Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st October 2017, 06:52 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 18,746
Beautiful Piece Teodor,
A certain private...
Beautiful Piece Teodor,
A certain private collection in Abu Dhabi contains at least 4 of these swords that I have seen, all sporting wootz blades.
I suspect that many of these were longer once...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th July 2017, 08:40 PM
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Replies: 107
Views: 108,133
Dear Ibrahim,
Many thanks for the...
Dear Ibrahim,
Many thanks for the interesting topic I just happened to read through it for the first time.
Now as a researcher, with Arab weaponry being the field that I endeavor to increase my...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th July 2017, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 107
Views: 108,133
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th June 2017, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 12,823
Hello,
These swords which are housed in...
Hello,
These swords which are housed in Topkapi sport 16th century Ottoman fittings, which replaced (unfortunately) their original hilts and scabbards. They are not Arab in from.
However,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th December 2016, 05:29 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,464
Not wanting to sidetrack the conversation,
...
Not wanting to sidetrack the conversation,
But can anyone explain to me (or maybe through a link) what how bloomery steel was produced (tamahagane?)
And when did Mediterranean nations forfeit...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th October 2016, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 101
Views: 45,129
Hello,
In Arab tradition (this practice...
Hello,
In Arab tradition (this practice dates to pre-islam) brass as a metal is used to ward off the "evil eye" and also repel the jinn. This belief is still prevalent in many societies in Arabia...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th April 2016, 05:40 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,444
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2016, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,444
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th April 2016, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,444
Hello
You can tell them Thomairy street,...
Hello
You can tell them Thomairy street, Deera market, try to go between 'Asr and Sunset prayers, then you will find Naser Al Sufayyan the sword trader.
Hope that will help :)
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th March 2008, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 7,519
Nice Saif mate!
As Don, said, i would also...
Nice Saif mate!
As Don, said, i would also say ive never seen anything like this..... ;) The scabbard throat, chape, and the hilt and fittings are all in the Nejdi manner, a "Gurda" ;) the blade...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th January 2008, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,289
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2008, 01:46 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 10,895
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th December 2007, 12:34 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,211
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th December 2007, 07:36 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 7,027
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th December 2007, 10:16 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 7,027
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th December 2007, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 7,027
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th November 2007, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 11,554
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th June 2007, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 13,369
Hi,
I actually got hold of some real footage...
Hi,
I actually got hold of some real footage of an execution in a public square in Saudi Arabia. It is in .3gp format, so it must have been taken using a phone camera. Anyway, what you see is this...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th June 2007, 11:29 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 20,733
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th May 2007, 10:15 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,532
Hello,
I would have to agree with Ariel on...
Hello,
I would have to agree with Ariel on this one. The wood seems quite recent, but the blade, although not an original Solingen blade, does not seem either. Probably a Caucasian imitation as...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2007, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,763
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th May 2007, 11:14 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,767
Hello Alex,
I was there back in 2004. They...
Hello Alex,
I was there back in 2004. They did have a huge and impressive collection of swords, but unfortunately, they are not well cared for, and the displays are abysmal. :mad:
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th April 2007, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 17,356
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd April 2007, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,346
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2007, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,043
Nice to hear from you Jeff,
As to that...
Nice to hear from you Jeff,
As to that sword, and this style of arab sword especially, I always believed that this style is an import into arabia, I wouldnt think that it goes back any further...
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