Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th January 2025, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th January 2025, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 10
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African Sword?
I am guessing that this could be African ; I would appreciate some help on this one.It measures 23" long.
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
11th January 2025, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 143,696
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th January 2025, 06:08 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 25,811
Thanks for the comments Jim. My wife saw me...
Thanks for the comments Jim. My wife saw me cleaning the sword, using all of my above listed precautions and stated "I'm finally glad to see you are being careful with those things;" before she saw...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th January 2025, 05:35 AM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd January 2025, 11:24 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 25,811
No, it was from Liveauctioneers; maybe someone...
No, it was from Liveauctioneers; maybe someone bought it on Ebay and put it in the auction.
Interesting that you saw a batch as I don't see that many being sold; possibly they were from a collection.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd January 2025, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 25,811
Another "Berber Like Sword."
To quote our scholarly Jim McDougall, this is a "Berber-like, Spanish Colonial Sword;"after reading all of the extensive threads on this weapon, I believe that is the safest description for that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
2nd December 2024, 11:17 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 13,307
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
23rd November 2024, 05:05 AM
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
20th November 2024, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 24,773
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
18th November 2024, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 24,773
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
18th November 2024, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 24,773
Interesting item, Papua New Guinea?
I recently picked up an interesting lot of mainly Papua New Guinea items and this was included and so I think that it could also be from that area, even though to me it has a somewhat Polynesian or...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th November 2024, 03:32 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 25,011
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Forum: European Armoury
6th November 2024, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 12,548
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Forum: European Armoury
30th October 2024, 04:35 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 17,122
Thanks, Jim, as always your vast expertise is...
Thanks, Jim, as always your vast expertise is always appreciated!
I think that they may have called the shorter sword a cutlass because of the blade length which is only 23" long; also mine has more...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th October 2024, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 17,122
A Pair of Mexican Naval Swords
I recently purchased a pair of swords that were attributed to the Mexican Navy.
The longer sword with the folding guard and the Eagle Head Pommel didn't look like the typical Mexican Eagle and I was...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd October 2024, 04:57 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 29,037
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
13th October 2024, 03:39 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 61,051
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
11th October 2024, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 61,051
It must be a component of a larger item or I am...
It must be a component of a larger item or I am missing some parts. I am assuming that the smaller tapered end is the nozzle. There aren't any moving parts to allow a pumping action nor any venturi...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
7th October 2024, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 61,051
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
7th October 2024, 01:53 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 61,051
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
6th October 2024, 10:40 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 61,051
unknown, Something !
I recently got a group lot and this was an unknown passenger. It measures 54" tall and my best guess is that it is a torch of some kind or a huge bong. Maybe for burning sage to cleanse an area?
Any...
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Forum: European Armoury
28th September 2024, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 42,719
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Forum: European Armoury
26th September 2024, 06:34 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 42,719
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Forum: European Armoury
21st September 2024, 01:30 AM
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Replies: 11
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