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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd December 2005, 04:15 PM
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Posted By Rivkin
Well, first of all, until recently I did believe...

Well, first of all, until recently I did believe that I had quite a collection of damascus kindjals. Now I think that I don't, but some of them have nice etchings :). I can not be sure that kindjals...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd December 2005, 04:02 PM
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Views: 17,674
Posted By Rivkin
Astvatsaturjan is very specific in attributing...

Astvatsaturjan is very specific in attributing the attached kilij to 16th century. I do not know if it is what you are looking for.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th November 2005, 05:36 PM
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Posted By Rivkin
Ryndas were bodyguards, not ambassadors; but they...

Ryndas were bodyguards, not ambassadors; but they were always present during the reception of foreign ambassadors by Ivan the Terrible, therefore the name "ambassadorial (in russian - posolski) axe".
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th November 2005, 06:43 AM
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Posted By Rivkin
I think the preservation traditions of japanese...

I think the preservation traditions of japanese swords+ the fact that there were no wars in Edo periods plaid an important role. Also, late Koto is not that rare because of mass production of that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th November 2005, 11:44 PM
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Views: 14,649
Posted By Rivkin
Ok, it is described as "ambassadorial axe, short...

Ok, it is described as "ambassadorial axe, short version of berdysz". The name is that same as the name of the guards themselves - Rynda, it says that it translates as "knights". Was established in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th November 2005, 11:31 PM
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Posted By Rivkin
I heard that A.V. Viskovatov "Histrocal...

I heard that A.V. Viskovatov "Histrocal description of cloth and arms of russian military" has some depictions of old Kremlin guard.

btw, could it be polish in origin? Seems these axes are more...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th November 2005, 11:16 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 14,649
Posted By Rivkin
These axes are very different from the ancient...

These axes are very different from the ancient rus ones. Attached are status
(lords') axes of the northern areas.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2005, 07:32 PM
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Views: 14,649
Posted By Rivkin
These axes disappeared long begore Tsarskoe Selo...

These axes disappeared long begore Tsarskoe Selo collection was formed... I doubt there are any in St.Petersburg area, there are axes are so Moscow.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th November 2005, 04:09 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 10,056
Posted By Rivkin
David Nicolle "Arms and Armour of the crusading...

David Nicolle "Arms and Armour of the crusading era" (cite by memory, so it's possible the title is a little bit different).

A treasure chest of pictures of people from 1000-1200 ad with arms and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st November 2005, 04:21 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 41,169
Posted By Rivkin
Those who want to read about "blood ancestry" in...

Those who want to read about "blood ancestry" in the region I would refer to the following articles:
http://www.familytreedna.com/pdf/Nasidze_2003.pdf
http://www.familytreedna.com/pdf/caucasus.pdf...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th November 2005, 09:31 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 9,759
Posted By Rivkin
My first notion was that it's iranian - nowadays...

My first notion was that it's iranian - nowadays independent Azerbajan, or southern azerbajan, or may be shirvan (nowadays Armenia).
There were couple of georgians making such things in Tbilisi (one...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th November 2005, 04:14 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 9,759
Posted By Rivkin
Yes, it's definitely caucasian, however it's...

Yes, it's definitely caucasian, however it's quaddara and not bebut.
It's from the south. I hope bigger experts will correct me, but in my opinion it is more or less "generic transcaucasian" -...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th November 2005, 11:46 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 41,169
Posted By Rivkin
Jew-likes is something more similar to turkish...

Jew-likes is something more similar to turkish denmeh than to karaites - while the latter ones are a sect in judaism. Jew-like (zhukty) means someone who descends from a jew, preferrably on their...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th November 2005, 07:05 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 41,169
Posted By Rivkin
Well, not being a specialist: I've seen...

Well, not being a specialist:

I've seen quite a lot of shashkas similar to one shown by Miyamoto. In my opinion, they all come from late XIX- early XX century, and may be represent some unknown...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th November 2005, 05:52 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 41,169
Posted By Rivkin
There were algerian units deployed by french in...

There were algerian units deployed by french in WWI, don't about moroccan ones.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th November 2005, 10:54 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 24,645
Posted By Rivkin
As I said before I'm a newbie, but: imho...

As I said before I'm a newbie, but:
imho "slovenian" sword is in fact a rehilted kilij. As some kilij do, it has "heavy" end (I don't know how to say it - basically around the end the blade gets...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th November 2005, 08:03 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 24,645
Posted By Rivkin
I think Eftis said "purchased from a hungarian...

I think Eftis said "purchased from a hungarian collector". Does not mean he observed it's being excavated... In general there is a lot of eastern stuff being sold as eastern european - the reason...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th November 2005, 05:17 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 24,645
Posted By Rivkin
Ham, I'm a little bit surprised - most of...

Ham,

I'm a little bit surprised - most of the times I publish something at least one of the referees is going to say something really insulting.
I always thought that it's probably the same in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th November 2005, 04:59 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 10,092
Posted By Rivkin
The biggest "weapons-oriented" publishing house...

The biggest "weapons-oriented" publishing house in russia:
http://www.atlant-tpg.ru/sto.html
"Weapons of the ancient east", Gorelik...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th November 2005, 10:11 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 17,674
Posted By Rivkin
Sorry about that. Attached are: late "mamluk"...

Sorry about that. Attached are:
late "mamluk" (??) , and two "turkish" sabres, XVI century.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th November 2005, 06:21 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,905
Posted By Rivkin
Well, even Michael Jackson got a shashka "for...

Well, even Michael Jackson got a shashka "for bravery", so I guess these guys are somewhat available :).

But this fake is actually something I fear way more than chinese - a single guy in eastern...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th November 2005, 02:16 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 10,092
Posted By Rivkin
There are really a lot of new books on eastern...

There are really a lot of new books on eastern arms and armor that were recently published in russian. Reprint "Tsarskoe selo collection", "state armory collection (oruzheinaja palata)", "great...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th November 2005, 02:15 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 17,674
Posted By Rivkin
Astvatsaturjan, page 85, dates first sabres of...

Astvatsaturjan, page 85, dates first sabres of this type to XVIth century.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th November 2005, 12:00 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 9,229
Posted By Rivkin
Well, I can only say that all of the people from...

Well, I can only say that all of the people from northern caucasus that I've shown this sword to, were saying the same thing as I am "looks like cyrillic with modifications" and were pointing the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd November 2005, 04:23 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,780
Posted By Rivkin
Well, I'm just a newbie... Now when I look at it,...

Well, I'm just a newbie... Now when I look at it, I don't think Trabzon, but more like central/southern Turkey... I really don't know what I'm saying, I suck at yataghans :).
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