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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th March 2023, 07:47 PM
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Posted By kronckew
Not many photos on that site, Dave. Could...

Not many photos on that site, Dave.


Could they possibly have been produced for the Boxers late 19/early 20c? They wouldn't have the time to learn the finesse that he longer imperial Jians...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th March 2023, 06:23 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 38,630
Posted By kronckew
Yellow was the Imperial colour. I read...

Yellow was the Imperial colour.


I read somewhere that a lot of these were made for the armouries if fortified villages and towns for issue to civilians when needed.


Mine looks a bit less...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd February 2023, 07:45 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 40,155
Posted By kronckew
Early Ottoman tribal swords were a lot...

Early Ottoman tribal swords were a lot straighter. more like this: (not mine. mine has a curved guard)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st February 2023, 01:32 AM
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Posted By kronckew
Camel corps of King abdul-Aziz, Head of the...

Camel corps of King abdul-Aziz, Head of the Saudis.


In 1902, the Saudi bedouins recapture the Masmak Fort in Riyadh, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was reborn after 3 years of further battles....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th February 2023, 04:26 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 20,494
Posted By kronckew
Interesting, I've been seeing a lot of those from...

Interesting, I've been seeing a lot of those from Berlin online recently, as I mentioned in Jim's Theatre Combat thread in miscellanea.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th February 2023, 03:58 PM
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Views: 20,494
Posted By kronckew
Your expertise is of course telling. I'll...

Your expertise is of course telling. I'll consider it a Stage Combat prop 'Viking' sword with a takouba style blade.



might be of interest to Jim in his stage combat thread in miscellanea.

...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th February 2023, 03:29 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 20,494
Posted By kronckew
I Note on mine in post #1, the wide blade, single...

I Note on mine in post #1, the wide blade, single fuller, rounded tip, reenforcing plates on the crossguard, holes that may have once had rivets for a cover. And the oval half a brazil nut pommel.
...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 16th February 2023, 09:40 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 271,665
Posted By kronckew
Another name for you Aug. Schneider, Berlin. ...

Another name for you Aug. Schneider, Berlin.


From theatrical swords: (not mine) 19-20c
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th February 2023, 08:13 AM
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Views: 20,494
Posted By kronckew
That was my initial thoughts, but then the blade...

That was my initial thoughts, but then the blade has tak-like fullers and that crossguard is not very viking. reminded me of asub saharan short tak with a cast aluminum guard I have. (below)


...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th February 2023, 08:55 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 20,494
Posted By kronckew
Takoubavariant?

won this Medieval style steel bladed sword, 90.5cm in length", (auctioneer description ;))

Looks to me like a takouba variant. Any comments on age and possible origin, etc. welome. Thanks in...
Forum: European Armoury 14th February 2023, 05:47 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 150,936
Posted By kronckew
I seem to recall Tod tested a few greased arrows...

I seem to recall Tod tested a few greased arrows at some point. He also tested the thinner armour used for the appendages and side armours. He also tested glancing arrows coming off the breastplate,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th February 2023, 05:59 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 58,653
Posted By kronckew
I'm adding my curved lalaw style one below. It...

I'm adding my curved lalaw style one below. It just has a loop you can put a belt thru that I added. The only pics I can find seem to imply the straight ones just had a loop that you could slip a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th February 2023, 04:06 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 58,653
Posted By kronckew
The cylindrical piece of wood with the holes for...

The cylindrical piece of wood with the holes for the cord is a type of toggle button, you can use it to attach to a belt, or a baldric.


I have a straight (and a curved) one myself, also...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 11th February 2023, 05:14 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 271,665
Posted By kronckew
:) I use 'Hooflex' on my horn grips.

:) I use 'Hooflex' on my horn grips.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 11th February 2023, 04:29 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 271,665
Posted By kronckew
I have just acquired a 'Celtic/La Tene' sword,...

I have just acquired a 'Celtic/La Tene' sword, with an anthropomorphic hilt in cast bronze, nicely stamped 'Verch & Flothow', Charlottenburg' They made weapons for stage combat for the Charlottenburg...
Forum: European Armoury 11th February 2023, 11:12 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 17,149
Posted By kronckew
That seems a bit arbitrary and inflexible, and...

That seems a bit arbitrary and inflexible, and hardly a universal Standard set in stone & immortalized by an irridium bar kept in a vacuum at 20c.


Even Wiki (and google) mentions an 'average'...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 11th February 2023, 08:45 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 271,665
Posted By kronckew
Jim, there are a number of posts on the forum...

Jim, there are a number of posts on the forum about the Khevsurli.



My favourite story there is that in WW1 They got finally the word that the Tsar was recruiting men for the war with Germany...
Forum: European Armoury 10th February 2023, 03:59 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 17,149
Posted By kronckew
Where did you get your definition of a "rapier's"...

Where did you get your definition of a "rapier's" minimum length? :confused:
Forum: European Armoury 9th February 2023, 08:25 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 86,190
Posted By kronckew
In 1801, when George III renounced his title as...

In 1801, when George III renounced his title as King of France under the Treaty of Paris, the French Fleur de Lis quartering was removed,and replaced with the Scottish Lion.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th February 2023, 02:57 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 14,028
Posted By kronckew
Slightly better HDR 'macro' photo of stamp:

Slightly better HDR 'macro' photo of stamp:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd February 2023, 06:54 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 17,598
Posted By kronckew
Looks like a garbled Museum label added much...

Looks like a garbled Museum label added much later by someone who didn't care much for historical accuracy. He could have been a young Union soldier who served as an old volunteer in the pan-Am war...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd February 2023, 09:22 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,333
Posted By kronckew
I've found a few pictures of daab/dha from the...

I've found a few pictures of daab/dha from the golden triangle area on commercial sword sites, these 'lotus' tip blades with the exact same fullers and spine shapes and same length as mine, along...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st January 2023, 08:21 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,333
Posted By kronckew
Nope. European Briquets/Fascine messers/ i.e....

Nope. European Briquets/Fascine messers/ i.e. 'infantry swords', are not Heiho. And nothing like mine. Those grips are fairly std. european type, Napoleon had many thousands of those made, as did...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st January 2023, 07:42 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,333
Posted By kronckew
Sigh....:rolleyes: This looks nothing like a...

Sigh....:rolleyes:

This looks nothing like a Hei Ho klewang., not the blade, not the guard, not the grip and not the scabbard. I have a real Dutch klewang and am well aware of it, it's variants...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2023, 03:01 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,333
Posted By kronckew
Thanks, the leather scabbard is also a bit odd,...

Thanks, the leather scabbard is also a bit odd, not DHA-like at all… When I first got it, it had a short hairy brown animal fur on the outside, mostly fallen off though. It's now quite bare. The seam...
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