Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2005, 05:20 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2005, 05:17 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th April 2005, 05:51 PM
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Hello Derek,
Very nice eklohat siupate with...
Hello Derek,
Very nice eklohat siupate with a very nicely done chirawal paro Bendh (handle). A Beautifuly carved dap, definately done for a wealthy Nepali.
The sirupate seems to originate from...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th April 2005, 02:01 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th April 2005, 01:51 PM
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Hello Everyone,
I just like to re-iterate...
Hello Everyone,
I just like to re-iterate what Spiral had to say, we learned an awfull lot about the Nepali kukri (the main item we concentrated on), Khuda, Khadya, Talwar etc. The importance of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th March 2005, 04:22 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th March 2005, 07:56 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2005, 09:56 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2005, 07:54 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th March 2005, 05:41 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2005, 07:47 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2005, 07:43 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st March 2005, 09:29 PM
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Hello Chaps,
I thought that Ethnographic was...
Hello Chaps,
I thought that Ethnographic was to do with scientific study of ethnic groups and their cultures, the kukri is very much a part of the Nepalese culture, so surely it doesn't matter...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st March 2005, 06:56 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st March 2005, 06:55 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2005, 06:39 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2005, 05:55 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2005, 05:37 PM
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Hello Tom,
I know two people that are sword...
Hello Tom,
I know two people that are sword polishers, one is English, the other a well known top Japanese sword polisher (Togishi) and neither of them use etching as part of any stage in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2005, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 51
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Hello Spiral,
Intersting points, of course...
Hello Spiral,
Intersting points, of course tired in the Japanese sword sense, would apply to laminated kukri.
What you say about users being sold as antiques does not surprise me at all, its not...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2005, 01:38 PM
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Hello Tom,
From what I can gather, it may...
Hello Tom,
From what I can gather, it may well be that the word Machaira is another word adopted in Italy etc for the Kopis, possibly due to the Greek conalisation of N.Italy.
Cheers Simon
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2005, 01:31 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2005, 01:03 PM
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Hello Mike,
Thats a nice old Sirupate from...
Hello Mike,
Thats a nice old Sirupate from Eastern Nepal and definatley not of the Hanshee type.
Probably the reason why the Kopis (first came about around 500BC and was made of iron) is often...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th February 2005, 08:22 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th February 2005, 11:09 PM
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Hello JPSF,
That really is a superb Hanshee,...
Hello JPSF,
That really is a superb Hanshee, been trying to get blades made in that style in Nepal for several years now, but the Kami can't quite do it yet, just about got them to make good...
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