Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st February 2005, 02:59 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th January 2005, 10:22 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th January 2005, 09:10 PM
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hi,
jens sword has all the remnants of a mid to...
hi,
jens sword has all the remnants of a mid to late 19thC piece. the style of the hilt and the decoration seem to confirm this. during this period, the decorative arts of india progressed into an...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th January 2005, 01:12 PM
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just a thought, would it not be just as useful,...
just a thought, would it not be just as useful, if not more so to post pictures of known fake types. if, as it was said, there are normally 3 or 4 on ebay all the time, a standard could be reached...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th January 2005, 10:05 PM
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jens,
a few questions -
on the 'bird-like'...
jens,
a few questions -
on the 'bird-like' design on the yemen, the highlighted bird and the islamic script seem to be different colours. is this the flash of your camera, or are they of different...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th January 2005, 09:52 PM
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yes jens, a piece that truly demands respect. ...
yes jens, a piece that truly demands respect.
jim, a great assessment as always. the piece harbours all the asthetics of northern india in the 18thC, and yet the blade shape seems to be remeniscent...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th January 2005, 10:33 PM
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a really fascinating man, jens. he and his wife...
a really fascinating man, jens. he and his wife both travelled east many times. there is a great image of him and his wife at a bazaar (in klays biography), with the sellers laying their wares out on...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2005, 01:59 PM
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hi earl,
a slight confusion. the picture you...
hi earl,
a slight confusion. the picture you attached is the sword owned by the queen, and is one of them that i mentioned. it is of the style of the beheading sword and the two others i mentioned. ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2005, 11:56 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2005, 11:54 AM
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tipus beheading sword. the hilt is of the style...
tipus beheading sword. the hilt is of the style of the one presented to the queen and apparantly found next to his body, and the one in the british museum and private collection.
sorry for the poor...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2005, 11:52 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2005, 10:06 AM
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hi earl,
dont expect an answer so soon. 90...
hi earl,
dont expect an answer so soon. 90 pages!! your questions dont come cheap :)
jim would read this over breakfast. jens would spend a little longer, as he is more laid back and lives on a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th January 2005, 10:02 PM
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museums
yes, jens, but the two i mentioned are in bikaner itself, not just in the surrounding area.
sorry about the blade information. unlike jim, i dont walk through the day with a library crammed in my...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th January 2005, 05:16 PM
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museums and gifts
a wonderful concoction of institutions :)
the bikaner collection is divided between the fort museum, and the jubilee museum (i think, form memory) and both are in bikaner. the maharaja has his own...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th January 2005, 02:48 PM
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age
the blade i would guess to be 17thC, but my book is marginally better than the image i've shown, so can only speculate. the small stamps were used throughout 200+ years of sword manafacture and so...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th January 2005, 02:13 PM
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wooden leg
have i ever let you down, jens?
it took me years to find this book and it cost the price of a wooden leg but was worth it.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th January 2005, 12:41 PM
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dangerous ground
i was teasing you jens, i know that decoration is down to opinion only, and i know that you will be suitably impressed if you saw this sword in life. who knows, maybe i'll get a chance to show it to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th January 2005, 10:38 PM
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blade
oh, i forgot. the blade is sheathed but it is straight and wide. the photo shows a slight tilt to one side, but not sure if this is the case or its an optical illusion.
i'll risk showing the kris on...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th January 2005, 10:30 PM
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decoration
hi jens,
i know of your passion for pommels, but to take a picture of the pommel would require either 8 foot long arms or a step ladder. as the curator was kind enough to allow me in to see them, i...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th January 2005, 04:43 PM
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tipu
hi jim,
eloquent and learned, as ever :) yes, the imported blades were revered locally, and throughout the area. walhouse was quite surprised at the amount found at tanjore. there is mixed feeling...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th January 2005, 01:20 PM
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another point
something worth noting, and that has been made apparant with this article, is that returning a sword to its rightful owner doesnt necessarily do it justice. this sword has now been returned to the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th January 2005, 12:31 PM
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Tipu Sword
one of the few genuine tipu swords. found in his bedchamber during the storming of the citadel. now owned by a mysore businessman with political asperations. the sword itself, whilst having the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th January 2005, 09:21 PM
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inscription
i've been in touch with mare rosu privately but thought to offer some of the information here as well.
this dagger is indeed from the mysore armoury and the inscription is kannada script. i cannot...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th January 2005, 08:53 PM
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opinion?
can only speculate but think the blade is probably late 19thC. there is a style of kilij made very late to almost imitate the earlier pieces. doubtfully made for actual use, the blades had thin...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th January 2005, 05:42 PM
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new book
hi marc,
the book has been held up in the states, and the delay has caused problems everywhere. there were a small number of pre-sale copies distributed by robert, and a small number sold on by an...
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