Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th April 2021, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 52,428
"Can we use antique guns?"
Of course we...
"Can we use antique guns?"
Of course we can! We can use whatever we want.
Is it safe?! Is it wise?!
Certainly not!
But... this is only my oppinion...
... based on my knowledge...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th April 2021, 07:01 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 52,428
I sincerely did not want to offend you, and I...
I sincerely did not want to offend you, and I sincerely appologise if I did!
My message was posted under an impulse as I felt that the test you did was extremely dangerous since, in this case, is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd April 2021, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 20,541
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd April 2021, 07:54 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 52,428
Hello,
Not very wise of you to shoot an...
Hello,
Not very wise of you to shoot an original antique rifle.
But what am I saying?!
"Not wise" is waaaay too polite!!!
Did you wonder why there aren't many people putting out this kind...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st April 2021, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 30,577
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st March 2021, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 24,249
I have this problem even with standard sword...
I have this problem even with standard sword stands (as I display most of my swords unsheathed, with the scabbards underneath) but I use some pieces of black isoprene to prop the swords within the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st March 2021, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 24,249
But they DO accomodate various other swords...
But they DO accomodate various other swords (shamshirs, kilij, tulwars, dhas, yataghans, European sabres, etc.).
I have several types of floor stands, starting with very small ones for miniature...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
27th March 2021, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 31,649
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th March 2021, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,764
This appears yo be a ken. But I cannot...
This appears yo be a ken. But I cannot distinguish clearly the hamon so I wonder if it really is nihonto. The signature also looks strange, at least on one side.
The oxidation of the tang looks...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
26th March 2021, 05:44 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 31,649
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th March 2021, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 22,127
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2021, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 11,660
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2021, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 11,660
Yes, you are right.
Both coral (from the...
Yes, you are right.
Both coral (from the Mediterranean Sea) and turquoise (from Persia/Iran) were very abundant and rather cheap in Ottoman Turkey.
Turquoise was massively exported to Europe,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th March 2021, 08:42 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 11,660
It was sold by Christie's not because of the...
It was sold by Christie's not because of the decorated tombac (they are almost always made of tombac) scabbard and hilt but because of the blade... I guess. :shrug:
However, it wouldn't be the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th March 2021, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 17,697
Often tin alloys are very difficult to...
Often tin alloys are very difficult to distinguish from silver even at close inspection. Very often it is impossible to say for sure that it is silver based only on a low quality photo.
However,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th March 2021, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 17,697
Hola Detlef,
I somehow overlooked the...
Hola Detlef,
I somehow overlooked the scabbards.
Indeed, the scabbard of the middle one has some significant wear but that doesn't necessarily make it old. The metal of the scabbard is brass...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th March 2021, 05:00 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 13,256
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th March 2021, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 17,697
To me, all three Koummyas look rather low end...
To me, all three Koummyas look rather low end touristy 20th century.
More about Koummyas you can find at the link below:
http://vikingsword.com/ethsword/koummya/index.html
The Jambiya does...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th March 2021, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 33,543
There are more issues wrong with this sword,...
There are more issues wrong with this sword, beginning with the initial corrosion...
So I would say it may be a 19tc century historicism piece but I am more inclined to say that it is a modern...
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Forum: European Armoury
12th March 2021, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 33,543
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Forum: European Armoury
12th March 2021, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,265
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th March 2021, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 13,070
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th March 2021, 09:44 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 19,293
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2021, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 11,899
Yep. This is also my first choice.
With the...
Yep. This is also my first choice.
With the observation that the old blade could have been remounted somewhere in the 20th century as well.
While I somehow agree with Mahratt that the wootz...
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Forum: European Armoury
28th February 2021, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 18,427
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