Forum: European Armoury
17th December 2014, 03:57 PM
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Sword maker of combination weapon
The pistol and sword elements of this weapon were almost certainly made separately, with the sword maker perhaps offering a pistol as an accessory to a high quality sword. The pistol is signed...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th December 2014, 10:46 PM
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Replies: 15
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I don't see a weld
Nothing on my sword looks like a weld to me. I asked my blacksmith friend Steve Bloom, who makes knives and short swords from his own pattern weld Damascus how he thought it might have been made:
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th December 2014, 12:23 AM
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Replies: 15
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similar indeed
Yes, your sword is very similar. By the way, my friend in Chad adds that the Goran (or Gouran, it is all phonetic) are distinctively different from the Toubou, the Toubou are a bit further north....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th December 2014, 10:23 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th December 2014, 09:21 PM
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Tebu or not Tebu
The original attribution of this sword was to the Tebu (Toubou) people of Chad, although with the provision that it was much longer than typical for a Tebu weapon. It is made from a single piece of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th December 2014, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 6
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fleur de lis tridents
I wonder if anyone can comment on the effectiveness of the sort of fleur de lis tridents (such as one of the jarids and the spear head Artzi shows) as weapons. Only the center prong will have much...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th December 2014, 03:22 AM
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Replies: 6
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Trishul (trident) Of Lord Shiva
Charles,
Your comment is interesting because I was dining with friends from India when I hit the "buy it now" button on Artzi's site. My friend, Ashok mentioned the trident as an iconic Indian...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th December 2014, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 6
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Persian Jarids
Artzi from Oriental Arms identifies these as Persian Jarids from the late 19th Century Qajar period. The simple spear has a solid shaft. The shaft of the trident is hollow. Both show traces of old...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th November 2014, 01:44 AM
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Replies: 4
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bottom right
Here is a thread I started on that piece:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=19229
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd November 2014, 10:27 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th November 2014, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 28
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Blade orientations
I searched out this thread for some background reading while I am waiting for two Bichwa daggers to arrive from Oriental Arms. One thing I noticed, looking at the examples posted, is that on some...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th November 2014, 12:57 AM
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Replies: 20
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th November 2014, 02:43 PM
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Discussion
Estcrh and Runjeet,
Thanks for this information. I look forward to getting my dagger from Artzi soon and will post some pictures.
Marcus
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th November 2014, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 20
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Date
Artzi suggests:
Late 18 - early 19 C
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th November 2014, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 20
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original questions
I would also like to know if these were more likely associated with the Mughal Empire or Hindu kingdoms.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th November 2014, 01:13 AM
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twins?
I agree. I took the image posted and rotated it. It is Artzi's picture modified and with the watermark removed.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th November 2014, 05:02 PM
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pictures
The one in the center looks like the one I have on order from Oriental Arms but that is not one of the pictures posted. I that the same dagger or a twin?
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th November 2014, 01:16 AM
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"Tiger teeth dagger"
I just bought a "Tiger tooth dagger"
Is there a more specific ( i.e Indian) name for this type of khan jar other than than Tiger tooth?
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th October 2014, 03:48 AM
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I tried to..
These are my two, of different eras. No one commented.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th October 2014, 01:51 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th October 2014, 03:18 AM
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Only picture I could find
(buried somewhere in this forum I believe)
Not sure this sort of hanger would work with a sword as long as the one pictured.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th October 2014, 12:20 AM
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wearing a Flyssa
These things are extremely long. This one is 45 inches long. Anyone have a picture to share showing how they were worn? The are two holes on the outside of the scabbard where I imagine a cord could...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th October 2014, 08:48 PM
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Replies: 9
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Similar?
More differences than similarities in my opinion. BTW the scabbard on mine is wood.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th October 2014, 08:08 PM
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Replies: 9
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blade vs hilt
I see the similarity in the hilt of course, but to me the interesting question is whether the jambiya-like blade is indicative of a cross cultural effect.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th October 2014, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 9
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