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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th January 2025, 08:41 PM
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Posted By gp
some guys with a kaskara from East Africa

some guys with a kaskara from East Africa
Forum: European Armoury 23rd January 2025, 11:32 PM
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Posted By gp
did you not see "Lederstrumpf" with Hellmut...

did you not see "Lederstrumpf" with Hellmut Lange.....?

or am I too old...☺☻☺
Forum: European Armoury 23rd January 2025, 11:23 PM
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Views: 219,371
Posted By gp
and not to forget Nikolaj Gogol's "Taras...

and not to forget Nikolaj Gogol's "Taras Bulba"...about the Zaporozhian Cossacks

romantisized film in 62 with Tony Curtis and Yul Brynner and in 2008 a more realistic one with Bogdan Stupka
Forum: European Armoury 23rd January 2025, 10:57 PM
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Posted By gp
talkin' 'bout Rutger...2 movies Ladyhawk...

talkin' 'bout Rutger...2 movies

Ladyhawk and Flesh & Blood
Forum: European Armoury 23rd January 2025, 10:47 PM
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Views: 219,371
Posted By gp
as a young boy I recall being wild about 4 series...

as a young boy I recall being wild about 4 series in the sixties;

1. Ivanhoe with Roger Moore, based upon Sir Walter Scot's novel about Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe during the 12th century reign of...
Forum: European Armoury 11th January 2025, 05:45 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 102,601
Posted By gp
Thumbs up it is a very beautiful knife. The antler part is...

it is a very beautiful knife. The antler part is often seen in the hunting world ( excellent to skin little game like rabbits and such),
hunting world specially in the German , Austrian, Swiss and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th January 2025, 07:51 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 155,663
Posted By gp
for those less familiar with the matter, hereby...

for those less familiar with the matter, hereby some additional info

sika:

The sika is a short sword or large knife used by the ancient Thracians, Dacians and Illyrians, also used in Ancient...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 5th January 2025, 07:48 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 241,077
Posted By gp
Victrix showed the swords in the European arms...

Victrix showed the swords in the European arms chapter, hereby the men (Hajduks)
Forum: European Armoury 5th January 2025, 07:23 PM
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Views: 108,601
Posted By gp
you can contact them directly, try this link: ...

you can contact them directly, try this link:
https://www.gmv.hr/en/
Forum: European Armoury 5th January 2025, 07:20 PM
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Views: 108,601
Posted By gp
You're welcome and no problem ! or as they...

You're welcome and no problem !

or as they say in the former Yugoslavia : nema problema:)
Hereby the translation of the Croatian text:

Pandur knife, German Blade from Solingen, first half18th...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th January 2025, 05:50 AM
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Views: 20,361
Posted By gp
often depends what the origine of the "dirty"...

often depends what the origine of the "dirty" condition is; simple dirt or deterioration of the wood by externl causes or poor storage...?

This one of mine was pretty bad and first I used some oil...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd January 2025, 12:42 PM
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Posted By gp
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd January 2025, 12:36 PM
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Posted By gp
some pics of men in the Middle East around 1890...

some pics of men in the Middle East around 1890 -1910;
Kurds and Druzes amongst them
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 30th December 2024, 07:17 PM
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Views: 54,327
Posted By gp
Enclosed a pic of a stamp from 2008, referring to...

Enclosed a pic of a stamp from 2008, referring to the traditional cutting of the Hercegowina tobacco in the past...
Next to a jolly article on a lady who emigrated to the USA and continued her...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 28th December 2024, 11:03 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 241,077
Posted By gp
I can confirm that it says in Croatian : ceramic...

I can confirm that it says in Croatian : ceramic print of wooden board from North-Western Croatian 18th century.

it does indeed make the original piece similar to the object under discussion!...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th December 2024, 10:57 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 420,747
Posted By gp
thank you very much for taking us or me by our...

thank you very much for taking us or me by our or me by my hand and walk this land !
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th December 2024, 03:13 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 21,511
Posted By gp
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th December 2024, 06:30 PM
Replies: 546
Views: 4,309,619
Posted By gp
Albanian, Greek and Bulgarian gents

Albanian, Greek and Bulgarian gents
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd December 2024, 06:44 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 37,933
Posted By gp
I have seen yataghans being made now and sold on...

I have seen yataghans being made now and sold on Turkish websites ( see enclosed pics) which do look very like the ones in post 1 and 2.
These new made ones are nothing like the real Ottoman,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd December 2024, 03:41 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 15,356
Posted By gp
you're welcome. The difficulty or better...

you're welcome. The difficulty or better challange is trying to translate the text.

The text is written in Arabic scripture but the language is the question.
Bichaqs and yataghans can be written...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd December 2024, 03:25 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 37,933
Posted By gp
as for the yataghan, I did find a similar kind of...

as for the yataghan, I did find a similar kind of scabbard, ownd by a collector from Romania, with floral design but without the 1878 inscription, and yet a more traditional one...

very...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd December 2024, 03:23 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 37,933
Posted By gp
the first 2 posts intriged me and caused many...

the first 2 posts intriged me and caused many questions...
first the dagger , bichaq:

it looks similar like an old one ; a priest’s dagger from time of First Serbian Uprising (14 February 1804,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd December 2024, 09:11 PM
Replies: 546
Views: 4,309,619
Posted By gp
as in a yataghan topic, the Balkan Wars was...

as in a yataghan topic, the Balkan Wars was mentioned, enclosed a few pics from the men involved...

Albanian, Greek, Montenegrin, Bulgarian, Serbian
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd December 2024, 07:30 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 37,933
Posted By gp
FYI: 1878 was the end of the war between Russia...

FYI: 1878 was the end of the war between Russia and Ottoman empire ending in the Treaty of San Stefano, followed by the Congress of Berlin, with an enormous impact on the Balkans : the creation of...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 22nd December 2024, 07:19 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 17,096
Posted By gp
Xmas and 2025...

a Merry Xmas to all of you and your loved ones...
as for our Orthodox friends over 2 weeks ...
Καλά Χριστούγεννα!
! سيح ولد! مجده
gėzuar Krishtlindjet!
Весела Коледа!
Веселих Свят!
Crăciun...
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