Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd January 2021, 03:55 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,122
Kubar,
Good question. I don't know anything...
Kubar,
Good question. I don't know anything about Tulwars or have examples for my argument, but can trot out some First Principles.
How were the handles made?
The handles are likely cast...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th December 2020, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 28,090
Marc,
Nice old "kaskara". I have a single...
Marc,
Nice old "kaskara". I have a single edge sword from Kassaka with a similar cast grip, c.1986. The blade looks to me like those from Ethiopia, especially with the lion. Double fullers are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th December 2020, 01:35 PM
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th November 2020, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 12,796
Great looking dagger. Previous thread from...
Great looking dagger. Previous thread from 2004-05 shows similar handle design motifs. See on attached thread link Post #15 for a date of 1899 and Post #20 for a made in Omdurman notation....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th October 2020, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 15,123
The piece could well have been made in the...
The piece could well have been made in the Dongola region as Jim suggests. That area has a tradition of iron working that goes back to the Meroitic period. The Nubians from there were a separate...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th October 2020, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 10,082
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th August 2020, 09:03 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 89,658
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th June 2020, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 29,020
Ariel,
Thanks for reviving this thread. I...
Ariel,
Thanks for reviving this thread. I have two such Kindjals I bought in Russia in the late '90s that may illustrate the downfall of the Caucasus traditions. I would appreciate an assessment...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th June 2020, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 21,937
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th June 2020, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 21,937
Beautiful blade in the Khor or Channel style...
Beautiful blade in the Khor or Channel style fuller. The 1787 date is intriguing and perhaps related to the Funj Kingdom. The crossguard appears to be of the Sennar style said to originate in the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
31st May 2020, 01:44 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 46,165
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th May 2020, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 22,632
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th May 2020, 12:06 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 18,378
Yvain,
I was totally ignorant of Guduf...
Yvain,
I was totally ignorant of Guduf swords and their social context. You provided an interesting and informative analysis. A couple of our forum members have/had such swords and offer more...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd May 2020, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 12,841
Knife maders use various designs that are...
Knife maders use various designs that are directed to the preferences of the market. Certain groups like the Bega and the Rashaida have specific preferences and the handle makers crafted specific...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st May 2020, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 12,841
Hello kalamputi,
Welcome to the forum. You...
Hello kalamputi,
Welcome to the forum. You have a very nice contemporary Sudanese arm dagger. Could have been made in the Upper Nile valley or even in Egypt. Whether the blade is forged or from...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2020, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 8,719
Tim,
This is a fascinating piece. As you...
Tim,
This is a fascinating piece. As you suggest, I'd go with Catholic religious scepter/mace iconography. However, I don't really see African or Indian idioms. Why couldn't it be a piece of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th April 2020, 02:40 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 21,499
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st April 2020, 06:51 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 13,328
Luc,
Interesting collection and book. Thanks...
Luc,
Interesting collection and book. Thanks for posting.
There are interesting sources re Central African metalworking. Here is one by Jay Spaulding. He observes (via an 1842 source) that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st March 2020, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 44,286
My guess the silver is from salvaged coins, a...
My guess the silver is from salvaged coins, a common practice by silversmiths. The Maria Theresa thaler, common in Arabia in 19th & early 20 c., was .833 silver & .166 copper. The silver sheath and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2020, 03:36 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 22,823
Shayde,
You are very welcome. The Hadendawa...
Shayde,
You are very welcome. The Hadendawa khanjar is a very interesting weapon. I was surprised that the Kassala bladesmith said he made 10 of these knives /day in 1960 (s). That apparently was...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2020, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 44,007
Ian,
Interesting subject. Not sure if this...
Ian,
Interesting subject. Not sure if this addresses your needs, but I found them informative.
Try this one."Leaf Springs: Their Characteristics & Methods of Specification, 1912. Free Google...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th February 2020, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 377
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd January 2020, 01:27 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 23,132
It looks like the set up a security guard at a...
It looks like the set up a security guard at a club in Port Moresby, PNG had (2010). He said he had used it previously to shoot a carjacker up the street. The target point looked to be about 50 or so...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th January 2020, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,817
Question: why would the bladesmith cut the...
Question: why would the bladesmith cut the relatively deep and sharp notches at the ricasso? It seems to me that they create points of stress concentration and invite the blade to break with a heavy...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2020, 01:21 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 19,996
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