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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd June 2019, 04:03 PM
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Posted By Ibrahiim al Balooshi
The real stuff looks like this..

The real stuff looks like this..
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd June 2019, 11:15 AM
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Posted By Ibrahiim al Balooshi
I bring to the table what looks like Elephant...

I bring to the table what looks like Elephant Tusk. But it isn't.
This is a composite material like high density plastic...Here its
called Ameriki… A clue to where it is made...and a great ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd June 2019, 05:46 PM
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Views: 21,323
Posted By Ibrahiim al Balooshi
It has a distinctive Oriental feel to it. I...

It has a distinctive Oriental feel to it. I looked at http://mandarinmansion.com/antique-vietnamese-swords and one that stood out was ..the Officers sword at 19thC on web page …4th from top.(sold.)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd June 2019, 02:20 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 42,050
Posted By Ibrahiim al Balooshi
I thought to bring on a few more work knives and...

I thought to bring on a few more work knives and another variant ...a longer knife worn on its own a bit like a sort of beefed up work knife..Simply a bigger version. A few of these knives ..some...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st June 2019, 08:34 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 47,356
Posted By Ibrahiim al Balooshi
First my congratulations everyone who has placed...

First my congratulations everyone who has placed details here since this sword type is doubly difficult to analyze because of its apparent duality both in the Mediterranean and in the Indian Ocean. ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st June 2019, 07:50 AM
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Views: 13,826
Posted By Ibrahiim al Balooshi
Reference; A....

Reference;
A. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=14878



Hello and thank you for posting your Omani Khanjar. I have a picture of an almost exact same hilt. The Ruler often gives...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st June 2019, 07:20 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 36,670
Posted By Ibrahiim al Balooshi
Thank You Jim~ That was a brilliant rendition and...

Thank You Jim~ That was a brilliant rendition and a great learning curve for all concerned.
Ibrahiim al Balooshi :shrug:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th May 2019, 09:19 AM
Replies: 377
Views: 1,835,066
Posted By Ibrahiim al Balooshi
A good short write up on Omani Khanjars and a few...

A good short write up on Omani Khanjars and a few of its makers is at https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/the-art-of-the-khanjar-how-oman-s-famous-daggers-are-made-1.834999
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th May 2019, 11:58 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 21,248
Posted By Ibrahiim al Balooshi
Thank you for posting. At this juncture I would...

Thank you for posting. At this juncture I would point to a thread I raised a while ago in respect of this weapon ...please see http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18570&highlight=asir
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th May 2019, 11:40 PM
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Views: 47,356
Posted By Ibrahiim al Balooshi
I agree Genoa fits … as I noted earlier there is...

I agree Genoa fits … as I noted earlier there is often a little button about two thirds the way down the knuckle guard with writing on it...this weapon has one... cant make out the letters but it...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th May 2019, 11:00 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 29,448
Posted By Ibrahiim al Balooshi
GREAT THREAD Jim... I thought the spike on the...

GREAT THREAD Jim... I thought the spike on the hilt was for a number of possibilities !!

1. Protecting the slice by an opponent to the sword hand wrist. In the Khanda with the right angle turn...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st May 2019, 07:53 PM
Replies: 377
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Posted By Ibrahiim al Balooshi
Hizam ...or... Hizak. The name of the Khanjar...

Hizam ...or... Hizak. The name of the Khanjar Belt.

Its a while since we looked at Khanjar belts and the predominant pattern on silver stitched on leather styles with rectangles filled with...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th May 2019, 12:21 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 15,722
Posted By Ibrahiim al Balooshi
I looked at...

I looked at https://www.cointalk.com/threads/meaning-of-crescent-and-seven-stars-or-six-stars-and-the-sun.306089/ and the reference suggests The Pleiades seven star cluster. :shrug:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th May 2019, 12:19 PM
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Views: 15,722
Posted By Ibrahiim al Balooshi
:)

:)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2019, 07:11 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 11,184
Posted By Ibrahiim al Balooshi
Hello Jim, as you expertly point out in your...

Hello Jim, as you expertly point out in your closing paragraph how honoured these authors would have been with our corrections...This work was carried out without the technology we have today in the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2019, 06:53 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,873
Posted By Ibrahiim al Balooshi
I looked at horn headed Sudanese spear heads on...

I looked at horn headed Sudanese spear heads on the Web and came up with a few variants . Ashok arts places a worthy write up here Viz;
QUOTE " Wonderful Rare Sudanese Dinka Shilluk Mandari Horn...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th May 2019, 10:44 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 11,455
Posted By Ibrahiim al Balooshi
I enjoyed looking back through the reference on...

I enjoyed looking back through the reference on these weapons and would note that these are being turned out in Afghanistan today for the market e.g. Chicken Street, Kabul. They are surprisingly...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th May 2019, 10:25 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 9,376
Posted By Ibrahiim al Balooshi
Thank You for posting these and for your kind...

Thank You for posting these and for your kind words ...best of luck with getting your items through. :shrug:
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th May 2019, 02:43 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 9,376
Posted By Ibrahiim al Balooshi
It may have helped to know which countries you...

It may have helped to know which countries you are crossing through however I will attempt to describe what you have on the weapons layout above . Using picture 1 at #1. ( perhaps you can look at The...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st May 2019, 05:40 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 112,987
Posted By Ibrahiim al Balooshi
The Majeerteen Sultanate From where the above...

The Majeerteen Sultanate From where the above picture was taken...located in the horn of Africa...below..The town marked in red is Alula on the coast.

I HAD NO IDEA THAT THERE WAS A COUNTRY...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st May 2019, 03:48 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 112,987
Posted By Ibrahiim al Balooshi
Here is a Nimcha not usually attributed to...

Here is a Nimcha not usually attributed to Somalia but it gives notice that these swords were all over the Zanzibar regional Hub and because that part of Somalia was a key regional trade player it is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th April 2019, 03:29 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 112,987
Posted By Ibrahiim al Balooshi
The date on this weapons scabbard says 1110 AH...

The date on this weapons scabbard says 1110 AH which is about 1689AD

AHMAD BIN ABDULLAH is on one line of text...the one nearest the hilt.

The other line I'm not sure about.

:shrug:
Forum: European Armoury 27th April 2019, 04:17 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 41,437
Posted By Ibrahiim al Balooshi
PARTS OF THE RAPIER. Please see...

PARTS OF THE RAPIER.

Please see http://www.thearma.org/rapierglossary.htm#.XMRzJGZ7kcA
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th April 2019, 03:42 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 112,987
Posted By Ibrahiim al Balooshi
I would like to focus on what and what is not the...

I would like to focus on what and what is not the Forte since I see it has some confusion around it earlier . I think Cutlass style; Falchion and Nimcha etc. particularly the short seaborne weapons,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th April 2019, 01:15 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 112,987
Posted By Ibrahiim al Balooshi
Midelburgo in his post above at #22 makes a very...

Midelburgo in his post above at #22 makes a very interesting comparison and notes the Venetain stamp. :shrug:

The Venetian Winged Lion.

On swords the wear is considerable . Here is one; on the...
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