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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th April 2021, 06:51 AM
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Views: 27,876
Posted By Mefidk
Thank you Marc and Miguel So I am getting the...

Thank you Marc and Miguel
So I am getting the feeling that the decoration on the hilt is what marks this out as Kuba, but I could see some more of the pictures of the Songye swords on the site that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th April 2021, 06:08 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 27,876
Posted By Mefidk
Thanks Colin. Yes Congo and surrounds seems very...

Thanks Colin. Yes Congo and surrounds seems very interesting both ethnographically, artistically, and weapon-wise. Its a steep mountain to climb at first, not least due to the variants of tribal...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th April 2021, 04:12 PM
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Views: 19,838
Posted By Mefidk
I rather agree with Colin. I have a couple of...

I rather agree with Colin. I have a couple of these and whether they are based on talismanic swords is debatable, but I doubt that any self-respecting Sudanese warrior or leader would wave one of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th April 2021, 08:30 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 27,876
Posted By Mefidk
Congo sword ID help

Hi folks
Recently I have been expanding my horizons a bit into the Congo - a whole new world of wonderful forms :) But also mysteries. Here is one of mine. I wonder what opinion about the origins...
Forum: European Armoury 12th March 2021, 08:56 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 131,240
Posted By Mefidk
Hello Duncan, thanks for posting this interesting...

Hello Duncan, thanks for posting this interesting example. Sorry to hear about fire damage, it along with theft is something we all fear for our collections!
I have recently been examining a number...
Forum: European Armoury 6th March 2021, 06:41 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 15,095
Posted By Mefidk
I've got to say that the examples you guys post...

I've got to say that the examples you guys post are much nicer than mine which seems to be towards the functional end of the spectrum. However, at least in the pictures I see on the net, the more...
Forum: European Armoury 5th March 2021, 05:08 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 15,095
Posted By Mefidk
Some more pictures.

Some more pictures.
Forum: European Armoury 5th March 2021, 05:05 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 15,095
Posted By Mefidk
Khevsur sabre for comments

Here is what I believe to be an interesting sword from an lesser known people in the arms collecting world (although I'm sure they are well known to some here). I have to say at the outset that I am...
Forum: European Armoury 1st March 2021, 02:34 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,156
Posted By Mefidk
Thanks for the replies. I agree that the hilts on...

Thanks for the replies. I agree that the hilts on both of these are a long way from original. I'm not sure I would say modern or tourist (at least they have been together for some time), but 20th C I...
Forum: European Armoury 21st February 2021, 08:49 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,156
Posted By Mefidk
Thanks for the comments Philip. For sure the...

Thanks for the comments Philip. For sure the szabla has been dismantled at some point. The rivet would have been replaced then, hence why it looks odd. Perhaps this happened a while back, and the...
Forum: European Armoury 21st February 2021, 08:33 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,156
Posted By Mefidk
Here is the second sword, what looks like a...

Here is the second sword, what looks like a karabela. This one has less aggressive cleaning and less of a the yelman is less pronounced with a more normal profile. There is a Maltese cross near the...
Forum: European Armoury 20th February 2021, 04:15 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,156
Posted By Mefidk
"Eastern Sword" Szabla for comments

Hi folks
I just today picked this one up from a local auction and would be glad to hear what you think to it. The lot was entitled Eastern Swords and contained two swords, the second of which I will...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th February 2021, 09:18 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 43,236
Posted By Mefidk
No indication that it ever had a spike, looks...

No indication that it ever had a spike, looks like it was made this way. The blade is heavy duty, 1cm thick at the base - I would definitely not like to be in the way of anyone swinging this!

Are...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th February 2021, 08:11 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 43,236
Posted By Mefidk
Here's mine. Interested to see what you...

Here's mine. Interested to see what you knowledgeable folks think of it.
Forum: European Armoury 10th February 2021, 05:58 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,516
Posted By Mefidk
Thanks Raf. That would make some sense. The piece...

Thanks Raf. That would make some sense. The piece is old and neglected so I could be wrong but it does not have a quality feel to it. So made for export to colonies on the cheap could be right on.
I...
Forum: European Armoury 8th February 2021, 01:42 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,516
Posted By Mefidk
and lock and barrel marks

and lock and barrel marks
Forum: European Armoury 8th February 2021, 01:41 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,516
Posted By Mefidk
Origins of this French? flintlock musket

Hi folks
I wonder if anyone can identify the origins of this flintlock? Its been in my collection for a few years but without me getting closer to its origin.

To me it looks like a shortened...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th January 2021, 07:48 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 14,736
Posted By Mefidk
and what a fantastic website WoDiMi has - thanks...

and what a fantastic website WoDiMi has - thanks for linking to it.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th January 2021, 07:45 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 14,736
Posted By Mefidk
Thank you Kuber & TVV - I will correctly label...

Thank you Kuber & TVV - I will correctly label and display with pride then :)
Nice to find something good by accident.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th January 2021, 07:52 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 14,736
Posted By Mefidk
African dagger for ID

Hi folks
I just received this along with some 19C N.African swords. Its really quite a nice knife, and better quality than many I've seen. Its not something I know anything about - possibly...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th January 2021, 05:27 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 583,366
Posted By Mefidk
and the pictures

and the pictures
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th January 2021, 05:20 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 583,366
Posted By Mefidk
Stolen kaskara ++

Hi guys
These three were stolen from me recently. Actually they were stolen in a break-in of the transport company that was shipping them to me from an auction last week.
So sadly I did not get to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th January 2021, 04:29 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 18,948
Posted By Mefidk
Sorry, I've been unable to post for a while...

Sorry, I've been unable to post for a while (thank you Jim for helping to sort it out).

I just wanted to concur that these blades turn up regularly in saif mounts and are identical in terms of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th December 2020, 07:15 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 18,948
Posted By Mefidk
Sorry I missed this - I did not know it was in...

Sorry I missed this - I did not know it was in use in Eritrea and thought that its use in Ethiopia was restricted to the Sudanese border regions and slave trade area.

This is something very...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th December 2020, 07:07 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 18,948
Posted By Mefidk
Hi Jim Thanks for the confirmation and the...

Hi Jim
Thanks for the confirmation and the information posted before. I'm interested in the numbers - are the German blades you've seen matching this form of messy numbering on the ricasso?
The...
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