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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st October 2017, 02:55 PM
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Well a least the rest of the parts are there. How...

Well a least the rest of the parts are there. How did you get this date "Early 19 century"?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st October 2017, 02:43 PM
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Posted By estcrh
“Something that remains after we are gone”: the...

“Something that remains after we are gone”: the life and collection of Henri Moser

The Wallace Collection’s library holds a number of rare books, which our visitors can view on request. In this...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th September 2017, 02:31 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,549
Posted By estcrh
It is possible that the sheet silver at the base...

It is possible that the sheet silver at the base and the stones in the silver was added at a later date, maybe to cover up a fault or just to add some bling...the gold kundan on the eyes does not...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th September 2017, 12:31 PM
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Views: 18,052
Posted By estcrh
Nice one, somebody needed a lot of powder, it...

Nice one, somebody needed a lot of powder, it reminds me of images of Ottoman zeibek with huge powder flasks. I guess it was something you would not want to run out of.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th September 2017, 11:31 AM
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Views: 10,286
Posted By estcrh
An often overlooked resource for sure.

An often overlooked resource for sure.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th September 2017, 11:40 PM
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Posted By estcrh
I am impressed alright, now I know were most of...

I am impressed alright, now I know were most of the worlds Persian shamshirs are.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th September 2017, 07:03 PM
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Views: 10,286
Posted By estcrh
Ken, you may as well post it, that is what we are...

Ken, you may as well post it, that is what we are here for isnt it? I use Pinterest for storing images related to Indo-Persian spears / lances etc. This is the best method I know of, it is quite...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th September 2017, 03:10 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 23,936
Posted By estcrh
Sind percussion long gun, 63 inches, converted...

Sind percussion long gun, 63 inches, converted from matchlock. This has two stock splices, they do not appear to have been glued at all, how common was this, I have seen this before on Indian...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th September 2017, 11:04 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 61,096
Posted By estcrh
Of course, I have searched in several languages...

Of course, I have searched in several languages but not much shows up.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th September 2017, 06:08 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 23,936
Posted By estcrh
Rick, the lengths you go amaze me!!! As for the...

Rick, the lengths you go amaze me!!! As for the relative lack of interest in Afghan firearms...this tends to extend to all Afghan military items except maybe some types of swords and daggers, rather...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th September 2017, 06:04 PM
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Views: 23,936
Posted By estcrh
Ariel, do you mean military service?

Ariel, do you mean military service?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th September 2017, 01:34 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 61,096
Posted By estcrh
Thanks, hard to believe that there are so few...

Thanks, hard to believe that there are so few images available and I can find none from the actual collection, just the catalogs.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th September 2017, 08:15 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 61,096
Posted By estcrh
More.

More.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th September 2017, 07:59 AM
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Views: 61,096
Posted By estcrh
Does anyone have other Moser images?

Does anyone have other Moser images?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th September 2017, 02:50 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 23,936
Posted By estcrh
There is no difference, if you like something...

There is no difference, if you like something enough and you have the money and a person who can do the work.....take Japanese swords for example, $100 an inch to polish, and thats just the start,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th September 2017, 01:26 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 23,936
Posted By estcrh
Ariel, people spend plenty of money restoring...

Ariel, people spend plenty of money restoring Japanese, Persian, Ottoman, Indian, Chinese swords etc but Philip might be able to inform us more about this.

As for the particular gun...Persian...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd September 2017, 09:11 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,549
Posted By estcrh
Never mind!!!....just get well, health is more...

Never mind!!!....just get well, health is more important than anything else!!!!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd September 2017, 07:29 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,549
Posted By estcrh
Good picture, can you do the same for the other...

Good picture, can you do the same for the other side? Looks to be a technique that is a bit more than koftgari, not sure exactly what you would call it. Is the metal under the carving treated in some...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd September 2017, 07:04 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,549
Posted By estcrh
Beautiful khanjar, it looks like a merger of...

Beautiful khanjar, it looks like a merger of styles. The metal work reminds me of what I see described as being from kutch. Nice kundan, what is the scene in the blade, can you tell if it overlay or...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd September 2017, 05:33 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 15,202
Posted By estcrh
You are probably right, maybe gems and gold were...

You are probably right, maybe gems and gold were removed, with the gems being replaced. But the blade does not appear to be of the quality expected as well in my opinion.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd September 2017, 05:29 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 15,202
Posted By estcrh
Tokugawa Ieyoshi was really the last of the...

Tokugawa Ieyoshi was really the last of the powerful shoguns I think, his son Tokugawa Iesada who became shogun when Ieyoshi died was seen as being at the forefront of the decline which eventually...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd September 2017, 05:08 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 15,202
Posted By estcrh
There was no shogunate after the Meiji, you can...

There was no shogunate after the Meiji, you can argue the exact date...some were between 1867 and 1868 but the title was abolished. Yes the former shogun was still around and involved but not as...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st September 2017, 08:13 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 15,202
Posted By estcrh
Looks like there was originally gold on top of...

Looks like there was originally gold on top of the copper.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st September 2017, 06:50 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 15,202
Posted By estcrh
Someone believed the story. No close ups of the...

Someone believed the story. No close ups of the blade and copper kundan work? Maybe it was an early Chinese knock off of an Indian khanjar!! Has anyone here seen an Indian scabbard with jade on it...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st September 2017, 12:41 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 15,202
Posted By estcrh
The workmanship does not look like the quality...

The workmanship does not look like the quality that a Shogun would send as a gift to an important foreign Diplomatic envoy.
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