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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th January 2016, 03:04 PM
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Posted By Mercenary
It was joke. I many times wrote on another forum...

It was joke. I many times wrote on another forum that to define of the hilt style as the place of production is mostly mind game. But I was alone. Likewise I many years have been talking that in the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th January 2016, 01:14 PM
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Posted By Mercenary
One more "style". Bundi shahi )))

One more "style". Bundi shahi )))
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th January 2016, 10:46 AM
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Posted By Mercenary
It is very nice that my many year's efforts on...

It is very nice that my many year's efforts on the Russian forum were not in vain.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th January 2016, 11:37 PM
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Posted By Mercenary
"I'll be back" (c) Soon )

"I'll be back" (c)
Soon )
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th January 2016, 06:42 PM
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Posted By Mercenary
I am sorry. I thought that all have already read...

I am sorry. I thought that all have already read this wonderful article, the link to which estcrh kindly gave in the thread "European blades in India" :shrug: ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th January 2016, 05:44 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 235,318
Posted By Mercenary
Not everything I wrote was the wild delirium,...

Not everything I wrote was the wild delirium, isn't it?
With "phul katara", too, need to wait a bit...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th January 2016, 05:29 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 74,106
Posted By Mercenary
Dear Ariel I totally agree with you. This was...

Dear Ariel
I totally agree with you. This was enough:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th January 2016, 05:12 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 11,621
Posted By Mercenary
Timo Nieminen Peter Dekker Thanks a lot!...

Timo Nieminen
Peter Dekker

Thanks a lot! Excellent and very useful information. I could not find any similar items. On all of pictures are shown with long staff only. Or some photos:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th January 2016, 10:11 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 74,106
Posted By Mercenary
Estcrh, many thanks! Very good article. The real...

Estcrh, many thanks! Very good article. The real research. I admit everything that was said there :-)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th January 2016, 07:49 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 74,106
Posted By Mercenary
I don't know. Everyone is speculating and I began...

I don't know. Everyone is speculating and I began the same. :shrug:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th January 2016, 06:50 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 74,106
Posted By Mercenary
If not good with the references, let's get...

If not good with the references, let's get statistically. How many Indian sabres and swords with European blades do we know? I think 20-30 percent of the total. And what the Indians preferred?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th January 2016, 05:46 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 11,621
Posted By Mercenary
For comparison there were statutory samples:

For comparison there were statutory samples:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th January 2016, 02:49 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 74,106
Posted By Mercenary
Many thanks, Lee. I have understood. But I will...

Many thanks, Lee. I have understood. But I will hope that moderators will react not only to my posts with answers.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th January 2016, 09:52 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 11,621
Posted By Mercenary
Chinese axes

Dear All

What do you think about this? The wu-shu weapon of 18-20th century or more early the real weapon?
Weight: 2.8 and 3.2 kg. Length: 47 and 50 cm.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th January 2016, 09:16 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 74,106
Posted By Mercenary
We will "flog the horse" after publication one...

We will "flog the horse" after publication one more questionable article based on the wretched sources. In some cases it is not enough to write simply "in fact" sagely.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th January 2016, 09:05 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 74,106
Posted By Mercenary
I am very appreciate for your excellent search...

I am very appreciate for your excellent search through the secondary sources and good generalization of all known information. I agree with Jens too.
But I only wanted to know if some of the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th January 2016, 09:55 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 74,106
Posted By Mercenary
That is why I prefer the descriptions of...

That is why I prefer the descriptions of eyewitnesses. Preferably the cross descriptions.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th January 2016, 08:39 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 160,760
Posted By Mercenary
From Palace Museum of Forbidden City. Qing...

From Palace Museum of Forbidden City. Qing Dinasty:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th January 2016, 06:58 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,393
Posted By Mercenary
Arabian sabre of the 7th century?

Arabian sabre of the 7th century?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th January 2016, 06:47 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 74,106
Posted By Mercenary
I can not agree. As for me, I know what was in...

I can not agree. As for me, I know what was in the mind of admiral Angria in Maharashtra in the beginning of 18th :-)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th January 2016, 06:41 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 41,252
Posted By Mercenary
All this triplicity it is a philosophical...

All this triplicity it is a philosophical categories. Please, believe me, the owner of this sword with three holes never thought about any Trinity or three States of matter. Otherwise we should meet...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th January 2016, 06:23 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 74,106
Posted By Mercenary
My "Honda" again - cheap but reliable. It is...

My "Honda" again - cheap but reliable.
It is not the watered blade. But not the "village" one. It is a normal quality and inexpensive European blade (counterfeit of cause).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th January 2016, 05:38 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 74,106
Posted By Mercenary
Dear Jim Many thanks for so many information...

Dear Jim

Many thanks for so many information and your opinion.
But there is a bit difference between "using" European blades and "preference" ones.
My car is "Honda" but I prefer "Bentley"....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th January 2016, 04:35 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 27,878
Posted By Mercenary
I just wanted to help ariel not to make new...

I just wanted to help ariel not to make new mistakes. It needs to be very careful with the sources. There is a Russian proverb: "It is impossible to make a lollipop from .... feces".
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th January 2016, 04:05 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 74,106
Posted By Mercenary
I just wanted to know were there any mentions of...

I just wanted to know were there any mentions of the fact that the Indians valued European blades in general . As I understand it now, we do not have any references at all.
The links that prove the...
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