| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  12th October 2017, 11:22 PM | 
	
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				 Allow me to point out that though there are... 
 Allow me to point out that though there are plenty of incorrectly attributed Circassian shashkas online, there are distinct type of Georgian shashka (noteworthy  it was not called shashka in Georgian...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  12th October 2017, 11:03 PM | 
	
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				 Allow me slight correction. Instead of Russia,... 
 Allow me slight correction. Instead of Russia, should be - Russian Federation. Word Russia invites geographical and cultural error. Part of Caucasus presently governed within Russian Federation,...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  17th April 2016, 01:44 AM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  12th April 2016, 11:54 PM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  10th September 2013, 04:03 PM | 
	
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				 Thank you Jim!   
Dear C.A. !  
 I did not mean... 
 Thank you Jim!
 Dear C.A. !
 I did not mean to say its 'bad'. I just assumed that you as most of us are interested to know either piece you are interested in is authentic or not. Don't you care to...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  9th September 2013, 04:22 AM | 
	
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				 Hi,Jim!  
I agree it seems like only cross guard... 
 Hi,Jim!
 I agree it seems like only cross guard is authentic, though I would say it was taken from a Kahetian saber , not from a shamshir sword type. But again it is hard to say for sure, you might...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  26th January 2013, 02:04 PM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  15th January 2013, 02:07 AM | 
	
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				 Khevsurian battle rings 
 Though this link is already posted at another Thread " Dashna- khevsurian short sword" , I decided to make a new thread just in case. Following a plan to bring historical Georgian weapon related...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  14th January 2013, 06:53 AM | 
	
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				 Battle rings from Khevsurety 
 In effort to bring historical Georgian weapon related papers by Georgian scholars to English reader. Here is a link to the paper on Khevsurian battle rings.  Author is my colleague and friend Nikoloz...
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	| Forum: European Armoury  24th December 2012, 06:13 PM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  24th December 2012, 06:38 AM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  22nd December 2012, 06:55 AM | 
	
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				 Dashna - khevsurian short sword 
 Links to English translations of articles written by me or my friends and colleagues, Georgian scholars and ethnographers and  previously published only in Georgian or Russian will be posted here....
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  22nd July 2012, 03:22 AM | 
	
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				 I doubt that any such work will turn up... 
 I doubt that any such work will turn up occasionaly since it is very rear , but just in case here are the following.
 "likokeli blade"
 Note the kind of oval  made of two semicirkles facing each oter...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  22nd July 2012, 02:32 AM | 
	
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				 Hello Jim! Glad to hear from you.   
There are... 
 Hello Jim! Glad to hear from you.
 There are enough of both types of pictures ,those that were staged at the studio or even outside and those that had been taken in real locations.  Each year more...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  22nd July 2012, 01:48 AM | 
	
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				 “barging in”  is only welcome dear Ariel ! And... 
 “barging in”  is only welcome dear Ariel ! And you are absolutely correct about saber that Kurt displayed,   it is definitely not a Khevsurian type but of Kartli/Kaheti  region which we can judge by...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  21st July 2012, 11:34 PM | 
	
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				 verry nice item Kurt 
 Hi, Kurt ! Thank you for wonderful pictures. Really nice item here.
 Ariel pretty much answered to your question so I have nothing to add really.
 If you make closer shot at stamp we might read it...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  17th July 2012, 09:48 PM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  17th July 2012, 09:37 PM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  17th July 2012, 09:26 PM | 
	
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				 types of scabbards of khevsur sabers and swords 
 There are few general details and elements that are helpful in establishing khevsur origin of the sword. Most of khevsur sword  harness should have along its length  small silver or brass ...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  17th July 2012, 06:06 PM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  17th July 2012, 04:53 AM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  17th July 2012, 04:50 AM | 
	
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				 answer to freebooter 
 Greetings  freebooter !
 Its been long time since my last visit. I hope  my intrusion into this obviously abandoned conversation might yet turned out helpful for you.
 First of all allow me to make...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  30th June 2009, 12:34 AM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  29th June 2009, 07:26 PM | 
	
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				 Update on documentary film 
 Dear friends greetings to all. its good to be back and see discussions getting more professional and detailed though not less heated sometime.
 Here is weblink to ...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  10th June 2008, 10:44 PM | 
	
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				 It seems to late to join into this discussion.... 
 It seems to late to join into this discussion. But just incase Janti would come back, I want to say a few words about origin of caucasian daggers.
 Dear Janti it is clear that you are patriot of...
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