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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th October 2015, 04:35 PM
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Posted By AJ1356
Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for sharing.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th October 2015, 09:58 PM
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Views: 16,976
Posted By AJ1356
Churra is an Indian word, no one in Afganistan...

Churra is an Indian word, no one in Afganistan calls it that.
I would call the smaller one a pesh qabz and the larger one Khyber.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 16th September 2015, 04:25 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 12,367
Posted By AJ1356
This translation of the Shahada is wrong, (There...

This translation of the Shahada is wrong, (There is no other god but God and Mohammad is the Messenger of God)

Dmitriy,
The text on this item is not Farsi, my guess is it is Turkish or maybe...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th September 2015, 05:05 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 60,974
Posted By AJ1356
I was thinking the same, the blade looks Indian,...

I was thinking the same, the blade looks Indian, the style of the inscription is Indian Islamic not Persian.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th August 2015, 11:18 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 12,501
Posted By AJ1356
If you take the pictures, rotate them 180 degrees...

If you take the pictures, rotate them 180 degrees and then repost them with the frontal pics, and we'll be able to do something about it.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th August 2015, 05:01 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,705
Posted By AJ1356
My mom had bought one such an item once, they are...

My mom had bought one such an item once, they are made out of bone mainly, with some mostlikely poached ivory. My guess is probably Chinese touristy export the same as the Indian Moghul looking fake,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th August 2015, 04:53 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 47,063
Posted By AJ1356
I've been following this guy's videos for a while...

I've been following this guy's videos for a while now, he is going through a few swords and the only sword he holds with the index finger over the gaurd is a short sword in the left hand. It is in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th August 2015, 03:26 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 15,902
Posted By AJ1356
just because something is on google does not make...

just because something is on google does not make it correct.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th August 2015, 02:03 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 15,902
Posted By AJ1356
Pretty much, eventhough the term seylaawa is...

Pretty much, eventhough the term seylaawa is mainly referred to a "khyber", big knives are also called seylawa, because of lack of specific name.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th August 2015, 07:28 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 15,902
Posted By AJ1356
Miguel, I am not saying it is a khyber knife, I...

Miguel, I am not saying it is a khyber knife, I am saying that because of its size, it would be called a seylawa in Afghanistan. It is not a pesh qabz and it is not a sword. Khyebr knife is a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th August 2015, 07:15 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,917
Posted By AJ1356
So I am going to translate what I can and the...

So I am going to translate what I can and the rest of Arabic can be translated by one of our Arabic speakers. Also the round seal is inscribed in Persian.
From from the bottome up. The line...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th August 2015, 03:07 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 15,902
Posted By AJ1356
The first item seems Indian to me, it has some...

The first item seems Indian to me, it has some mid century Afghan aspects to it but seems Indian to me either way.
The second large knife is definately Afghan, I remember growing up with knoves with...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st July 2015, 02:02 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 9,083
Posted By AJ1356
The conical pouch I wold think would be for...

The conical pouch I wold think would be for carrying musket balls. the coins are for decoration.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st July 2015, 06:16 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 9,083
Posted By AJ1356
This is somewhat of a modern belt mostlikely used...

This is somewhat of a modern belt mostlikely used for hunting. Muzzle loaders were used in Afghanistan for hunting till very recently. The coins are from the time of Zaher Shah, the last king of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th July 2015, 04:17 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,019
Posted By AJ1356
I second that, that knife is beautiful! As far...

I second that, that knife is beautiful!
As far as the saif, do you think it is wootz or damascus?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd July 2015, 05:02 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 20,345
Posted By AJ1356
That is a very nice jezail, and the cherrie on...

That is a very nice jezail, and the cherrie on top is all the little tools and what not, very awesome. Some of those peices like the belt and the attachments are a rarity, and I had not seen them all...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th July 2015, 04:23 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 9,484
Posted By AJ1356
If you are ever in Nashville and want to bring...

If you are ever in Nashville and want to bring this over, I can look at it closely and maybe firgure something out.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd July 2015, 05:22 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 9,157
Posted By AJ1356
drac2k, do you have any pictures of the mantioned...

drac2k, do you have any pictures of the mantioned sword?
Mine was what I now think to have been a shashka leaning the the corner of one of the rooms of house I grew up in. It was said to have...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2015, 05:00 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,542
Posted By AJ1356
Very nice, and all original, a great find.

Very nice, and all original, a great find.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st June 2015, 05:07 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 27,043
Posted By AJ1356
There may have been afghan muzzle roader pistols...

There may have been afghan muzzle roader pistols at some point or might have been captured or trade British pistols, since there are drawings that show them. Even back in 2002 when everything else...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th June 2015, 07:05 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 7,667
Posted By AJ1356
kut al amaara

kut al amaara
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th May 2015, 05:51 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,419
Posted By AJ1356
I don't believe these are made of any kind of...

I don't believe these are made of any kind of scrotm, they are just shaped like that, as evident by the stiching. I have a couple and they just seem to be made of leather.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2015, 03:41 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,805
Posted By AJ1356
In the older days there were different streets...

In the older days there were different streets for different trades in Kabul, such street like Hatters, Butchers, Flower Sellers, Blacksmiths and so on, Chicken Sellers Street, that is litteral...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th April 2015, 07:01 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,805
Posted By AJ1356
A little not so well known fact about hese, they...

A little not so well known fact about hese, they are made out of old car parts, like frames, leave springs, and what not, flattened and then grinded into whatever shape, no actual blacksmithing...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th March 2015, 12:08 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,990
Posted By AJ1356
it reads There is no deity but Allah and...

it reads
There is no deity but Allah and Mohammad is the Messenger of Allah.
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