Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th December 2013, 08:53 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th November 2013, 08:53 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th October 2013, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 8
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Hi,
Sancar, why not to buy in Grand Bazar ?...
Hi,
Sancar, why not to buy in Grand Bazar ? Because of high prices, or are there also another reasons ?
I am of the opinon there are some very interesting pieces, and at the same time very...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th September 2013, 01:55 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd September 2013, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 17,072
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd September 2013, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 15
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd September 2013, 07:48 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd September 2013, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 17,072
Hi Wolf,
You have really good good...
Hi Wolf,
You have really good good information resources....
I would like to join this opportunity and renew my old question: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=6460
The sword is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st September 2013, 06:08 PM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st September 2013, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 17,072
Hi Colin and Iain,
I have never seen such...
Hi Colin and Iain,
I have never seen such dagger before. Nevertheless, the decoration on the blade reminds me Dadia, Tula, Fali, Movu..... And the iron safeguard is like on the Mandara mountains...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th July 2013, 09:02 AM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th July 2013, 01:24 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 8,137
This type used to be assigned to tribes from...
This type used to be assigned to tribes from south western part o Ethiopia. I am not sure which one is correct (or who is right),in any case you could find them in antique shops in Addis Ababa....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th June 2013, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 9
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As far as books about African cold weapons are...
As far as books about African cold weapons are concerned, there are many authors already -e.g. I have books by Manfred Zirngibl - but he is mostly concentrated on Africa south of Sahara. I would say...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th June 2013, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 14,613
Welcome to the forum.
I would also say the...
Welcome to the forum.
I would also say the blade is comming from the Sahel region. Enclosed please find Tuareg blade with slightly similar decoration, allegedly made in Agadez. Such big orange...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd June 2013, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,085
Hi Pieje and Tim,
Nice sword of "Tebbu...
Hi Pieje and Tim,
Nice sword of "Tebbu style" (handle) - quotation marks since I have strange feeling the longer time I am cocncerned with this kind of weapon the less I know about it. There are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th May 2013, 12:12 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 15,172
Hi,
Allow me to enter this discussion with a...
Hi,
Allow me to enter this discussion with a "small" delay. First of all, this is ordinary dagger, but interesting one - I consider it nice. Congratulations.
Just idea:
I think it could be part...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2013, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 14,993
Hi. I think you are happy rightly. This is not...
Hi. I think you are happy rightly. This is not 100 % my field, but I like this kind of sabers and this one is very nice. Nothing too much affected - but nicely made, real fighting weapon, hilt...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2013, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 2
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Hi Iain, dear Takouba-man.
Nobody is comming,...
Hi Iain, dear Takouba-man.
Nobody is comming, so I will try first. I have never seen such sheath before and I did not find similar on the picture. So I am just giving an idea for disposal: the...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th March 2013, 11:14 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th March 2013, 11:14 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th March 2013, 12:50 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 10,368
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th March 2013, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 10,368
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th March 2013, 09:50 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 10,368
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th March 2013, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 10,368
Ordinary Afar dagger was worn by men from their...
Ordinary Afar dagger was worn by men from their childhood till death, I think. This nice pieces - I am not sure if by chiefs in the true seńce of the word, or only by wealthy people. Some years ago I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th March 2013, 12:38 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 41,663
Hi Tim,
This is nice shield. I did not know...
Hi Tim,
This is nice shield. I did not know that this Turkana/Acholi style shields were made of steel, too.... Another steel shields were those ones of Fali/Kirdi style from the North Cameroon...
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