Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th December 2013, 08:40 PM
|
|
Replies: 19
Views: 10,119
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th December 2013, 05:19 AM
|
|
Replies: 1
Views: 5,951
Hi YBR,
Your sword is referred to as a...
Hi YBR,
Your sword is referred to as a khanda (googling the term or searching the forum will provide you with lots of examples of similar swords). The blade does appear to be wootz...
Also, I...
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th October 2013, 05:02 PM
|
|
Replies: 11
Views: 11,466
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd October 2013, 11:04 PM
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 11,610
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th September 2013, 07:51 PM
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 18,634
Hi Ram,
LoL... I think you might have...
Hi Ram,
LoL... I think you might have confused Michael Wood - British historian, broadcaster and host of that incredible documentary series - with former Monty Python member Michael Palin, who...
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2013, 10:58 PM
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 18,634
Hi Rich & Alan,
These are fairly easily...
Hi Rich & Alan,
These are fairly easily found along the Malabar coast of India, where they are described as being used as scribes' knives (for banana leaves IIRC).
That being said, I 've...
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2013, 05:57 PM
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 18,634
Hello Ram and welcome to the forum! :)
...
Hello Ram and welcome to the forum! :)
Thank you for posting this beautiful 'scribe' folder... you'll see my humble example in the other thread in whch you translated the initials on an ex-OA...
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th August 2013, 06:39 PM
|
|
Replies: 7
Views: 7,936
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th August 2013, 09:37 PM
|
|
Replies: 7
Views: 6,463
Nice pairing Detlef... :)
To your...
Nice pairing Detlef... :)
To your knowledge, are these (quasi-)reversals in the blade profile (near the hilt) common to a particular subgroup (or region) within the Boa?
Cheers,
Chris
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th August 2013, 08:02 AM
|
|
Replies: 7
Views: 8,585
As I understand it, the importation of antique...
As I understand it, the importation of antique firearms is strictly verboten.
And I would be equally cautious with the importation of any edged weapon with a blade length greater than 9 inches or...
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th August 2013, 07:50 AM
|
|
Replies: 10
Views: 9,634
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd August 2013, 06:55 AM
|
|
Replies: 12
Views: 8,763
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th July 2013, 05:56 PM
|
|
Replies: 3
Views: 8,183
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd July 2013, 06:21 PM
|
|
Replies: 6
Views: 11,142
Hi John,
Even without a solid Viking...
Hi John,
Even without a solid Viking attribution, I'm always a sucker for bronze antiquities, be they from the Bronze Age or later. And I'm always a sucker for early symbols or writing (so as you...
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd July 2013, 05:40 PM
|
|
Replies: 10
Views: 11,866
Hi Neil,
To get a feel for the cleaning...
Hi Neil,
To get a feel for the cleaning process, find the nastiest, dirtiest-looking penny you can, and drop it into a small coffee cup with about an ounce or two of vinegar and about a...
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
21st July 2013, 09:07 PM
|
|
Replies: 17
Views: 14,554
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
21st July 2013, 02:48 AM
|
|
Replies: 17
Views: 14,554
I know... :o What I would give to come across a...
I know... :o What I would give to come across a period original in a local sale - the only one I've held in hand was a Victorian creation as well, and I gave it a happy albeit temporary home on my...
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st July 2013, 02:43 AM
|
|
Replies: 16
Views: 14,213
Yep - it's a beautiful blade!
I was going...
Yep - it's a beautiful blade!
I was going to link to a thread I (thought I) remember that was dedicated to two-tone blades (from Central and East Africa to Indo-Persia to SE Asia), but couldn't...
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
20th July 2013, 10:31 PM
|
|
Replies: 17
Views: 14,554
Hi Carlos,
Is the sword now in your...
Hi Carlos,
Is the sword now in your possession? Can you post close-up photos of the (top of) the pommel? How is that highly-stylized pommel secured to the rest of the hilt?
Even if it a late...
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th July 2013, 10:21 PM
|
|
Replies: 16
Views: 14,213
It cleaned up beautifully, Detlef! :)
I...
It cleaned up beautifully, Detlef! :)
I can see in the third photo the contrast between the blackened center and the outter perimeter of the blade... does the same (degree of) contrast hold true...
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th July 2013, 05:20 PM
|
|
Replies: 6
Views: 11,142
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th July 2013, 04:58 PM
|
|
Replies: 6
Views: 6,932
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th July 2013, 04:54 PM
|
|
Replies: 26
Views: 19,169
Hi Nidhi,
Your sentiments are well-placed...
Hi Nidhi,
Your sentiments are well-placed and warmly aprpeciated, but to be honest, it is a non-issue AFAIAC, and I'm sure Jens feels the same way. You'll see in my rather lengthy PM I didn't...
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th July 2013, 04:03 AM
|
|
Replies: 6
Views: 6,932
Provided you are able to have it done without...
Provided you are able to have it done without altering the blade geometry, then by all means, for the love of history and art, please uninscribe it. ;)
What compels some people to permanently...
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th July 2013, 03:31 AM
|
|
Replies: 26
Views: 19,169
Hello Nidhi... Haygeidhiriya... :)
My...
Hello Nidhi... Haygeidhiriya... :)
My apologies if my horrendous rendering of Kannada (Englada? Karnanglish? ;) ) is illegible. The next time I'm in B'lore, I'll make the trip south... maybe we...
|
