Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th October 2024, 11:05 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd August 2024, 07:45 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd August 2024, 11:18 PM
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Very nice shield. I missed out on it.... Now,...
Very nice shield. I missed out on it.... Now, the "label" actually reads MASSAUA. The Italian used to write the double "S" that way. And the city was known as Massaua by the Italians, not MassaWa...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th December 2023, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th December 2023, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 11
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Amazing. Keeping in mind that most of the...
Amazing. Keeping in mind that most of the silverwork found in Eritrea comes from Yemen (just across the Red Sea), it is no surprise that the silver decorations found on daggers/knives from the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st October 2023, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2023, 12:49 AM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st March 2023, 06:23 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2023, 10:16 PM
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Replies: 11
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Moroccan dagger??
Picked up this at a show. Not my field, but I could not pass.... I found a similar one on internet (sold a while back by Ashoka Arts) identified a Moroccan. Help???? The back is partially grooved. ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th March 2023, 08:25 AM
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Sidamo knife?
Picked up out of curiosity a "cheap" lot of three Ethiopian daggers/knives. Turns out I got lucky as one of them was in superb conditions, quite old, complete and untouched in its original...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st October 2022, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 30
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st October 2022, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 13,952
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th October 2022, 02:04 AM
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Replies: 30
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A couple of comments. I also believe that the...
A couple of comments. I also believe that the hilt is hardwood (same used in Beja daggers) and not horn. Martin may share my opinion that the hilt itself is a "field" replacement. I also agree with...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th September 2022, 08:02 PM
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Replies: 9
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Interesting suggestion. However, if this blade...
Interesting suggestion. However, if this blade had been made from a bicycle rim, the holes (from the spokes) would be evenly spaced and there would be a fourth one close to the hilt. Also they...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2022, 03:22 AM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th September 2022, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th April 2022, 02:43 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
29th December 2020, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,727
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
29th December 2020, 07:31 PM
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Replies: 7
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Let's not forget that the Kilimanjaro is...
Let's not forget that the Kilimanjaro is snow-capped.... At any rate, on the Ethiopian Highlands, especially on the Semien Mountain Range, nights are extremely cold. Brrrrrrr….
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
26th November 2020, 07:22 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
25th November 2020, 08:48 PM
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Replies: 7
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Ethiopian Oromo headdress
Wish to share this with you guys. Years ago I got a furry headdress from a friend who knew I was into Ethiopian "stuff". He told me it was Ethiopian…. At the time, I had my doubts as I had never...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th October 2020, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th October 2020, 12:04 AM
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Replies: 6
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The "knife" is not sharpened for the first 45...
The "knife" is not sharpened for the first 45 inches. The rest is still sharp, though badly corroded. Could not find (I'll keep looking) the old Ethiopian painting that I saw a while back. Only...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th October 2020, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 6
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Ethiopian scabbard with utility knife????
Run into this scabbard from an Ethiopian sword and a little tab sticking out at the throat got my curiosity. I pulled it and out came a very crude blade, about ten inches long. Utility knife to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th October 2020, 10:54 PM
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Replies: 2
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Ethiopian blade for ID
I have two Ethiopian swords in my collection that need proper identification. They are virtually identical in shape and size, so I tend to believe that the blades were manufactured in the same...
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