Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th March 2005, 01:19 PM
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Movie?
Ian
Good suggestion, how about it moderators?
I am also waiting for her book and and the movie that is sure to follow the book. :D
Gene
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd March 2005, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 23
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WEEK?
YANNIS:
English is my native language (with a little Southern draw ) and it will take me more than a week to completely understand (yeah right) Dr. Ann threads.
However it is just great stuff, and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2005, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,602
Test For Wootz?
JENS;
I think RSWORD is right on this. Using your logic why would it NOT be wootz on this katar, as Andrew states it is a fine specimen for it not to be wootz.
I know heat will cause the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th March 2005, 12:51 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 22,754
I agree!
WOLVIEX
I must agree with B.I. and JENS you sir are one, most unusual man.
Having great knowledge and the desire to share it, along with a superb sense of humor, a very hard combination to beat, in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th March 2005, 10:15 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 13,474
GONE
All nine items are now canceled by eBay.
Someone need to be thanked for this action.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th March 2005, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 19
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Truly amazing!
B.I.
I do not know just how you come up with this truly amazing story!
You must have one large and intensive library.
You sir, are making history "come alive" and enjoyable.
I for one would...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th March 2005, 10:49 PM
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Replies: 4
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Al Pendray
CADENCE
If I were you I would hop over and talk to Al Pendray the "Wizard Of Wootz".
He is in my opinion the best blacksmith in Florida if not the USA.
And where in the Florida is Mr. Pendray?...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th March 2005, 12:28 AM
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Replies: 127
Views: 234,771
JAHANGIR
JENS
This is a link to a painting of Jahangir the owner of the dagger shown by B.I. ,from the Smithsonian Museum link I posted on the Asian Museum
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th March 2005, 02:27 PM
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Replies: 6
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MUSEUM OF SOUTH ASIAN ART, TAKE A LOOK!
I posted this link in an earlier post by Jens.
I was going to just bring it up there but I think it should be a separate post as the pictures are to me just fantastic. This is the Museum where the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th March 2005, 08:19 PM
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Replies: 125
Views: 180,753
INSULATION
JENS
I have failed to follow up on my closing part of this great thread of yours.
I have no idea as to what effect if any the insulation of the hilt has on the weird magnetic properties of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th March 2005, 07:01 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 21,760
HOLD ON NOW! JENS
JENS
This is off subject but needs to be answered if at all possible.
First
I must take exception to you comment about Ann being in the USA. :rolleyes:
I personally think it is great that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th March 2005, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 125
Views: 180,753
Questions,Questions, Questions
JENS
I do not ask hard questions. You are the one that started all of this "Magnetic Weapons" hard question stuff :p
What I am saying is that the metal handle is not directly connected...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th March 2005, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 125
Views: 180,753
JENS
In an earlier post I stated that the tip...
JENS
In an earlier post I stated that the tip end compass was pointing in the wrong direction, and I did not know why.
I think I have an explanation for the confused compass.
While I was doing the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th March 2005, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 127
Views: 234,771
Dagger
JENS
This is a link to the dagger that B.I.
is showing.
http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/singleObject.cfm?ObjectId=10925
Gene
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd March 2005, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 125
Views: 180,753
Words? on Wootz
JENS
This is the link to the wootz bar I had and made it into a Bowie by Al Pendray and also tested by Verhoeven. The end with the inscription is still with Pendray, at least it was the last time I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd March 2005, 03:11 AM
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Replies: 125
Views: 180,753
Technical writing
JIM
Way off the subject of this thread however your comment to
Ann about her great writing skills reminded me of a time a long ago when I was involved in helping write a paper on the Nuclear water...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd March 2005, 02:44 AM
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Replies: 125
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Wootz ingots magnetic properties
JENS
Is this the type of wootz ingot you were referring to, the round one?
Ann
you can have both wootz ingots for your testing if you want them, no string attached. and they are here in the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2005, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 125
Views: 180,753
Wootz ingots
JENS
I have an wootz ingot and it is round/dome shaped, and I will take a picture of it and I also have a broken flat wootz bar/ingot all gotten from Artzi and I take a picture of that one also....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2005, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 125
Views: 180,753
Knife holder test
JENS
You are very astute MR. JENS :)
I failed to take a picture of the knife on the magnetic holder at the tip end.
I placed the knife on the holder in two different places that is why you see...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th February 2005, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 125
Views: 180,753
Magnetic effects on a Case knife
OK ALL
I said I was winding down on my part of this thread started by JENS, and after reading
Ann and RIVKIN input on this magnetic stuff I should have stopped last week! :confused: Do all you...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th February 2005, 03:21 PM
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Replies: 4
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Great Wootz find!
YANNIS
Boy did you make out on that dagger!
Are you sure you didn't get Artzi dagger?
I can see that the two daggers are almost alike.
Question; What this "secret"stuff on etching a wootz blade?...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2005, 02:37 AM
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Replies: 125
Views: 180,753
Peridot mine!
JENS
I did use the same Iron powder as well as trying to do it the very same way. I could not use as much of the Iron powder as the magnetic field was so weak that if I use more it overwhelmed the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th February 2005, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 125
Views: 180,753
Good Idea!
FEARN
I will get one of those knife holders today and give it a try, great idea.
However you are just confirming my deep convictions of your upbringings :)
I do agree, now that you have...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th February 2005, 12:25 AM
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Replies: 125
Views: 180,753
New pictures of the magnetic field
JENS
Two pictures of the change in magnetic field on the Mysore dagger.
As you can tell the Iron powder is not showing the magnetic field as well as the first time we tested it. I had to use the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th February 2005, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 9
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Flowers on hilt
JENS
This is the hilt of the Mysore dagger a Pesh Kabz,
Would you please tell me what the flowers are? The end of the hilt as you can see has 6 petals on the flower while the sides of the hilt...
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