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Lew · 30th April 2006, 12:44 PM

Tim

I think there possibly one of two things there is a game called jackals and hounds which use similar type pegs or they could be knitting needles?

Lew

Battara · 2nd May 2006, 01:39 AM

What about hair pins?

mmontoro · 2nd May 2006, 02:24 AM

The first one reminds me of a Gurkha.

Lew · 2nd May 2006, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Battara

What about hair pins?

GOOD GUESS BUT NOT VERY LADY LIKE HAIRPINS

LEW

Jim McDougall · 2nd May 2006, 03:07 AM

I think Lew has made an excellent call on this one. This piece really is on the arcane side, but we all love a challenge!!! I am inclined to agree with Lew that this may well be a game piece, especially after the illustration of the gane using similarly fashioned stick pieces.
The figure is of course a native soldier as appears and likely in colonial British service, difficult to say WWI or II as the uniforms were seemingly not very much changed over these periods.
Best regards,
Jim

Tim Simmons · 2nd May 2006, 06:56 PM

Kings African Rifles. I think this picture is circa 1930. The KARs were formed from the East African Rifles. Now I will look to the west.

Mark · 5th May 2006, 03:52 PM

Off-the-wall suggestion: a needle for repairing canvas tents or whatever. It is a bit elaborate, but picture an awl, with a hole at the base for holding string. You stab it through the canvas, grab the thread and pull it through, re-thread it, and carry on. In the absence of thin, sharp pieces of metal, hard wood might have been the best substitute.

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2nd May 2006, 03:07 AM	#5
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,281	I think Lew has made an excellent call on this one. This piece really is on the arcane side, but we all love a challenge!!! I am inclined to agree with Lew that this may well be a game piece, especially after the illustration of the gane using similarly fashioned stick pieces. The figure is of course a native soldier as appears and likely in colonial British service, difficult to say WWI or II as the uniforms were seemingly not very much changed over these periods. Best regards, Jim

5th May 2006, 03:52 PM	#7
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	Off-the-wall suggestion: a needle for repairing canvas tents or whatever. It is a bit elaborate, but picture an awl, with a hole at the base for holding string. You stab it through the canvas, grab the thread and pull it through, re-thread it, and carry on. In the absence of thin, sharp pieces of metal, hard wood might have been the best substitute.