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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th September 2014, 05:33 PM
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Posted By Oliver Pinchot
Moroccan works is often identifiable by region....

Moroccan works is often identifiable by region. This is Altit (Moroccan southern Atlas) work, typified by the scrolled and pierced motifs. It's also found in jewelry and musket mounts in the region....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd September 2014, 03:17 PM
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Posted By Oliver Pinchot
I agree with Spiral, the center section of the...

I agree with Spiral, the center section of the grip is bone.
This dagger could have been made in the first quarter of the 20th century, possibly reusing an older blade. It has seen a lot of use...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th September 2014, 05:48 PM
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Posted By Oliver Pinchot
Thanks for detailing your analysis, Jose. I am...

Thanks for detailing your analysis, Jose. I am struck by the similarities in dating the silverwork on Moro weapons with those of some groups in the Northern Caucasus.

Here is a kris with a pommel...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th September 2014, 09:41 PM
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Posted By Oliver Pinchot
This example, with an interesting pommel type I...

This example, with an interesting pommel type I haven't seen before, was posted by our own good forum moderator Rick, about 12 years ago. I am posting only two pics, but hope Rick will join the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th September 2014, 05:39 PM
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Views: 18,353
Posted By Oliver Pinchot
Yes, I see now. Type II it is, Ian. I know...

Yes, I see now. Type II it is, Ian.
I know that the record from the Higgins spelled it Malsbang, in a 1980s transcription of the original donors' (General Sage's grandsons) 1957 letter. Hardly a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th September 2014, 04:31 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 18,353
Posted By Oliver Pinchot
This kampilan was sold at auction in 2013, it was...

This kampilan was sold at auction in 2013, it was deaccessioned from the John Woodman Higgins Armory Museum in Worcester, MA. It has a strong provenance from an American army officer who served in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th September 2014, 05:12 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 18,353
Posted By Oliver Pinchot
Thank you, Ian, Detlef and Jose. I'm wondering...

Thank you, Ian, Detlef and Jose.
I'm wondering what would distinguish the dating of applied and engraved (presumed) silver plates. Was work like this not done in the 19th? Is the absence of an...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th September 2014, 05:16 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 18,353
Posted By Oliver Pinchot
Thanks, Ian! No, I'm afraid I'm not the owner,...

Thanks, Ian!
No, I'm afraid I'm not the owner, lucky or otherwise. But I am trying to learn more about the subtleties of Moro work. There was also a whalebone-hilted kampilan out there last week...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th September 2014, 03:23 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 18,353
Posted By Oliver Pinchot
Insights on unusual kampilan?

This kampilan ended on ebay today.
I found it interesting that the hilt is carved of banati wood (if that's the correct term.) Assuming for the sake of this discussion that the mounts are silver,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th September 2014, 12:48 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,252
Posted By Oliver Pinchot
This is Ottoman work from the Black Sea region...

This is Ottoman work from the Black Sea region and was called "kama" in Turkish, or simply, "hancer." It's not a superior example but very good and complete nonetheless. Dates 1800 c.e. - 1850 c.e....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th September 2014, 03:56 PM
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Views: 21,806
Posted By Oliver Pinchot
Brilliant, Jose. Thanks for sharing, good pics...

Brilliant, Jose. Thanks for sharing, good pics too.
You've recut the channels and hammered in the wire beautifully.
Do you have to use an adhesive to get the wire to hold?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th September 2014, 03:50 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,601
Posted By Oliver Pinchot
Highest praise for your eye, patience and steady...

Highest praise for your eye, patience and steady hand. Exceptional work on a great piece, congratulations!
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 31st August 2014, 06:45 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 40,650
Posted By Oliver Pinchot
Collecting anything, from pebbles to Renaissance...

Collecting anything, from pebbles to Renaissance portraits, is a matter of experience.

If you're collecting modern blades in "traditional" styles from Central and East Asia, you're in the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th August 2014, 06:48 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 64,149
Posted By Oliver Pinchot
Alan, thanks are due to you for contacting...

Alan, thanks are due to you for contacting Giovanni, as well as to Giovanni for doing the translations. To all of the forum members who participated in the discussion: this kind of cooperation...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd August 2014, 11:57 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 64,149
Posted By Oliver Pinchot
Thanks are certainly due to Ian for contacting...

Thanks are certainly due to Ian for contacting Signorina Vian at the Library of Saint Mark. Having dealt with administrators of various collections in Italy many times over the years, I think the...
Forum: Swap Forum 20th August 2014, 04:31 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 14,252
Posted By Oliver Pinchot
Thank you Forumites, for the terrific response! ...

Thank you Forumites, for the terrific response!
Final day to order is Friday, August 22nd!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th August 2014, 06:54 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 12,954
Posted By Oliver Pinchot
Ariel made an important point above, they...

Ariel made an important point above, they certainly did make these blades in Solingen.
I've done my best to tease out whatever that marking is on the blade, couldn't pull anything legible.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th August 2014, 04:22 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 41,657
Posted By Oliver Pinchot
Anthropologists who study material cultures term...

Anthropologists who study material cultures term this parallel development. Two or more cultures with similar requirements and levels of technological skill will occasionally develop a very similar...
Forum: European Armoury 17th August 2014, 06:40 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 17,588
Posted By Oliver Pinchot
Talking Something tasteful... not too expensive

Something tasteful... not too expensive
Forum: European Armoury 16th August 2014, 06:08 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 17,588
Posted By Oliver Pinchot
James, is it possible that after lo, these many...

James, is it possible that after lo, these many years, you've never heard the Sacred Word??
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th August 2014, 06:05 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 64,149
Posted By Oliver Pinchot
Ariel, I did not suggest it could be South Asian....

Ariel, I did not suggest it could be South Asian. Nothing about the form or decorative motifs supports that. As for the Mamluks, it's a strong possibility, given that expatriate Persian smiths made...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th August 2014, 05:34 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 64,149
Posted By Oliver Pinchot
Ariel, I agree one can certainly argue the...

Ariel, I agree one can certainly argue the boundaries- to the degree there were any-- to the lands of the Afghan tribes; for the "modern" boundaries of Central Asian states, we have mostly Stalin to...
Forum: Swap Forum 12th August 2014, 04:06 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 14,252
Posted By Oliver Pinchot
ISLAMIC & SOUTH ASIAN ARMS BOOK BY OLIVER PINCHOT

Here are some additional images as requested:
Forum: European Armoury 10th August 2014, 02:48 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 12,228
Posted By Oliver Pinchot
You're right, the deviations you're seeing are...

You're right, the deviations you're seeing are due to production by different manufacturers.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th August 2014, 11:50 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 64,149
Posted By Oliver Pinchot
Brilliant, Ariel. I was just readying the camera...

Brilliant, Ariel. I was just readying the camera to shoot those images.
The St. Peter dagger is certainly of this family, but I don't agree they are from Timurid Afghanistan. I'm not sure the...
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