Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th December 2006, 05:32 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th December 2006, 08:45 PM
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I meant shamshir as in collector's slang...
I meant shamshir as in collector's slang shamshir, i.e. highly curved persian sabre. I do not share the sentiment that we need to use names consistent with local persian attributions.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th December 2006, 06:51 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th December 2006, 05:19 PM
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Shamshir ?
Technical question - how large should be the sabre's curvature for us to consider it a shamshir ? I am trying to arrange my material on sabres, and come to some funny conclusions.
All books I have...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th December 2006, 06:14 PM
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Gentlemen,
Thank you for all the information...
Gentlemen,
Thank you for all the information I received in emails. I need an advice on whether to put the information in "bastardized" english translation, or in russian original.
I have a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th December 2006, 07:26 AM
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Space is not a problem - I have a website....
Space is not a problem - I have a website. However, I would not want to post it for everyone to see, so here is what I think:
a. Everyone who wants to see my materials, please e-mail me using our...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th December 2006, 08:56 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th December 2006, 02:15 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th December 2006, 12:13 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd December 2006, 10:58 PM
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The question is - do they _want_ to better...
The question is - do they _want_ to better identify what they sell ? I have worked with numerous dealers and most of the time they blatantly ignored my suggestions, with an exception of some simple...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd December 2006, 05:51 AM
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journal
Dear All,
I renew the proposal to establish a journal.
1. We all die, and our knowledge dies with us unless preserved.
2. A lot of articles on swords are published in god forsaken...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd December 2006, 05:47 AM
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Fugh. I finished going through the original...
Fugh. I finished going through the original Anosov's report "On Bulats". It is a fantastic work. There are two comments that I would make:
a. I have to take back my statements about inconsistency...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd December 2006, 05:35 AM
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Replies: 54
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2 weeks after
Since no argument was presented, I will try to conclude this story as I see it.
The study of weapons is a somewhat off-mainstread topic. The study of non-japanese and non-military patterns also...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd December 2006, 05:19 AM
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Sorry Ariel for not replying to your last...
Sorry Ariel for not replying to your last messages...I was really screwed up this week. I do find a lot of items that Chery posts to be questionable. However, I can not deny that Cherny is one of a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th November 2006, 07:04 AM
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quadara from Tiflis
Subcribers to the forum know that for almost a year we have been on the quest for the quadara attribution, i.e. we were looking for the answer to the question whether quadaras where produced and used...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th November 2006, 10:46 PM
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Well, If one wishes, one can raise many...
Well, If one wishes, one can raise many counterpoints to this study, starting with the fact that he did not train with shamshir and therefore might have misundertood the nature of shamshir fencing....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th November 2006, 11:34 PM
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Very interesting. I thought for example Anosov...
Very interesting. I thought for example Anosov used graphite instead of traditional materials such as coal/wood. But taking in mind that I have no idea how smithing works, it well may be that I am...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th November 2006, 11:25 PM
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I am not against loving one's country. However...
I am not against loving one's country. However putting scythians, sarmatians, Svyatoslav and Attile into one cauldron has nothing to do with love. Concerning language - I understand ukranian well...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th November 2006, 08:26 PM
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Dear Yustas,
Your post greatly depicts all...
Dear Yustas,
Your post greatly depicts all the problems with "ukranian" fighting styles - you have no idea which weapons cossacks used even 300 years ago, but somehow fighting moves of sarmats,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th November 2006, 07:06 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd November 2006, 07:38 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd November 2006, 06:47 PM
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The patterns - no problems. But is it true that...
The patterns - no problems. But is it true that their chemistry/structure is usually very different than the swords they were supposed to imitate ? Again, I guess you know this material, while I just...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd November 2006, 06:39 PM
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In my experience getting Ph.D. dissertation...
In my experience getting Ph.D. dissertation copied from Russia is a royal pain until you establish a contact with a secretary/someone working in the library or so. You send them money and they scan...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd November 2006, 06:26 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 44,215
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd November 2006, 06:04 PM
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