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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th August 2008, 03:33 AM
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Views: 8,095
Posted By chevalier
interesting sword

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=150282611722


labeled as persian. however from seeing the hilt, i think its mooroccan.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th August 2008, 04:36 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 38,495
Posted By chevalier
the hilt still could be a representation of a...

the hilt still could be a representation of a ground hornbill, which has huge red wattles around its eyes.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th August 2008, 04:07 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,477
Posted By chevalier
anyone bid on this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=140252711551
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th August 2008, 06:26 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,653
Posted By chevalier
very nice item.....

perhaps i should have stayed with this instead of the kris.......


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=200243350876
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th August 2008, 07:38 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,006
Posted By chevalier
yea, it started at 250, but then i got into...

yea, it started at 250, but then i got into somewhat of a bidding war.


i like the semiwavy krises, i dident know how old/new the blade was, perhaps i would have thought differently if i had...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th August 2008, 06:37 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,006
Posted By chevalier
my kris search is OVER!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=110276252223





so wadaya think???
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th August 2008, 05:05 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 55,236
Posted By chevalier
would chinese pirates use the lieyudao?

would chinese pirates use the lieyudao?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd August 2008, 12:24 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,419
Posted By chevalier
anyone have/know anything about georgian gorda/gurda swords?

these have definatly made my wishlist, but i know next to nothing about the history of the weapon.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd August 2008, 12:19 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,804
Posted By chevalier
are there still any navies/army/cavalry forces that employ sabers/cutlasses?

as part of their naval-shipboard / land based arsenals? i am aware that cutlasses and sabers where used, even if in a very limited extent up to WW2, i was just wondering if any country still actively...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st August 2008, 03:08 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 14,996
Posted By chevalier
thanks for all the info guys! aside from...

thanks for all the info guys!


aside from being a horsed people, i had thought the yakuts where closer in culture to the tribes further east in siberia, like the chukchis or kamchadals or perhaps...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th July 2008, 04:39 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 183,546
Posted By chevalier
i had read somewhere that late roman and...

i had read somewhere that late roman and visgothic pattern swords were still being made as late as the 11th century (and perhaps later) el cid's "Tizona" is considered an example of a "late roman...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th July 2008, 06:57 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 14,671
Posted By chevalier
wow, leopardskin sheath. im not sure...

wow, leopardskin sheath.


im not sure what the CITES regulations are on that (if any)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2008, 05:51 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 26,829
Posted By chevalier
and could the "6th" mean 6th cavalry? they seem...

and could the "6th" mean 6th cavalry? they seem to have been active in the philippines around that time.


http://www.6thcavalrymuseum.com/history.html


this might also be informative:

...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2008, 05:42 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 26,829
Posted By chevalier
those look superb!

those look superb!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2008, 05:40 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 15,093
Posted By chevalier
more of conversation starter.

more of conversation starter.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2008, 01:09 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 13,201
Posted By chevalier
yep, thats the one.

yep, thats the one.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th July 2008, 11:22 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 13,201
Posted By chevalier
in bill's post i love the one fourth from the...

in bill's post i love the one fourth from the right in the fourth picture down.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th July 2008, 02:04 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 13,201
Posted By chevalier
most of those would work for me :D and yea, the...

most of those would work for me :D and yea, the one i posted would probably be a pretty pricey piece.

i just like the thick, wide blades and straight or semiwavy patterns, and no, the cockatoo...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th July 2008, 01:52 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 15,093
Posted By chevalier
corsican cavalry saber, or.............

mooroccan berber sword?



i had seen this weapon for sale a few months ago labeled as a "corsican cavalry saber" but looking through tirri's book (which i just got today, thanks much rand! :D...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th July 2008, 05:13 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 13,201
Posted By chevalier
looking for a moro kris.

hello all.

ive been wanting to get a moro kris in the near future and i know some of you are very knowledgeable on this weapon, so i just wanted to ask about what to look for in a good kris?

...
Forum: Swap Forum 24th July 2008, 01:08 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,886
Posted By chevalier
chinese goose quill/willow leaf sabers

does anyone collect these?



its somewhat hard to find these for sale.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th July 2008, 12:03 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 15,268
Posted By chevalier
now that i have mine, pictures should be...

now that i have mine, pictures should be forthcomming
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd July 2008, 05:10 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,038
Posted By chevalier
is there such a thing as a waterproof sword/blade?

i know there are diving knives nowadays, but ive been wondering if any old swordmaking culture ever tried to make their blades waterproof, or at least tried to make their blades more rust...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd July 2008, 01:59 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 26,664
Posted By chevalier
heres the weapon i thought about bidding on with...

heres the weapon i thought about bidding on with the purported "blood" on it....


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=230270071036



it stayed at 99...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd July 2008, 01:41 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,715
Posted By chevalier
could kaskaras be descended from mamluke broadswords?

ive heard much about these swords being influenced (or even copied from) by crusader blades, i personally am leery of this suggestion and purpose my own theory:


perhaps the kaskara was doveloped...
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