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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd March 2016, 07:11 PM
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Posted By Emanuel
Here is the manufacturer: ...

Here is the manufacturer:
http://www.cleanlaser.de/wEnglish/produkte/produktuebersicht.php?navanchor=2110009
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th March 2016, 05:57 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 20,751
Posted By Emanuel
Hi Arsen, The last knife you posted is a...

Hi Arsen,

The last knife you posted is a Surmene knife from Trabzon. Probably they all have similar ancestry as Qaddara, a single edged Qama of some kind.

My understanding has always been...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st March 2016, 07:02 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 14,424
Posted By Emanuel
Hello, You have to differentiate between the...

Hello,

You have to differentiate between the short sword KRIS sundang from the Philippines, and the KERIS dagger from the Indonesian archipelago. Your first piece is a KRIS. Your other 4 are...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2016, 04:46 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 166,488
Posted By Emanuel
Quite the impasse then Ariel. Fascinating...

Quite the impasse then Ariel.

Fascinating either way though. This has been a most enjoyable thread :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2016, 03:51 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 166,488
Posted By Emanuel
Anosov's Memoir "On Bulat"

Here are multiple links to Anosov's "On Bulat" published in French in the "Annuaire du Journal des Mines de Russie" 1841, St. Petersbourg.

https://archive.org/details/annuairedujourn01unkngoog
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2016, 02:48 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 41,930
Posted By Emanuel
Talking LOL :) SHAVER KOOL :)

LOL :)

SHAVER KOOL :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2016, 02:46 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 20,751
Posted By Emanuel
Thumbs up Well done Miguel! The acquisition bug got you :)

Well done Miguel!
The acquisition bug got you :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th February 2016, 03:52 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 11,041
Posted By Emanuel
Interesting. The scracthes on the blade a...

Interesting.

The scracthes on the blade a re very crude imitation of the usual yataghan inscriptions. The blade profile is very similar to the Ahmed Tekelu yataghans :)
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th February 2016, 03:16 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 166,488
Posted By Emanuel
Cool thanks Eric. Greg Obach followed this...

Cool thanks Eric.

Greg Obach followed this same process, producing a low-carbon rim around the high-carbon centre.

Metallurgy rocks!!!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th February 2016, 02:37 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 166,488
Posted By Emanuel
Other way around Ariel. The dendritic pattern is...

Other way around Ariel. The dendritic pattern is the chemical structure of the ingot right out of smelting. The Persian pattern is the result of mechanical stretching and deformation of the basis...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th February 2016, 07:22 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 55,046
Posted By Emanuel
Beautiful!! I know nothing about these...

Beautiful!!

I know nothing about these swords. Any corelation between the brittleness of the handle scale material and the size/number of rivets?

I imagine it would be harder to drill the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th February 2016, 04:27 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 11,827
Posted By Emanuel
Hi Dr. Ann, Just wondering if there is an...

Hi Dr. Ann,

Just wondering if there is an update to this work.

Best regards,
Emanuel
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd February 2016, 07:11 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 166,488
Posted By Emanuel
Have a read through what the fiery beards are...

Have a read through what the fiery beards are saying on crucible steel :) :
http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=18364

And what I meant about the pattern visible in the cake,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd February 2016, 12:55 AM
Replies: 234
Views: 166,488
Posted By Emanuel
Mind you, my comment is specifically about the...

Mind you, my comment is specifically about the kirk narduban, not the kara khorasan.

Thank you Ariel and Eric! Magnificent stuff!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd February 2016, 12:38 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 54,370
Posted By Emanuel
Thumbs up Eric, let's see if Sancar can assist :) ...

Eric, let's see if Sancar can assist :)
Hopefully there's something relevant in there. Agreed that an understanding of who was identified as Zeibek at different times and places is tricky.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd February 2016, 10:47 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 166,488
Posted By Emanuel
Here is an excerpt from Ann Feuerbach's "Damascus...

Here is an excerpt from Ann Feuerbach's "Damascus Steel and Crucible Steel in Central Asia" American Society of Arms Collectors Bulletin 82.

p.38

p.40

...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd February 2016, 02:21 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 166,488
Posted By Emanuel
Verhoeven always merits a re-read :) ...

Verhoeven always merits a re-read :)

http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/9809/Verhoeven-9809.html
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st February 2016, 08:45 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 166,488
Posted By Emanuel
No Eric, of course I am not suggesting that. ...

No Eric, of course I am not suggesting that.

My apologies as I am no smith and all I write is based on what I've learned from others. What I have been saying again and again is that the fine...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st February 2016, 04:03 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 166,488
Posted By Emanuel
I hope our forum smiths do chime in on this. If...

I hope our forum smiths do chime in on this. If you polish and etch an old wootz cake/ingot you see the pattern. No forging required. Wootz steel was indeed very high carbon content. I was not aware...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st February 2016, 12:05 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 54,370
Posted By Emanuel
Thank you Eric. The majority of these seem to...

Thank you Eric.
The majority of these seem to be mid-late-19th century though.
We don't have much to go on for earlier accoutrements and weaponry.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th February 2016, 11:30 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 166,488
Posted By Emanuel
Just a quick clarification. As I recall from Ann...

Just a quick clarification. As I recall from Ann Feuerbach, Richard Furrer, and other smiths, the watering in wootz, or the dendritic structure, was inherent to the ingot. The structure is primarily...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th February 2016, 04:29 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 166,488
Posted By Emanuel
I am in general agreement with you Ariel. I just...

I am in general agreement with you Ariel. I just pointed out that crucible steel production and the production of blades with this material might have continued in very small quantities and on a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th February 2016, 07:29 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 166,488
Posted By Emanuel
Sorry to butt in, I have not read the accounts...

Sorry to butt in, I have not read the accounts and first-person sources mentioned here, but I second the question expressed by Mahratt in his first post:

So do the old accounts refer to the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th February 2016, 03:19 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 17,689
Posted By Emanuel
I think if we looked we would find that most all...

I think if we looked we would find that most all yataghan blades,and most other swords are heat treated in this manner. There is no reason to harden the tang/blade transition area.

The karakulak...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th February 2016, 02:18 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 54,370
Posted By Emanuel
Eric, I recall that some of the zeibek...

Eric,

I recall that some of the zeibek pictures you added to your Pinterest thread had captions like "western man in zeibek costume with harem woman" or something like that. The photos by...
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