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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th April 2023, 09:32 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 25,528
Posted By Edster
Mauro, The foto of the grip shows what looks...

Mauro,

The foto of the grip shows what looks like the top of a pen in the wood for a whole in the tang.

With blades known to have been made in Kassala, it's difficult to tell the difference...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th April 2023, 01:51 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 25,528
Posted By Edster
The silver blade inlays on a kaskara are new to...

The silver blade inlays on a kaskara are new to me, impressive. That doesn't negate that an owner wanted to add them. Silver does have protective qualities. although usually added to the grip. The...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th April 2023, 10:41 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 45,836
Posted By Edster
Mauro, You have a very nice saber, but...

Mauro,

You have a very nice saber, but please don't call me too stuffy if I can't call it a Kaskara. As we accept, the kaskara is a double edged straight broad sword with a signature forged iron...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd March 2023, 01:54 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,901
Posted By Edster
Gavin, Here is a paper on Caucasian Axes....

Gavin,

Here is a paper on Caucasian Axes. Other pics, etc. available by Googling on that topic. I have a reproduction from the area of same style of one of the Christie's sales. Not as elaborate,...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 18th March 2023, 10:42 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 38,939
Posted By Edster
Maybe a puer tea cake knife. It is used to break...

Maybe a puer tea cake knife. It is used to break up puer tea cakes or bricks since they may be pressed tightly.

See attached link. I couldn't get a picture of the knife shown. The shape is...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 18th March 2023, 02:24 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 38,939
Posted By Edster
Does the engraving on the sheath offer any...

Does the engraving on the sheath offer any insights? The man appears to be doing something.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th March 2023, 02:19 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 26,328
Posted By Edster
JeffS Thanks for the informative pics. Just...

JeffS

Thanks for the informative pics. Just a guess, but it looks like the blade may have been struck by a rotating machine with spaced hardened blades not unlike a simple cotton gin. Either on...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th March 2023, 07:33 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 26,328
Posted By Edster
I'm not convinced that the marks are the results...

I'm not convinced that the marks are the results of a powered grinding wheel. The marks are too patterned (narrow & broad marks) to have been ground. The pattern changes slightly along the blade as...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th February 2023, 07:22 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 65,910
Posted By Edster
Nice work on cutting the "teeth"!! No doubt their...

Nice work on cutting the "teeth"!! No doubt their geometry was very challenging, but after it was figured it could be readily produced. It shows how sophisticated the indigenous craftsmen were. Well...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th February 2023, 10:12 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 14,041
Posted By Edster
The item looks too long and thin to be a weapon....

The item looks too long and thin to be a weapon. Could be a veterinary device (called a torcar) to puncture cow or sheep (rumens) stomach to relieve bloat (gas buildup). Of course I could be way...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd February 2023, 01:34 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 15,286
Posted By Edster
Here's the stone axe article. Not a book, but...

Here's the stone axe article. Not a book, but informative none the less.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd February 2023, 01:19 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 15,286
Posted By Edster
Stone axes have been superseded by steel axes and...

Stone axes have been superseded by steel axes and machetes since major contacts in the 1930s. Stone axes were continued to be produced in certain areas since and continued use as gifts including...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd February 2023, 10:13 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 34,264
Posted By Edster
Jim, This may add to the discussion. See...

Jim,

This may add to the discussion. See attachment, if it works.

ON THE ARMS OF THE ARAB AND NEGRO TRIBES 01: CENTI~ALAFRICA, BOItDERINC: ON THE WHITE NILE.
By John Petherick 1857
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd February 2023, 05:00 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 34,264
Posted By Edster
Tim, No problems. I wasn't specific enough...

Tim,

No problems. I wasn't specific enough in my reply to Jim. Your spear is quite formidable. Wouldn't want to be on the "receiving end" of it.

Ed
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd February 2023, 01:31 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 34,264
Posted By Edster
Tim, My opinion is based thusly. If Jim's...

Tim,

My opinion is based thusly. If Jim's floor tiles are 12 X 12, the blade length is of that scale. The blade is riveted to the shaft, not very strong. Plus, the shaft is around a foot long,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st February 2023, 04:17 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 34,264
Posted By Edster
Apparently, every afternoon, certainly...

Apparently, every afternoon, certainly "frequently", the Khalifa held a big parade-like affair on a big field in Omdurman to whip up the faithful. Likely, your spear blade could have been used as a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st February 2023, 03:10 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 34,264
Posted By Edster
Jim, Good subject. Battle spears are used...

Jim,

Good subject. Battle spears are used more often than kaskara, but are often neglected in our presentations and discussions.

Typically, mounted fighters either camel or horse riders carried...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st January 2023, 11:23 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 16,270
Posted By Edster
Jim, If your tiles are 12 X 12 I scaled the...

Jim,

If your tiles are 12 X 12 I scaled the blade from the photo to estimate about 21 in. long. My scale didn't have marks, so the estimate is not precise.

Best,
Ed
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th January 2023, 09:17 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 97,939
Posted By Edster
David & Fernando, I initially thought that...

David & Fernando,

I initially thought that Yogi Berra was the sayer, but then additional searches
credited Albert. But then again...

"Pablo Picasso is widely quoted as having said that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th January 2023, 10:49 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 97,939
Posted By Edster
The celebrated "anthropologist" Albert Einstein...

The celebrated "anthropologist" Albert Einstein is said to have said"

"In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not".

Ed
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th January 2023, 06:45 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 97,939
Posted By Edster
Interested Party, You bring up some...

Interested Party,

You bring up some fundamental issues for the subject of "ethnographic weapons". How is an EW defined. Is it an item used by an "ethnic person" or made within an "ethnic/cultural...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th January 2023, 02:55 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 97,939
Posted By Edster
David, Fair enough. Best, Ed

David,

Fair enough.

Best,
Ed
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th January 2023, 09:54 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 97,939
Posted By Edster
David, Good point. On the surface I would...

David,

Good point. On the surface I would agree. BUT many if not most weapons were initially produced in an industrialized environment, even the Kassala sword market, and used within a cultural...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th January 2023, 01:11 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 23,251
Posted By Edster
My guess it was a Slavers Sword, pre-Mahdiya, not...

My guess it was a Slavers Sword, pre-Mahdiya, not related to the Mahdiya 1985-99 or neo-Mahdiya in the c. 1920c. Designed to intimidate and exhibit power to Southern Blacks captives and not to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th January 2023, 01:24 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 128,965
Posted By Edster
Jim, Your symbols/tribal sword marks are...

Jim,

Your symbols/tribal sword marks are remindful of Sudanese tribal camel brands collected in Darfur to document its history 1200-1700. Most derive from Berber alphabet letters and also...
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