Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th May 2015, 04:43 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 14,487
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th May 2015, 01:28 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 25,536
"I am wondering if it is a silver or alloy...
"I am wondering if it is a silver or alloy ganja."
It would be a little difficult, to connect silver and steel. I know of two techniques, laser welding or hard soldering.
If someone is...
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Forum: European Armoury
19th May 2015, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,413
Hello Neil,
thank you for your input. Your...
Hello Neil,
thank you for your input. Your translation makes sense.
The only "FAIT" that i could found is french.
Maybe they have written "FAIT" because it sounds better if spoken.
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Forum: European Armoury
19th May 2015, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,413
Hello Fernando,
thank you very much for your...
Hello Fernando,
thank you very much for your comment and translation.
Here are two examples of this cup from the 19th century.
They are different in some details compared with my cup, but i...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th May 2015, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,413
Cup hilt rapier, need help
Hello,
today i have an elegant Cup hilt rapier for the forum, i think from Spain or Italy.
The blade saw more than one duel, both sides of the edge are full of nicks from attack and parry. Only...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2015, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,173
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Forum: European Armoury
11th May 2015, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 9,767
Hello Fernando,
no i am not, not more than...
Hello Fernando,
no i am not, not more than a guess. I saw some similar blades as executioner's axes.
But i know, that they used short axes for executions in Germany, in Berlin for example,...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th May 2015, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 9,767
Hello,
the blade on the right side is an...
Hello,
the blade on the right side is an executioner's axe. The age is hard to judge, these kind of tools were still used in the early 20th century.
The shape and overall condition seems to be...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th May 2015, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,173
Hello Tim,
...
Hello Tim,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnological_Museum_of_Berlin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_der_Weltkulturen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_Five_Continents
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2015, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 17,777
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
28th April 2015, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 11,179
Hello Fernando,
a very nice treasure chest...
Hello Fernando,
a very nice treasure chest with interesting content.
I think, this is a toolbox of a fisherman or another type of seaman. The long needle looks like a net- or sail needle.
It...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th April 2015, 09:04 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 9,705
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
27th April 2015, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,887
Hello Fernando,
to avoid reflections from...
Hello Fernando,
to avoid reflections from the flash, do not photograph in a 90° angle to the glass.
Try an angle of 45-80° and you can use the flash through the glass.
I never used the flash...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
27th April 2015, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 13,181
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Forum: European Armoury
27th April 2015, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 10,111
Hello weapons 27,
the longer polearm is a...
Hello weapons 27,
the longer polearm is a Partisan (between 15th and 18th century) and seems to be authentic or was made with traditional methods.
I would say, the Halberd looks a little too...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd April 2015, 04:36 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 24,501
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st April 2015, 12:48 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 19,057
Hello,
try to use Steel Wool from Grade 00...
Hello,
try to use Steel Wool from Grade 00 (fine) to 0000 (superfine) and german oil "Ballistol" (penetrating oil). Steel Wool is not expensive and causes no scratches.
Together with "Ballistol"...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th April 2015, 02:08 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 7,395
Hello,
a nice hunting dagger (German:...
Hello,
a nice hunting dagger (German: Hirschfänger, or deer catcher) from Germany or Austria.
I would say 18th to mid 19th century and a piece of a nobleman or forester.
Here is a similar...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2015, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 14,303
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th April 2015, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 65,329
Hello Tim,
a few years ago I bought a North...
Hello Tim,
a few years ago I bought a North American flint stone arrow head, which is some hundred years old. If the blade is old and real, the edge should be sharp, this is a very important...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th April 2015, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 17,265
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th April 2015, 04:05 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 24,486
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Forum: European Armoury
7th April 2015, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 8,412
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th February 2015, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 16,388
[QUOTE=kronckew] any piece of iron or carbon...
[QUOTE=kronckew] any piece of iron or carbon steel can be magnetized using another strong magnet, or electromagnet.[QUOTE]
Hello,
no question about this. But this magnetism would not be...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th February 2015, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 16,388
Tank you for your comment. Please do not...
Tank you for your comment. Please do not misunderstand me. I am full of respect for asian forging. I have one absolutely flawless forged mandau with differential hardened blade and human hair tuft....
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