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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Yesterday, 07:48 PM
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Posted By gp
more than humble; a beautiful one in the way it...

more than humble; a beautiful one in the way it is made and also the 'C' sign on the blade...only the second time I have seen one like that, and nice curve on the grip..very smooth !
Lovely...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th March 2026, 03:24 AM
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Posted By gp
any o9ne of you has a "bird beak"bichaq? if...

any o9ne of you has a "bird beak"bichaq? if positiv, can you show a pic please? Thnx !☼
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th March 2026, 07:15 PM
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Posted By gp
just got lucky at an action and did win a "bird...

just got lucky at an action and did win a "bird beak pommel" bichaq and am looking forward to receive it soon.

Same features as Pitt1999 with the same decoration ( circular) on the grip as also...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 12th March 2026, 10:10 PM
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Views: 43,990
Posted By gp
Tell Butcher Knife Tighten Annie.... We gonna...

Tell Butcher Knife Tighten Annie....
We gonna pitch a ball down to that union hall

some most beautiful versions :)

Koko Taylor and the great Willie Dixon...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 12th March 2026, 09:55 PM
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Views: 138,077
Posted By gp
and 22. Juli 1746 at Tirlemont ( just around the...

and 22. Juli 1746 at Tirlemont ( just around the corner where I live ☺) by Antoine Benoist (1721-1770).
The latter could well be the same Pandurs which inspired Crnojanski to write his book...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 12th March 2026, 09:50 PM
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Views: 138,077
Posted By gp
another nice visualisation of the Pandurs are...

another nice visualisation of the Pandurs are these 2 drawings of a battle between the Habsburg Hungarian Royal Husars and Pandurs with the French troops 9. August 1746 at Etoiles
Forum: European Armoury 8th March 2026, 10:15 PM
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Views: 15,530
Posted By gp
great, thnx a lot for these examples!

great, thnx a lot for these examples!
Forum: European Armoury 8th March 2026, 06:39 PM
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Views: 15,530
Posted By gp
Hi Detlev, the bolster indeed looks the...

Hi Detlev,

the bolster indeed looks the same, but that is one and actually the only aspect of similarity, or do I misunderstand you?

- what about the blade and its decoration? None of the...
Forum: European Armoury 7th March 2026, 05:59 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 15,530
Posted By gp
it is getting more and more interesting the...

it is getting more and more interesting the origin and relationship with the Iberian region!
as explained with this example, shown in the 2nd one from Venetia and 3rd one
based upon the brass...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th March 2026, 02:37 AM
Replies: 546
Views: 2,358,284
Posted By gp
Ottoman soldiers in 1828, taken from a travel...

Ottoman soldiers in 1828, taken from a travel book of Scottisch writer Charles Macfarlane (1799–1858)
Forum: European Armoury 6th March 2026, 07:15 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 15,530
Posted By gp
it normally is brass indeed, with most of these...

it normally is brass indeed, with most of these knives and daggers.
I believe by the looks the grip is horn like you mostly see with the knives of that period, sometimes it is bone...the white...
Forum: European Armoury 5th March 2026, 12:59 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 15,530
Posted By gp
Be carefull if or when cleaning it ...in order...

Be carefull if or when cleaning it ...in order not to damage the yellowish ( gold ?) decoration on the blade !


'Bom dia !

It for certain is no letter opener but a smal knife or dagger...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th February 2026, 01:09 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 76,432
Posted By gp
an additional visualisation, I just received a...

an additional visualisation, I just received a couple of pics for my collection

3rd regiment Zouaves
campaign in northern Morocco 1907-08
WWI Battle at Aisne
WWI German POW's
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th February 2026, 01:07 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 76,432
Posted By gp
double....sorry!

double....sorry!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2026, 11:12 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 17,585
Posted By gp
Indeed, this comes closest Also interesting:...

Indeed, this comes closest

Also interesting:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=29752

Nevertheless first time ever I have seen DaveA’s very nice dagger!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th February 2026, 08:19 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 17,585
Posted By gp
Thnx a lot for this insight. Might indeed be a...

Thnx a lot for this insight. Might indeed be a good indication but would define it as not Moroccan as the Tuareg region is way more south or more east towards Algeria and Libyia...
Still remains the...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 25th February 2026, 06:39 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 412,537
Posted By gp
although fantasy, a spin off series of Game of...

although fantasy, a spin off series of Game of Thrones, called " A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms "has quite some similarities with the European Middle Ages and most interesting are a couple of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th February 2026, 12:09 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 17,585
Posted By gp
excellent pics! which does raise more...

excellent pics! which does raise more questionmarks; defenitly no cornelian but what it is, I can't say ; perhaps other forum members do recognize it..?

As for the black (metal?) inlays: it seems...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th February 2026, 02:25 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 17,585
Posted By gp
Indeed faceted does raise some questions and...

Indeed faceted does raise some questions and could indicate glass cut....
Most interesting questions more and more...:)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th February 2026, 01:58 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 17,585
Posted By gp
thank you all for your input but I am still not...

thank you all for your input but I am still not convinced 100%.

root cause:

indeed the "rude" metal decoration would imply a Berber / Tamazight origin in contrast with the more sophinsticated...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 23rd February 2026, 12:24 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 43,990
Posted By gp
Red Scar Eyes by Mitch Ryder ( saw this 80 year...

Red Scar Eyes by Mitch Ryder ( saw this 80 year old gent still great live and kicking last Friday)

"Get her high made her crazy cut her heart out with a knife"
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th February 2026, 10:32 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 17,585
Posted By gp
Hi Dave, the red ist often used in Ottoman...

Hi Dave,

the red ist often used in Ottoman influenced regions; carnelian or also called cornelian
Less expensive than coral ( which is often used for the more expensive ones) and also easier to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th February 2026, 06:54 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 17,585
Posted By gp
the floral decoration makes me think of an...

the floral decoration makes me think of an islamic nature / origin but for the Magreb the lines are a little too thin / refined.
Also its style and the blade does indicate another direction:...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th February 2026, 12:03 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,133
Posted By gp
Islamic Arms and Armor in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

free and legal, next to be most interesting
whiuch is out of print ...

https://cdn.sanity.io/files/cctd4ker/production/2726cefb84434295a9184f6590a0e727e77bd621.pdf
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 11th February 2026, 02:55 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 43,990
Posted By gp
Don't sing love songs, you'll wake my mother ...

Don't sing love songs, you'll wake my mother
She's sleeping here, right by my side
And in her right hand, a silver dagger
She says that I can't be your bride....
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