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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2022, 01:17 PM
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Posted By mahratt
Hello. I think your guess is correct. This...

Hello.

I think your guess is correct. This is a tourist item.
As you can see for yourself, the blade is made not in Eastern traditions, but in imitation of European blades. Although, perhaps,...
Forum: Swap Forum 24th June 2022, 08:43 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 12,360
Posted By mahratt
Dear forum participants. I am writing for those...

Dear forum participants. I am writing for those who write me private messages about the opportunity to buy my book. The book is still available for purchase. I send the book (at the request of the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th June 2022, 06:29 AM
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Views: 4,315,096
Posted By mahratt
Tajik hunters with matchlock guns

Hunters from kishlak (village) of Pai-Mazar. Central Asia. Tajikistan (Tajik SSR). 1932. (Hunters have old matchlock guns).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2022, 06:58 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 50,022
Posted By mahratt
Thank you very much for the photo. The photo once...

Thank you very much for the photo. The photo once again confirms that your sabre is a certain imitation of “regulation Khyber knives”:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st June 2022, 11:06 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 11,983
Posted By mahratt
Hello, kronckew This shamshir has nothing to...

Hello, kronckew

This shamshir has nothing to do with Russia or the Caucasus.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th June 2022, 02:25 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 50,022
Posted By mahratt
I completely agree with Lee's opinion.

I completely agree with Lee's opinion.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2022, 08:52 PM
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Views: 50,022
Posted By mahratt
Hello Jim. Always a pleasure to read you! ...

Hello Jim. Always a pleasure to read you!

Thanks for the nice words)

You are absolutely right in all the ideas expressed.
I would like to add just one. Of course, the basic hilt form for all...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2022, 06:14 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 50,022
Posted By mahratt
Judging by the wide variety of blade shapes of...

Judging by the wide variety of blade shapes of these sabers, they were made by private craftsmen. This, in my opinion, is also indicated by the fact that their blades were made both from ordinary...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2022, 03:05 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 50,022
Posted By mahratt
:)

:)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2022, 02:43 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 50,022
Posted By mahratt
Hello Sakalord364. This curious saber is...

Hello Sakalord364.

This curious saber is made as an imitation of "regulation Khyber knives". There was no "standard" for them. Everyone ordered the sample that he wanted to have. For example, in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th June 2022, 06:30 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 56,390
Posted By mahratt
Hello Jim. One of the pangolin species lives in...

Hello Jim.
One of the pangolin species lives in India - Manis crassicaudata. In India, armor was sometimes made from its horny scales.

But I have a question for everyone discussing the possible...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th June 2022, 07:18 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 255,094
Posted By mahratt
Can anyone tell me where the PDF of Robert...

Can anyone tell me where the PDF of Robert Elgood's book "Arms & Armour: At the Jaipur Court the Royal Collection" is posted on the Internet? Thanks in advance!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th June 2022, 06:58 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 255,094
Posted By mahratt
Ariel, I deliberately didn't quote your post....

Ariel,
I deliberately didn't quote your post. You are not the only one discussing this topic on this forum. So don't assume that I'm talking to you.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th June 2022, 01:35 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 255,094
Posted By mahratt
The book of the highly respected Robert Elgood...

The book of the highly respected Robert Elgood "Arms & Armor: At the Jaipur Court, The Royal Collection", if I'm not mistaken, became available to a wide range of readers in 2016?
Did the Mercenary...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th June 2022, 01:20 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 56,390
Posted By mahratt
Hello. Do you know the principle of using the...

Hello. Do you know the principle of using the ankus? The hook must be sharp so that the elephant feels through the thick skin the pricks that the mahout (the person who controls the elephant)...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th June 2022, 06:35 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 56,390
Posted By mahratt
Let's talk more boldly - it looks somewhat...

Let's talk more boldly - it looks somewhat souvenir. Too flimsy for an item to be used to control an elephant.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th June 2022, 11:06 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 54,441
Posted By mahratt
Thank you very much for your opinion. It's very...

Thank you very much for your opinion. It's very nice to hear it.
If I manage to publish an English version of my book, I will be sure to include the weight of most of the items (since most of the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th June 2022, 07:30 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 54,441
Posted By mahratt
Thank you very much for your review of my book.

Thank you very much for your review of my book.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd June 2022, 10:38 AM
Replies: 129
Views: 276,607
Posted By mahratt
Priming Flask. Persia.

Priming Flask. Persia.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd June 2022, 10:26 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,077
Posted By mahratt
Congratulations. Excellent pesh-kabz. I think...

Congratulations. Excellent pesh-kabz. I think it's Iran. The characteristic images on the handle of the dagger, in my opinion, "scream" about the Persian origin. It looks like it's from the late 19th...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th May 2022, 08:52 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 39,913
Posted By mahratt
Keeping faith in miracles is wonderful.

Keeping faith in miracles is wonderful.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th May 2022, 01:21 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 6,464
Posted By mahratt
Indian knuckle duster in addition to the topic "Attachment(s)Calligraphy handled (ch

Many years ago I bought a very interesting Indian knuckle duster from one of the forum members from the UK (if he wants to write in the topic) (first photo). Brass knuckles did not cause and does not...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th May 2022, 12:31 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 39,913
Posted By mahratt
Thank you very much for the information. I will...

Thank you very much for the information. I will be very grateful if you post similar "loops" in the topic. It will be especially interesting if there are photos with such a loop on the bottom part of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th May 2022, 11:57 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 39,913
Posted By mahratt
There are a lot of daggers for sale on ebay from...

There are a lot of daggers for sale on ebay from India with blades made of crystalin Wootz but with new handles. Of course, the scabbard is a consumable item. But it is in these scabbards that the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th May 2022, 11:11 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 39,913
Posted By mahratt
Do I understand correctly that no one considers...

Do I understand correctly that no one considers this item as an expensive souvenir for tourists? :rolleyes:
Nobody was embarrassed that the metal parts of the scabbard were not decorated with gold,...
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