Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st February 2026, 12:10 AM
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Hi, Jim. In the 1930s metal shields became...
Hi, Jim. In the 1930s metal shields became popular in Abyssinia. Pressed out of sheet metal, backed by thin red leather, covered by velvet and decorated with brass strips (sometimes dipped in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st January 2026, 12:37 AM
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Replies: 15
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Hi everyone. The FORUM holds a lot of...
Hi everyone. The FORUM holds a lot of information about Ethiopian swords. All you have to do is to search for it. It's there. Many of the questions have been answered more than once.
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Forum: Swap Forum
9th January 2025, 07:48 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
3rd January 2025, 05:42 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
2nd January 2025, 03:48 AM
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BARA ritual knife
BARA chief ritual knife from Madagascar. Very rare. Excellent conditions. US$800.00 plus US$40.00 shipping.
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Forum: Swap Forum
2nd January 2025, 03:44 AM
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BARA ritul knife
Offering a very scarce BARA ritual knife from Madagascar. US$ 800.00 plus shipping. Excellent conditions.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th November 2024, 11:01 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th November 2024, 10:58 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th November 2024, 12:06 AM
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Replies: 34
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Behold, the power of rumors.... When Linbert...
Behold, the power of rumors.... When Linbert published his ground braking booklet on African weapons, there was indeed very little published on the subject. And whatever he said in his booklet was...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd November 2024, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 5
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The shield is from India. No argument there. It...
The shield is from India. No argument there. It could have found its way to Ethiopia, possibly at the time at the Napier's expedition. Everything is possible. So, in my opinion, if you believe the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th October 2024, 12:05 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd August 2024, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd August 2024, 12:18 AM
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Replies: 11
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Very nice shield. I missed out on it.... Now,...
Very nice shield. I missed out on it.... Now, the "label" actually reads MASSAUA. The Italian used to write the double "S" that way. And the city was known as Massaua by the Italians, not MassaWa...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th December 2023, 12:56 AM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th December 2023, 11:02 PM
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Replies: 11
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Amazing. Keeping in mind that most of the...
Amazing. Keeping in mind that most of the silverwork found in Eritrea comes from Yemen (just across the Red Sea), it is no surprise that the silver decorations found on daggers/knives from the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st October 2023, 08:33 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2023, 01:49 AM
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Replies: 13
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st March 2023, 07:23 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2023, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 13
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Moroccan dagger??
Picked up this at a show. Not my field, but I could not pass.... I found a similar one on internet (sold a while back by Ashoka Arts) identified a Moroccan. Help???? The back is partially grooved. ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th March 2023, 09:25 AM
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Sidamo knife?
Picked up out of curiosity a "cheap" lot of three Ethiopian daggers/knives. Turns out I got lucky as one of them was in superb conditions, quite old, complete and untouched in its original...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st October 2022, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 57,574
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st October 2022, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 57,574
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th October 2022, 03:04 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 57,574
A couple of comments. I also believe that the...
A couple of comments. I also believe that the hilt is hardwood (same used in Beja daggers) and not horn. Martin may share my opinion that the hilt itself is a "field" replacement. I also agree with...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th September 2022, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 9
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Interesting suggestion. However, if this blade...
Interesting suggestion. However, if this blade had been made from a bicycle rim, the holes (from the spokes) would be evenly spaced and there would be a fourth one close to the hilt. Also they...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2022, 04:22 AM
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