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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th June 2016, 03:22 PM
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Views: 13,106
Posted By estcrh
Jen you are absolutely right, having lived in a...

Jen you are absolutely right, having lived in a few security challanged cities I have learned a few ways to make your residence very secure without looking like you are living in a concentration...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th June 2016, 01:45 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 43,940
Posted By estcrh
Bennie when I search using 马牙璇焊 there are no...

Bennie when I search using 马牙璇焊 there are no pictures of swords, is there another word?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th June 2016, 05:00 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 43,940
Posted By estcrh
Roland, how did you find that link, simply...

Roland, how did you find that link, simply amazing, I cant believe the amount of work that went into making the steel, the whole process from start to finished blade is really shown here. The video...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th June 2016, 03:18 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 43,940
Posted By estcrh
Here is a Chinese sword with a similar pattern...

Here is a Chinese sword with a similar pattern from an old post.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=4521&highlight=horse+tooth


Now this is something I have not heard about before.
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th June 2016, 02:37 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 43,940
Posted By estcrh
Actually the key word is "horse tooth" ...

Actually the key word is "horse tooth"

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=20019
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2016, 08:37 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 13,106
Posted By estcrh
Gavin, privacy is a good defense, the start of...

Gavin, privacy is a good defense, the start of many problems is with people you know or have been inside your house for some reason, repairmen, neighbors, friends, relatives, etc. I am very careful...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2016, 08:28 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 13,106
Posted By estcrh
It is NOT ivory, it is BONE!!!

It is NOT ivory, it is BONE!!!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2016, 05:06 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 13,106
Posted By estcrh
I have never heard of this before but in my...

I have never heard of this before but in my opinion the best thing to do is adequately photograph your items and post images of them on a photo gallery such as Photobucket or Pinterest and if...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2016, 04:27 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 43,940
Posted By estcrh
Here is another type of pattern, it is a Japanese...

Here is another type of pattern, it is a Japanese yoroi doshi tanto, 1800s, Gassan school with "ayasugi hada" which looks like a series of undulating rolling waves. Various schools of swordsmiths in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2016, 05:11 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 43,940
Posted By estcrh
This is one of my favorite examples, you can get...

This is one of my favorite examples, you can get lost in it.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2016, 03:29 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 43,940
Posted By estcrh
Same here, those are some superb turkish ribbon...

Same here, those are some superb turkish ribbon examples.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2016, 09:06 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 15,192
Posted By estcrh
No date but great inscriptions. The names...

No date but great inscriptions.


The names of the Seven Sleepers and their dog. "Yemliha, Mekselina, Mislina, Mernuş, Debernuş, Şazenuş, Kefeştatayuş, and Kıtmir"


Sine-i Adaya ya Rab bu...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2016, 04:59 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 43,940
Posted By estcrh
Of course, I am sure you know it.

Of course, I am sure you know it.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2016, 04:58 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 12,587
Posted By estcrh
Maybe you should have bought larger daggers.

Maybe you should have bought larger daggers.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2016, 04:53 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 12,587
Posted By estcrh
So what would he do instead, bite them? We are...

So what would he do instead, bite them? We are not talking about modern times, we are talking about the times these weapons were made and would have been used. These were not "commandos", for the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2016, 01:58 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 43,940
Posted By estcrh
Very nice examples, few interesting patterns...

Very nice examples, few interesting patterns here.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/97/16/8b/97168b474c69aeda29e2f54ffa52e5fa.jpg
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st June 2016, 08:55 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 4,939
Posted By estcrh
Sasama Yohihiko's 1981 book, Nihon no katchu bugu jiten

I have posted links to chapters 7, 8, and 9 of Sasama Yohihiko's 1981 book "Nihon no katchu bugu jiten" (An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Japanes Arms and Armor), this translation was generously given...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st June 2016, 04:33 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 12,587
Posted By estcrh
Actually you are wrong here, daggers are very...

Actually you are wrong here, daggers are very effect when used for the purpose they were created for, which is defending yourself against someone who has come very close to you. If you look at period...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 21st June 2016, 02:40 PM
Replies: 150
Views: 113,706
Posted By estcrh
How is this helping save elephants?

How is this helping save elephants?
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 21st June 2016, 02:31 PM
Replies: 150
Views: 113,706
Posted By estcrh
This is sickening, no one has the ability to see...

This is sickening, no one has the ability to see that these are genuine historical antiques that deserve to be preserved in the same way that elephants need to be saved
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th June 2016, 03:14 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 16,537
Posted By estcrh
In Europe wedge riveted mail could be round links...

In Europe wedge riveted mail could be round links or flattened, I think it depended on the time period and region of origin etc. below is an example of European round link, wedge riveted mail, you...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th June 2016, 10:44 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 26,774
Posted By estcrh
Rick, here is another image of a movable sight...

Rick, here is another image of a movable sight installed on a matchlock, not sure if it is original, and an image of what seems to be an original sight from a Japanese matchlock book.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th June 2016, 06:00 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 26,774
Posted By estcrh
Shigeo Sugawa has a web site both in English and...

Shigeo Sugawa has a web site both in English and Japanese which is well worth taking some time to browse through, he has info on all types of Japanese firearms and other weapons etc. Shigeo is the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th June 2016, 05:40 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 26,774
Posted By estcrh
Rick, may people have pondered this question,...

Rick, may people have pondered this question, obviously these sights were used in some why that we are just not understanding, probably due the the movable part of the sight being missing on most...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th June 2016, 04:31 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 16,537
Posted By estcrh
I may as well include some images of standard...

I may as well include some images of standard Indo-Persian mail, which as I said before is usually constructed with alternating rows of solid links and round riveted links. Several types are easily...
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