Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th December 2022, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 31
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Exact ! Wakhan nomad people living in the...
Exact ! Wakhan nomad people living in the ''wakhan corridor'' area.
Nice and interesting picture of this karud with his coral turquoise silver scabbard in '' tibetan himalayan style''.
I wonder...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th December 2022, 09:37 AM
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Replies: 31
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd December 2022, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 31
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Karud dagger with unusual chased scabbard
Hello dear members,
today I come with a massive karud dagger
I just acquired.
Afghan or north indian origin,
The hilt is made of bone or walrus ivory.
The silver scabbard mounts looks...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th November 2022, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,399
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th November 2022, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,399
Hello,
Thank you for the comments,
here other...
Hello,
Thank you for the comments,
here other pictures of the ''nice one''
showing the koftgari quality and precision as said before
A deco weapon but
not the first tourist bazar shop item ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th November 2022, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,399
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th November 2022, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,399
Two zaghnal for comments
Good evening dear members ( or good morning !)
Here are two large zaghnal axes I have.
The less rusty was given to me by a really good friend years ago,
I have bought the second one with the...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th November 2022, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 27,534
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Forum: European Armoury
1st November 2022, 05:29 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 27,534
I take this opportunity to show you a ''fany''...
I take this opportunity to show you a ''fany'' ceremonial dirk a friend sold me:
Difficult ( for me and him) to age it and chose a correct price.
Stamp SCOTLAND and RA for Robert Allison ,
Must...
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Forum: European Armoury
1st November 2022, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 27,534
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Forum: European Armoury
30th October 2022, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 27,534
''Old'' dagger
Hello dear members,
What do you think of this dagger ?
Said to be 19th century but from unknown origin...
The scabbard dont fit perfectly with the blade so I think ii's a replacement one......
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Forum: European Armoury
21st October 2022, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 31,089
Hello all,
Interesting sites about...
Hello all,
Interesting sites about Zweihander swords - Spadone swords and how they were used even on boat attack,
Lepanto battle...
all in italian...
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Forum: European Armoury
13th October 2022, 08:56 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 31,089
Thank you for these pictures ,
It s a really...
Thank you for these pictures ,
It s a really interesting book you have here !!
Some models really look like, especially the pommel ;
( styled on old models ??)
Does anybody know what was the...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th October 2022, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 31,089
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Forum: European Armoury
7th October 2022, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 31,089
I'd like to share with you the lines that...
I'd like to share with you the lines that appeared when I clean it another time and use this time grain 800 then 1000 again.
It is not that deep in the blade but deep enough for being revealed after...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th October 2022, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 31,089
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th October 2022, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 17,730
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd October 2022, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 60,989
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd October 2022, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 31,089
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd October 2022, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 31,089
Happy to have it after little work...:)
A...
Happy to have it after little work...:)
A last question for specialists please :
Why did bladesmiths make sharp edges for reproductions or parade swords ?
Really, this one is one of the...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd October 2022, 05:57 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 31,089
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Forum: European Armoury
30th September 2022, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 31,089
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Forum: European Armoury
30th September 2022, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 31,089
Hello,
Sorry on avance for purists,
I...
Hello,
Sorry on avance for purists,
I had found the brown rusty patina too homogenuous and ''looking a little fake''
so I had three hours free time and could not resist to sand it with 1000...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th September 2022, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 31,089
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Forum: European Armoury
29th September 2022, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 31,089
Thank's a lot Kronckew for you message,
I...
Thank's a lot Kronckew for you message,
I wrote the total size ans weight :
163cm/64 inches long for 3,6kg/7,94 pounds.
Here some others measures;
-Handle 36cm with pommel but without...
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