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Forum: European Armoury 13th February 2009, 05:53 AM
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Posted By Gonzalo G
Looks italian, and I wouldnīt call it a...

Looks italian, and I wouldnīt call it a "cutlass".
Forum: European Armoury 13th February 2009, 03:47 AM
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Posted By Gonzalo G
Thank you, Michael. I was not sure in which...

Thank you, Michael. I was not sure in which period those bindings without leather were used, though I was sure I have seen them in some antique weapons. European edged weapons from this period are...
Forum: European Armoury 13th February 2009, 02:38 AM
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Posted By Gonzalo G
Well, if Calvertīs descriptions are as erroneous...

Well, if Calvertīs descriptions are as erroneous or ambiguos as the mentioned in many pages, we have serious problems. Calvert speaks of a coat of mail composed of "scales" (pag. 19), and his lack of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th February 2009, 01:20 AM
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Posted By Gonzalo G
I wouldnīt call this a koumiyya handle, tough...

I wouldnīt call this a koumiyya handle, tough handle and sheat are obviously related to the koumiyyas. Thank you Teodor. I will search in the forum a little more about this item.
Regards

Gonzalo
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th February 2009, 05:34 AM
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Posted By Gonzalo G
Lew, thank you very much! I appreciate your...

Lew, thank you very much! I appreciate your answer.
Regards

Gonzalo
Forum: European Armoury 12th February 2009, 05:19 AM
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Posted By Gonzalo G
Jim, I donīt see any european influence there....

Jim, I donīt see any european influence there. Maybe even the machete is the result of the influence of the indonesian-phlippine over occidental weapons, isnīt it? At least, I can trace the ancestry...
Forum: European Armoury 12th February 2009, 04:59 AM
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Posted By Gonzalo G
Yes, Fer, there is much evidence that the islamic...

Yes, Fer, there is much evidence that the islamic armies used straight swords easily until at least the 13th Century, if not latter. The nasrid caliph Boabdil used a straight sword. For easyness to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th February 2009, 08:10 AM
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Posted By Gonzalo G
The blade is also interesting and more time...

The blade is also interesting and more time consuming than the craft of the handle.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th February 2009, 08:06 AM
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Posted By Gonzalo G
Very nice handle in itīs simplicity, and the...

Very nice handle in itīs simplicity, and the blade is interesting. Louie, do you have the measures of this piece? I am curios specially about the thickness of the back of the blade at itīs beginning...
Forum: European Armoury 11th February 2009, 08:01 AM
Replies: 76
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Posted By Gonzalo G
Neverthless, we must distinguish among straight...

Neverthless, we must distinguish among straight blades with curved edges, from the curved blades...of course, also with curved edges. I think the weapon called alfanje had a curved blade, and...
Forum: European Armoury 10th February 2009, 11:55 PM
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Posted By Gonzalo G
Not a very uncommon wrapping in medieval swords,...

Not a very uncommon wrapping in medieval swords, usually combined with a cover of leather, I think. Indeed, a very interesting weapon, Matchlock, thank you for posting it.
Regards

Gonzalo
Forum: European Armoury 10th February 2009, 11:49 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 69,842
Posted By Gonzalo G
Jim, I am under the impression that the naming of...

Jim, I am under the impression that the naming of swords was also used by the europeans, but I am unable to ensure it comes from an islamic influence. The name "Tizona", as you noted, could mean a...
Forum: European Armoury 10th February 2009, 11:09 PM
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Posted By Gonzalo G
Beautiful pieces, Norman, and your point of view...

Beautiful pieces, Norman, and your point of view is very interesting.
Regards

Gonzalo
Forum: European Armoury 10th February 2009, 06:55 AM
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Views: 69,842
Posted By Gonzalo G
Letīs stick to the facts. The Tizona was...

Letīs stick to the facts. The Tizona was mentioned on literary sources only, in the times of El Cid. Latter, on the year 1503, Gonzalo de Bricio, by mandate of the Queen Isabel La Católica, makes an...
Forum: European Armoury 10th February 2009, 03:52 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 113,619
Posted By Gonzalo G
As for the traslations, this is my free version: ...

As for the traslations, this is my free version:

For the first image

LOOPS AND RINGS RAPIER
Toledan
End of the 16th Century

Hilt: Loops and rings, chiselled with great mastery, with a...
Forum: European Armoury 10th February 2009, 02:26 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 113,619
Posted By Gonzalo G
Mmmm, Fer...I donīt believe the arabs of the...

Mmmm, Fer...I donīt believe the arabs of the conquest used any curved sword, but very late on the 15th Century. This venetian weapon I believe is a sttorta, and the longsax is a similar weapon, but...
Forum: Swap Forum 9th February 2009, 04:42 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,973
Posted By Gonzalo G
Well, I do not know what happened with this book,...

Well, I do not know what happened with this book, but I am interested in one copy. Thank you.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th February 2009, 04:05 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 61,036
Posted By Gonzalo G
Thank you, Michael. This data is useful to me. ...

Thank you, Michael. This data is useful to me.
Regards

Gonzalo
Forum: European Armoury 9th February 2009, 02:37 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 113,619
Posted By Gonzalo G
Miguel, I suggest you to pay a virtual visit to...

Miguel, I suggest you to pay a virtual visit to the Museo de la Fundación Lázaro Galdiano itself. It has itīs pieces online. I have already posted the link in an older thread, but there it is:
...
Forum: European Armoury 9th February 2009, 02:13 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 113,619
Posted By Gonzalo G
Ward, of course we are interested!! Please just...

Ward, of course we are interested!! Please just post it. If you need my mail to send it, just PM me.
Forum: European Armoury 8th February 2009, 03:37 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 113,619
Posted By Gonzalo G
Fer, that illustration from a portuguese book is...

Fer, that illustration from a portuguese book is just a falchion, so bracamarte and falchion are the same thing. I was reading the page from the AEEA, and I was wondering what is the word in english...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th February 2009, 10:30 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 61,036
Posted By Gonzalo G
Silver Nickel Pakfung Paktong Alpaca ...

Silver Nickel
Pakfung
Paktong
Alpaca
German Silver
Berlin Silver
White Metal

Different names for the same alloy. I am an ignorant on this kind of weapons, and this reference to the use of...
Forum: European Armoury 7th February 2009, 12:12 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 113,619
Posted By Gonzalo G
English says the same thing about India...but I...

English says the same thing about India...but I seriously doubt anybody should be grateful for being invaded and subjugated by anybody, at the cost of lost of many human lifes, the destruction of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th February 2009, 05:04 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 10,298
Posted By Gonzalo G
Horn is usually boiled on kitchen oil in some...

Horn is usually boiled on kitchen oil in some countries to be manipulated. Not a too difficult technique, but to handle the hot material.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th February 2009, 04:02 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 63,227
Posted By Gonzalo G
What about war mules? This sweet thing killed a...

What about war mules? This sweet thing killed a mountain lion

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