Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th November 2006, 03:29 PM
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Hello S. Al-Anizi!
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Hello S. Al-Anizi!
Thank You for the translation. What a strange thing to inscribe on a sheath. :confused: Could "Hazeen" be used as a name? I will look into this to fill my...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th November 2006, 02:08 AM
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Replies: 5
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Lebanese Khanjar-need Arabic translation
Hello All!
I have finally got a nice example of a Lebanese Khanjar/Jambiya. It is a good quality knife overall with all the inlays intact and a good quality blade but is semi sharp....
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Forum: Swap Forum
7th November 2006, 12:26 AM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2006, 05:32 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st October 2006, 04:47 AM
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Replies: 43
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Indian Katar
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I got this nice katar recently. It is good quality steel and shows good age. Unfortunatly a t some point in recent history it looks like it was scrubbed with a wire brush!...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th October 2006, 03:26 AM
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th October 2006, 05:23 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd October 2006, 03:19 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd October 2006, 01:04 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 13,665
Mexican Dagger
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I got this from Therion a while ago. It has made in Mexico crudly wrote on the blade as well as a even cruder inscription that says LPF'Z. Strange? Is there a proper name...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st October 2006, 03:28 AM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th October 2006, 04:30 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd September 2006, 03:01 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,008
Dagger Pix
Here are some pictures of the dagger. I am suprised that the blade is good quality but thin, and it is sharp.
Mark....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th September 2006, 03:33 AM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th September 2006, 04:35 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,008
Hello Lew!
I know what you...
Hello Lew!
I know what you mean about it not looking very Turkish, I also see what you mean about it looking North African. This is just a guess but maybe these daggers come from...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th September 2006, 03:29 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,008
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th September 2006, 12:00 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,008
Turkish Dagger?
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I just bought this off Ebay the other day. I have seen several of these knives and have wanted one for a while, and I have finally got one. I have seen these attributed to Turkey...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th September 2006, 02:14 AM
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Replies: 5
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German Boot Knife
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I recently got this knife at a gun show. I know the knife is a German boot knife. It's blade is good quality thick steel that shows age as well as a makers mark of a compass. The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th August 2006, 12:45 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,542
Hello Mekin31!
Might I...
Hello Mekin31!
Might I suggest the book "Travels for Daggers" by Eiler R. Cook. It was the first book on edged weapons I got and it gives a pretty good overall look at swords...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th August 2006, 04:43 PM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th August 2006, 11:58 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd August 2006, 02:59 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd August 2006, 01:22 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd August 2006, 12:15 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,837
Hello S. Al-Anizi!
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Hello S. Al-Anizi!
Thank you for the quick translation! I think it is probably the makers name. I like Iraqi weapons too but I can't find musch information on them. I find...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st August 2006, 03:34 AM
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Replies: 7
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Hello S. Al-Anizi!
Here...
Hello S. Al-Anizi!
Here is my attempt at transcribing the Arabic inscription on the jambiya (can't seem to get very clear pictures :D ). I hope this is a good enough...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th August 2006, 03:37 AM
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Replies: 7
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Baghdad Jambiya
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I bought this nice Iraqi Jambiya recently. It is good quality, not very touristy. It has a nice good blade and the hilt and sheath are of good quality silver not white metal....
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