Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd September 2023, 05:13 PM
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Just wanted to give a little update on this. I...
Just wanted to give a little update on this. I also reached out to the guys at Bayt Al-Asad, which is a cool channel for middle eastern arms and armour on youtube (they haven't been around for a long...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th September 2023, 05:43 PM
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Thanks Ian for all the help!
The maker has...
Thanks Ian for all the help!
The maker has gone completely silent for weeks. I was hoping to send it back for changes. Primarily for the scabbard (I wanted him to remove the rings, add a chape...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th September 2023, 08:13 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2023, 06:55 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2023, 12:46 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th September 2023, 05:15 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th September 2023, 05:12 PM
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Thanks Bob.
Yeah that thread you posted was...
Thanks Bob.
Yeah that thread you posted was me trying to figure out what to send to the maker. Some of the information was sent to him. The following pictures were used in my discussion with him...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th September 2023, 02:32 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th December 2022, 11:41 PM
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Thanks everybody. I should explain that the...
Thanks everybody. I should explain that the reason I posted a link is because there is more than just a picture - there is an article (of sorts). Am I supposed to post all the pictures and copy and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th December 2022, 06:56 PM
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I managed to find this from the wallace...
I managed to find this from the wallace collection: https://www.wallacecollection.org/blog/december-treasure-of-the-month-2019/
I'd really like to search online through the imperial treasury at...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th December 2022, 04:35 PM
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Mamluk (or Ottoman) daggers in the 15th century
Total shot in the dark here...
Does anybody know where I can find some examples of Mamluk (or Ottoman) daggers in the 15th century? I can find 15th century swords, and 16th century daggers but...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th March 2022, 05:45 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th March 2022, 10:12 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th March 2022, 05:49 PM
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That's not at all what I want. I want a modern...
That's not at all what I want. I want a modern replica that is as historically accurate as possible (I know that this forum has a lot of antique collectors, which is deeply interesting, but that's...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th March 2022, 05:04 PM
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I just looked for that book at a few places,...
I just looked for that book at a few places, including ABE books, and...yikes. It does look fantasic though.
I'm looking into getting a sword made and that book would cost almost as much as the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th March 2022, 11:37 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th March 2022, 06:08 PM
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Thanks for that Ariel.
If I understand you,...
Thanks for that Ariel.
If I understand you, even though there is a huge variety in shamshir hilts (across many different groups), there is relative stasis within that variety? Because, as you say,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th March 2022, 11:31 PM
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Shamshir hilts
Hi everybody,
I am wondering about shamshirs in the mid-15th century to mid-16th century. I'm wondering how different they are from more modern shamshirs. I have three questions.
1) Were the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th March 2022, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,442
Thanks Peter. I should have thought about that...
Thanks Peter. I should have thought about that myself. I have tons of Osprey books and I really like them. I'm sure the ones you cite are great! I've already ordered a copy Taylor's Native American...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th March 2022, 06:40 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th March 2022, 05:29 PM
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Huron and Iroquois ball clubs
Hi everybody,
I'm wondering if anybody could point me in two directions.
First is just a decent beginner's resource for ball clubs (those used by the Huron and Iroquois in particular). I'm...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st February 2022, 07:15 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th January 2022, 07:51 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th January 2022, 08:07 PM
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I do have to add that those Yemini hilts and...
I do have to add that those Yemini hilts and pommels are really attractive to me too. I think Yemini arms are really nice. I like their jambiyas also. I tried to find one when I was in the Gulf but I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th January 2022, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 13,114
Thanks for that!
Yes, the terminology seems...
Thanks for that!
Yes, the terminology seems to be pretty muddy! I appreciate the clarification. By your terminology, I would say that what I am looking for is an Arabic (or Syrian) shamshir - or...
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