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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th July 2008, 10:59 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 44,484
Posted By Yannis
IMHO it is the best of what I have seen. Dry...

IMHO it is the best of what I have seen. Dry leather lining. I have show it to the forum lot of years (5-8?) ago.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th July 2008, 10:08 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,268
Posted By Yannis
So it was you! :D I go often to Cairo and...

So it was you! :D

I go often to Cairo and the last time I noticed that even the very overpriced kaskaras they were no more

Are you sure about the law? I thought it was something like 200+...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th July 2008, 09:56 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 44,484
Posted By Yannis
It is a long story. In brief: This shield...

It is a long story. In brief:

This shield comes from Tbilisi in 1995 (here there is love, no details ;) ). Then for 9 years I was looking desperate for a khevsur sword. It was impossible. Suddenly...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th July 2008, 09:09 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,373
Posted By Yannis
Lucky you! I love Georgian wines but it is very...

Lucky you! I love Georgian wines but it is very difficult to find them here
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th July 2008, 08:55 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 44,484
Posted By Yannis
Mine it is just a khevsur shield. A long story of...

Mine it is just a khevsur shield. A long story of love, fate and... fakes :rolleyes:
(not this one)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th June 2008, 10:48 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 9,446
Posted By Yannis
Greeks didnt had the right to carry weapons...

Greeks didnt had the right to carry weapons during Ottoman rule. The exceptions were two: Armatoloi (=men carrying weapons) who were a kind of militia under the local pasha. And Klephts (=thiefs) who...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th June 2008, 10:09 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,266
Posted By Yannis
I dont see anything Greek/Ottoman here. The hilt...

I dont see anything Greek/Ottoman here. The hilt looks like the imagination of an Indian maker about a Greek/Ottoman hilt ;)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th June 2008, 11:21 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,562
Posted By Yannis
It is composition for sure. A yataghan hilt and...

It is composition for sure. A yataghan hilt and half european saber blade, with custom guard and scabbard. The question is if it is new or old composition. I cannot tell from the photos.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd June 2008, 10:19 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,536
Posted By Yannis
It is much longer than the typical Trabzon but...

It is much longer than the typical Trabzon but there is no question for the origin. Enjoy it
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th May 2008, 08:51 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 9,868
Posted By Yannis
:D Now you have a reason to try again, with...

:D
Now you have a reason to try again, with your new spurs :D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th May 2008, 09:12 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,912
Posted By Yannis
More possible dance scars :D Kindjal is not the...

More possible dance scars :D Kindjal is not the weapon for swordplay but for fast knife style fighting. In the other hand Georgian dance has lot of kindjal action
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th May 2008, 10:16 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,514
Posted By Yannis
I have seen the piece in the auction you got it....

I have seen the piece in the auction you got it. I didnt like the scabbard, it looks like cheap work. Also all together looks strange, a kind of composite.

I think I have seen a similar hilt in a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd May 2008, 02:45 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 20,871
Posted By Yannis
It is a unique kilij - yataghan combination, but...

It is a unique kilij - yataghan combination, but I cannot see why it is called "Albanian" or execution sword. A normal heavy kilij would be better for the last.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th May 2008, 10:35 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,093
Posted By Yannis
It looks like it was made and sold in a bazaar of...

It looks like it was made and sold in a bazaar of Egypt :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd May 2008, 12:24 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 8,397
Posted By Yannis
Do the pieces fit exact in the scabbard? If not...

Do the pieces fit exact in the scabbard? If not it is most possible they are not the original pieces of trousse.
Few days ago I saw a trousse with unrelative pieces
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th April 2008, 11:32 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 9,156
Posted By Yannis
Lew, I think you got it. In the 70s, before...

Lew, I think you got it.

In the 70s, before the series of devastating civil wars, Afghanistan was a passage for hordes of hippies on the road to India. This knife holds the spirit of that era. ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th April 2008, 10:43 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 19,055
Posted By Yannis
No Charles. Bluing is not Ottoman at all. It is...

No Charles. Bluing is not Ottoman at all. It is european stlyle.

But as the friend of our friend Ariel says "I have not seen enough of them" :D

Ariel, in Ottoman empire time, Greeks were...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th April 2008, 10:31 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 19,055
Posted By Yannis
Well, after your comments I have to add 1. I...

Well, after your comments I have to add

1. I have seen bronze with corals, silver with corals but not all three together (and in different styles). The items of Oriental Arms, you are pointing for...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th April 2008, 10:39 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 19,055
Posted By Yannis
This is not Ottoman court dagger. It is a very...

This is not Ottoman court dagger. It is a very good small straight yataghan with european blade. Blade comes from a very good and older smallsword as Ariel said. French origin, I think.

Scabbard...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th April 2008, 12:37 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 22,777
Posted By Yannis
Wow Bill, that was scary! :eek:

Wow Bill, that was scary! :eek:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th April 2008, 11:33 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,291
Posted By Yannis
I feel I have to clear that: I have no problem...

I feel I have to clear that: I have no problem that Nike of Samothrace is in Louvre museum and hundreds or thousands moving parts (like statues or objects) of Greek origin are out of Greece, as far...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th April 2008, 09:53 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 8,942
Posted By Yannis
Is it somewhere in the third world? In any case...

Is it somewhere in the third world? In any case take care Flavio and good luck. Ciao
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th April 2008, 10:32 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,291
Posted By Yannis
This is the explanation the British use for...

This is the explanation the British use for Acropolis marbles. The pieces they got are part of a bigger complex of statues. The parts they are still in Greece are in better condition that the parts...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th April 2008, 09:54 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,497
Posted By Yannis
I watched this auction very carefully because it...

I watched this auction very carefully because it had a little bit of everything. I was surprised because the majority of items just got the opening bid (and this was low IMHO). Lot of items didnt...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th April 2008, 09:18 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 9,156
Posted By Yannis
:) Well, Greece can be a sword heaven were...

:)

Well, Greece can be a sword heaven were you can leave your swords and enjoy the 4 S: Sea, Sun, Sex AND Swords, for a small fee. Just a nice yataghan for any shamshir.
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