Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th November 2008, 03:23 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
14th September 2008, 01:11 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
11th September 2008, 10:26 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
11th September 2008, 09:00 PM
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I'm reminded of a bit of dialog from a movie...
I'm reminded of a bit of dialog from a movie called 'Barcelona', where a Spanish woman comments to an American about how violent American culture is, to which he replied, "Amercia isn't any more...
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Forum: Swap Forum
11th September 2008, 09:58 AM
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Assorted tombaks for sale
Acquired these over time from a number of different sources. PM me to ask for additional information and photos and to make offers.
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Forum: European Armoury
11th September 2008, 06:48 AM
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Heck, I have an old 'hunting sword' that is the...
Heck, I have an old 'hunting sword' that is the result of a chopped off broadsword blade whose profile could date to the 1300s, riveted to a piece of staghorn, with a decorated brass disk for a guard...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th September 2008, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 35
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If you've a fondness for the romanticized...
If you've a fondness for the romanticized American West, you might take a look at the Single Action Shooting Society (http://www.blackjackmcginnis.com/sassgallery/2008/index.htm), founded about...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th September 2008, 06:03 AM
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Not as such, more overall; blade is 3/16" thick...
Not as such, more overall; blade is 3/16" thick at the cut work and only tapers slightly over the length of the blade, still 1/8" thick at less than 1/2" from the point. Overall dimensions: 4" hilt,...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th September 2008, 10:02 PM
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Help on small dagger
Picked this up a while ago. I suspect it's Italian, possible Venetian, late 17th early 18th century, but that's strictly guesswork, any help with identifying age and/or place of manufacture would be...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th September 2008, 09:32 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th September 2008, 01:03 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 11,042
Might I suggest that you replace the newspaper...
Might I suggest that you replace the newspaper with some archival acid-free paper, available at any art supply store? Newspaper is by its nature high in acid content and will over time damage that...
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Forum: Swap Forum
20th August 2008, 04:25 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th August 2008, 08:44 AM
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Two comments on the functionality of these as...
Two comments on the functionality of these as weapons as opposed to work implements. One, some of the mountain tribes used hide or metal shields in combat; the lohar would be an effective way of...
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Forum: Swap Forum
18th August 2008, 02:10 PM
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Need to raise some money
Over the next few months I will be thinning down my collection, most of which are ethnographic pieces focused primarily on the middle east, far east (India, Afghanistan) and Malaysia. My first...
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Forum: Swap Forum
18th August 2008, 01:55 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st August 2007, 03:30 AM
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Replies: 9
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Rather an amusing evolution, though. The...
Rather an amusing evolution, though. The decorative finials recall a time when sharpened spear heads were mounted on the top of much higher walls to help discourage the revolting peasants from,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2007, 06:40 AM
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Not sure, and hopefully someone more familiar...
Not sure, and hopefully someone more familiar with the genre will fill in the blanks, but this looks like one I saw described as a souvenir 'Victory' naval dirk, one that was mass produced ans sold...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th April 2007, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 21
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All it takes is one or two new collectors with...
All it takes is one or two new collectors with deep pockets and not much knowledge to skew the sales on a specific item, especially if you have buyers who want to start collecting edged weapons but...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th April 2007, 10:47 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th April 2007, 01:19 AM
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Forum: Swap Forum
1st April 2007, 08:35 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
25th March 2007, 12:25 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th March 2007, 07:04 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th March 2007, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 11,237
Just to clarify the bucket o' worms UK weapons...
Just to clarify the bucket o' worms UK weapons collectors are facing:
From Wikipedia:
Parliamentary sovereignty, parliamentary supremacy, or legislative supremacy is a concept in constitutional...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th March 2007, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 11,237
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