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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2017, 10:31 PM
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Posted By Mercenary
Pearls or beads in the blades have nothing to do...

Pearls or beads in the blades have nothing to do with poison. The answer lies in the old Persian poetic momentum. "Shine of the blade" = "Shine of the pearl" = "Shine of life" (the life that had been...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2017, 05:42 PM
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Views: 27,927
Posted By Mercenary
Ariel, I am with you. There were combination...

Ariel, I am with you.

There were combination weapons. Also it is possible to keep two or three swords or daggers in each hand and one more in each foot and in mouth. It was usefull? Historically?...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th November 2017, 02:19 PM
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Posted By Mercenary
to shayde78 The most part of bichua-daggers...

to shayde78
The most part of bichua-daggers were made for right hand. So someone needs a long time to put a bichua on his right hand then take a kutar and where he should go after? Dagger in right...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th November 2017, 01:48 PM
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Posted By Mercenary
Now we need to take an Indian fist shield as it...

Now we need to take an Indian fist shield as it kept actually (not like in the picture), take a chilanum or a straight katari (the usual weapons of the Indian warriors instead of peshkabz) and get on...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th November 2017, 12:37 PM
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Posted By Mercenary
Very interesting. But in reality used only tulvar...

Very interesting. But in reality used only tulvar and shield without any fantasies and such modern perversions ;)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th September 2017, 04:00 PM
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Posted By Mercenary
I completely agree. But as to the word "bhuj" I...

I completely agree. But as to the word "bhuj" I have a slightly different consideration but in general you are right.


Great news! It is high time to update the terminology that has not changed...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th September 2017, 06:05 PM
Replies: 248
Views: 267,926
Posted By Mercenary
Pretty good will be to learn something new or...

Pretty good will be to learn something new or rather something old. For example that still now somewhere in India the jamdhar dagger it is still called as "tiger dagger" or "tiger knife". Or in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th September 2017, 03:53 PM
Replies: 165
Views: 213,273
Posted By Mercenary
What is written in the descriptions of museums it...

What is written in the descriptions of museums it is only for curious visitors.
At the forum there is slang, in conversations of collectors and dealers, in the descriptions of museums and richly...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th September 2017, 01:43 PM
Replies: 165
Views: 213,273
Posted By Mercenary
Very respectful. It is very right to write...

Very respectful. It is very right to write "sword" or "dagger", rather than experiment with unclear words. Special terms should be in special articles, but not in colorful albums.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th September 2017, 11:55 AM
Replies: 165
Views: 213,273
Posted By Mercenary
It is solely our problems. In the book all right....

It is solely our problems. In the book all right.

Peshkabz is just an object which necessary to keep differently unlike all Indian daggers. If it straight or curve - it is only the details.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th September 2017, 10:44 AM
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Posted By Mercenary
Estcrh, Very clearly. Million thanks. Even...

Estcrh,

Very clearly. Million thanks.
Even if "karud" emerged as "kangaroo", as "kangaroo" it has the right to exist. #historydidit.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th September 2017, 01:14 AM
Replies: 165
Views: 213,273
Posted By Mercenary
Ariel, I have been searching for you some...

Ariel, I have been searching for you some references for kirch, but look what I have found in Baden-Powell hand-book. I forgot about it.
Specially for you :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th September 2017, 12:52 AM
Replies: 165
Views: 213,273
Posted By Mercenary
:confused: About "kirch"? I am sorry. Only the...

:confused: About "kirch"? I am sorry. Only the word itself:
کرچ
किरच
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th September 2017, 12:31 AM
Replies: 165
Views: 213,273
Posted By Mercenary
Many thanks. I often travel around India, read in...

Many thanks. I often travel around India, read in museums the descriptions in Hindi, communicate, talk to antique dealers and gunsmiths, and in Moscow I sit with Hindi/Urdu dictionaries))
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th September 2017, 12:23 AM
Replies: 165
Views: 213,273
Posted By Mercenary
The word is written like "kirch". But pronounced...

The word is written like "kirch". But pronounced like "kir(a)ch", "kir(u)ch" and so. It depends on who is speaking and who is listening. When the Indians speak, then I, a Russian guy, hear how...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th September 2017, 11:39 PM
Replies: 165
Views: 213,273
Posted By Mercenary
Kir(a)ch (the same as in the case of kar(a)d). ...

Kir(a)ch (the same as in the case of kar(a)d).
"Kirch tulwar" (most correctly "kirch tuRwar") - straight sword, literally means "sword for to split (to cleave)".
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th September 2017, 07:09 PM
Replies: 165
Views: 213,273
Posted By Mercenary
Someone asked Indian: "What is this?" - "This is...

Someone asked Indian: "What is this?" - "This is tulwar (a sword)". "And what is this?" - "This is kar(u)d (a knife)". Not a single specific type of weapon, but a common name.
You know in ancient...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th September 2017, 04:38 PM
Replies: 165
Views: 213,273
Posted By Mercenary
You are absolutely right! Word "tulwar" is just...

You are absolutely right! Word "tulwar" is just "a sword". That is way in India there are "khanda tulwar", "sukhela tulwar", "kirach tulwar" and so. Most of the "Indian" terms that we use now are...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th August 2017, 09:38 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 31,016
Posted By Mercenary
Many thanks. Before the Mughal paintings there...

Many thanks. Before the Mughal paintings there were others: Jain, Deccan miniatures and of course wall paintings. But if we are talking about images of weapons, we need to take into account that only...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th August 2017, 10:06 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 31,016
Posted By Mercenary
I think we uderstand the difference between...

I think we uderstand the difference between Indian cilanum/khapwa and other Indo-Persian-Afghan daggers with other types of hilt and blade.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th August 2017, 09:57 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 31,016
Posted By Mercenary
because the miniature school itself appears in...

because the miniature school itself appears in India in the second half of the 16th century :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th August 2017, 10:31 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 31,016
Posted By Mercenary
In its origin "cilanum" ("khapwa" is more...

In its origin "cilanum" ("khapwa" is more correct) is old Indian dagger. Under the influence of the Mughals, Turks and Afghans in the 17th and 18th centuries it was ousted and replaced by khanjars...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st August 2017, 01:26 PM
Replies: 165
Views: 213,273
Posted By Mercenary
But we need to know all the nuances, mentioned by...

But we need to know all the nuances, mentioned by D.Miloserdov and Ariel....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st August 2017, 08:54 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 61,900
Posted By Mercenary
No ideas? There were no "scorpion's sting"...

No ideas? There were no "scorpion's sting" dagger. Bichhua-scorpion, bichhua-nettle, bichhua-dagger - all of them STING.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th August 2017, 02:41 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 61,900
Posted By Mercenary
. Exactly. Metaphorical. But only for us not...

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Exactly. Metaphorical. But only for us not for Indian of 17-19th. For them the following words were cognate. Why do you think?
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