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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd March 2023, 08:17 AM
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Posted By mahratt
Gavin, thanks for a very interesting analysis! I,...

Gavin, thanks for a very interesting analysis! I, too, like you, remembered similar decor Turkish War hammers. But the overall design of the spear head is really more like the Indo-Persian region
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd March 2023, 08:52 PM
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Posted By mahratt
Sorry... Am I the only one who sees the obvious...

Sorry... Am I the only one who sees the obvious differences between David's spear head and the spear heads from the Artzi website and the Metropolitan Museum of Art? Is it fair to compare them?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd March 2023, 01:11 PM
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Posted By mahratt
Undoubtedly :)

Undoubtedly :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd March 2023, 07:57 AM
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Posted By mahratt
Hello David. I fully agree with your...

Hello David.

I fully agree with your opinion. I think this is a Persian spear both in form and decor. The website of the Metropolitan Museum of Art often comes across errors ...

Dmitry
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st March 2023, 07:48 AM
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Posted By mahratt
Thanks for the info. Very interesting. Are there...

Thanks for the info. Very interesting. Are there examples of similar spear heads that have "Indian (Mughal)" undoubted provenance?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th February 2023, 09:07 PM
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Views: 9,057
Posted By mahratt
A few more similar chain mail from private...

A few more similar chain mail from private collections + a link to information about the arsenal in Bikaner:
https://www.mandarinmansion.com/article/bikaner-armory
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th February 2023, 08:45 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,057
Posted By mahratt
Hello, Richard. My opinion is that these...

Hello, Richard.

My opinion is that these chain mails were produced at about the same time in the same geographical region (Deccan). And the difference in the number of rows of small plates in the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th February 2023, 07:00 PM
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Views: 9,057
Posted By mahratt
Hi, Richard Here are pictures of my chain...

Hi, Richard

Here are pictures of my chain mail shirt. Unfortunately, I do not have an exact translation of the inscription. The inscription was watched, including by the Indians. But everyone was...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st February 2023, 07:45 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,057
Posted By mahratt
Hello Richard Such chain mail comes to us...

Hello Richard

Such chain mail comes to us from the 17th century and was part of the famous armoury at Bikaner, Rajasthan.
More often a Devanagari inscription on the inside of the right ‘breast...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th February 2023, 11:09 AM
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Posted By mahratt
Khassadars with choora daggers, Waziristan, 1920

Khassadars with choora daggers, Waziristan, 1920
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th February 2023, 05:24 AM
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Views: 56,130
Posted By mahratt
This is a great option! ;) Undoubtedly better...

This is a great option! ;) Undoubtedly better than the proposed))
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th February 2023, 08:31 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 56,130
Posted By mahratt
By the way, I asked the same question on the...

By the way, I asked the same question on the Russian forum. One of the participants in the topic said that it would be very convenient to peel a pomegranate fruit with such a knife.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th February 2023, 08:27 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 56,130
Posted By mahratt
Hello, fernando No apologies. I am very...

Hello, fernando

No apologies. I am very interested in reading various interesting versions. Thank you and the rest of the contributors to this thread.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th February 2023, 01:42 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 56,130
Posted By mahratt
Fernando, unfortunately I could not buy this...

Fernando, unfortunately I could not buy this knife. Too expensive for me.
But since now I am seriously and deeply studying the armss and armor of the khanates of Central Asia, I am 200% sure that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th February 2023, 01:24 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 56,130
Posted By mahratt
Hello, Detlef Great versions. I don't know...

Hello, Detlef

Great versions. I don't know what the function of this knife is. I myself am very interested. That's why I turned to the collective mind of the forum ;)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th February 2023, 05:03 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 56,130
Posted By mahratt
Hello, Ian. As far as I know, betel was not...

Hello, Ian.

As far as I know, betel was not chewed in Bukhara...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th February 2023, 08:03 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,085
Posted By mahratt
Hello David. Congratulations. Good shamshir....

Hello David.

Congratulations. Good shamshir.
It is very difficult to accurately define the region. It can be Persia or any countries that border it. For example Afghanistan or the khanates of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th February 2023, 07:28 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 56,130
Posted By mahratt
Agree, very nice :)

Agree, very nice :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th February 2023, 05:40 PM
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Views: 56,130
Posted By mahratt
Small sickle. Bukhara, 19th century

Small sickle (function unknown). Bukhara, 19th century
Short, curved, single-edged blade made of wootz steel, the back straight and then poly-lobed and inlaid with gold. Guard nielloed with a floral...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 16th January 2023, 08:11 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 56,543
Posted By mahratt
From what I know for sure. On the set of the...

From what I know for sure. On the set of the Soviet film "White Sun of the Desert" about the struggle of the Soviet authorities with the Basmachi (by the way, according to a long tradition, Russian...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 16th January 2023, 05:11 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 56,543
Posted By mahratt
Hello Jim. I can tell you how the theatrical...

Hello Jim.
I can tell you how the theatrical and film requisite situation looked like in Russia. In Russia in the 19th and early 20th centuries, many people had collections of antique arms (both...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th January 2023, 07:53 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 12,654
Posted By mahratt
Hello BBking. Ariel is absolutely right. ...

Hello BBking.

Ariel is absolutely right.

Of course, the first dagger from the theme looks more attractive than the second. But nevertheless, with regret, I have to agree with Ren Ren that this...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 14th January 2023, 04:58 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 56,543
Posted By mahratt
I think that the props used in the film were not...

I think that the props used in the film were not the recurved Central Asian sword, but one of those items that we sometimes call "Kurdish or Transcaucasian yataghans". By the way, many thanks for the...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 14th January 2023, 03:43 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 56,543
Posted By mahratt
Hello Jim Since we are talking about films...

Hello Jim

Since we are talking about films dedicated to Sherlock Holmes, it is necessary to recall the Russian version. There, in Watson's room, "oriental arms" are also presented. But, if you...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th January 2023, 03:12 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 12,206
Posted By mahratt
Hello, Mel H I think this is a ceremonial ax or...

Hello, Mel H
I think this is a ceremonial ax or one of those "Indo-Persian axes" that were made in the late 19th and early 20th century for Europeans who wanted to decorate their "oriental rooms...
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