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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th October 2006, 02:31 PM
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Posted By Ann Feuerbach
Thanks all for such an informative discussion, I...

Thanks all for such an informative discussion, I am learning quite alot about Japanese swords. I just wanted to add a few cents on fractures and cracks. Of course, cracks follow grain boundaries...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th October 2006, 03:49 PM
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Posted By Ann Feuerbach
I'm back... If my grant goes through it should...

I'm back... If my grant goes through it should answer some of these questions. Here is an excerpt from my PhD, but we know a bit more now than then.. Particularly note Ebner and Maurer (1982) study,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th October 2006, 01:57 PM
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Posted By Ann Feuerbach
HI all, Will write more when I get back from...

HI all,
Will write more when I get back from class...but just a thought...part of crucible steel appeal was that the pattern in Near East islamic cultures is that it represented the "waters of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th October 2006, 10:35 PM
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Posted By Ann Feuerbach
I think you can order it from David Brown...

I think you can order it from David Brown (publisher, Conn.) directly. :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th October 2006, 03:34 PM
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Posted By Ann Feuerbach
Hi Tim and all, Sorry for the delay. It is not...

Hi Tim and all,
Sorry for the delay. It is not a sword porn book (I too like that name) however, it does contain actual porn, well, handles with erotic images. :eek:
This may be a surprise to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th September 2006, 01:30 PM
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Posted By Ann Feuerbach
Review Arms and Armor from Iran, one scholars view

Book Review: Arms and Armor from Iran
One Scholar’s Personal View by Ann Feuerbach

The book, Arms and Armor from Iran: The Bronze Age to the Qajar Period, by Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani, is, in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th September 2006, 05:06 PM
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Views: 11,378
Posted By Ann Feuerbach
Thanks for the heads up. I will have to visit...

Thanks for the heads up. I will have to visit next time I am in town. By the way...does anyone know if they are displaying the early Islamic ceramic dish from khorasan with the guy with his straight...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th September 2006, 01:37 PM
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Posted By Ann Feuerbach
Thanks loads for the link to the book. Must brush...

Thanks loads for the link to the book. Must brush up on (or re-learn) Russian. Also, thanks for the translation link. Hard to get books on the Caucusus (even when in the Caucusus!).
Ann :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2006, 10:18 PM
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Posted By Ann Feuerbach
Hi all! I too had a wonderful time. It was great...

Hi all! I too had a wonderful time. It was great to see old friends and make new ones! And of course, I learned ALOT. Already have a new project in mind (after I get some grants together for Ric and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th January 2006, 06:45 PM
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Views: 46,949
Posted By Ann Feuerbach
Hello, I guess it all boils down again to how...

Hello,
I guess it all boils down again to how one defines a Sham pattern. :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th January 2006, 04:29 PM
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Posted By Ann Feuerbach
Hi, Nice blades. A definitive way of...

Hi,
Nice blades. A definitive way of characterizing/naming patterns still needs work as it is so objective and different parts of a blade often shows different patterns..some tight and some more...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th January 2006, 04:26 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 16,244
Posted By Ann Feuerbach
Hi all, From a technological point of view Sham...

Hi all,
From a technological point of view Sham is a type of wootz/pulad as it is crucible steel, however it is made of hypoeutectoid steel (less than 0.8% Carbon), whereas Verhoevens "true"...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th November 2005, 06:28 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 7,759
Posted By Ann Feuerbach
Just heard about this book...... "British...

Just heard about this book......

"British Iron Age Swords and Scabbards" comes out in early 2006. Until the
end of April 2006 the book will sell for $100 and after that will leap to
$170....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th November 2005, 06:25 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,480
Posted By Ann Feuerbach
Hi Jens, Lucky for us, it has been possible to...

Hi Jens,
Lucky for us, it has been possible to identify some crucible steel objects, even if they have been to some extent corroded. Brian Gilmore determined that the sword from Nishapur in the Met...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th November 2005, 07:37 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 51,846
Posted By Ann Feuerbach
Hi all, Great blades Jeff, and Lew's new one is...

Hi all,
Great blades Jeff, and Lew's new one is beautiful too. Just to let you all know...research on the Mill balls is still taken place but no conclusions yet. Particularly if they can be forged...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st November 2005, 06:29 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 51,846
Posted By Ann Feuerbach
Hi Jens, At this point in time I am finding out...

Hi Jens,
At this point in time I am finding out more about Mill balls. Most preindustrial mining used water or just plain labor to crush ores. Assaying of ore was done since the earliest of times. I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st November 2005, 03:57 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 51,846
Posted By Ann Feuerbach
Hi Jens, Having looked at many genuine wootz...

Hi Jens,
Having looked at many genuine wootz and pulad ingots, all the so called wootz ingots that I have seen for sale, are not genuine. The shape only slighly resembles genuine ingots. They are...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th September 2005, 07:09 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,449
Posted By Ann Feuerbach
Thanks Lew for the kind words. I really enjoyed...

Thanks Lew for the kind words. I really enjoyed myself too. I learned so much! and so many nice people! The only problem was that it was too short a time to meet and talk to so many interesting and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th September 2005, 07:04 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 22,097
Posted By Ann Feuerbach
The result is very good. You are correct to point...

The result is very good. You are correct to point out that the needs and requirement for restoration and conservation can be very different. I will be looking into this more again, when I get time. I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th September 2005, 03:59 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 22,097
Posted By Ann Feuerbach
Yeah, basically sandblasting with glass pellets...

Yeah, basically sandblasting with glass pellets (I forgot at this second what they are technically called) micro beads? :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th September 2005, 03:39 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 12,617
Posted By Ann Feuerbach
It is really a pity that the oriental armor won't...

It is really a pity that the oriental armor won't get published soon. Thanks for the update. I won't hold my breath.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th September 2005, 03:50 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 12,617
Posted By Ann Feuerbach
FYI, David Edge from the Wallace Collection is...

FYI, David Edge from the Wallace Collection is working on getting all the pieces cleaned and photographed for a book. When in London I even volunteered to help. But Red tape and politics is holding...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th September 2005, 03:43 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 22,097
Posted By Ann Feuerbach
For a more positive suggestion, air abrasion is...

For a more positive suggestion, air abrasion is the preferred method these days. :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th September 2005, 03:41 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 22,097
Posted By Ann Feuerbach
From an archaeological conservators point of...

From an archaeological conservators point of view...electrolitic reduction was tried alot in the 1980s (I think that was the decade). It was discarded as you loose alot of technological information,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th August 2005, 08:14 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 30,836
Posted By Ann Feuerbach
People and blades travel, since the beginning of...

People and blades travel, since the beginning of time. I got 3rd-4th century AD crucible steel blades in the Caucasus, and well as later period ones in the Altai of Siberia, and those were overland...
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