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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th November 2023, 10:42 AM
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Posted By gp
looks very similar to mine: a Mangbetu...

looks very similar to mine: a Mangbetu circumcision one from the Congo

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=26300&highlight=congo

some pics added of a few I have
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th October 2023, 12:56 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 81,162
Posted By gp
thnx a lot again ! a nice pic, not of a...

thnx a lot again !


a nice pic, not of a yataghan but from the Zlatoust collection
and 2 links as well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbZx9MfsUx8
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th October 2023, 02:05 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 81,162
Posted By gp
thank you very much ! would you know the...

thank you very much !

would you know the titel of the book or publication and by whom ?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th October 2023, 01:47 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 81,162
Posted By gp
request for information on Zlatoust Yataghans

Would any of you know if there is documentation or literature on yataghans produced by Zlatoust ?

If positive, kindly requested to provide details, even if they are written in cyrillic Russian
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th October 2023, 08:30 PM
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Views: 4,309,619
Posted By gp
no photos but drawings from an older period

no photos but drawings from an older period
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th October 2023, 08:19 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 45,174
Posted By gp
forget Bowie...talking Mexico... Zapata is the...

forget Bowie...talking Mexico... Zapata is the man
( and as we all are speculating......why not perhaps could it not be influenced by Austrian / Habsburgian cold arms...thinking of Maximilian I of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th September 2023, 11:10 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 199,063
Posted By gp
My mistake if I made the Ottoman connection of...

My mistake if I made the Ottoman connection of this type of knives not clear ...my apologies for this mishap. Although Kotor just very briefly was Ottoman but nothing worthwhile to mention compared...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th September 2023, 07:50 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 199,063
Posted By gp
additional: I found at a Croatian website an...

additional: I found at a Croatian website an example of how the remnants of a bolster should look like....but yes...hold your horses...☺☺☺
they could have been "cleaned" away....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th September 2023, 07:12 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 199,063
Posted By gp
the other pics showing Ottoman pieces

the other pics showing Ottoman pieces
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th September 2023, 07:09 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 199,063
Posted By gp
one can exaggerate in modesty ( "humble opnion") ...

one can exaggerate in modesty ( "humble opnion") after sharp remarks first, but lets turn to the subject as I disagree and think it to be rather wishful thinking and like the rolling Stones sang:...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th September 2023, 01:48 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 199,063
Posted By gp
Smile Books doesn't make an expert indeed, but can make...

Books doesn't make an expert indeed, but can make us scolars and assist to distinguish between ignorance and knowlede. Quite some experts wrote books in the past, unfortunately not much on small /...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th September 2023, 12:09 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 40,449
Posted By gp
I think they looks like standard or common...

I think they looks like standard or common bjeloscapi (white) Yataghans, nice ones though.
But would not go as far say they come from the same maker. If you check auction catalogues, you'll find...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th September 2023, 11:40 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 199,063
Posted By gp
Neither do I wish to argue but have to say that I...

Neither do I wish to argue but have to say that I am very delighted and pleased by your most charming and very intelligent remark on your judgement of my knowledge :)

Kindly requested to provide...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th September 2023, 05:35 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 199,063
Posted By gp
Interesting….you say first it is not Bosnian and...

Interesting….you say first it is not Bosnian and later you say you can not define….

Either a woman is pregnant or not, but there does not exist something like a little pregnant…(defining it to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th September 2023, 12:27 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 199,063
Posted By gp
just got a 3rd one; a small Bosnian knife or...

just got a 3rd one; a small Bosnian knife or little dagger.
Some call it kama, other cakija others again noz...
Depends whom you are talking to and where.
It is # 3 on the pics.

Nevertheless...
Forum: Swap Forum 4th September 2023, 05:02 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 9,163
Posted By gp
Update rules

Both links concerning Special Rules Pertaining to the Swap Forum have issues when clicking on them:

1.can I sell it:

The requested service is temporarily unavailable. It is either overloaded...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd August 2023, 10:15 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 242,342
Posted By gp
yet there still are publications on that period,...

yet there still are publications on that period, just look for them...that is what I want to say.

A lot of knowledge is "dark" to many like f.i. the incompletness of Elgood . My intension is to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd August 2023, 09:06 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 242,342
Posted By gp
Ignorance is no excuse and lack of knowledge in...

Ignorance is no excuse and lack of knowledge in this forum can not be the case. I could state the same (unscientific, unprofessional and misleading!) of the above but think honestly that your are...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th August 2023, 12:12 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 335,203
Posted By gp
End right side is indeed a Burmese dha from...

End right side is indeed a Burmese dha from around 1850-1880 which I believe to be a silver scabbard with filigree silver decoration. I had 2 similar ones which I sold recently.
Condition is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th August 2023, 08:26 PM
Replies: 546
Views: 4,309,619
Posted By gp
picture is from a man of the famous Shalla or...

picture is from a man of the famous Shalla or Shala tribe with Sokol Shpendi as one of their fiercest leaders and warriors


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbfUqRIG-Vc
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 26th July 2023, 08:48 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 61,243
Posted By gp
most Asian weapons are actually...

most Asian weapons are actually tools...:confused:
at least the ones from martial arts
a poor man's defensive piece against superior attackers
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th July 2023, 08:29 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 17,819
Posted By gp
same thought crossed my mind... I have a set...

same thought crossed my mind...

I have a set of three:

one small yataghan with scabbard looking similar, lenght about 76 cm
one bichaq of approx. 39 cm
one small bichaq or rather kama of 29...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 2nd July 2023, 07:52 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 66,686
Posted By gp
concerning the long forks as in ...

concerning the long forks as in

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpost.php?p=251534&postcount=7

I just got a similar one but with one difference:

most of these long forks ( 31 cm long or...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd July 2023, 07:23 PM
Replies: 139
Views: 770,015
Posted By gp
just received my new bichaq of the non yataghan...

just received my new bichaq of the non yataghan type blade; a triangle one.

You do not see these "triangle"ones that often and in the forum I only saw one example in member Valjhun's collection...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 26th June 2023, 10:50 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 14,751
Posted By gp
Gaucho fighting

not spectacular but nice to see the use of these cold weapons by the Southern American gauchos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3gmHXaJrMw&t=12s
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