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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd February 2014, 05:44 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 20,128
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
As far as "blued triangles" on the blade are...

As far as "blued triangles" on the blade are concerned, it is not anything exceptional - at least four of the blades below were blackened too
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd February 2014, 05:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 20,128
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi Claus and welcome to the forum, Hi vandoo, ...

Hi Claus and welcome to the forum,
Hi vandoo,

I think it is simplification to call alll Somali daggers just billao. "Somali Federative Republic" and its surrounding is big, consisting of many...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th February 2014, 09:07 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 24,746
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi multumesc, If you treat old metal with...

Hi multumesc,
If you treat old metal with water, or water solution, water you use should be free of chlorine (destilled or boiled, at least). Otherwise, from the long time period point of view, it...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th February 2014, 07:11 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,388
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi Emanuel, Thank you. IŽll try to contact...

Hi Emanuel,
Thank you. IŽll try to contact them.
Best regards,
Martin
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th February 2014, 09:02 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,388
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Spiral stitching

Hello,
It looks that the craftsnmanship of spiral stitching (with wire) used by Ottoman makers of scabbards is dying out and it is becoming very difficult to find somebody who still handle this kind...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th February 2014, 08:43 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 14,748
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Thank you for sharing ! Best regards, Martin

Thank you for sharing ! Best regards,
Martin
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th January 2014, 07:25 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 16,726
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi, There were "a few" threads on koummyias and...

Hi,
There were "a few" threads on koummyias and another Maghreb short cold weapons in this forum already. Let me recall this one:...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th January 2014, 06:38 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 16,726
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi, Being not an expert in koummyas, but having...

Hi,
Being not an expert in koummyas, but having strange feeling that these two pieces are exceptionally interesting, I would like to congratulate you to your recent purchase !
Martin
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd January 2014, 07:44 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 59,566
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Lanolin has been used by museums sometimes,to...

Lanolin has been used by museums sometimes,to treat old leather artefacts, But it should be used very carefully ("less means more" in this case, e.g it could darken the stuff). They desolve it with...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th January 2014, 11:49 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 15,194
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi blue lander, Maybe I am wrong, but I am of...

Hi blue lander,
Maybe I am wrong, but I am of the opinion it is not a very modern piece. I think it is what we could call "contemporary", maybe from seventies. As Sajen already wrote, very modern...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th January 2014, 08:25 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 11,128
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi Gavin, I have never seen so relatively well...

Hi Gavin,
I have never seen so relatively well preserved relics of handle made of organic material and cca 3600 years old, before. And it is interesting to see fashion of handles of that time and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th January 2014, 08:32 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 11,128
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Yeas. Unfortunately there was written nothing...

Yeas. Unfortunately there was written nothing about this Tebu sword. But the blade was more than 1 m long and seemed very heavy
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th January 2014, 08:28 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 11,128
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
A few pictures from the Sudan National Museum

There is a lot of interesting artefacts, but only a few "cold weapons" (the long sword and the helmet are from 19th century, the rest is from the ancient Sudan)
Regards
Martin
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th January 2014, 08:20 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 59,566
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
I think there is Osman influence (I mean Turkish)...

I think there is Osman influence (I mean Turkish) - pls notice the central groove in the wooden part of sheath which fits spiral wire sewing.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th January 2014, 11:54 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 15,194
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi regihis, Please, could you explain why do...

Hi regihis,
Please, could you explain why do you think it is "tourist" dagger ? (I think we can call it more or less contemporary, but not tourist. Some tourist pieces are in the link mentioned in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th January 2014, 07:48 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 15,496
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Thanks for comments. As far as soot is...

Thanks for comments.
As far as soot is concerned, in North Cameroon I had possibility to visit enclosured "village residency" consisting of several "small houses". One of them was "kitchen" with...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th January 2014, 07:11 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 59,566
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi Iain, If you should allocate this sword...

Hi Iain,
If you should allocate this sword based on previus discussions and pieces of info - this kind comes from the southern part of Sahel and the blade was delivered from Europe ?
Elegant sword...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th January 2014, 12:12 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 15,496
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Saka (?), Kusu (?) knife for pleasure and maybe comments

I bought it on eBay last year and I post it just for pleasure here now. The dimensions are: length 48 cms, max. width 14 cms. It was discussed by forumites before - I think it is Saka or Kusu (?)
I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th January 2014, 07:39 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 15,194
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi blue lander, Here you can also find some...

Hi blue lander,
Here you can also find some styles of pommels: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=16478, and there are another interesting threads.
Re. a.m. link, your sheath and blade...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st December 2013, 10:22 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 15,877
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Especially strong health, and 2014 to be a little...

Especially strong health, and 2014 to be a little bit more prosperous - let the collections grow
Martin
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st December 2013, 10:17 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 19,086
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi Iain, This is really very interesting piece....

Hi Iain,
This is really very interesting piece. Congratulations
Martin
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st December 2013, 01:06 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 21,568
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi Teodor, I am not expert in shashkas, I have...

Hi Teodor,
I am not expert in shashkas, I have no one. I just give my I "hope fair-minded" standpoint.
The floral motive is Ottoman, but not the style which used to be used on mountings of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th December 2013, 06:11 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,786
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi Congoblades, Please, which kind of metal...

Hi Congoblades,

Please, which kind of metal is the crossguard (quillions) made of ?
(I think link offered by charlesS is appropriate ...)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th December 2013, 10:31 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,470
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi Iain, Just a feeling - I would allocate it a...

Hi Iain,
Just a feeling - I would allocate it a little bit more to the west from the North Cameroon (baldric, style of braiding on the handle /?/). You can find very simmilar sword (blade) on this...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th December 2013, 09:42 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 17,561
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi, Let me, with delay, congratulate you, Iain,...

Hi,
Let me, with delay, congratulate you, Iain, to the sword. This is really nice piece (I mean the blade;, the handle (at least its surface), as it used to be, was changed/"renovated").
This...
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