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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th December 2022, 09:17 PM
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Views: 97,939
Posted By Edster
Martin, The blade and grip profile is...

Martin,

The blade and grip profile is virtually identical to one I have. The grip is an olive drab plastic and there is a lanyard hole where the your rivet on the grip tip is. Mine is US military...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th December 2022, 12:00 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 70,568
Posted By Edster
This is truly a mystery kaskara. The auction...

This is truly a mystery kaskara. The auction pre-bid price is about right for a fine, but not great kaskara. So the seller didn't think it was exceptional, likely unaware of its true provenance. Once...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th December 2022, 10:14 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 70,568
Posted By Edster
Ariel, Actually, the crusaders did do a well...

Ariel,

Actually, the crusaders did do a well documented raid in the Red Sea in 1182-83.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/40000370
But, even though there were crusader battle trophies in Eqyptian...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th December 2022, 04:56 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 70,568
Posted By Edster
Exceptional Kaskara. The only qualifying...

Exceptional Kaskara. The only qualifying personages during the Mahdiya would be the Khalifa or the Mahdi himself. I'm not aware of swords of either that have surfaced. The price is consistent with...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd November 2022, 09:12 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 20,818
Posted By Edster
Jim, You probably have this one for his...

Jim,

You probably have this one for his mark:

https://www.louiseantiquites.com/en/orfevres/pns-somme-pierre-nicolas-an-acorn-and-two-stars/

Best,
Ed
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th November 2022, 01:59 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 145,315
Posted By Edster
Thanks Jim, Now that my initial field work...

Thanks Jim,

Now that my initial field work is deficient in sword making tech, about 5 or 8 years ago I tried to contact my initial informant via a local NGO that worked with the suqs in Kassala....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th November 2022, 12:05 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 145,315
Posted By Edster
Kai, I don't recall any smith plunge a blade...

Kai,

I don't recall any smith plunge a blade into an oil or water bath or see such a container, just the water tray I mentioned. No doubt I missed that part. The two days I hung around the Kassala...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th November 2022, 10:02 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 145,315
Posted By Edster
Hello Kai, My "instantaneous" image of the...

Hello Kai,

My "instantaneous" image of the smith putting the blade in the water tray is an over 30 year old memory. As a "visual thinker" I am confident of what I saw, but the "frames" before and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th November 2022, 09:13 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 145,315
Posted By Edster
Yep, both the "reality show" Forged in Fire and...

Yep, both the "reality show" Forged in Fire and the film Zulu are/were scripted and edited productions that sacrifices reality to tell good stories. For me FIF uses the cooking show format to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th November 2022, 11:18 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 145,315
Posted By Edster
Well said Jim and informative as well. I think...

Well said Jim and informative as well. I think the flexible/bendy blades may have resulted from almost random consequences of the blade making process, i.e. the coming together of good steel,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th November 2022, 07:18 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 145,315
Posted By Edster
Jim, So I still wonder how they were able...

Jim,

So I still wonder how they were able to vibrate these fighting blades into audible sound as often described. I hope that the experts might explain this as I am not familiar enough with the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th October 2022, 01:14 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 69,500
Posted By Edster
Note the brown tips.

Note the brown tips.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th October 2022, 12:27 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 69,500
Posted By Edster
The handle pics look like African Blackwood. The...

The handle pics look like African Blackwood. The black middle and a brownish corners/outside is typical of the how the tree limbs grow. The look is similar to a lot of the Hadendawa double C handle...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th September 2022, 07:22 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 33,873
Posted By Edster
Good article in today's Washington Post on...

Good article in today's Washington Post on re-introducing American Elk (with fotos) into VA.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/09/06/elk-mating-season-southwest-virginia/
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th September 2022, 06:50 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 55,545
Posted By Edster
David, Well said. It would be interesting to...

David,

Well said. It would be interesting to learn how they got their raw material. Did they smelt and refine iron ore from scratch? Research suggests that iron was independently bloomed & smelted...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th September 2022, 06:31 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 33,873
Posted By Edster
It's both, depending on which language you speak....

It's both, depending on which language you speak. As per Wiki.. "Alces alces is called a "moose" in North American English, but an "elk" in British English."
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2022, 04:44 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 55,545
Posted By Edster
Jim, A very intriguing question. My take is...

Jim,

A very intriguing question. My take is as you say swords were mainly used as symbols of authority and power. But no widely used in combat other than maybe anecdotal accounts. As we know the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th August 2022, 02:23 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 15,822
Posted By Edster
Jim, I'm thinking why there are apparently...

Jim,

I'm thinking why there are apparently so few examples of local swords & daggers from French bayonets any be statistical. Where, how and how many French bayonets became available to be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th August 2022, 01:18 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 13,086
Posted By Edster
I had a blade rusted secure into a scabbard....

I had a blade rusted secure into a scabbard. Finally just tapped the scabbard all over a lot to break up the connection and pulled out the blade. Continued tapping/vibration and shaking out the rust...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th August 2022, 10:45 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 48,413
Posted By Edster
Here is an article on the Dhu'l Faquar by Ahmed...

Here is an article on the Dhu'l Faquar by Ahmed Helal Ahmed Hussein. It's apparently well researched. Hope this helps.

Best,
Ed
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th August 2022, 11:11 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 20,424
Posted By Edster
I can only guess from First Principles: Like the...

I can only guess from First Principles: Like the dots, a semi-circle could be deeply engraved with an internal lip and an alloy heated and hammered into the depression. Hopefully, someone who really...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th August 2022, 08:08 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 20,424
Posted By Edster
To my eyes the semi-circle looks above the...

To my eyes the semi-circle looks above the surface of the blade; could be shadowing, and not below the surface as a stamp. Could just be my eyes and the photograph. An indented stamp is a typical...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th August 2022, 06:01 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 20,424
Posted By Edster
Jim, The arc looks to me to be rinsed,...

Jim,

The arc looks to me to be rinsed, perhaps an inlay rather than an indented/stamped mark. If correct to me that would place the mark into a "higher??" category of presentation and rarity....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th August 2022, 08:23 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 20,424
Posted By Edster
Yep, anyone who consciously employs a publicly...

Yep, anyone who consciously employs a publicly viewed symbol does so to establish or enhance their personal or social identity. Dress, body art, brand of car, type of entertainment, sword type and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th August 2022, 05:06 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 20,424
Posted By Edster
Smile Jim, Interesting question. Symbolic analysis...

Jim,

Interesting question. Symbolic analysis get pretty fuzzy pretty quickly, especially in an African & Islamic context. Cutting to "ownership", we recall that the Fung used to "drum & sticks"...
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