Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th June 2015, 09:53 AM
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I would agree that the bolster plate with the...
I would agree that the bolster plate with the four petal motif (a common Berber element found deep into the Sahel) is probably later than the blade. Certainly looks like the decorative elements...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd June 2015, 07:10 PM
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Right, well hopefully Jim or one of the other...
Right, well hopefully Jim or one of the other more European oriented members will have a go at the inscription. There are myriad versions of these, often spelled differently and making it a bit of a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd June 2015, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 83,666
Right, well hopefully Jim or one of the other...
Right, well hopefully Jim or one of the other more European oriented members will have a go at the inscription. There are myriad versions of these, often spelled differently and making it a bit of a...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd June 2015, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 112
Views: 95,818
The sword you linked to is part of a specific...
The sword you linked to is part of a specific set. That is much earlier than the blade in the sword Ibrahiim presented.
The swords in your link were donated in a number of series to the arsenal in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd June 2015, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 83,666
The sword you linked to is part of a specific...
The sword you linked to is part of a specific set. That is much earlier than the blade in the sword Ibrahiim presented.
The swords in your link were donated in a number of series to the arsenal in...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd June 2015, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 112
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I am slightly unsure what is considered 'odd'...
I am slightly unsure what is considered 'odd' about this sword. Its a European blade of likely Solingen make.
It is not Ethiopian in anyway.
The hilt appears to be typical for Omani remounts....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd June 2015, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 83,666
I am slightly unsure what is considered 'odd'...
I am slightly unsure what is considered 'odd' about this sword. Its a European blade of likely Solingen make.
It is not Ethiopian in anyway.
The hilt appears to be typical for Omani remounts....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd June 2015, 03:08 PM
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Replies: 39
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th May 2015, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 10,782
The French source arrived (Touareg ahaggar -...
The French source arrived (Touareg ahaggar - collections ethnographiques du musée du bardo. Reliure inconnue). For completeness in the thread I thought I'd post an image of the sword in the book. A...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th May 2015, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,399
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th May 2015, 08:46 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 10,782
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th May 2015, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,399
Hi Dave,
It very much looks to me that...
Hi Dave,
It very much looks to me that someone removed the pommel off the kattara, fitted the new guard and put it all back together to imitate a western 'knightly' sword.
Haven't seen it done...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th May 2015, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 10,782
Thanks Martin,
I like this word...
Thanks Martin,
I like this word "takoubology" and think I will start using it more! :)
Jim,
Great catch! I forgot about that sword! I'm attaching an image here for thread readers. You are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
26th May 2015, 10:20 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 14,038
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
25th May 2015, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 14,038
Thanks Dave,
Reason I mention it is that...
Thanks Dave,
Reason I mention it is that mine are designed for three swords and there's not a huge gap to get 1" in without blocking the top sword. But I'm intrigued and will probably order a few....
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
25th May 2015, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 14,038
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th May 2015, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 10,782
Thanks Jim, I recognized the marks in terms of...
Thanks Jim, I recognized the marks in terms of their stylistic source in Italian blades. But you may well be right regarding an Indian attribution.
The marks are struck a bit more shallow than I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th May 2015, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 10,782
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd May 2015, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 10,782
They are usually pinned, but this one has no...
They are usually pinned, but this one has no visible pins. Certainly not soldered. May be forge welded.
They usually employ this style of splitting a single piece of steel for the forte and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd May 2015, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 10,782
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
23rd May 2015, 12:48 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 14,038
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd May 2015, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 10,782
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd May 2015, 12:01 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 10,782
Unusual takouba
This one just joined me. Unusual for a few reasons.
The hilt features an additional brass loop (almost European rain guard like in form) on the guard.
The blade is an old European single edged...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
13th May 2015, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 14,038
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th May 2015, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,773
Probably way off with this, but if this is a...
Probably way off with this, but if this is a Russian imperial eagle, didn't Peter the Great decree that imperator should be used instead of tsar? Not sure if they used the IR abbreviation, but the...
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