Forum: European Armoury
10th December 2010, 12:34 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
9th December 2010, 02:43 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd November 2010, 11:24 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th November 2010, 03:42 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th October 2010, 01:15 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
21st October 2010, 11:09 AM
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You're far too kind, Jim, as always :)
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You're far too kind, Jim, as always :)
Anyway, regarding the templar's attribution and not wanting to interrupt the interesting discussion going on, I think that the things to consider are...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th October 2010, 11:32 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st October 2010, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 53
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Let's give it a try. It reads (I think):
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Let's give it a try. It reads (I think):
“Perteneció a uno de los tres juramentados que entraron en la casa del S(?)ultán Harun (16 Agosto 1888*). Mataron a un moro y a tres chinos e hirieron...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th September 2010, 09:17 AM
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These are from the Museo Naval, if I'm not...
These are from the Museo Naval, if I'm not mistaken. Spanish regulation (or at least Navy-used) Navy weapons.
There's a catalogue of the bladed weapons of the Museo Naval, but it excludes all the...
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Forum: European Armoury
28th September 2010, 02:34 PM
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I agree with Dimitry. I would maybe hazard a...
I agree with Dimitry. I would maybe hazard a guess for a guard from a better-than-average foil or duelling sword of French style. The blade would be from a duelling sword, and the rest of the hilt...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th September 2010, 02:50 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
9th September 2010, 12:17 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
7th September 2010, 03:44 PM
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Thank you for the additonial pictures, Gio. ...
Thank you for the additonial pictures, Gio.
Just a couple of questions... is the end of the tang threaded, or is my eyes playing tricks on me again? Also, is a mark what I see at the beginning of...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th September 2010, 05:25 PM
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At first glance I would say 18th c., made "a...
At first glance I would say 18th c., made "a l'ancienne" / "a la antigua" to fit a smallsword/court sword/military sword hilt; probably in Solingen. Either that, or a refitted 17th c. blade, but...
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Forum: European Armoury
31st August 2010, 03:59 PM
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Over the years I've seen a good handful of...
Over the years I've seen a good handful of daggers of this type (the ones Fernando posted, I mean), with some variations (horn, ebony or ivory handles, for example, and either straight or wavy...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th July 2010, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 36
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Hmmm... pretty unlikely, I'm afraid.
The...
Hmmm... pretty unlikely, I'm afraid.
The "medialuna" or "media-luna" was (still is) indeed a tool to hamstring the bull, not only in the "corrida" but also in cattle-herding. I managed to find a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th July 2010, 09:03 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th June 2010, 03:26 PM
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Ah, indeed. Larressore is a town in the French...
Ah, indeed. Larressore is a town in the French Basque Country, and Ainciart-Bergara is the name of a family of Makila-Makers from there. The original name was Ainciart, recorded since mid-19th c., I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th June 2010, 01:23 PM
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Funny how "Ethnographic" is applied always to...
Funny how "Ethnographic" is applied always to "the other"'s culture :D. For me, a Bowie Knife is an ethnographic weapon :p
But we discussed this before, here...;)
Anyway, you can find some...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th June 2010, 11:16 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
18th May 2010, 03:54 PM
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Replies: 38
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A bit late, but let me join to the general...
A bit late, but let me join to the general congratulations for your appointment to the position of Moderator, Fernando :).
In my experience (I moderate other fora) this tends to be kind of a mixed...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th May 2010, 03:01 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd April 2010, 10:12 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd April 2010, 09:40 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th April 2010, 09:46 AM
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