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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th December 2020, 08:17 AM
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Posted By Gonzoadler
That is exactly the answer I expected from you. I...

That is exactly the answer I expected from you. I think it is not necessary to comment your answers anymore.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th December 2020, 07:23 AM
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Posted By Gonzoadler
I really donīt know why do you think it is...

I really donīt know why do you think it is necessary to discuss in that presumptuous tone. You are the only one here who didnīt contribute anything constructive until now. Your only goal seems to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th December 2020, 10:46 PM
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Posted By Gonzoadler
I think that these daggers are probably made for...

I think that these daggers are probably made for the western market is a consence here. Maybe some of them are official presents, but that is speculative.

And I don't debate because of one or two...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th December 2020, 08:57 PM
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Posted By Gonzoadler
@Mahratt Filigree, jade cabouchons, turquoise,...

@Mahratt
Filigree, jade cabouchons, turquoise, corals, similar hanger with the same small silver ring...
Sorry, I can't see big differences. And why some differences are allowed if we compare tea...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th December 2020, 06:51 PM
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Posted By Gonzoadler
simple Kard for comments

Hello,

I have this rather simple Kard. The blade is made of normal steel (tested with acid, no wootz), the wooden scabbard is covered with velvet and the mountings are made of brass. The handle...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th December 2020, 06:29 PM
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Posted By Gonzoadler
Help with translation - small pretty Kard

Hello,

since some years I own this unusual small Kard. The blade is wootz and has a gold Koftgari with inscription, the mountings are made of a silver alloy with a lower silver content or nickel...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th December 2020, 04:04 PM
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Views: 42,576
Posted By Gonzoadler
The cloisonné or cell enamel is an old chinese...

The cloisonné or cell enamel is an old chinese technique and you can find that on much older pieces. So this is no real criterion. The silver mountings have a similar "handwriting" like them from the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th December 2020, 02:00 PM
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Posted By Gonzoadler
That is a good point, but you canīt really make a...

That is a good point, but you canīt really make a dating with that inscription. For example in England, foreign products are marked in that way since the end of the 19th century (since 1891 in many...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th December 2020, 01:36 PM
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Posted By Gonzoadler
At first: I didnīt meant your answer with my...

At first: I didnīt meant your answer with my post. You donīt have my opinion, but you argued differentiated.
And to the other points: If sb. is an expert he should argue like an expert. That means...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th December 2020, 01:16 PM
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Views: 42,576
Posted By Gonzoadler
Pictures for comparation:

Pictures for comparation:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th December 2020, 01:07 PM
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Posted By Gonzoadler
Show me the differences. The main difference I...

Show me the differences. The main difference I can see is the use of silver filigree. But also that you can find on some pieces. I want to show similarities:

-Teapot 1: One casted and chiselled...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th December 2020, 09:11 AM
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Posted By Gonzoadler
No, not really ;) I can only read speculations...

No, not really ;)
I can only read speculations and no real knowledge. I can also begin to speculate, but I prefer to use some facts and not only accusations against auction houses: Between 1898 and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th December 2020, 10:48 AM
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Posted By Gonzoadler
Talking But the last one from Thiele auctions is with...

But the last one from Thiele auctions is with provenance.
Of course I can state that they lie, but I don't think so.
Who should buy such a souvenir an who should sell it?
It's laborous and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th December 2020, 09:02 AM
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Views: 42,576
Posted By Gonzoadler
Thanks for the first answers. I donīt think...

Thanks for the first answers.
I donīt think that these daggers are modern souvenirs, but of course it is possible that they are old ones. Most auction houses date them around 1900. Also they are...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th December 2020, 08:59 PM
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Views: 42,576
Posted By Gonzoadler
More more :D

More more :D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th December 2020, 08:56 PM
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Posted By Gonzoadler
More pictures...

More pictures...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th December 2020, 08:54 PM
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Posted By Gonzoadler
Chinese daggers - more colourful as christmas trees

Hello,

I want to share these very colourful silver daggers, jeweled with corals, turqouise, jade and malachites. In my opinion they were made in the late 19th. century. They are quite similar, but...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th November 2020, 11:23 AM
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Views: 16,706
Posted By Gonzoadler
Hello kwiatek, yes, the hallmark is really...

Hello kwiatek,

yes, the hallmark is really hard to read.
Thanks for your help.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th October 2020, 09:19 PM
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Views: 16,706
Posted By Gonzoadler
Not so close:

Not so close:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th October 2020, 09:11 PM
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Views: 16,706
Posted By Gonzoadler
Thank you very much, kwiatek! I really...

Thank you very much, kwiatek!
I really appreciate that.
Here are some close ups of the Tughra. The hallmark isn't very sharp and my pictures too (cheap camera) but maybe you can read something....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th October 2020, 12:10 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 16,706
Posted By Gonzoadler
I have completed some missing parts of the...

I have completed some missing parts of the Koftgari. I hope that helps. Now I'm not sure if there is a year in the text. :shrug:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th October 2020, 10:55 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 8,095
Posted By Gonzoadler
Hello, I would say the blade with the cipher is...

Hello,
I would say the blade with the cipher is from a russian Shashka, maybe a
m 1881.
Regards
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th October 2020, 08:41 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 16,706
Posted By Gonzoadler
Hmm, because of ariels hint I see that the...

Hmm, because of ariels hint I see that the inscription is turned upside down.
I add one more photo...
Any comments are welcome :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th October 2020, 02:15 PM
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Views: 16,706
Posted By Gonzoadler
and more :D :

and more :D :
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th October 2020, 02:13 PM
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Views: 16,706
Posted By Gonzoadler
More photos:

More photos:
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