Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th December 2012, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,671
Hello, again, Teodor.
Pommel in question could...
Hello, again, Teodor.
Pommel in question could be used for smashing various things, no doubt about that :) . What interests me is the shape and its possible link to a certain place or period.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th December 2012, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th December 2012, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,671
Thank you, Teodor.
Yes, I have noticed some...
Thank you, Teodor.
Yes, I have noticed some similar knives from Bulgaria... It's a very valuable information, thanks again. I am very interested in finding tools, weapons from this area - peasant,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th December 2012, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,671
Old knife
Hello, dear Forum Members.
I recently aquired this knife, so I would like to present it to you. It comes from Romania, from the Northern part of Muntenia (Wallachia). I have not gathered enough...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th November 2012, 10:59 PM
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Replies: 3
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Latest news say that the tool could come from a...
Latest news say that the tool could come from a croatian village in S-W Roumania, a mountain village where the houses used to be built from wood - well, what else? Thus for, I guess the title of this...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th November 2012, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,491
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th November 2012, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 3
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19th Century Roumanian miner's pickaxe
Hello, again.
I know, it is not a weapon, but a simple tool...Which could become a weapon anytime.
It comes from South-West Roumania, from a mining region. Hand made by a village smith, I presume,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
30th October 2012, 03:12 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,251
Hello, again.
Dom - very nice and...
Hello, again.
Dom - very nice and interesting bedouin belt! Yes, people have always tried to watch their backs...
I will probably post some other pictures with different, more utilitarian...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th October 2012, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,057
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
30th October 2012, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,251
Thank you, Tatyana, thank you, Gene. I am happy...
Thank you, Tatyana, thank you, Gene. I am happy that you enjoy the subject. Indeed, there is not much information on this topic, hopefuly that will change some day...
About the belt: it comes from...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
29th October 2012, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,251
Roumanian shepherd's belt
Hello, again.
As there is not much information about Roumanian folk tools/weapons/accessories on the forum, I would like to share some pictures of this leather belt. Apart from the usual...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th October 2012, 10:50 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,057
Hello and thanks for the feedback.
I did some...
Hello and thanks for the feedback.
I did some research on the forum and found this http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11234&highlight=khodmi .
The handle looks little bit similar, in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th October 2012, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,057
Thank you.
I notice that, apart from being...
Thank you.
I notice that, apart from being used and still sharp, the blade is a little longer than other knives from that area. Is this lenght common? And is re-hilting also a common practice? I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th October 2012, 04:44 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,057
North African knife
Hello.
I recently acquired this knife. I strongly feel that it is North African, Algerian maybe? There is no scabbard, the blade came covered with some old deteriorated varnish, probably damar or...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th September 2012, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,451
Thanks
Salut și mulțumesc pentru răspuns.
Hello and thanks for the answer.
Yes, I think the same about the age - question is, were they still making these knives like this, in Bosnia, after the first...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd September 2012, 10:17 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,451
hello
Hello and thanks for the reply. Yes, it is a bicaq :) and really better looking in reality. I like it here, thank you a lot. Any idea, until when have these knives been made - first years of the XXth...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd September 2012, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,451
Bosnian knife
Hello.
I would like to show you my bosnian knife. I have noticed older threads discussing items like this one. There were beautiful examples. I hope you will enjoy these pictures, too.
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