Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd September 2007, 07:13 PM
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Photo's of rifle
Some photo's of the Northwest Persian percussion lock rifle
rand
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd September 2007, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 32
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Photo's of rifle inscriptions
Hello Fernando,
Am posting pics of rifle for you, let me know any thoughts you have....
Persian Gold Inlay Insription
Persians often express ownerships using metaphors in poetry.
In...
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Forum: Swap Forum
31st August 2007, 06:25 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
30th August 2007, 09:02 PM
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Kris.....
This kris may be good for parts....
Blade is older but missing top section,
Price is $72 shipping is $22 in US local pickup
rand
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th August 2007, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 32
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Persian Musketeers/ Rifleholders (?)
This armours mark on a barrel reads, " Amal-e Kuchak Ali bar Tofangiran", translates to "The work of Kuchak Ali for the musketeers/rifleholders", must thank Manouchehr M. for the transaltion.
Do...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th August 2007, 10:38 PM
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Same Reference at same time.....
Hey RSSword,
We both were thinking along the same lines at the same time.....was too funny when I posted and saw your post done while I was writing mine....
Hubba,
rand
Great minds think...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th August 2007, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 6
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Beautiful Pepperbox Pistol
Hey Fernando,
This is a beautiful example of the barrel makers art. The 19th century European barrel makers seem almost to have been in a "rennaissance more" as what they produced was both...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th August 2007, 03:50 AM
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Replies: 8
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Fun with Fumo
Hey Ward,
Was reading a post made by Lee and he attched a file called "Fun with Fumo", check out the 40-50% patterns, thought it was similar pattern to the design on your square barreled matched....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th August 2007, 04:14 PM
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Provinence
The deluge of fakes is exactly why objects with provinece retain a greater value than their unpunlished counterparts. When items reach a high value copies/fakes begin to be made and sold to the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th August 2007, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 10
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Date
Hey Eftihis,
Date looks like 1295 or 1878 (western year)
First number was easy....
The second number is a bit blurry.....
Third number my best guess...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th August 2007, 04:24 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,650
Fimo file
Hey Lee,
Totally agree with you... That Fimo File was great, you can how a pattern can be developed.
Thanks,
rand
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Forum: Swap Forum
19th August 2007, 05:33 PM
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Swap Forum
18th August 2007, 05:48 PM
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Caucasian arms book
"Weapons of the Caucasian nations"
By E.Astvacaturyan. In Russian language. New book which included hundreds swords, daggers and handguns. Cherkes, Daghestan, Cubachi, Averia. Best collection from...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th August 2007, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 14
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1620's Blade
Hi Ward,
Is Oliver referring to the shamshir with a double rung ladder pattern, armor piercing tip and stag horn grip scales?
Regarding blade shapes, we know there was a huge change in the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th August 2007, 07:04 AM
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Replies: 91
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Punch shape for inlay
Would like to point out the use of a retangular punch in a series of over lapping punches used to form the channel for the silver to be inlaid in the first yataghan posted in this thread. You can...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th August 2007, 02:30 AM
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Replies: 14
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th August 2007, 11:32 PM
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Replies: 14
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Shanshir Article
Hey Ward,
Thanks for posting Olivers article. Have a feeling that article has some age, believe Olivers opinion about when shamshir was developed would be earlier now. Was surprised he said...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th August 2007, 07:24 PM
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Replies: 14
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Scabbards
Hello Alex,
Neither of the two shamshirs pictured in the photo have a scabbard. However, the shamshir with the wider quillons had a sister sword, that on the pommel was "Keeper of the Gate"...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th August 2007, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 14
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Silver Inlay in Oclussion
In the bottom photo showing the spine of the blade, note the silver inlayed into the oclussion. Have only seen inlay into oclussions done on well made blades, usually with silver. Could it be a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th August 2007, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 14
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th August 2007, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 19,276
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th August 2007, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 133,021
Book with inscriptions
There is a Russian Book with quite a few inscriptions on yataghans translated, but you need to speak Russian. There are also French articles of yataghan translations. I have heard a couple of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th August 2007, 10:48 PM
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Replies: 6
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Put together piece
Another disassociated piece. Scabbard a an obvious mismatch, also more recent and the hilt, the blade with false damascus not showing near the wear as the hilt, all looks put together. Would be...
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Forum: Swap Forum
15th August 2007, 10:32 PM
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th August 2007, 12:02 AM
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Replies: 8
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Square barrel matchlock
Ward,
What a treat to see your square barrel matchlock. Interesting how the pattern on the top difffers from the side, the top looking like opposed circles and the side looking somewhat like a...
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