Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2005, 11:06 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2005, 10:54 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th December 2004, 11:05 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th December 2004, 02:23 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th December 2004, 01:22 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th December 2004, 12:47 AM
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Something is strange here. 1896 Egypt was not...
Something is strange here. 1896 Egypt was not part of Ottoman empire.
Mohamed Ali had declare indepentance 1840 and in mid 1882 the British colonized Egypt.
Is this coin a sultan's "wish" or...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th December 2004, 05:11 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th December 2004, 09:36 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th December 2004, 07:45 PM
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I feel often "devil's avocat". From the first...
I feel often "devil's avocat". From the first sight your blade looks more etched than real damascus. Take more opinions to be sure.
If I was you, I would tried some acid on it. 1/3 of vinegar and...
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Forum: Swap Forum
27th December 2004, 11:04 AM
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Manding sword
A very nice manding sword in perfect contition. 82cm long. Leather is dry and blade needs some cleaning but i leave it for the next owner. Blade is african made but not touristic. Curved and 6cm wide...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th December 2004, 08:35 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th December 2004, 08:25 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th December 2004, 08:23 PM
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Shield talks
My friends, this must be a persian shield.
The kind that stops our edged weapons, nice and sturdy :)
It has 8 cartouches with letters all around. Unfotunatly i cannot read farsi (i suppose...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th December 2004, 01:10 AM
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Replies: 9
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First sword is a big question for me. Hilt and...
First sword is a big question for me. Hilt and form of the blade look like european 18th 19th century military sword but...
Scabbard is oriental, most possible ottoman and blade is... alien! This...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th December 2004, 05:29 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st December 2004, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 22
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Wellcome to the forum jwpettipas.
Few years...
Wellcome to the forum jwpettipas.
Few years ago, when I found this forum, I couldnt tell the difference between a kitchen knife and a rapier! :D
Now i think i know some things (thanx...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th December 2004, 11:35 PM
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Replies: 22
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Forum: Swap Forum
20th December 2004, 07:30 PM
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Well, it depends who sell it and what we mean...
Well, it depends who sell it and what we mean cheap :)
After the fall of Taliban regime in Afghanistan a lot of them found their way to western market and the prices have fallen rapidly. Of...
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Forum: Swap Forum
20th December 2004, 06:07 PM
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I thought that scabbards of khyber knifes are...
I thought that scabbards of khyber knifes are cheap because... khyber knifes WITH scabbards are cheap :D
I have seen khyber knifes in Ebay in prices lower than a good new handmade scabbard for a...
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Forum: Swap Forum
20th December 2004, 12:08 AM
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Replies: 10
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Rick
Are you sure you want someone to make a...
Rick
Are you sure you want someone to make a scabbard for a kyber knife? Original ones are so cheap that a replica could be far more expensive, cause of the handwork :)
I want a scabbard for a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th December 2004, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 46
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th December 2004, 08:57 PM
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Replies: 46
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Illusion
Battara,
No need for apologies. I have seen the same illusion myself, in photos and in reality under certain light :) Maybe because of the contrast with niello.
Someone told me that niello...
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Forum: Swap Forum
19th December 2004, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th December 2004, 11:03 AM
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Forum: Swap Forum
16th December 2004, 10:37 PM
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