Fer!!

As you said, there is no absolute certainty about the subject. Only more or less reasonable probabilities. Unless we find unequivocal references on the primary...

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5th July 2017, 04:44 AM

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Posted By Gonzalo G

Estcrh, thank you for sharing this image and the...

Estcrh, thank you for sharing this image and the photo of your bow. It is nice to see that kind of weapons. I wonder if your bow can be still used. Though I understand that special care must be given...

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5th July 2017, 04:27 AM

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