Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th June 2021, 11:43 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th June 2021, 11:35 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th May 2021, 08:44 PM
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Yes Rick - the 1859 model of the Enfield was...
Yes Rick - the 1859 model of the Enfield was specifically made for Sepoy troops after the Indian Mutiny. It is the only version of the barrel with the 'dog kennel' foresight.
So, a smoothbore barrel...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th May 2021, 07:17 AM
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Of course Rick, no problem. Nice to see them...
Of course Rick, no problem. Nice to see them appear here again.
I believe that both these guns started life as Sepoy smoothbores. One lock is dated 1855 Tower, crown and VR and broad arrow, but the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st May 2021, 06:01 PM
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Hi Rick
Very glad you finally got one of your...
Hi Rick
Very glad you finally got one of your own - these two you just posted are mine. They were brought back from Saudi by a Swedish diplomat.
I bought them the got them sent here, but Danish...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th May 2021, 06:21 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2021, 10:41 AM
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Congratulations on your new pieces :)
That...
Congratulations on your new pieces :)
That sword blade looks to be rather more substantial than most. I am not doubting you, but why do you think Chokwe? This shape of blade seems to be used quite...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th May 2021, 08:50 AM
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Marc, I'll send you a pm and then I can share...
Marc, I'll send you a pm and then I can share collection pictures of kaskara, no need to bore everyone else. I remember now that you posted about the Ethiopian kaskara not long ago. Seems like our...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th May 2021, 08:36 PM
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Hi Marc
I had no idea Luc had published this...
Hi Marc
I had no idea Luc had published this book. I guess its hard to find (I will try!).
Thanks for the information.
Glad to know there is another addict out there. I've been collecting for 20...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th May 2021, 04:26 PM
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Congratulations Pingdang, that is a really nice...
Congratulations Pingdang, that is a really nice first axe (or even first African piece). Its a Nsapo axe (they are a subgroup of the Songye). Very nice example of the type with ropelike metalwork and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th May 2021, 05:16 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th May 2021, 04:43 PM
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I would have called this a Masaai elder spear....
I would have called this a Masaai elder spear. This is based on the book by Christopher Spring, figure 108 which shows four spears for different warrior classes.
He does write about relatively...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th May 2021, 12:53 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th May 2021, 12:51 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th May 2021, 08:17 AM
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Thanks guys.
Yes, this is entirely local work,...
Thanks guys.
Yes, this is entirely local work, and as I said above the first six are Nsapo made. They were quite famous for this and hence their products were prized and traded widely. The other...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th May 2021, 07:12 AM
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Thanks Pindang :)
Here is the next set....
Thanks Pindang :)
Here is the next set. These are what I think are the typical Songye axes. In size and shaft form they are very similar to the previous set, but the blades are more traditional in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2021, 07:24 PM
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Just looking again in Fischer and I see that he...
Just looking again in Fischer and I see that he describes the heads on the axes as being significant showing an example of one with 52 heads on each side, stating it must have belonged to a powerful...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2021, 05:32 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2021, 05:31 PM
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Songye axes - different types
Looking for a good reason to show you some of my latest pieces I started to wonder about Songye axes. A lot of Congo axes are sold as Songye, but to my eye not all are equally easy to attribute, and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2021, 03:55 PM
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OK Colin, will do, thanks for the interest. It...
OK Colin, will do, thanks for the interest. It may take a little time since I need to take photos of a few, but I can start with a new thread on one or two. Most are Congo, but I have a few from...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd May 2021, 06:06 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd May 2021, 02:16 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd May 2021, 09:13 PM
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Nice piece - congratulations :)
Just trawling...
Nice piece - congratulations :)
Just trawling though some books and Lengola does seem to be closest in blade form. The blade shape, narrowing at the base and central raised spine is very close. Less...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd May 2021, 09:04 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th April 2021, 05:32 PM
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Views: 17,671
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