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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st December 2017, 01:39 AM
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Posted By Timo Nieminen
Yes, technically not smelting. This is a...

Yes, technically not smelting. This is a traditional process for steel-making, starting with iron. It's one of the 4 ancient steel-making methods (make steel directly in a bloomery furnace during the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st December 2017, 12:54 AM
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Views: 14,368
Posted By Timo Nieminen
Similar fittings also in Thailand, and in China....

Similar fittings also in Thailand, and in China. China being large and diverse, it isn't surprising to see varied range of fittings on Chinese examples. Korean ones have fittings similar to northern...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th December 2017, 11:10 PM
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Views: 132,034
Posted By Timo Nieminen
Jambon doesn't analyse the dagger; he uses the...

Jambon doesn't analyse the dagger; he uses the measurements by Comelli et al. 2016, (10.8% Ni, 0.58% Co, and also quotes the measurement given by Ströbele et al. 2016 (ref at end), 12.9% Ni.

A...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th December 2017, 10:05 PM
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Posted By Timo Nieminen
Any chance of a close-up of the symbol next to...

Any chance of a close-up of the symbol next to the hook?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd December 2017, 12:07 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 13,220
Posted By Timo Nieminen
I haven't seen an Afican bow with nocks/tips like...

I haven't seen an Afican bow with nocks/tips like that.

The axe looks Indian. Khond? So, the obvious next step is to look at Khond bows. Here is one in the British Museum:...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd December 2017, 01:01 AM
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Views: 13,220
Posted By Timo Nieminen
The arrowheads look very African to me. ...

The arrowheads look very African to me.

Strings like this are/were used in the Congo Basin (and West Africa too, I have read, but the examples I've seen have been Congo). Two examples of such...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2017, 02:53 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 22,890
Posted By Timo Nieminen
The bichwa hilt does appear to be deliberately...

The bichwa hilt does appear to be deliberately designed to let you keep holding the weapon while using your hand for something else. I've seen the suggestion that this would be useful for wrestling....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2017, 02:41 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 23,971
Posted By Timo Nieminen
I would have put it the other way around, that...

I would have put it the other way around, that most sub-Saharan swords are effective fighting weapons, while a few are peculiar to the point of little function.

The non-functional ones are often...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd October 2017, 06:36 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 16,766
Posted By Timo Nieminen
It looks thoroughly Indian to me. What is...

It looks thoroughly Indian to me.

What is the flower represented by the end of the hilt?
Forum: European Armoury 2nd October 2017, 06:34 AM
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Views: 34,828
Posted By Timo Nieminen
Langet, rather than quillon. While it can, in...

Langet, rather than quillon. While it can, in principle, trap blades, the main use is more everyday-functional, to fit the sword securely in the scabbard without ratting, and without making it...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th September 2017, 11:52 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,597
Posted By Timo Nieminen
I don't have anything new to add, just that I...

I don't have anything new to add, just that I agree with Kronckew that they look (a) West African, quite possibly Mandinka, and (b) tourist/souvenir.

They're big for tourist spears. Maybe for...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th September 2017, 02:32 AM
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Views: 10,359
Posted By Timo Nieminen
A lot of those blades look like Mora blades. ...

A lot of those blades look like Mora blades.

I expect importing blades is an old tradition.
Forum: European Armoury 6th September 2017, 02:27 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 22,573
Posted By Timo Nieminen
Looks like a modern Pakistani or Indian damascus...

Looks like a modern Pakistani or Indian damascus blade to me. If it was old, I'd expect the stain (used to enhance the contrast) to have been polished off.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th September 2017, 12:12 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,260
Posted By Timo Nieminen
I read the round cho/kaudi as "made in India"...

I read the round cho/kaudi as "made in India" rather than as a sign of poor quality. Some Indian kukris are very good in terms of metallurgy, ergonomics, and fit & finish, so "Indian" isn't always...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2017, 12:39 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 27,477
Posted By Timo Nieminen
Looks much more like a mak than an ankus to me. A...

Looks much more like a mak than an ankus to me. A spear-mak hybrid rather than the usual single-edged blade. Might be a nice weapon to play with: better cutting than a normal spear, and the ability...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2017, 12:26 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 21,846
Posted By Timo Nieminen
As far as I can tell, "damascus steel" was used...

As far as I can tell, "damascus steel" was used historically for both patterned crucible steels and pattern-welded steels; a suitable alternative English term is "watered steel" (c.f. damask =...
Forum: European Armoury 1st September 2017, 12:26 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 11,592
Posted By Timo Nieminen
As far as I can tell, "damascus steel" was used...

As far as I can tell, "damascus steel" was used historically for both patterned crucible steels and pattern-welded steels; a suitable alternative English term is "watered steel" (c.f. damask =...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd August 2017, 12:33 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 20,985
Posted By Timo Nieminen
There's an example in Stone's Glossary (fig 425,...

There's an example in Stone's Glossary (fig 425, sword 1) dated AH357 (AD967), according to the inscription on the blade. Can't tell much from the photo in Stone.

I wonder if it looks somewhat...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st August 2017, 12:54 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 20,985
Posted By Timo Nieminen
Given that the kaskara is very similar to Mamluk...

Given that the kaskara is very similar to Mamluk swords of the 13th to 15th centuries (and older Syrian swords), the 14th century (or earlier) is quite likely.

Mail armour and padded armour was...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd August 2017, 01:02 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 76,500
Posted By Timo Nieminen
Light leather lamellar is a myth, anyway. The...

Light leather lamellar is a myth, anyway. The lamella need to be thick enough to be effective - about 3mm rawhide or more. All of it is overlapped to give you at least double thickness everywhere...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st July 2017, 03:41 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 76,500
Posted By Timo Nieminen
The tachi was still in use as a cavalry sword....

The tachi was still in use as a cavalry sword. For example, in this picture of the Siege of Osaka Castle, 1615:
http://files.lib.byu.edu/exhibits/guns-scrolls-swords/2D.jpg
the cavalry wear tachi,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st July 2017, 12:37 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 76,500
Posted By Timo Nieminen
The oldest Central Asian scabbards for curved...

The oldest Central Asian scabbards for curved sabres I've seen that look designed for wear through a waist sash (and therefore at least potentially edge-up) are 18th century. However, scabbards don't...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th July 2017, 10:40 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 76,500
Posted By Timo Nieminen
Some photos of large bows being worn on horseback...

Some photos of large bows being worn on horseback at http://www.manchuarchery.org/photographs-mongolian-archers (and when you combine it with the long heavy arrows you want for these bow, a musket, a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th July 2017, 07:10 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 76,500
Posted By Timo Nieminen
Another online publication of interest: ...

Another online publication of interest:

Bernard A. Boit, "The Fruits of Adversity: Technical Refinements of the
Turkish Composite Bow During the Crusading Era", MA thesis, The Ohio State...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th July 2017, 07:08 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 76,500
Posted By Timo Nieminen
A couple of examples: First, some Manchu...

A couple of examples:

First, some Manchu bows:
http://mandarinmansion.com/antique-manchu-composite-bow
http://www.hermann-historica.de/en/kompositbogen_im_mandschu-stil_china_19_jhdt/l/138178...
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