Forum: European Armoury
30th August 2024, 03:05 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd June 2024, 07:17 PM
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Arrow Heads
Good question however you may be on the money where you got the items; after all South East Asia has the biggest array of Arrow Heads outside Africa. The arrow shafts as you point out are cane/bamboo...
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Forum: European Armoury
28th May 2024, 06:07 PM
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The association of this individual with the...
The association of this individual with the fortunes and subsequent downfall of Catholics and thus the eventual outcome of The Jacobites are mysterious indeed.
Popular feeling ran very high...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th May 2024, 01:08 AM
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Your Omani Khanjar Hilt.
Look in The Omani Khanjar at Forum Library.
I think what you have there is a Cow Bone Handle . Its not Rhino nor is it Ivory and its not Giraffe ...Definitely not wood and certainly not...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2024, 02:11 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th May 2024, 10:10 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th May 2024, 08:53 PM
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Tuareg Shield details.
Made from Oryx hide the Tuareg Shield is massive. It may also be steeped in superstition and it goes back thousands of years in traditional history.. Please see...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th May 2024, 08:46 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th May 2024, 02:23 AM
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The Camel Saddle; Tuareg.
It is said that the shape has some defensive reason... which I cannot quite see except it contains the Agadez cross form at the front. Did it offer some added protection in a sword fight whilst on...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th May 2024, 02:14 AM
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Tuareg;The Language.
Here I would emphasise the idiosyncracy of the Tuareg language system and thus I direct those interested to the website which quite neatly describes in so many words the dilema that the Tuareg...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th May 2024, 01:38 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2024, 10:26 PM
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The Takouba
More Artwork to ponder...Purely by accident this item appears to have rounded tips on the scabbard on the end of what seems to be a dagger arrangement. Yet the blades are pointed? ..and I have no...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2024, 10:05 PM
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Various Takouba etc
Pictures continue...The shaped chape and tip on many weapons suggest the rounded structure and I have read that the weapon wasn't used in stabbing but was a slashing blade ...plus that the name of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2024, 10:01 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2024, 08:52 PM
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The Tuareg.
Hello Jim, Indeed ... I am looking through the vast references on one of the Wike sites at web... It is massive...
There are many references that are important for readers to consider Here is one...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2024, 02:09 AM
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From a web source...
From a web source https://minikatana.com/blogs/main/african-takouba-sword-techniques-and-traditions-of-the-tuareg-blades goes on to underline the deep understanding involving this sword form......
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2024, 01:29 AM
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Thank you Jim, and with everyones help I am...
Thank you Jim, and with everyones help I am certain we can put together a most interesting thread here...Peter.
Readers may note that earlier on the page I placed the body part names of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2024, 02:54 PM
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One of my questions is related to the sorts of...
One of my questions is related to the sorts of point profile on several Takouba blades which appear to have a chipped off or chisell point ... I note that the Takouba is not a sword for stabbing or...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2024, 02:47 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2024, 02:22 PM
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Please see...
Please see https://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/weapons/index.php/tour-by-region/oceania/africa/arms-and-armour-africa-31/index.html where it states the parts of the Takouba Sword are named after parts of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2024, 12:50 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2024, 12:26 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2024, 12:13 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2024, 12:08 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2024, 09:42 PM
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The Takouba Sword.
Readers will be aware that this is the sword of The Tuareg.
There are excellent accounts on this style of weapon which members can reach by simply placing Tuareg Swords...Or Takouba into Search ....
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