Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th October 2014, 11:42 PM
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Indonesian jambiya
Artzi of Oriental Arms described this as:
“This Indonesian dagger in the style of an Arab Jambiya is likely to have come from Sumatra or Mentawi islands. This style of dagger is sometimes referred...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th October 2014, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 8
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epoxy
No trace of glue. Afghanistan just because of the piece on the Oriental Arms site. No really good reason.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th October 2014, 05:38 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th October 2014, 04:12 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th October 2014, 04:11 PM
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Russian Roulette
Pay your money, take your chance.
This just in from eBay. Purportedly this came out of Georgia, I am suspecting Afghanistan was where it originated. It is similar to one currently on hold at...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st October 2014, 03:13 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st October 2014, 01:36 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,367
Ren Faire
I have been able to trace this piece back through a couple of hands. It seems that it came from a booth at a Renaissance faire in Florida. Perhaps it was recently made in an American garage. ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st October 2014, 12:21 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 9,143
Thanks again
Insights like yours are very much appreciated.
Marcus
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th October 2014, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 9,143
Arabic vs Islamic
Oliver,
Thank you for your interesting points. Regarding the original attribution to Georgia, which as I understand Georgia was part of Russia when this item was made, do you think the Arabic...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th October 2014, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 9,143
Arabic
Oliver,
Thank you. I have been trying to decide where to place this piece in my book, with European items or Arabic ones.
Marcus
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th October 2014, 11:32 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,367
garage made.
I appreciate the comments. I'll have to see if I can back track its history in Florida.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th October 2014, 09:31 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 9,143
the obvious answer
It's probably Georgian. Whether I can translate it is another question.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th October 2014, 07:09 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th October 2014, 04:11 PM
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Views: 9,143
What is the script of this Kindjal
This came from Oriental Arms and was identified as Georgian. The back side has ornamental designs and what looks like a bit of script in the circular cartouche. Can anyone identify the language?...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th October 2014, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,367
African?
Came upon this. It has what looks like an oryx horn handle and a long slender blade with a bamboo sheath. Comments?
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th October 2014, 12:53 AM
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Replies: 16
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Military Curvo
The discussion inspired me to search out a military example. I am assuming it is relatively modern. The sheath is plastic. Comments please.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd September 2014, 03:36 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 14,452
translation
Some parts better than others. I'll still chuckling at this part:
Although the similarities are obvious and might lend to think of some Peruvian Inca influence and even the origin of the Chilean...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st September 2014, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 14,452
How old
Would you hazard a guess on how old this one is? I was going with something like 1930.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st September 2014, 09:17 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 14,452
Corvo
Thanks. I guess military ones are double edged but there are also references to single edged ones supposedly for animal butchering. I thought there was some resemblance to a skinner.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st September 2014, 07:47 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 14,452
Another curiosity
Found in a gun store. Maybe from South America. Only the inside (concave) edge is sharp
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st September 2014, 02:12 AM
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price
Just to say I had a lucky find.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st September 2014, 01:06 AM
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good catch
$140
Looking at other pieces, I guess it would have had a simple brass cylindrical finial.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th September 2014, 11:49 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,451
Thanks
I went through the referenced thread and others referenced therein. The question of Java or Bali came up quite a bit and also the question of whether the examples from Bali are properly called...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th September 2014, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,451
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th September 2014, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 8,386
no problem
I had no intention to offend or break any rules.
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