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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th April 2020, 03:34 PM
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Posted By Ren Ren
Subject for training in martial arts.

Subject for training in martial arts.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th April 2020, 11:46 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 18,822
Posted By Ren Ren
You are absolutely right, Philip! Thanks for...

You are absolutely right, Philip! Thanks for these important comments!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th April 2020, 10:15 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 21,994
Posted By Ren Ren
Thanks for these pics! What I see, in my opinion,...

Thanks for these pics! What I see, in my opinion, was written by three different people.
Red characters 章書記 are read in Japanese Akira shoki - a secretary / clerk named Akira, in Chinese Zhang shuji...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th April 2020, 09:49 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 15,891
Posted By Ren Ren
Hello francantolin! It's my pleasure! The...

Hello francantolin!
It's my pleasure!

The book “History of the ornament of Dagestan” by Paruk M. Debirov was published in Russian by the Moscow publishing house “Nauka” in 2001 (Парук...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th April 2020, 09:07 PM
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Posted By Ren Ren
The scabbard is really similar to those made in...

The scabbard is really similar to those made in Tbilisi, but the “markharay” ornament on the back says loudly that this is the work of a master from Dagestan (I am not in this field :) but I have the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th April 2020, 11:11 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 18,822
Posted By Ren Ren
I looked carefully - in the Vietnamese alphabet...

I looked carefully - in the Vietnamese alphabet there is no letter "f", the combination "ph" is used there. I think that what I saw as "fi" is the Chinese character 利 "li". It can mean:
surname Li ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th April 2020, 09:11 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 18,822
Posted By Ren Ren
This mark may be Chinese family characters 干丁 Gan...

This mark may be Chinese family characters 干丁 Gan Ding (or Qian Ding)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th April 2020, 11:36 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 18,822
Posted By Ren Ren
These marks are similar to Vietnamese letters...

These marks are similar to Vietnamese letters "HĐ" and "fi".
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th April 2020, 12:19 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 21,994
Posted By Ren Ren
Thank you for answer, Battara! Believe me, I...

Thank you for answer, Battara! Believe me, I didn’t want to offend your feelings - we in Russia know well how the invaders behaved in the occupied territory.

But I would like to return to the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th April 2020, 01:49 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 21,994
Posted By Ren Ren
In the auxiliary units of the Japanese Imperial...

In the auxiliary units of the Japanese Imperial Army, not only the Japanese served, but also the peoples from the occupied countries. Or I'm wrong?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th April 2020, 05:22 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 21,994
Posted By Ren Ren
This is extremely interesting! Black characters...

This is extremely interesting! Black characters 奉公袋 in Japanese read "hokobukuro" and mean "service records bag" http://www.nambuworld.com/hokobukuro.htm
I don’t understand how these scabbards and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th April 2020, 02:48 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 22,196
Posted By Ren Ren
Photo is turned upside down. I see the numbers...

Photo is turned upside down. I see the numbers "151" and the family character 謝 Xie (means "Gratitude"). The arsenals built by Europeans in China and Japan sometimes continued to use European numbers...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th March 2020, 08:35 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 26,108
Posted By Ren Ren
The shape of the handle resembles the samples...

The shape of the handle resembles the samples from SEA. But I cannot recall a single specimen whose handle would be fastened with two rivets.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th March 2020, 07:20 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 49,570
Posted By Ren Ren
I think that two Chinese characters are written...

I think that two Chinese characters are written here, meaning the name of the owner - 右謝 You Xie ("Right" and "Gratitude").
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd March 2020, 10:32 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 26,980
Posted By Ren Ren
Yes, we are talking about different things. I...

Yes, we are talking about different things.
I have no information about gunsmiths of Kurdish origin, because I did not look for her.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd March 2020, 09:29 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 26,980
Posted By Ren Ren
Thank you, I understand you well. I think that...

Thank you, I understand you well. I think that this topic can be seen as an attempt at a brainstorming session, and any more or less close thought can be useful.

It would be very interesting for...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd March 2020, 09:17 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 26,980
Posted By Ren Ren
Among the peoples of Transcaucasia, the Kurds...

Among the peoples of Transcaucasia, the Kurds were known as desperate robbers of trade caravans and cattle abductors.
However, this does not contradict the fact that part of the Kurds served as...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd March 2020, 12:25 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 26,980
Posted By Ren Ren
I will also support this opinion and supplement...

I will also support this opinion and supplement it - at that time many Kurds lived in Armenia and Georgia, especially in Tiflis.
I also read that the city of Mosul was famous for its wootz, until...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th February 2020, 07:47 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 32,764
Posted By Ren Ren
The work is not finished :) It remains to...

The work is not finished :) It remains to decipher the two characters from the square stamp.
Perhaps this will be curious. While translating, I learned that in 1795 Binzhou County received a special...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd February 2020, 11:37 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 32,764
Posted By Ren Ren
谢谢! xičxie! Thank you! :)

谢谢! xičxie! Thank you! :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd February 2020, 11:07 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 32,764
Posted By Ren Ren
It looks like you were right. 大清道光卜 "Da Qing...

It looks like you were right.
大清道光卜 "Da Qing Dao Guang bu" - "The Great Qing Dynasty Emperor Tao Guang granted [this sword]" ("Dao Guang" reign period 1821-1850).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd February 2020, 10:23 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 32,764
Posted By Ren Ren
I was really happy to help you. And I will...

I was really happy to help you. And I will continue to do what is in my power.
The character in the photo below is similar to an imitation of a traditional Chinese seal - a square in which four...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd February 2020, 06:16 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 20,566
Posted By Ren Ren
You can see an object with a similar hilt in...

You can see an object with a similar hilt in Особая кладовая/ Treasury of the Russian Ethnographic Museum. Access there is limited for ordinary visitors, but is open to specially organized groups -...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st February 2020, 10:22 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 20,566
Posted By Ren Ren
Chimera - this is when in Brooklyn an Indian...

Chimera - this is when in Brooklyn an Indian blade of the beginning of the 20th century is attached to an Polish hilt of the late 18th century ;)
In this case, we see:
1) the hilt - the Caucasus,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th February 2020, 08:43 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 20,566
Posted By Ren Ren
It is quite possible. Traces of soldering between...

It is quite possible. Traces of soldering between the blade and the hilt indicate repair.
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