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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Yesterday, 05:15 PM
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Posted By gp
I could not have said it better and agree not...

I could not have said it better and agree not 100 but 1000% and I believe there is already an excellent structure ( if one could call it that) in place by the specialist knowledge of forum members...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th September 2025, 10:47 AM
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Views: 554,678
Posted By gp
Thank you! The top 2 with the “open mouth” handle...

Thank you! The top 2 with the “open mouth” handle are very nice and I believe you outbid me in the auction as I do not have this type of Bosnian at all…:)
Congrats again!

The third one with...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th September 2025, 06:56 PM
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Posted By gp
One from Sweden,manufactured by Erik Frost in...

One from Sweden,manufactured by Erik Frost in Mora, Sweden, approximately in the 1950s.
The varnished wooden handle is fitted with a brass upper mount and a nickelsilver lower mount.
The...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th September 2025, 06:53 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 39,802
Posted By gp
The lack might be explained by the fact that the...

The lack might be explained by the fact that the Sami, one of the oldest cultures in Europe (even the Romans did mention them), sadly have been surpressed and discriminated against for a long...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th September 2025, 06:19 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 554,678
Posted By gp
don't underestimate yours; the quality is good to...

don't underestimate yours; the quality is good to very good.

Forget about Bosnian scabbards, always the poorer part as it is just very thin copper on wood ( and not the best strongest wood I dare...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th September 2025, 09:56 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 7,872
Posted By gp
Thank you! Subject to the region, even within a...

Thank you! Subject to the region, even within a certain country, the name used for a knife or dagger can change, leading sometimes to confussion.

Where one names a knife in the former Yugoslavia...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th September 2025, 08:51 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 7,037
Posted By gp
You should be a hap, hap, happy guy ! 100% ...

You should be a hap, hap, happy guy ! 100%

Congrats!

As said before it is a very nice one but also the result of your hard work; it turned out beautiful, specially the end result on the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th September 2025, 05:10 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 11,666
Posted By gp
the only one I have, just a simple one with a...

the only one I have, just a simple one with a small decoration close to the grip
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th September 2025, 05:44 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 39,802
Posted By gp
could it be : ...

could it be :

https://www.knivesofthenorth.com/collections/stromeng
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th September 2025, 03:06 PM
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Views: 39,802
Posted By gp
received a nice puukko, which was quite dirty and...

received a nice puukko, which was quite dirty and some rust, looked a little beaten up as if in had been throug several wars...:)

nevertheless managed to get it back to live;

it is 20 cm long...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th September 2025, 05:38 PM
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Views: 6,934
Posted By gp
I used to have a similar one, which got stolen in...

I used to have a similar one, which got stolen in 85 with my puukko...
But I like these 2 very much due to their patina !
Both on the handle and as well on the leather scabbard; simply beautiful....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th September 2025, 04:04 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 7,872
Posted By gp
Thanks a lot concerning the determination ! ...

Thanks a lot concerning the determination !
Highly appreciated to have this solved….
Now I can say “vozi Misko”.
= an encouragement from an excellent movie “ ko to tama peva / look who is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th September 2025, 09:09 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,562
Posted By gp
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpost.php?p=28458...

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpost.php?p=284584&postcount=21
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th September 2025, 09:01 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 7,037
Posted By gp
I refrain from commenting on politics but the Bay...

I refrain from commenting on politics but the Bay of Kotor has a most interesting history

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Kotor

FYI: I used to stay at friends in Dobrota ( next to Kotor )...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd September 2025, 06:42 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,667
Posted By gp
double, sorry

double, sorry
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd September 2025, 06:35 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,667
Posted By gp
I have seen some of these "better" or higher...

I have seen some of these "better" or higher quality daggers and little swords,
which have been made for officers and the better classes (aristocrats and rich merchants) in the Ottoman times, being...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd September 2025, 02:51 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 39,802
Posted By gp
could the name be Morakniv Garberg ? or maybe...

could the name be Morakniv Garberg ? or maybe here is a name:
https://www.chuckhawks.com/scandinavian_knives-2.html

I used to have the top one in green; it was my mother's given to her by my...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd September 2025, 08:26 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 39,802
Posted By gp
also a nice version are the "double: ones: one...

also a nice version are the "double: ones: one small and one big Puukko
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd September 2025, 07:57 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 7,872
Posted By gp
thank you for your reply! I thought as well...

thank you for your reply!

I thought as well Sarajevo and not a tourist one but original craftmanship made between 1800-1890.

But as I have not seen a bichaq with this geometrical "format"...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd September 2025, 08:41 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 7,872
Posted By gp
Thank you very much for your feedback!

Thank you very much for your feedback!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd September 2025, 08:11 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 39,802
Posted By gp
there is a book in English and also German, next...

there is a book in English and also German, next to a few in Finnish

whilst looking for some literature, I stumbled on this picture on the bottom;

somebody did find a cheap and very nice box...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd September 2025, 08:00 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 39,802
Posted By gp
double....sorry !

double....sorry !
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2025, 03:26 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 10,389
Posted By gp
it doesn't look like pure Arabic nor Turkish nor...

it doesn't look like pure Arabic nor Turkish nor Bosnian written in Arabic lettering...

the person I consult thinks it might perhaps be even Afghan like Dari or Pashtun..?
Her translation is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2025, 03:07 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 7,872
Posted By gp
Bichaq but where from...?

I considered myself lucky to trade this one ( which I believed to be a Balkan one...;)) for an Ottoman dagger of 47 cm long with a silver scabbard.

The more I look, the more I like it but also the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2025, 02:53 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 39,802
Posted By gp
just got lucky and found another 2 which look to...

just got lucky and found another 2 which look to have quite some age to it and differ a little from the standard types...
Concerning the 2nd one; I think the leather scabbard does not belong...
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