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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th August 2021, 01:33 PM
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Posted By Saracen
Hi, vasilisnik. Thank you for the additional...

Hi, vasilisnik. Thank you for the additional photos and I apologize for the long wait for my answer. I had a hard weekend:).
Since there is no characteristic ornament on the blade, I think about...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th August 2021, 12:53 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 38,489
Posted By Saracen
Yes, I know that now. Thank you for the...

Yes, I know that now. Thank you for the information and links. I like to learn new things. I also think that two handles for an axe are better than one. One handle is for rough, traditional work, the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th August 2021, 12:30 AM
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Posted By Saracen
It would be interesting to see a blade, is there...

It would be interesting to see a blade, is there a repeating pattern along the spine?
By some indications, I would call Montenegro, Boka Kotorska, the place of production.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th August 2021, 02:41 PM
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Views: 38,489
Posted By Saracen
Oh, Serge, did you have a trump card up your...

Oh, Serge, did you have a trump card up your sleeve?:)

Do you have any ideas how the Celtic bronze axe in the Bronze Age got to Laos?;) :D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th August 2021, 05:12 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 38,489
Posted By Saracen
Thank you, kronckew :)

Thank you, kronckew :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th August 2021, 04:42 PM
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Posted By Saracen
It doesn't seem like an axe to me either. This...

It doesn't seem like an axe to me either.
This photo shows that the working part is wooden.
But in his right hand he has an axe according to its functionality.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th August 2021, 07:49 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 17,463
Posted By Saracen
Absolutely no problems). I have no complaints :) ...

Absolutely no problems). I have no complaints :)





I would apply linseed oil at the end of the whole process. After the gap is reduced (if it is reduced) and the guard stops rattling....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th August 2021, 08:20 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 17,463
Posted By Saracen
Hi, Detlef. On the two that I can show, the tang...

Hi, Detlef. On the two that I can show, the tang are riveted to the handle. Both have a gap at the guard and it rattles. It is interesting that both are marked with Masonic symbols. Legendary_Jarl,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th August 2021, 11:23 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,643
Posted By Saracen
Thank you for the detailed explanation of etching...

Thank you for the detailed explanation of etching with coffee. I read somewhere (maybe here) that even Coca-Cola is used for etching in hotel conditions, but I have never come across information...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th August 2021, 12:42 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,643
Posted By Saracen
This is a wonderful pesh. I agree with Marius...

This is a wonderful pesh. I agree with Marius about the origin.
Please tell us more about etching with coffee, I always thought that such an effect can only be obtained with the help of acid. ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th August 2021, 10:08 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 17,463
Posted By Saracen
The tang on these daggers is riveted in the...

The tang on these daggers is riveted in the pommel of the handle.
Heating the blade will not help solve the problem. There is no resin there.
In addition, there is a risk of damaging the handle,...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 22nd July 2021, 03:08 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 18,361
Posted By Saracen
Yes, of course. "White Bedouin" is the name of a...

Yes, of course. "White Bedouin" is the name of a statuette by Kathleen Scott, for which Lawrence of Arabia posed.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st July 2021, 05:36 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 29,715
Posted By Saracen
I like the idea of RenRen. The motif of the...

I like the idea of RenRen. The motif of the incoming waves is visible. Just that the ornament on the fabric is distributed over the area , and on the blade in one line. But it looks very much like...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 19th July 2021, 06:13 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 18,361
Posted By Saracen
Such things happen more often, although this does...

Such things happen more often, although this does not make them any less amazing.
Don't need to be a little black Ibrahim Petrovich :) to keep in touch with the culture of a foreign country that...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 18th July 2021, 05:56 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 18,361
Posted By Saracen
You wouldn't say that people couldn't just...

You wouldn't say that people couldn't just travel, would you? :)
Anytime.
I do not think that the analysis of wood can give a reliable result, even if its origin is established. There are many...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 17th July 2021, 11:52 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 18,361
Posted By Saracen
Why do you exclude the work of a master who was...

Why do you exclude the work of a master who was taken out of the colony in the metropole? Only some elements have Ceylon shades, the overall composition is Dutch.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 17th July 2021, 05:44 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 18,361
Posted By Saracen
This link seems obvious to me. Some stylistic...

This link seems obvious to me. Some stylistic elements of this image of a lion have obvious traditional features, which can be seen, for example, on the pommel of the kastane sword. Probably the...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 12th July 2021, 08:47 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 18,361
Posted By Saracen
I think it's a Sinhala lion. Maybe there is some...

I think it's a Sinhala lion. Maybe there is some connection with Dutch Ceylon?
Then that piece is not younger than the end of the 18th century.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th July 2021, 01:58 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 43,451
Posted By Saracen
If the rust has already penetrated under the...

If the rust has already penetrated under the koftgari, then these areas of the koftgari can no longer be saved.
So just lubricate with oil and stop the active rust.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 3rd July 2021, 10:26 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,666
Posted By Saracen
Thank you very much, kwiatek. The second seal...

Thank you very much, kwiatek.
The second seal caused many doubts, but your help put an end to these doubts.
Thank you again for the translation of the first seal and for the clarity of about the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th June 2021, 11:06 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 21,003
Posted By Saracen
This is completely my fault. I couldn't explain...

This is completely my fault. I couldn't explain my thought.
Thank you for "reprofiled":)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th June 2021, 06:45 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 21,003
Posted By Saracen
Hi, Jim. Probably my English played a cruel joke,...

Hi, Jim. Probably my English played a cruel joke, but we are not discussing alternative hilts installed on the Khyber knife.
I was talking about the khanda blade or, perhaps, firangi blade, which...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th June 2021, 08:50 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 21,003
Posted By Saracen
Alternatively: the khanda (firangi) blade was...

Alternatively: the khanda (firangi) blade was broken at the hilt, and the khyber knife handle was formed again closer to the hole.
And the bartender didn't even have to drill a hole to nail the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th June 2021, 05:34 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 21,003
Posted By Saracen
I agree that this Khyber knife could have been...

I agree that this Khyber knife could have been nailed to the wall, since there are so many of you, supporters of this idea, and Ariel is with you )
Only the secondary use of the blade is really not...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 20th June 2021, 03:18 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,666
Posted By Saracen
Yes. To make it possible to read the inscriptions...

Yes. To make it possible to read the inscriptions
Regards
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