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Forum: Swap Forum 20th February 2024, 05:08 AM
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Posted By DavidFriedman
Offers welcome

I’m open to serious and fair offers
Forum: Swap Forum 18th February 2024, 05:37 AM
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Posted By DavidFriedman
Welsh or Irish Sword Cane Shillelagh for sale

Greetings all. I am now listing this British sword cane in shillelagh form. Blade is 2 inches broad, thin, springy, sharp and flexible. I was informed that the blade may be from a Scottish broadsword...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th November 2023, 05:13 PM
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Posted By DavidFriedman
Thanks. Do you think the blade is Syrian also? ...

Thanks. Do you think the blade is Syrian also?

I’ve also seen a very similar blade described as from Dagestan, but had the typical wood/horn hilt style.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th November 2023, 06:03 AM
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Posted By DavidFriedman
Thanks for your confirmation and reply. This...

Thanks for your confirmation and reply.
This blade is so heavy, forward leaning and sharp it would likely do a lot of damage in the Ashura self inflicted wounds, I bet. It’s of the weight that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th November 2023, 04:28 AM
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Posted By DavidFriedman
The Indian lance and Persian Qajar straight sword...

The Indian lance and Persian Qajar straight sword are in the images for size reference and (in the case of the straight sword) silver koftgari comparison.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th November 2023, 04:25 AM
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Posted By DavidFriedman
Quaddara of unusual form

Greetings fellow collectors. I recently acquired this massive quaddara with 24 inch x 2 inch wide blade.

I’ve seen Quaddara with dull rear blade spines (with a small false back edge only). This...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th October 2023, 02:32 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 58,231
Posted By DavidFriedman
Wow, that’s a lot of eyelash/gurda marks on the...

Wow, that’s a lot of eyelash/gurda marks on the Georgian/ Chechnyan saber. Beautiful blade.

Wayne’s Pulwar is very nice too.

Here are some more close up pics of the blade. The indented spine...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th October 2023, 02:32 AM
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Views: 58,231
Posted By DavidFriedman
Thanks Jim! Later I’ll upload some closer pics...

Thanks Jim!
Later I’ll upload some closer pics of the Mysore hilt blade channeling on the spine etc.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th October 2023, 02:35 AM
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Views: 58,231
Posted By DavidFriedman
Thanks Jim, I have ordered the larger disk...

Thanks Jim,
I have ordered the larger disk pommel Tulwar, but it isn’t on hand yet, awaiting customs paperwork etc.

Thanks you for your kind words, and your thoughts on the larger tulwars blade....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th October 2023, 04:49 AM
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Posted By DavidFriedman
What year was this photo of the two with long...

What year was this photo of the two with long sabers?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th October 2023, 03:49 AM
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Views: 3,554
Posted By DavidFriedman
Moukhala question

Greetings friends. I have never had an opportunity to own a moukhala musket before, this one is highly patinated/corroded.

Supposedly it belonged to a Moroccan family who said it had come from a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th October 2023, 03:27 AM
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Posted By DavidFriedman
More pics of larger Tulwar

More pics of larger Tulwar
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th October 2023, 03:22 AM
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Posted By DavidFriedman
Here is another Tulwar with a very similar blade,...

Here is another Tulwar with a very similar blade, in terms of fullers, hollow grooved spine, and similar eyelash marking stamps. Just much heavier and not as nimble.

Would you say that both blades...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th October 2023, 03:15 AM
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Posted By DavidFriedman
Thank you Jim, for your detailed thoughts on it....

Thank you Jim, for your detailed thoughts on it. My saber actually came with a yali tipped knuckle bow guard, which was so close to the hilt that it came off when my friend tried to wield it.

I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th October 2023, 04:08 AM
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Posted By DavidFriedman
Genoese blade?

Greetings all,
This blade has what appears to be remnants of eyelash marks. The triple dots that are found at the terminations of the crescents remain. Both sides feature the same markings. Also...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th September 2023, 03:33 PM
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Views: 6,515
Posted By DavidFriedman
Thanks Gavin, great info! I’ll look in those...

Thanks Gavin, great info! I’ll look in those directions.

A visual comes to mind of Crocodile Dundee unsheathing this, when an attacker pulls out a pen knife, saying, “This is a knife”

Cheers!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th September 2023, 09:31 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,515
Posted By DavidFriedman
Thanks RobT, I was wondering about this blade,...

Thanks RobT,
I was wondering about this blade, it’s so clean. Yes the fuller is found on both sides of the very thin flexible blade. Any guesstimate on on the possible age of this blade by its form?...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th September 2023, 09:29 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,515
Posted By DavidFriedman
Thanks Gavin, I agree, I feel the shape is very...

Thanks Gavin,
I agree, I feel the shape is very blackthornesque. Though do the walking sticks show up this massive? About 41 inches long, and the bulbous club tip is about 2.5-3 inches across by...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th September 2023, 03:18 PM
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Views: 6,515
Posted By DavidFriedman
More pics

More pics
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th September 2023, 03:16 PM
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Views: 6,515
Posted By DavidFriedman
Mandingo Sword Club? British shillelagh sword club?

Greetings,
This piece is outside of my area of experience. Does anyone have any insight on this sword club. It was described as Welsh, though I could have easily imagined it as being Irish. Though...
Forum: European Armoury 19th September 2023, 03:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 8,651
Posted By DavidFriedman
Western Africa, very interesting. The wood is...

Western Africa, very interesting. The wood is extremely light, and wide along scabbard and bulbous termination. It seems more suited as a concealed weapon, than a club that could then have the blade...
Forum: European Armoury 19th September 2023, 03:05 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 8,651
Posted By DavidFriedman
Thank you, I had never thought of that. It was...

Thank you, I had never thought of that. It was described as a Welsh club swordstick from the seller in UK. I’ll definitely bring this to the ethnic section thanks!
Forum: European Armoury 17th September 2023, 03:18 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 8,651
Posted By DavidFriedman
And if no one has seen a compatible specimen...

And if no one has seen a compatible specimen before. Does anyone recognize this blade type? Thanks
Forum: European Armoury 16th September 2023, 11:45 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 8,651
Posted By DavidFriedman
More pics

More pics
Forum: European Armoury 16th September 2023, 11:44 PM
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Views: 8,651
Posted By DavidFriedman
Interesting Welsh Sword Shillelagh

Greetings,
This piece is outside of my area of experience. Does anyone have any insight on this sword club. It was described as Welsh, though I can imagine it could easily be Irish. The blade inside...
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