Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th October 2024, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 12
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Thank you all for your replies !
It is not...
Thank you all for your replies !
It is not made of jadeite jade ( the number one )
But yes good nephritic jade ( certiified as I wrote )
I found this ottoman dagger '' kard'' with a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th September 2024, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 12
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Here some results using ferric chloride,
few...
Here some results using ferric chloride,
few time...
Not the best
but we can see on both side an
homogeneous fine grain structure.
I hope to get some Nital but there are problems with ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th September 2024, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 12
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The one I get oh yes,
nephritic jade,...
The one I get oh yes,
nephritic jade, certified by the gemologist of the auction house i personnally know since a decade.
I already cleaned it and polished the blade,
Just need to receive...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th September 2024, 10:56 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th September 2024, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 14,568
I finallyreceived it,
I'm going to clean it...
I finallyreceived it,
I'm going to clean it soon and see what's going on with the blade.
Interesting on the scabbard the first 7 holes with fake rubies or some kind of resin. Have any of you...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th September 2024, 11:26 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 14,568
Thank you for your messages !
Yes it is fine...
Thank you for your messages !
Yes it is fine wootz , that's what said the auctionhouse,
Said too it was not common to have a high quality blade and hilt on a ''fighting'' or ''military'' model ....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th September 2024, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 14,568
Jade hilted khyber knife
Dear members,
Here the khyber knife I had the chance to get ,
These are the pictures of.the auctionhouse
I hope I will receive it soon.
The jade hilt is interesting ,
I saw a lot of 1900...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2024, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,796
Thank's a lot Corrado,
I like the original ...
Thank's a lot Corrado,
I like the original steel patina in the models you show me,
there is a black patina on this one that make all a little faky,
Maybe a protection against rust.
I'll try...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2024, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2024, 01:57 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,796
Silver flintlock
What do you think of this flintlock ?
Nice silver work, the cannon has interesting drawings.
19th Balkan origin ??
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Forum: European Armoury
16th August 2024, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,275
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Forum: European Armoury
14th August 2024, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,275
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Forum: European Armoury
14th August 2024, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,275
I finally received the helmet
and I think I am...
I finally received the helmet
and I think I am subscribed to questionable products,
the equation: sale on the Internet without seeing the product + fairly attractive price for an original model...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th August 2024, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,275
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Forum: European Armoury
9th August 2024, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,275
Medieval style helmet
Good day dear members,
I will soon receive this helmet,
I have only these pictures for the moment.
But it seems not bad
Said to come from.a castle but I didn't pay too much
because it can be...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
1st June 2024, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 27,649
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
1st June 2024, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 27,649
Hello Marius,
The Marius's war ,😁
That's...
Hello Marius,
The Marius's war ,😁
That's what I asked in my first post ( indian damas...)
but I couldn't find any like this one.
I'm still not sure it is 19th/early 20th but it is strongly made...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
31st May 2024, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 27,649
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Forum: European Armoury
18th May 2024, 09:21 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 7,401
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
18th May 2024, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 27,649
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
17th May 2024, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 27,649
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
17th May 2024, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 27,649
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
16th May 2024, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 27,649
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
16th May 2024, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 27,649
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
13th May 2024, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 27,649
Thank's a lot Sajen,
That's the kind of steel...
Thank's a lot Sajen,
That's the kind of steel damascening I was thinking about when I suggested Spanish dagger origin
I will try to remove the ( too ) fancy velvet/chape in scabbard and hilt if...
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