Forum: European Armoury
11th August 2009, 01:43 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd May 2009, 05:00 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd May 2009, 06:35 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd May 2009, 03:34 AM
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German? Prussian?
Please, have a look at this sabre. Picture qualty isn't that great, but it's all i have at the moment.
It has WK&C Solingen logo onthe base of the blade, but the tip o the blade is confusing me.
My...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd May 2009, 03:32 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd May 2009, 02:57 AM
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German? Prussian?
Can you guys have a look at this sabre. Picture qualty isn't that great, but it's all i have at the moment.
It has WK&C Solingen logo onthe base of the blade, but the tip o the blade is confusing...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th February 2009, 01:52 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2009, 05:42 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2009, 05:18 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2009, 05:04 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2009, 04:55 PM
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http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Kilij
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http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Kilij
The kilij (also spelled kilic) is a sword used by the Ottoman Empire starting around the late 15th century. These blades were a distinct variation on...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2009, 04:28 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2009, 04:05 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2009, 03:20 PM
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Hello Ingvar.
Thank you for bege ID.
This is...
Hello Ingvar.
Thank you for bege ID.
This is explains a lot. Is it possible that sabre was assembled as a gift, or custom ordered for a "polkovnyk" of that regiment? That may explain the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2009, 03:42 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2009, 03:38 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2009, 03:06 AM
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OK, here is other side of the blade ...
OK, here is other side of the blade
http://picasaweb.google.com/yura.soroka/KozakCossack#5297590951982181378
And the bigger album - http://picasaweb.google.com/yura.soroka/KozakCossack#
See...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2009, 01:18 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2009, 12:36 AM
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Wide spread from France to Moscovia. Any other...
Wide spread from France to Moscovia. Any other countries, that were able to make these blades?
By the way, what do you guys think about statuette of a cossack with musket on the top of the scabbard?
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2009, 12:27 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2009, 12:13 AM
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so
So, two options, dealer made a mistake, and sabre is first part of 17 ct.
Or it is a fake?
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd February 2009, 10:44 PM
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boo
Actually it sais VIVAT WIERNE KOZAKI. It sais 18 century on the tag. These times, Rzecz Pospolita was still there. By the way, the style reminds me of polish sabre classification as "kozacka" by...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd February 2009, 10:27 PM
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Hm :)
Unfortunately (or fortunatly) it is not mine, and not for sale. This is a museum's piece. I was trying to figure out how it is related to Ukrainian Cosscks. does this herald mean anything? It looks...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd February 2009, 04:21 AM
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Cossack's saif?
Another sabre for identification.
Looks like persian saif for me, but there are picture of St. Mary with a child on the blade, and a herald on other one.
By the what could it mean?
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd February 2009, 04:10 AM
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Sabre for id and comments
Apparently it is Ukrainian cossack sabre of 18 ct.
Would you confirm this? Where it was made? Lviv, Krakow, Cherkassy?
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