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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th November 2020, 11:01 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 12,670
Posted By Kubur
Hi my friend it's more a small cretan knife ...

Hi my friend

it's more a small cretan knife

yes


the silver chased scabbard is really well made,

yes, for the medium part and no, the top and the tip are not good.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th November 2020, 11:00 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 11,620
Posted By Kubur
Very Indian to me But to be safe I would say at...

Very Indian to me
But to be safe I would say at 99.9% in a triangle between India, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.
:)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th November 2020, 10:34 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 8,384
Posted By Kubur
Hi Erythrean Ottoman knife 1900 ...

Hi

Erythrean Ottoman knife 1900

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=23364&highlight=syrian+knife

But Syrian knives have very similar hilts.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st November 2020, 03:45 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 24,935
Posted By Kubur
Eric you are right plus Germans and Japanese were...

Eric you are right plus Germans and Japanese were good friends during WWII...
The problem is locking mechanism, plus the habaki plus the seppa.
Das ist sehr much.

:)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th October 2020, 12:23 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 24,935
Posted By Kubur
The blade is not Japanese only the habaki, the...

The blade is not Japanese
only the habaki, the seppa (soldered or moulded to the guard that's strange)
and the lock system only on shin gunto
so the sword has to be post wwII
The rest is very...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th October 2020, 08:16 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 24,935
Posted By Kubur
I don't like the word tourist, I think decorative...

I don't like the word tourist, I think decorative would be better.
Question: do you have a sharp blade? The clip point blade is not Japanese.
About the argument
"tourist sabre or something like...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th October 2020, 07:52 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 24,935
Posted By Kubur
I think it's a fantasy sword with Japanese WWII...

I think it's a fantasy sword with Japanese WWII features
The real sword should look like this
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th October 2020, 10:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 9,446
Posted By Kubur
Sure and yours was probably caped with a brass or...

Sure and yours was probably caped with a brass or iron finial.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th October 2020, 07:29 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 14,004
Posted By Kubur
I agree with all the above. This knife is a...

I agree with all the above.

This knife is a proper knife, from the turn of 1900. They are very common and most of the time very cheap, the price of a cigarette pack.

They are from the same...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th October 2020, 06:45 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 12,409
Posted By Kubur
I always target my wife with some old guns as a...

I always target my wife with some old guns as a joke
I shouldn't, look what I found in a 19th c. pistol

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=20033&highlight=barrel+powder

:)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th October 2020, 06:52 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 17,669
Posted By Kubur
:) I can tell you why they call them parade. ...

:)
I can tell you why they call them parade.
Because they are colourful and look fragile.
If all the shields made of straw, wood or leather were parade shields, we won't have a lot of battle...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th October 2020, 08:05 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 17,669
Posted By Kubur
Hi! Where are the parade shields?

Hi!
Where are the parade shields?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th October 2020, 11:35 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 17,669
Posted By Kubur
Hi Martin, Yes I can. As you can see the...

Hi Martin,

Yes I can.
As you can see the Ottoman shield is much bigger 40 to 50cm.
The wickerwork is much better on the Turkish Ottoman shields.
Only the central part is made of iron, there is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th October 2020, 07:48 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 17,669
Posted By Kubur
Kalkan shield

I decided to go out of the woods when I saw the discussion on the kalkan shield.

The kalkan is NOT an Ottoman shield. It's a Kurdish shield.

It's the reason why you can find it in Turkey.
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th October 2020, 06:17 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,753
Posted By Kubur
No words... I'm speechless Plus it was gilded ...

No words... I'm speechless
Plus it was gilded
very similar to this one (not mine unfortunately)
top top dhal congrats
:p
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th October 2020, 11:59 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 29,009
Posted By Kubur
It's very interesting, thank you. I was...

It's very interesting, thank you.
I was thinking that it was a fantasy sword because of the ridiculous dragon head then I saw some golok with such grotesque heads...
As you said the wood doesnt...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th October 2020, 07:56 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 29,009
Posted By Kubur
# Thank you Battara Jose

#
Thank you Battara Jose
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th October 2020, 07:53 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 9,165
Posted By Kubur
Hi mmmmm I would say a mix between a dhal...

Hi

mmmmm I would say a mix between a dhal shield and an Indian shield

;)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd October 2020, 01:37 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 29,009
Posted By Kubur
golok? on steroids

Hi Guys

Do you know what is this???
It's very long 1m....

Thanks
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th September 2020, 09:44 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 13,641
Posted By Kubur
Very high quality blades, more likely early 19th ...

Very high quality blades, more likely early 19th
Look at

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=23651&highlight=snake+persian
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd September 2020, 07:06 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 16,693
Posted By Kubur
Hi Guys I have two of these one recent...

Hi Guys

I have two of these
one recent from Chad 1970ties
and the old one from Sudan, but I think it's from Chad too...
:)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th September 2020, 11:00 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 17,252
Posted By Kubur
Extremely interesting Do you know if they were...

Extremely interesting
Do you know if they were designed for the Ottoman / Turkish market too?
(with the flag)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th September 2020, 08:53 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 17,252
Posted By Kubur
I can't resist to comment! This is not a...

I can't resist to comment!

This is not a stone but a red molded glass.

Here an Iraki khanjar with the same glasses from 1900-1920.

The old Yemeni flag has a moon and a star.

What is the...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 21st June 2020, 08:31 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 19,632
Posted By Kubur
This is the wrong place... These knives are...

This is the wrong place...
These knives are around 40cm long and they are ot cutlery.
If all the knives around 40cm should be placed in the miscellania then you need to move half of the knives from...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 20th June 2020, 06:51 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 19,632
Posted By Kubur
Thank you It depends if the meat is overcooked...

Thank you
It depends if the meat is overcooked and hard to cut...
:)
There is another trousse but i cannot post it as it is for sale!
:) :)
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