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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd October 2024, 05:30 PM
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Views: 3,698
Posted By Bob A
"Stunning" seems particularly apropos.

"Stunning" seems particularly apropos.
Forum: European Armoury 3rd October 2024, 05:04 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,607
Posted By Bob A
It might be of value to save the photos and...

It might be of value to save the photos and description for posting once the auction is complete, for history's sake?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2024, 04:33 PM
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Views: 13,715
Posted By Bob A
Interesting. Any provenance?

Interesting. Any provenance?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th August 2024, 05:00 PM
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Views: 11,745
Posted By Bob A
Lovely knife. I'd like to see the entire exposed...

Lovely knife. I'd like to see the entire exposed blade/hilt if you have the opportunity to provide.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th July 2024, 09:01 PM
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Posted By Bob A
Period Photo of Armenian circa 1880

Period Photo of Armenian circa 1880
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th July 2024, 04:30 PM
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Views: 14,134
Posted By Bob A
Balkan/Ottoman, Kurdish . . . who's to say? Not a...

Balkan/Ottoman, Kurdish . . . who's to say? Not a lot of narrowing descriptors for my untrained eye to seize upon.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st July 2024, 10:37 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 31,428
Posted By Bob A
Steel shot has only been in use for a few...

Steel shot has only been in use for a few decades, as environmentalists shuddered at the thought of lead being used on waterfowl, and accumukating in the muck beneath the waters.

I don't think a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2024, 04:29 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 31,646
Posted By Bob A
Somehow I'm not sanguine about Central Asians...

Somehow I'm not sanguine about Central Asians looking to the US Dept of State to verify proper national abbreviations.

Billboard-size gilt attributions of origin are a little off-putting to me,...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 1st June 2024, 05:30 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 9,008
Posted By Bob A
These used to be called "leg of mutton"...

These used to be called "leg of mutton" cases.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th May 2024, 05:53 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 28,892
Posted By Bob A
Is there any indication that the hilt might have...

Is there any indication that the hilt might have been shortened, due to having been damaged? It seems rather awkward/unbalanced in that dimension.

I could see it as a kitchen implement, myself.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th May 2024, 08:26 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 11,305
Posted By Bob A
Kerambit, korambit, lawi ayam - what's in a name?...

Kerambit, korambit, lawi ayam - what's in a name?

However you spell it, it looks the same!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th May 2024, 01:31 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 16,955
Posted By Bob A
The inscription on the blade in question is...

The inscription on the blade in question is pretty crude. This might lend itself to the idea that it is an early example, lacking the more sophisticated inscription and metal finishing in the later...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th May 2024, 02:04 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 29,623
Posted By Bob A
Sadly, the Takouba Research Society link appears...

Sadly, the Takouba Research Society link appears dead, or at least inactive/unavailable.

The overall presentation of takouba information was of value, and now seems lost to time.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd May 2024, 04:49 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 18,419
Posted By Bob A
Reminds me somehow of some hilts I've seen from...

Reminds me somehow of some hilts I've seen from Nias, but I doubt I'm correct.

Even so, someone has to open the guessing.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2024, 05:21 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 16,057
Posted By Bob A
Didn't look like lamination to me. I didn't...

Didn't look like lamination to me.

I didn't wish to dogpile onto a previous post.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th April 2024, 01:28 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 19,174
Posted By Bob A
Ah, well, it's the UK. Can't talk about...

Ah, well, it's the UK.

Can't talk about beheading, and sharp pointy is a no-go.

We're not far behind . . .

Edit: As to postage, I just bought a book from Australia. The book cost $67, the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th April 2024, 04:29 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 28,443
Posted By Bob A
It might be of some interest to our US posters to...

It might be of some interest to our US posters to know about the existence of the American Knife and Tool Institute (AKTI). They take an interest in providing legal and other information regarding...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st April 2024, 05:19 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 11,128
Posted By Bob A
Per the [I]Golden Bough[I], mistletoe must not be...

Per the [I]Golden Bough[I], mistletoe must not be cut with iron; the Druids were adamant on this point.

There is a strong connection between iron and magic in many cultures; it's almost as though...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st April 2024, 02:55 AM
Replies: 511
Views: 1,244,292
Posted By Bob A
Thank you; I had noted the handle, but was...

Thank you; I had noted the handle, but was overexcited by the blade shape.
You're of course correct about the accoutrements.

I should shave with Occam's razor.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th March 2024, 11:09 PM
Replies: 511
Views: 1,244,292
Posted By Bob A
The sword shouldered by the central figure...

The sword shouldered by the central figure appears to be of particularly rare form of belato, associated with Nias island.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th March 2024, 10:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 10,473
Posted By Bob A
Were you able to ascertain whether there was any...

Were you able to ascertain whether there was any similarity if the inscriptions between the two swirds?

Insofar as the Afghan example seems to have copied, rather than originated, the fuller...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th March 2024, 10:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 13,535
Posted By Bob A
I was reminded of a jambiyya Artzi sold a while...

I was reminded of a jambiyya Artzi sold a while ago:
http://www.oriental-arms.co.il/item.php?id=4499


236363

His description from the site:

A fine and very good quality Arab Jambiya dagger...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th March 2024, 03:27 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 28,443
Posted By Bob A
There has been much court action in the US of...

There has been much court action in the US of late regarding repressive knife laws; I believe balisongs/butterfly knives have been legalised in Hawaii lately.

For those interested, a link to an...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th March 2024, 04:38 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 103,321
Posted By Bob A
The silver work is of high quality, and the...

The silver work is of high quality, and the attachment hardware looks pretty old-school to me. I'd have put this as no later than early 20th century.
I'm not up on hallmarks, but it would appear to...
Forum: European Armoury 26th March 2024, 04:45 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 27,144
Posted By Bob A
I remember seeing somewhere that fully automatic...

I remember seeing somewhere that fully automatic weapons were prohibited to commoners in the EU, yet I'm told of their discharge at wedding ceremonies in Crete in the recent past.

Hard to cook and...
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