Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th September 2005, 12:45 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2005, 11:30 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2005, 09:25 AM
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You're right... there was a european gentleman...
You're right... there was a european gentleman who and whose friend were attacked by a gang of 20... the almost-victims had swords, the attackers swords, helmets, suits of mail... :eek: So much for...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2005, 09:18 AM
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I was told on numerous events that never say...
I was told on numerous events that never say "never", or "unquestionably". :) And BTW, it's listed as vambrace in a TURKISH museum... in Ankara.
I have made something like the pic I posted, and it...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2005, 08:24 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2005, 06:27 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2005, 06:26 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2005, 06:15 PM
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Using a smaller blade as a symbol is quite...
Using a smaller blade as a symbol is quite suicidical, I think. There's always something that goes wrong, and giving even MORE chance to the opponent is just crazy. So I'd bet the bodyguard version....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2005, 02:35 PM
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That's right, but I didn't even consider this...
That's right, but I didn't even consider this possibility in this case (I mean, the topic-starter case) as the first oversized is simpler, more utilitarian than the small version, which removes the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2005, 09:53 AM
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Sorry, I meant that picture from the book... I...
Sorry, I meant that picture from the book... I can see the damaged one's repousse well enough. :)
That's sad... but less sad than our country... one of our museums has about 50 japanase weapons......
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th September 2005, 10:54 PM
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Replies: 93
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Just now, in an email, I've received a link,...
Just now, in an email, I've received a link, where I've found this picture.
http://hindunet.org/saraswati/gauntlets.jpg
Now, I think that #5 and #11 is too familiar. It seems to me that they could...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th September 2005, 10:42 PM
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Forgot to add. Thanks for the pictures... where...
Forgot to add. Thanks for the pictures... where are they from? I mean, the photos, not the pieces. Are these yours? If so, you're far luckier than me... :( I'm planning to visit ANY of these museums...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th September 2005, 10:33 PM
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My fault again... I meant metacarpal plate. I...
My fault again... I meant metacarpal plate. I know about the mittens, but that'd be far from enough... especially if there's the possibility of meeting a hammer, a club, an axe... Not to mention a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th September 2005, 06:38 PM
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I extrapolate from my experience. We have two...
I extrapolate from my experience. We have two sword in one of our museums. (I mean we, the hungarians) Blades almost identical, rather large btw, BUT one has a single-hand hilt, and the other a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th September 2005, 06:31 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th September 2005, 05:06 PM
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Thanks! :D (((Then buy some ;) :D )))
Nice...
Thanks! :D (((Then buy some ;) :D )))
Nice pictures, thanks again! I know that most of you are familiar with these... but I couldn't find them earlier... And it's a good thing to have them in one...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th September 2005, 09:25 PM
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Sorry, the iron-steel thing is my fault. I've...
Sorry, the iron-steel thing is my fault. I've learned physics and chemistry, and I worked a year with a machinist. Everywhere I was told that there's no thing like iron wire, or iron plate, because...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th September 2005, 01:51 PM
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I use only hammers for platework. I hate...
I use only hammers for platework. I hate machining tools excluding the angle-grinder, the drill, and that huge thing that can rotate metal (I don't know it's english name).
Yes, it's indeed VERY...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th September 2005, 01:43 PM
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Thanks for the good pictures, especially the...
Thanks for the good pictures, especially the krug, and the comments!
I forgot to add a few infos about that cuirass: the photos are more than a year old, while the cuirass was an absolute side...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th September 2005, 09:02 PM
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Thanks!
Tried out.. with sword... back area is...
Thanks!
Tried out.. with sword... back area is a problem, but I know that already... :) The plate sections take full blow without padding very-very well, but the mail components would require the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th September 2005, 08:14 PM
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Armour?
Oi!
As I've written before, I'm an armourer, with quite limited resources in my favourite area. As I'm writing this here, you can guess what's that area... :D
So, I'd like to ask you to post as...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th September 2005, 12:06 PM
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