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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th May 2005, 04:37 PM
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Posted By Rivkin
I'm sorry, I was a little bit too vicious in my...

I'm sorry, I was a little bit too vicious in my attacks on historical biases, but they do exist.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th May 2005, 04:08 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 68,883
Posted By Rivkin
Interesting shashka. Now I probably should not...

Interesting shashka. Now I probably should not say anything, because I _don't_ collect shashkas (and there are people here who do), but this one looks to me as a circassian. The niello is a little...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th May 2005, 10:44 PM
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Posted By Rivkin
My reply is going to be controversial, but: ...

My reply is going to be controversial, but:

If you talk with people volunteering for war, you'll understand that a lot of them are looking for an adventure. Adventure can include a heroic death in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th May 2005, 05:23 PM
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Views: 68,883
Posted By Rivkin
By 1850 Circassians were pushed out of kindjal...

By 1850 Circassians were pushed out of kindjal market by dagestan, so it's not a big surprise that circassian production of kindjals was insignificant. There were very few chechens among muhajars.
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th May 2005, 04:47 AM
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Views: 68,883
Posted By Rivkin
I'm really surprised to see such "caucasian"...

I'm really surprised to see such "caucasian" models being worn by greeks, bolgarians and other balkan nationals.
The reason being that I don't remember straight kindjals being popular among ottoman...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th May 2005, 07:53 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 33,156
Posted By Rivkin
Dear Michal, I'm sorry if my posts sounded...

Dear Michal,

I'm sorry if my posts sounded like too much like an accusation - I understand the situation with funds, manpower etc.
I also understand that the fact that history departments tend to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th May 2005, 11:39 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 33,156
Posted By Rivkin
I probably lack the experience needed to post...

I probably lack the experience needed to post here, but since it never stopped me from posting in the past:

Sword collecting community is surprisingly small. Way smaller than a china and porceline...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th May 2005, 04:35 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 14,545
Posted By Rivkin
I mean, I knew about kopis etc., and this thread...

I mean, I knew about kopis etc., and this thread have been pursued here long enough, just was kind of surprised how similar it to Laz Bichak...
Sorry if just wasting everybody's time.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th May 2005, 04:32 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 14,545
Posted By Rivkin
Laz Bichaq - sickle sword of 1500bc ?

Sorry if saying something that everyone already knows, but here is a picture from Met of what they describe as:
"Sickle sword, 1307–1275 B.C.; Middle Assyrian period, reign of Adad-nirari I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th May 2005, 02:55 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 14,079
Posted By Rivkin
Oh. It seems that the inscription suggests that...

Oh. It seems that the inscription suggests that it was something like a sweet sixteen gift to Tirkia, so he would grow with a sword. The motiff is puzzling.

One more thing - a short google...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd May 2005, 03:39 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 14,079
Posted By Rivkin
No one really knows that the signature is, but...

No one really knows that the signature is, but the latest version is:

"To Tirkia, so he would grow" - it seems to explain all the letters (Tirkia Dato was leaving unexplained sr in the middle).
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd May 2005, 01:48 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 14,079
Posted By Rivkin
The signature is almost incomprehensible, so I...

The signature is almost incomprehensible, so I had to ask around. Something like Dato Tikia S... (looks like it's all a name)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd May 2005, 03:55 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,906
Posted By Rivkin
I think it's just an ornament.

I think it's just an ornament.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd May 2005, 05:05 AM
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Views: 8,906
Posted By Rivkin
The first is strange. It seems to be very short -...

The first is strange. It seems to be very short - too short (boy's kindjal ?), but the hilt is disproportionally large. This is the first problem - what is this kindjal ? A weird product of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd May 2005, 03:21 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,906
Posted By Rivkin
Sorry for the grammar in the previous letter - it...

Sorry for the grammar in the previous letter - it gets really bad when I'm in a hurry.

In short I would not trust a single word said by a seller you don't know on "this kindjal is a great example...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd May 2005, 03:10 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,906
Posted By Rivkin
Cause I'm lazy I'm not gonna check the...

Cause I'm lazy I'm not gonna check the references, so:
I can't understand why the first one is armenian - it's very uncharacteristic for armenian work, which is defined as:

a. Southern caucasian...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th May 2005, 02:43 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 19,475
Posted By Rivkin
At last, I've got to see my books . For...

At last, I've got to see my books
.
For example on Caliph al-Mamun's (786-833) army it's said:

"He bought numerous turks and paid high prices for them. He sometimes paid as much as 200,000...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th May 2005, 07:46 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 68,144
Posted By Rivkin
It's correct - Marble Palace, after 1926 -...

It's correct - Marble Palace, after 1926 - Hermitage.

Very interesting is attributing the ownership to Inajat Krim Girej Bek.
Does "Krim Girej Bek" mean "Girey, bek of Crimea" ? Then it's most...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th May 2005, 12:11 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 68,144
Posted By Rivkin
It says that the helmet is Circassian. Well, all...

It says that the helmet is Circassian. Well, all northern Caucasus helmets (osethian, circassian etc.) seem similar to each other (at least to such an ignoramus as me).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th May 2005, 04:10 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 68,883
Posted By Rivkin
Central rib is characteristic to kidnjals from...

Central rib is characteristic to kidnjals from Georgia, usually relatively late ones - 1850 and later.



No. Circassians are from Circassia, Kabarda, Adighe (the lands named after their...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th May 2005, 03:54 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 11,932
Posted By Rivkin
This was the most desired case. However (Rustam's...

This was the most desired case. However (Rustam's memoir) in reality children from 4 to 14 were considered. Adult fighters also were present on the market - some of the mamluks were resold before...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th May 2005, 10:54 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 11,932
Posted By Rivkin
I have to strongly disagree. The records of slave...

I have to strongly disagree. The records of slave auctions suggest that (taking one dinar to be approximately equal to 13 dirhams, and taking in mind that the weight of dinars and dirhams varied...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th May 2005, 05:09 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 11,932
Posted By Rivkin
Its very interesting, however I think there is...

Its very interesting, however I think there is also a possibility that the swords were from Egypt, but not Egyptian made - they could've been simply considered to be nessesary add-ons to mamluks...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th May 2005, 12:26 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 19,475
Posted By Rivkin
We are in a complete agreement. The same picture...

We are in a complete agreement. The same picture is true for almost the entire muslim world - even during the wars in Georgia, despite the fact that Tbilisi's Caliphat was mostly populated by arabs,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th May 2005, 12:04 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 19,475
Posted By Rivkin
I re-quote Bernard Lewis " As early as 766 a...

I re-quote Bernard Lewis " As early as 766 a Christian clergyman writing in Syriac spoke of the "locust swarm" of unconverted barbarians -- Sindhis, Alans, Khazars, Turks, and others -- who served in...
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