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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st March 2010, 10:30 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,221
Posted By Rumpel
Hi Zifir, Thanks for responding. Until...

Hi Zifir,

Thanks for responding.

Until I, or more likely, Mrs Rumpel, find the USB cable for my camera, those cameraphone pics are the best I can offer. I'll try and copy the text in Microsoft...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st March 2010, 10:15 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 14,478
Posted By Rumpel
Hi, Firstly, the sheath and inlay on the...

Hi,

Firstly, the sheath and inlay on the handle are silver- or "silver"- rather than brass. Blame the poor photography for the yellowish tinge...

The closest parallel I could find is on p.45 of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2010, 06:22 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 14,478
Posted By Rumpel
As you can see, a career in Arabic calligraphy...

As you can see, a career in Arabic calligraphy does not await me... :rolleyes:

The blobs on the handle are silver-inlaid designs like six-spoked cartwheels.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2010, 06:18 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 14,478
Posted By Rumpel
Bosnian Bichaq Comments/Help?

As promised/threatened, here's that Bosnian bichaq, again with execrable cameraphone pictures. I'll edit the thread once I find my camera's USB cable...

There's a maker's mark, or date, which I'd...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2010, 05:25 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 5,129
Posted By Rumpel
Tebu/Mandara short sword?

...or tourist dreck?

I picked this up in Fez a few months ago. It was literally free- the shopkeeper threw it in with some calligraphic zellij tiles I'd spent hours haggling over- so the harsh...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2010, 04:51 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,221
Posted By Rumpel
Few more pics: I should have added that the...

Few more pics:

I should have added that the obverse side shows a seal of Solomon and floriate design.

Edit: I found the issue yataghan pic, now attached. Looking at it, it looks far less...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2010, 04:48 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,221
Posted By Rumpel
Help With Yataghan Inscription?

First, I really should apologise for the poor quality of the photos. I've lost the USB cable for my camera, so have had to use my mobile...

So, the yat: it's quite crude, and looks identical to...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 13th February 2010, 02:51 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 35,915
Posted By Rumpel
Sheila Payne. I also have her more recent effort....

Sheila Payne. I also have her more recent effort. As a slightly snobby anthropologist, I have to say her ideas are quite diffusionist, and un-grounded in fact. But still quite fun...

On a similar...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2010, 12:55 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 47,624
Posted By Rumpel
And there's this, already sold (and thus OK to...

And there's this, already sold (and thus OK to link to, I think/hope):http://therionarms.com/sold/therionarms_c444.html

Edited to add: the above isn't that different to some Bosnian bichiqs.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th January 2010, 07:30 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 7,441
Posted By Rumpel
While I don't dispute the Greek attribution, the...

While I don't dispute the Greek attribution, the sheath (apart from the little ferrule at the tip) is very much like that of Bosnian bichaqs, even down to the narrow zig-zag decoration. I guess form...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th January 2010, 12:35 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 11,170
Posted By Rumpel
While it's an excellent book, I agree completely...

While it's an excellent book, I agree completely with Ariel's comments above, esp. regarding the classificatory lacunae with yataghans and the complete absence of bichaqs. I suppose, for collectors,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd September 2009, 12:44 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 56,191
Posted By Rumpel
Hi all, I was just wondering if there's been...

Hi all,

I was just wondering if there's been any update on this. I'm going to Morocco tomorrow, and am wondering what the likelihood of me being stopped at customs on my return with, say, :

a)...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th August 2009, 11:18 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 78,312
Posted By Rumpel
Hi all- I'm a long-time lurker, but actually...

Hi all- I'm a long-time lurker, but actually registered specifically to post on this thread...

As Jim McDougall said, the Fur sultans, and particularly Ali Dinar, spring to mind.

At university,...
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