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Forum: European Armoury 26th October 2024, 08:03 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,292
Posted By Chris Evans
Very sad news and a great loss to this forum -...

Very sad news and a great loss to this forum - May he rest in peace and my condolences to his loved ones.

Chris
Forum: European Armoury 4th July 2024, 05:10 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 30,231
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi Marius, Much appreciated! ...

Hi Marius,



Much appreciated!

Cheers
Chris
Forum: European Armoury 3rd July 2024, 02:23 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 30,231
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi Marius, What a beautiful sword,...

Hi Marius,

What a beautiful sword, congratulations!

How long is the blade? From the pics it seems rather short...

Cheers
Chris
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd May 2024, 07:40 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 15,487
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi Yuri, Very much appreciated! Cheers ...

Hi Yuri,

Very much appreciated!

Cheers
Chris
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2024, 02:56 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 15,487
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi Yuri, Any chance of you writing a short...

Hi Yuri,

Any chance of you writing a short summary of these papers? I have not had much luck with translating technical papers with Google.

Cheers
Chris
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2024, 05:38 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 15,487
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi Yuri, Many thanks for the links....

Hi Yuri,

Many thanks for the links. Unfortunately they are in Cyrillic script, so I will have a difficult time in reading them. Do you know of an English translation?

Cheers
Chris
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2024, 05:27 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 15,487
Posted By Chris Evans
Brigadier General John jacob (1812-1848) of the...

Brigadier General John jacob (1812-1848) of the East India Company had this to say:

Even the men’s swords were of English manufacture, with
broad curved blades in the old dragoon style—the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st May 2024, 03:11 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 15,487
Posted By Chris Evans
Yes, I have to say that what Larrin has to say on...

Yes, I have to say that what Larrin has to say on the subject is very informative. He has lots of other very good articles on cutlery steels on his website.

Cheers
Chris
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st May 2024, 03:05 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 15,487
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi, Thanks for the links, but I could not...

Hi,

Thanks for the links, but I could not find the article that the first like was supposed to take me to and got an error message on the second one. What am I doing wrong?

Cheers
Chris
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th April 2024, 01:11 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,338
Posted By Chris Evans
Good observation and I was tempted to say so too,...

Good observation and I was tempted to say so too, but was unsure if it was solid gold or mere plating. Didn't expect too much gold on 800 silver. Be that as it may, it is a very nice knife!

Cheers...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th April 2024, 09:02 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,338
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi tbird914 I did some more searching on the...

Hi tbird914

I did some more searching on the internet and found a similar knife being discussed and the poster claims that the brand MCA MH RDA is in fact an abreviation of `MARCA MARTINEZ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th April 2024, 05:06 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,338
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi, It is a “cuchillo criollo”, (creole...

Hi,

It is a “cuchillo criollo”, (creole knife) pertaining to the Pampean flat grasslands of Sth America extending from southern Brazil to Uruguay and Argentina. These days it is classified as a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th April 2024, 02:33 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 15,487
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi, A fairly high carbon content is...

Hi,



A fairly high carbon content is what made Wootz crucible steel possible, that is to say, by lowering the melting point. Upon solidification, the excess carbon formed carbides, the presence...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th April 2024, 02:47 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 15,487
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi mariusgmioc, Good obeservations! ...

Hi mariusgmioc,

Good obeservations!



Well, the toughness test results of the Wootz tested by Larrin is rather poor, so I imagine that the antique variety can't be much worse.

A note here...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th April 2024, 02:22 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 15,487
Posted By Chris Evans
Properties Of Wootz

Hi Folks,

Over the years there has been much discussion on this forum about the properties of Wootz, and recently the metallurgist Dr Larrin Thomas has posted a very informative video on this...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd March 2024, 12:36 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,526
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi, 20th century. probably 1950s, souvenier...

Hi,

20th century. probably 1950s, souvenier navaja made for the tourist market.

Sent you a PM.

Cheers
Chris
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd November 2023, 04:59 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 131,159
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi Gavin, Sorry to disappoint, but I plead...

Hi Gavin,

Sorry to disappoint, but I plead ignorance on this one as it could have come from anywehere, though it does have a Latino look about it, and your suggestion of it being a Sorocaban has...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th April 2023, 03:52 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 11,266
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi Gunar, Thank you for posting details of...

Hi Gunar,

Thank you for posting details of the knife and congratulations on your new acquisition.

The horn seems identical to the one with the `EBERLE', so my guess is that it was marketed by...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st March 2023, 03:09 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 11,266
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi Gunar, I forgot about that post, and yes,...

Hi Gunar,

I forgot about that post, and yes, they do look very similar. and please post again when it arrives.

Regarding your other questions, this type of knife was widely used in the Pampean...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2023, 02:41 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 11,266
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi `gp' Going by the maker's brand and the...

Hi `gp'

Going by the maker's brand and the `boton', I have the feeling that your knife was made by the Brazilian cutler Eberle which went out of business in 1984, being taken over by another...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th February 2023, 02:13 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 78,845
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi Ariel, Here's a good article on it:...

Hi Ariel,



Here's a good article on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montevideo

Cheers
Chris
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th February 2023, 03:09 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 78,845
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi Lee, Nice collection - I am envious! ...

Hi Lee,

Nice collection - I am envious!

Cheers
Chris
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd February 2023, 01:42 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 14,888
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi folks, For those who are interested in...

Hi folks,

For those who are interested in these knives, I highly recommend Domenech's
Dagas De Plata, a magnificent work of 393 pages and in my opinion, by far the best work on the subject..
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th February 2023, 08:55 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 14,888
Posted By Chris Evans
ASPaulding. Many thanks for posting Abel's...

ASPaulding.

Many thanks for posting Abel's very informative reply.

Cheers
Chris
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd January 2023, 04:36 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 14,888
Posted By Chris Evans
If you do, please post his reply. Cheers ...

If you do, please post his reply.

Cheers
Chris
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