Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th January 2019, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 41
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Hi Rick,
Very nice pistol but I do have some...
Hi Rick,
Very nice pistol but I do have some observations. Although the lock itself may possibly be an original, I do not believe that the Crown and GR look to be the quality of English engraving....
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Forum: European Armoury
14th January 2019, 02:22 AM
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Replies: 7
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Hi Corrado,
Nice pistol but are you sure it...
Hi Corrado,
Nice pistol but are you sure it once had a belt hook? Normally belt hooks had 2 screws holding them in place. Also if it was hooked onto a belt, the rammer would likely fall out, as it...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2019, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 8,638
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2019, 03:29 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 19,065
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2019, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 9,247
Also on (particularly) Moroccan powder...
Also on (particularly) Moroccan powder flasks........ The "circle and dot" is not of course just found in North Africa but also on Turkish and Balkan arms, though I doubt your sword is of high enough...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd January 2019, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 9,247
Hi Teodor,
If not Yemeni it is very likely...
Hi Teodor,
If not Yemeni it is very likely North African. The circle decoration is quite common in that region. The blade is probably of European origin. If you can clean up the area on the blade...
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Forum: European Armoury
31st December 2018, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,622
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Hope that 2019 brings you all you want. All the best.
Stu
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st December 2018, 07:31 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,479
HAPPY NEW YEAR
All the best for 2019. Hope the New Year is a blast...............
Stu
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th December 2018, 05:41 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 19,027
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th December 2018, 01:14 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 19,027
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th December 2018, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 35,768
I agree with Ariel that the blade is likely...
I agree with Ariel that the blade is likely Solingen from where many blades were supplied to Ethiopia. Wilkinson of London also supplied many blades to the region.
I would discount North Africa or...
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Forum: European Armoury
25th December 2018, 04:50 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,945
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd December 2018, 10:06 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,945
MERRY CHRISTMAS
To those of you who celebrate have a very Merry Christmas, and to those who do not, Happy Holidays.
The pics show the New Zealand "Christmas tree" POHUTUKAWA.
Stu
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd December 2018, 08:18 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 84,952
Back to the future.............
Here is a thread from 10 years ago relating to a straight bladed Syrian? dagger I once owned. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=6959
Thought it worth to throw this one in to the mix...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd December 2018, 02:19 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 9,128
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th December 2018, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 9,128
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th December 2018, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 10,847
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th December 2018, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 9,128
Afghani???
Hi Montagnard,
Interesting old matchlock but I am not sure about calling it a Torador. The stock shape is not quite right for Indian Toradors but more IMHO resembles a matchlock from Afghanistan....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th December 2018, 03:47 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 43,056
Hi Kubur,
Yes the stock shown here is...
Hi Kubur,
Yes the stock shown here is typically Algerian/Tunisian, (2 other Algerian guns shown) but does not resemble the SHAPE and PROFILE of the subject gun. It would appear that the lock has...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th December 2018, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 43,056
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th December 2018, 08:01 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 43,056
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th December 2018, 08:42 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 43,056
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Forum: European Armoury
6th December 2018, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 15,431
Hi Ken,
When you receive it, check to see if...
Hi Ken,
When you receive it, check to see if there is a fixing point for a shoulder stock. I suspect that if there is one, it will be what is loosely called a Poachers Gun. Not likely to be a cane...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th December 2018, 04:35 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 63,125
Hi Jim, The Shotel sword is mentioned in Wiki...
Hi Jim, The Shotel sword is mentioned in Wiki here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotel but does not give a concise origin of the word.
Perhaps if one had a very rough night and woke up in a strange...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th December 2018, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 63,125
Hi Jim,
I believe that the term SHOTEL to which...
Hi Jim,
I believe that the term SHOTEL to which you refer to is not in fact the correct description to the subject sword (with the horn/rhino hilt). The correct term for this particular blade shape...
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