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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th September 2009, 02:11 PM
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Posted By Jeff Pringle
Rifle, anything longer than a pistol, needs two...

Rifle, anything longer than a pistol, needs two hands to hold – súng trương

Pistol, revolver - súng lục, súng sáw

Cannon, such as is mounted on a fortification - súng thấn công

My...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd September 2009, 11:40 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 9,973
Posted By Jeff Pringle
I have several Vietnamese coworkers, what are you...

I have several Vietnamese coworkers, what are you hoping to find out?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd September 2009, 11:37 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 14,204
Posted By Jeff Pringle
Archaeologists use the technique, here is a...

Archaeologists use the technique, here is a Swedish article that cites the use of a microblaster with aluminum oxide abrasive to clean up & reveal details on a couple swords:...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th September 2009, 02:37 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 14,565
Posted By Jeff Pringle
Bonham’s auctioned off one of Anosov’s blades in...

Bonham’s auctioned off one of Anosov’s blades in Nov. ’08 ($72K), he gave it to a famous geologist…I saved these two photos but if someone has the catalog there might be a better view.
Also,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th September 2009, 04:32 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 14,565
Posted By Jeff Pringle
Nice blades! Could be shear steel, the 'other'...

Nice blades!
Could be shear steel, the 'other' pre-Bessemer way to make steel from iron.
Here is a pic of a lightly etched wood chisel made of shear steel, the laminations can be coase or fine...
Forum: European Armoury 12th September 2009, 04:16 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 22,528
Posted By Jeff Pringle
I took another look at the illustrations of this...

I took another look at the illustrations of this sword and found something pretty amazing on the other side of the blade. Where many of the signed swords of the 10th century have an interlace or...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd September 2009, 07:12 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 22,528
Posted By Jeff Pringle
Jake! :cool: Thanks for logging in on this...

Jake! :cool:
Thanks for logging in on this topic! I was going to email you about this as soon as I had gathered my thoughts a little, there is some Cyrillic mystery here I’m sure you can resolve. ...
Forum: European Armoury 28th August 2009, 04:22 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 22,528
Posted By Jeff Pringle
I had a go at the sign that accompanies this...

I had a go at the sign that accompanies this display, (hoping to determine if the sword is an original or a copy) and was able to glean a little more about the sword despite my complete lack of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th August 2009, 03:05 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 25,877
Posted By Jeff Pringle
The forged-in ribs that Artzi is referring to...

The forged-in ribs that Artzi is referring to should not be confused with the ground-in double fullers that are relatively common and very 20th century. The one jambiya of this type I’ve seen with a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th August 2009, 03:31 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 43,904
Posted By Jeff Pringle
That would be a 7th century sword, Behmer’s Type...

That would be a 7th century sword, Behmer’s Type VIII; and since it was found in Sweden it is probably the previously mentioned one from the museum in Stockholm.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 3rd August 2009, 11:04 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 32,835
Posted By Jeff Pringle
I theorize that it is a lucet...

I theorize that it is a lucet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucet), a device used for making cord for the last thousand years…size and shape seem about right, as does the wear polish…
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd August 2009, 11:00 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 43,904
Posted By Jeff Pringle
Detail of Plate LXI from Behmer’s “Das...

Detail of Plate LXI from Behmer’s “Das zweischneidige Schwert der germanischen Völkerwanderungszeit”
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th July 2009, 12:55 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 14,917
Posted By Jeff Pringle
The walrus one is worth an etch, my magic wootz...

The walrus one is worth an etch, my magic wootz vision says "yes, perhaps" ;)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th July 2009, 12:48 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 29,477
Posted By Jeff Pringle
Nice score, Lee! :cool: That is in much...

Nice score, Lee! :cool:
That is in much better shape than the similar “big spear with two lives” (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=6705) I ran across a while back…
Forum: European Armoury 13th July 2009, 12:46 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,655
Posted By Jeff Pringle
For Migration period stuff you should be able to...

For Migration period stuff you should be able to run down the Merovingian arms fairly easily, there has been a lot published on them and the museums of France and Germany should have findable items...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th June 2009, 09:19 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 94,778
Posted By Jeff Pringle
Of course, how could I have forgotten...

Of course, how could I have forgotten Constantinople? In the 1500s, the Ottomans were bumping up against both Europe and Persia in a big way. That axe wears its age well, you must be pleased to have...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th June 2009, 08:33 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 94,778
Posted By Jeff Pringle
Looks like you are keeping your axe in better...

Looks like you are keeping your axe in better shape than the museum, Lee! ;)
The question mark behind the European is because the first thing I free-associated with the scroll work on the axe was...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th June 2009, 08:02 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 94,778
Posted By Jeff Pringle
I agree with RSword on the origin, the style of...

I agree with RSword on the origin, the style of the carving and the way the chisels were used look very Persian to me – except for the ancillary scrollwork coming off the main cartouche, which has a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th May 2009, 11:02 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 55,310
Posted By Jeff Pringle
I’m sure Ric has something to say about these,...

I’m sure Ric has something to say about these, too, but since they are a pet peeve of mine I’ll recap a couple reasons from earlier in the thread - you can be confident these are not wootz, modern or...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th January 2009, 06:30 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 13,369
Posted By Jeff Pringle
One thing I’ve noticed on Arabian blades (the...

One thing I’ve noticed on Arabian blades (the ones that appear to my eye “pre-tourist” (pre-gun?) anyway), they are not finished to show a pattern, in fact they are pretty good at hiding pattern....
Forum: European Armoury 13th January 2009, 04:34 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 77,575
Posted By Jeff Pringle
Jens – those look a bit pre-Viking to me, I think...

Jens – those look a bit pre-Viking to me, I think they stopped throwing stuff in the lake at Nydam around 450AD. ;)

After having a chance to read “Crucible steel in medieval swords” by Alan...
Forum: European Armoury 6th January 2009, 06:32 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 77,575
Posted By Jeff Pringle
My guesstimate is at the end of this post. The...

My guesstimate is at the end of this post. The sword was made in a very similar way to the one analyzed by Edge & Williams, the main difference is the steel edge consisting of pearlite in the Swedish...
Forum: European Armoury 5th January 2009, 08:13 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 77,575
Posted By Jeff Pringle
Whoa, you guys type faster than I do! :) This...

Whoa, you guys type faster than I do! :)
This repeats some of what Chris just stated, with a different spin...now I got to go think about heat treating... ;)
Wrought iron and steel are very...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th January 2009, 07:58 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 17,321
Posted By Jeff Pringle
I’m sure the Turkish, Persian and Indian smiths...

I’m sure the Turkish, Persian and Indian smiths were primarily working with metal from different production centers, which used somewhat different ores and processes. But perhaps the Turks were...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd January 2009, 05:31 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 17,321
Posted By Jeff Pringle
:D It is dangerous to assume anything written...

:D
It is dangerous to assume anything written on the technical aspects of wootz is correct, at least before Verhoeven & Pendray’s Scientific American article in 2000. I suspect Figiel is wrong in...
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