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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th May 2013, 06:19 AM
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Posted By LPCA
Hi compatriot, nice piece - end of XIX° /...

Hi compatriot,

nice piece - end of XIX° / early XX°- very clean.

Not Afedali type, but from the Tetuan & Riff areas.

http://blade.japet.com/14-maroc.htm

Louis-Pierre
Forum: Swap Forum 15th September 2011, 05:14 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,990
Posted By LPCA
UP

UP
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th September 2011, 05:59 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 116,934
Posted By LPCA
Hello Stu, Yes, you're right. It is very...

Hello Stu,

Yes, you're right. It is very difficult today to have a final decision on the origins of Moroccan or Arab Zanzibari Nimcha. That is why this subject is open and no door can not be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th September 2011, 06:36 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 116,934
Posted By LPCA
here are the images LPCA

here are the images

LPCA
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th September 2011, 06:30 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 116,934
Posted By LPCA
Salam Ibrahim, I do agree with you that...

Salam Ibrahim,

I do agree with you that Europe is one track among others. It would be appropriate to leave the Eastern door wide open.
The Arabs were great traders and great travelers. No doubt...
Forum: Swap Forum 5th September 2011, 05:36 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,896
Posted By LPCA
SOLD in the States

SOLD in the States
Forum: Swap Forum 1st September 2011, 06:15 PM
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Views: 7,896
Posted By LPCA
On hold

On hold
Forum: Swap Forum 23rd August 2011, 06:14 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,896
Posted By LPCA
and again

and again
Forum: Swap Forum 23rd August 2011, 06:11 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,896
Posted By LPCA
Some more pics

Some more pics
Forum: Swap Forum 23rd August 2011, 05:54 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,896
Posted By LPCA
JEZAÏL from SIND

Hello friends

Here for sale this superb percussion jezaïl from Sind - mid-XIX° - complete with its original barrel stick and strap - Nothing moves, everything works .... After cleaning the inside...
Forum: Swap Forum 20th August 2011, 06:51 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,990
Posted By LPCA
BUMP

BUMP
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th August 2011, 06:06 PM
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Views: 116,934
Posted By LPCA
Nein, nein, nein, Kurt, not one of the Prophet...

Nein, nein, nein, Kurt, not one of the Prophet saber for a lot of reasons

see there http://le-carrefour-de-lislam.com/Attributum/reliquiae_2.htm

Yes Jim, it looks like a telescoping of an...
Forum: Swap Forum 7th August 2011, 04:48 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,990
Posted By LPCA
Now reduced 200 euros === $270 with S&H and...

Now reduced 200 euros === $270 with S&H and Paypal included.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th August 2011, 05:02 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 116,934
Posted By LPCA
Hi Kurt, difficult to say something on the...

Hi Kurt,

difficult to say something on the blade as details are missing and the image does not help much. The shape could be from 17 to 19°.

Of course, Moroccan Jews also knew the work of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th August 2011, 11:34 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 116,934
Posted By LPCA
Hi Kurt, It may be a presentation Nimcha...

Hi Kurt,

It may be a presentation Nimcha even if it misses the full set of quillions (of which the guard). The profile of the handle is the same that the one of a Nimcha.
This type of work on...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th August 2011, 05:53 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 39,868
Posted By LPCA
Hi Jim Have a glance please to the Takouba...

Hi Jim

Have a glance please to the Takouba team as we had some talks (Iain and I)

Have a nice day.
LP
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th August 2011, 05:50 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 116,934
Posted By LPCA
Hello Abdullatif, I understand much better...

Hello Abdullatif,

I understand much better that the word NIMCHA sounds foreign for an Arab.
This word has traveled..... But how and when?
One might think that the Arabs have conveyed it in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th August 2011, 05:15 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 39,868
Posted By LPCA
Hello, Here under, a translation of the...

Hello,

Here under, a translation of the French text on the Kijang-Kudi in my study on Keris ( my site Blade http://blade.japet.com/KRISS/K-Arme-IM/Dagues/Kudi/Kudi.htm). It does not claim that's...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th August 2011, 04:53 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 116,934
Posted By LPCA
Hi friend Jim, I am glad too to meet you again...

Hi friend Jim,
I am glad too to meet you again on our favourite battlefield....

First, we must admit that all authors dont have the same seriousness. Some are truly pioneers and researchers such...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd August 2011, 06:28 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,328
Posted By LPCA
Waooo... , both are pure beauties!!! A real...

Waooo... , both are pure beauties!!!
A real oriental dream....

The first has maybe an indian blade. The second , a persian blade .

My eyes and me thanks you.

Louis-Pierre
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd August 2011, 06:10 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 116,934
Posted By LPCA
Hi Abdullatif, Thanks for your remark. You...

Hi Abdullatif,

Thanks for your remark.
You are right for the translation of HALF by NSFR in classic Arabic (called so in the Maghreb). Same for the word SWORD that is SAÏF SIF in classic arab.
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st August 2011, 05:49 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 9,418
Posted By LPCA
Hello friends, thanks for your comments. No...

Hello friends, thanks for your comments.

No barrel being made in Algeria, they were imported.
They could be obtained by the offshore grips, but so much blades were reused or transformed , so much...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st August 2011, 07:40 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 9,418
Posted By LPCA
Hi guys, Fernando and Norman are right for...

Hi guys,

Fernando and Norman are right for the datation: 1260 A.H. 1844 A.D.
The qualification of Algerian rifle is also right but too wide.

In fact, we find 2 types of guns in Algeria:
the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st August 2011, 06:41 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,788
Posted By LPCA
Hi guys, clearly, the Tufenk is the father...

Hi guys,

clearly, the Tufenk is the father of a lot of firearms from Maghrib (Algeria) to Middle East (India, Afghanistan) and Central asia (Uzbekistan, ...).
Norman have a sort of arabic...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st August 2011, 06:21 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 116,934
Posted By LPCA
Hi guys, The word nimcha or nimsha suits...

Hi guys,

The word nimcha or nimsha suits perfectly in its size (from Arabic nim = half, thus a short sabre as a cutlas).

But it is not a Moroccan nimcha.

It is a sabre of used offshore on...
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