Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2022, 06:59 AM
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Replies: 6
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Very good thought.
Although if we extend the...
Very good thought.
Although if we extend the curved line of the edge and the straight “spine line “ of the yelman, they will intersect at the most 1/2-1 inch from the current tip.
Would be...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2022, 12:14 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,757
I have several pulwars, most of them”...
I have several pulwars, most of them” with”unusual” features. But I can’t recall such an unusual yelman and double “jaws”.
On the other hand, “ oddities” are practically expected: Afghanistan did...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th April 2022, 10:45 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 22,906
Very nice furniture.
Sewars are stabbing...
Very nice furniture.
Sewars are stabbing daggers and are not intended for slashing blows with likely hitting hard objects. I know about scarf welding, but just in case....
This sewar had a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th April 2022, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,128
A question from a total ignoramus: what is so...
A question from a total ignoramus: what is so special about this blade to justify “a lot” of money for a good or decent hilt?
Also, there are a lot of full mandaus ( blade, hilt, scabbard) on e-bay...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th April 2022, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 43,075
Charles and everybody,
I sincerely apologize...
Charles and everybody,
I sincerely apologize to each and every member of the gender Camelus, both Dromedaries and Bactrians, for my ethnophobic attitude. My only explanation that one of their...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th April 2022, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 43,075
These pommels with down-turned configuration...
These pommels with down-turned configuration always reminded me of “camel head” Indian ones with “dulla”, a highly unappetizing protrusion of saliva- covered mucosa that appears during camel’s...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th April 2022, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 9,190
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th April 2022, 09:04 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 9,190
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th April 2022, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 22,641
Nihl,
I am sorry you took my comments the...
Nihl,
I am sorry you took my comments the way you did. No ill intent was meant. You can classify objects any way you wish, but in fact your definitions of all of them fully coincided with the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th April 2022, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,128
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th April 2022, 04:17 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 22,641
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st March 2022, 11:14 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 11,296
The scabbard has wire stitching. The blade is...
The scabbard has wire stitching. The blade is flat, weak, cheaply decorated. Most effort was aimed at the creation of low quality siver scabbard.
Overall, this is an Ottoman decorative/tourist...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th March 2022, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 19,058
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th March 2022, 09:01 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 14,267
Sorry if I gave an impression to judge your...
Sorry if I gave an impression to judge your collecting criteria; that was not my intention. There are as many collections as there are collectors. We all have different goals and criteria and they...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th March 2022, 05:35 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 14,267
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th March 2022, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 14,267
If you are interested in Mamluk swords, get...
If you are interested in Mamluk swords, get yoursels a book:
Unsal Yucel “Islamic swords and sworsmiths”
You will be greatly surprised:-)
You can find it on bookfinder.com
Very pricey….
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th March 2022, 05:38 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 14,267
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th March 2022, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 14,267
Shamshirs are ,-all of them,- just sabers. ...
Shamshirs are ,-all of them,- just sabers. Multiple countries and tribes had them, and the differences between them are primarily in the handles.
The main problem is that they were not regulated:...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th March 2022, 10:49 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,355
Pesh Kabzes are single-edged, although rarely...
Pesh Kabzes are single-edged, although rarely they may have partial edge close to the point. Yours is clearly double edged.
Double-Edged Indo-Persian daggers are Khandjars.
Yours has a camel or ox...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th March 2022, 12:31 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 27,477
I think we have to distinguish between...
I think we have to distinguish between “attribution’ and “habitation”
The former indicates belonging to a certain ethnic military tradition, the latter to the place it was used.
We can see...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th March 2022, 03:50 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 15,233
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th March 2022, 03:37 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 27,477
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
6th March 2022, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,564
Preserving their cultural heritage is a good...
Preserving their cultural heritage is a good thing. The definition of how old and artistic the object should be to qualify for such protection is a legitimate business business of any country.
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
4th March 2022, 07:25 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,564
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd March 2022, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 28,075
We should live that long…. 100 years?
Ukrainian...
We should live that long…. 100 years?
Ukrainian billionnaire Michael Fridman established Fridman Family Museum in Kharkiv with huge astonishing collection of old weapons. I wonder whether it might...
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