Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th February 2009, 05:07 PM
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Thankyou for your observation !
You've hit...
Thankyou for your observation !
You've hit on something I've read as well. At the back of my brain pan
in all of this has been a growing interest in which direction the evolution
of the saber...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd February 2009, 06:23 AM
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Hi Rick ... hmmm, you must remember me from...
Hi Rick ... hmmm, you must remember me from somewhere else, but
yes ! The Black Saber is most definitely the sword I have been
hunting down for years now. It is without a doubt the crown jewel in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd February 2009, 08:53 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd February 2009, 08:48 PM
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Hi Jim, thankyou for your kind words and...
Hi Jim, thankyou for your kind words and comments. One reason I have
done more looking and reading as opposed to posting is that I am neither
historian nor collector of authentic antique weapons....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd February 2009, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 16
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Hi, MP, The Black Saber is the conclusion of a...
Hi, MP, The Black Saber is the conclusion of a 4-year quest to
either find a historical piece; and it would have had to strike me as a
sword I could not do without, if you follow me. OR commission...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd February 2009, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 16
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Hello, Lew ... Thankyou for your comment and...
Hello, Lew ... Thankyou for your comment and questions :
The material of the cross-guard / knuckle guard is iron. Paolo's
description of creating the patina on the hilt and fittings :
" The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st February 2009, 04:22 AM
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Replies: 16
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The Black Saber
Gentlefolk, while I feel I should apologize for not posting here often,
I do like coming here to view arms and armor from different cultures
and countries. For the first time I feel I have...
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27th April 2006, 07:41 PM
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25th April 2006, 03:26 PM
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