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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th June 2005, 01:29 AM
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Views: 52,406
Posted By Rivkin
Thank you very much for showing them to us ! I'll...

Thank you very much for showing them to us ! I'll be honest - most of the things people show here have lots of gold and silver, and koftgari this and scabbard that, but I really love to see such...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2005, 04:20 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 12,586
Posted By Rivkin
Solingen also used to make swords out of steel...

Solingen also used to make swords out of steel cables in the second half of XIX century.
Forum: Swap Forum 25th June 2005, 08:49 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,620
Posted By Rivkin
I'm terribly sorry, but in my opinion: Osman...

I'm terribly sorry, but in my opinion: Osman Omarov (and it's a typical Osman's work, with his signature and sings (two eagle like stamps)) is an osethian company, quite a well known one, that had...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th June 2005, 01:52 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 123,043
Posted By Rivkin
Antiquities were extremely cheap in USSR....

Antiquities were extremely cheap in USSR. Gvarnerius' violin costed a few hundred dollars, with Shteiner and everyone else being even way cheaper. Firstprint of Napoleon's memoirs costed 10$ (5...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2005, 11:09 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 123,043
Posted By Rivkin
I have to attest to this. My grandfather killed a...

I have to attest to this. My grandfather killed a lot of people, but he had to damp all his weapons (including some completely unique ones) into the river :(.

Additionally many sword types (court...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2005, 03:30 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 123,043
Posted By Rivkin
There are some quality kindjals being made in...

There are some quality kindjals being made in Dagestan today, but the price is about 100$-200$ for the blade alone, so it makes no sence for them to sell it as fakes.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2005, 04:17 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 123,043
Posted By Rivkin
O-O-Ogh, can you please elaborate on this one ?...

O-O-Ogh, can you please elaborate on this one ? I've seen quite a lot of khevsur palashes recently, quite similar to each other too...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2005, 06:44 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 123,043
Posted By Rivkin
1. Thank you Jim for your kind words, but my...

1. Thank you Jim for your kind words, but my contribution was rather insignificant.

2. When it comes to tatar history, while I'm pretty sure there should be some (probably polish ?) books on...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2005, 12:55 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 20,154
Posted By Rivkin
Would it be possible for us to see higher...

Would it be possible for us to see higher resolution photos ? It's very hard to judge, using low contrast, low res photos like these.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st June 2005, 05:09 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 29,535
Posted By Rivkin
Well, we've just seen a tatar sabre with a golden...

Well, we've just seen a tatar sabre with a golden dot in another thread - I seriously doubt that it has anything to do with Abbasids. There is one sword on e-bay right now (and I don't discuss it :))...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th June 2005, 03:14 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 123,043
Posted By Rivkin
Another lazy n (this time it's "m" ?). From the...

Another lazy n (this time it's "m" ?). From the writings of ancient bulgars.

And one more thing - eastern turks (I guess our tatars ?) write from right to left. Western (bulgars etc.) from left to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th June 2005, 12:19 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 123,043
Posted By Rivkin
Fugh, I'm not an expert on turkology, so it can...

Fugh, I'm not an expert on turkology, so it can all be bs, but:

AFAIK tamga is usually just a signature. Turkish writing evolved from hieroglaphic to alphabet based, and so did the tamgas. There...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th June 2005, 04:02 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 123,043
Posted By Rivkin
I know of about a dozen of books/monographies...

I know of about a dozen of books/monographies about tamgas - tatar, circassian and ancient iranian (scythian, sarmat etc.) tamgas, however they are all in russian or tataric. However if I'm given a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2005, 09:22 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 23,870
Posted By Rivkin
I don't know nothing about non-caucasian arms, so...

I don't know nothing about non-caucasian arms, so my input would not be very valuable, but I've seen a georgian helmet, supposedly early XVIII century, just like the one in the museum. Unfortunately...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th June 2005, 12:30 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 50,043
Posted By Rivkin
I'm not a specialist on templars, but I would...

I'm not a specialist on templars, but I would doubt any connection with the motto. Very similar motto in different languages exist in every caucasian nation - circassians, chechens etc. , only...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th June 2005, 04:41 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 27,772
Posted By Rivkin
As far as my knowladge of arabic goes, "saif" is...

As far as my knowladge of arabic goes, "saif" is an exact synonim of "sword", therefore refers to any sword.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th June 2005, 04:11 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 5,756
Posted By Rivkin
Epee ?

Dear All,

I've recently failed to win this beautiful epee, signed "S. de Jager, Haarlem". To me it looks like a cool 19th century variation, am I correct ?

Thank you very much in advance !
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th June 2005, 04:52 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 50,043
Posted By Rivkin
I'm not the one to say anything about Masons, but...

I'm not the one to say anything about Masons, but just to make sure - afaik there is no possibility of this motto/motiff etc. been connected to anything cabbalistic. Strangely so I did actually see a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd June 2005, 08:58 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 42,903
Posted By Rivkin
Actually the ability to not collapse from heat...

Actually the ability to not collapse from heat was mentioned as one of the factors of mamluk superiority - al-Jahiz:

"I tell you that I witnessed from them something wonderful and extraordinary....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st May 2005, 10:30 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 281,256
Posted By Rivkin
Here are two (unfortunately somewhat overly...

Here are two (unfortunately somewhat overly nationalistic in message) video clips with lots of weaponry (supposedly georgian weapons)
http://www.hangebi.com/hangebi/kviclo.zip
and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st May 2005, 08:47 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 50,043
Posted By Rivkin
I'm not troubled by this - if french blade is...

I'm not troubled by this - if french blade is made by Manufacture d'Armes Blanches d' Alsace (Klingenthal), then it's easy to explain - all ranking masters who worked at Klingenthal were initially...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st May 2005, 12:47 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 50,043
Posted By Rivkin
I'm probably the most ignorant of all of you, but...

I'm probably the most ignorant of all of you, but it looks like Solingen's sun and moon motiff to me.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th May 2005, 10:21 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 14,870
Posted By Rivkin
I would disagree with Shia attribution - Caucasus...

I would disagree with Shia attribution - Caucasus is almost entirely Sunni (and the only country with a very significant Shia influence is christian Armenia), but "No sword, but Zulfakar, no warrior...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th May 2005, 07:12 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 68,144
Posted By Rivkin
I have to make a small correction - recently I've...

I have to make a small correction - recently I've read some materials on tamga (coat of arms) of circassian clans. It seems that tremendous number of such clans beared tamga symbolizing their descent...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th May 2005, 06:57 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 14,870
Posted By Rivkin
Well... My grandmother's clan is turkish-tatar...

Well... My grandmother's clan is turkish-tatar (Bucharin). First appears in books in 1495 ad, however on their tamga (coat of arms) they had a star of david. As far as I remember according to...
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