Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
11th December 2022, 03:20 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
25th January 2017, 04:03 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
25th January 2017, 04:02 PM
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Hi Roland,
Clearly you may be on to...
Hi Roland,
Clearly you may be on to something. In fact Dr. Longmore advocates the use of Chloroform as an anaesthetic agent although there is interestingly no mention of Morphine that I came...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
25th January 2017, 01:52 PM
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Hi Roland,
The more I look at this the more...
Hi Roland,
The more I look at this the more I tend to agree with you that this would be cumbersome to use as a bullet extractor though it follows the same principle.
As for leaving the bullet...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
25th January 2017, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 14
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See also:
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See also:
http://www.ssplprints.com/image/130825/fernandes-iris-steel-bullet-extractor-german-17th-century
Note that this instrument displayed here is slimmer and so easily inserted into the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
25th January 2017, 08:17 AM
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Replies: 14
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Possible Antique Bullet Extractor? - Medical
Any thoughts welcome.
Used to extract bullets lodged in the human body? Syringe shaped. When plunger depressed the grabber opens up and so may be carefully moved around the lodged bullet for...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th December 2016, 12:44 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
11th December 2016, 02:40 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
11th December 2016, 02:30 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th November 2016, 01:46 AM
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Replies: 28
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Prohibiting use of Pointed Knives
Relevant parts of the Regulation of 1816 annexed.
"For prohibiting the use of Pointed Knives amongst the natives Cingalese of the maritime provinces of the Island"
Such claims are not always...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th November 2016, 04:34 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 28,887
Hi David and others,
The reason I posted the...
Hi David and others,
The reason I posted the two knives above is since there is little written about them and so to place them in context. I suppose looking at the discussion that ensued the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd November 2016, 06:12 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd November 2016, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 28,887
Detlef - Glad it is useful.
Rajesh - I must...
Detlef - Glad it is useful.
Rajesh - I must thank you for calling me on to the mat on this one. These I was informed were sourced from Mahouts. So they are of course authentic and my research...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2016, 10:24 AM
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Replies: 28
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Ceylon (Sri Lanka) Mahout's knives
These are two mahout's knives from Ceylon. Note the iconography on the grip. Each knife also has a snake (Cobra) on the downward facing surface of the grip. Shall try to post the images of the snakes...
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Forum: European Armoury
31st December 2015, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 2
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New Year Greetings
Dear Friends,
Returning after a long break to wish you all a wonderful New Year all the way from Sri Lanka.
Regards,
Anandalal.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st December 2015, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 2
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New Year Greetings
Dear Friends,
Returning after a long break to wish you all a wonderful New Year all the way from Sri Lanka.
Regards,
Anandalal.
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
11th March 2015, 02:33 PM
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Replies: 12
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Lime Container
Hi,
I can confirm that the lime container is from Ceylon for chewing lime accompanying betel leaf chewing. The bells are tiger bells I believe and look like thy have some age to them.
Rgds.
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Forum: European Armoury
12th October 2013, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 18,114
Dear Michael,
Please remember that your...
Dear Michael,
Please remember that your recovery to full health is eagerly awaited by all of us at the forum most who have never met you in person but have been benefited so much from your...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd May 2013, 03:41 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
20th March 2012, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 18
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Alexander,
Here's a thought. Could the...
Alexander,
Here's a thought. Could the sleeping guard in the first image have timed his sleep to perfection? Knowing how much time it takes for the match-cord to burn a given length he would be...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th March 2012, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 2
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Hi Michael,
Its been a while since I posted....
Hi Michael,
Its been a while since I posted. I must say at first glance the painted stock and the shape of the butt are reminiscent of the Japanese Matchlocks introduced by the Portuguese and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th March 2011, 05:27 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
27th March 2011, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 16
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Hi Michael,
I am not disputing you. The...
Hi Michael,
I am not disputing you. The resemblance in the scroll work is certainly there. Also the fretted butt-stock also leans towards Cingalese. What I am saying is that there is no single...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th March 2011, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 16
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Cingalese?
Hi Michael,
Interesting find as usual. Lovely firearm and workmanship. Unfortunately the view is clearly limited.
Try as I might I am unable to find any single element that would enable me to...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th February 2011, 02:47 AM
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Replies: 3
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Hi Fernando,
Thank you for your reply. ...
Hi Fernando,
Thank you for your reply. Chase in 'Firearms - A Global History' says that the intention to carry out cast-iron manufacture in Goa was abandoned due to the expense of moving...
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