Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th August 2021, 12:12 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th August 2021, 12:05 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th August 2021, 07:43 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th August 2021, 06:06 PM
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No offense, but
Muhammad Ja'far was doing top...
No offense, but
Muhammad Ja'far was doing top notch objects
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/search/?q=Ja%27far%2c%20Muhammad
So for me it is more a revival of a classic, like a Chanel bag made...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th August 2021, 05:55 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th August 2021, 05:40 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th August 2021, 09:44 AM
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Agreed Northern India or the area
:):)
Now...
Agreed Northern India or the area
:):)
Now about
"It was described as an "Ivory handled short sword, brought back from Tibet".
but it doesn't look Tibetan to my eye".
In fact, nobody...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th August 2021, 05:33 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th August 2021, 07:03 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th August 2021, 06:54 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th August 2021, 06:52 AM
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Kronckew I was joking!
Of course you have a...
Kronckew I was joking!
Of course you have a beautiful sword and I think our both swords were done by the same maker.
Now the questions are
Do you have the original scabbard?
Or do we have both...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th August 2021, 09:27 PM
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Well Stu was right to be suspicious, it is a...
Well Stu was right to be suspicious, it is a forgery!
:D
Unless Kronckew's sword is the forgery!!
:D
More seriously, it is very interesting. Thanks for the translation.
Kronckew's hilt is the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th August 2021, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 30
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Hi Ian,
Thank you very much for your...
Hi Ian,
Thank you very much for your comments about this sword.
I agree about mid 20th c. No later than 1950 and maybe a few years earlier as Bassein was renamed after the British left the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th August 2021, 09:07 AM
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Dha from Bassein
Hi Guys
Here a dha from Bassein (Pathein), I'm no expert but it is written on it!
I guess it is not an old dha, I would say end of the British occupation, 1920-30ties.
Please tell me it's...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd August 2021, 02:49 PM
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Thank you, it is extremely interesting and so...
Thank you, it is extremely interesting and so rare to see 18th c. ethno swords.
The guard looks like the helmets from the region, I think.
I have a dha that I should post, not very old, I would...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd August 2021, 10:26 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st August 2021, 07:12 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th July 2021, 05:22 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th July 2021, 05:15 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th July 2021, 12:42 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th July 2021, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 44,821
Ok!
A last question, on the two swords that...
Ok!
A last question, on the two swords that you posted: how the blades are fixed to the hilts?
The solar pommel is atypical but it doesnt mean that it is European... I wonder which kind of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th July 2021, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 32
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I remember that you wrote something like that...
I remember that you wrote something like that about a shortened takouba, then I collected and saw several short takouba and kaskara and I disagree, some swords were just short, short swords, not for...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th July 2021, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 32
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Yes, should be something linked to Kaskara and...
Yes, should be something linked to Kaskara and Sudan, nevertheless, some Mandingo swords and daggers scabbards/ sheaths have the same tip. So, I’m not 100% sure that this sword is kaskarish or...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th July 2021, 10:12 PM
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Replies: 32
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Hi guys,
In fact, this sword was just an...
Hi guys,
In fact, this sword was just an appertizer...
I wanted to see the responses and your interest in atypical swords.
The first sword posted came with another one, from the same sale and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th July 2021, 07:51 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,912
I saw that. And I have another hypothesis.
Non...
I saw that. And I have another hypothesis.
Non Muslims don't like Muslim inscriptions on their weapons (with some exception, the Greeks for example).
It seems that the inscription was scratched*...
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