Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2014, 10:09 PM
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thank you jim for your reply,just a couple of...
thank you jim for your reply,just a couple of thoughts,i dont know if there is a conection between travancore and candy,but some of the art on the capstones of the temples built by rajaraja cholan...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2014, 09:54 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2014, 06:37 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2014, 05:59 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2014, 05:38 PM
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helmet
egypt seems a good possibility.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2014, 04:14 PM
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wootz kard for comment
13 inches long,1 and a quarter wide across top of blade, handle 3 and 3 quarters long,marine ivory?,interesting wootz pattern,any comments welcome
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th February 2014, 06:51 PM
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ottoman dagger
yes ottoman lovely example made my day thanks for sharing it :)
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th November 2013, 01:24 PM
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bangkung
dont know to be honest but very appealing sword likke the handle,and pearlshell decoration thanks for sharing it
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th March 2013, 10:45 PM
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afghan sword
i havent seen many of these but this is the nicest one to date,is the groove in the spine typical of this type? :)
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th March 2013, 10:34 PM
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very very nice
my comment is great piece , the hilt looks early to me ,whether its 1700s dont know , but i like it very much thanks for sharing it :)
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th March 2013, 11:25 PM
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shield
i have seen some large pieces of wrought iron currency from africa,is it possible it is a similar thing?but a very prestigious item for sure.thanks for sharing :)
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th March 2013, 10:14 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th March 2013, 07:29 PM
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shotel
this is called a shotel,and was used by sudanese warriors,against the british.nice thing ! ;)
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th March 2013, 10:32 PM
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takouba
my thoughts are , perhaps this is an example of native use of european item such as a walking stick top, certainly lifts the appearance and would make it stand out amongst his peers.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th March 2013, 10:12 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th March 2013, 09:54 PM
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piha kaetta
thank you for the link it was very helpfull ,what a great archive :D
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th March 2013, 12:07 AM
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piha kaetta
i just thought that these are very interesting knives,and anyone interested in getting a discusion going,i know not very much about them other than their country of origin,anyone know how or where...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th March 2013, 11:59 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd March 2013, 05:28 PM
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PISTOL
looks like BRANDER for sure.if the name is anything to go by german i would have said intersting thanks for sharing
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd March 2013, 05:17 PM
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lantaka
looking for comments mine would be NEAT!!! THANKS FOR SHARING :)
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th February 2013, 09:22 PM
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cartridge case
i have several of these in brass and silver are they all greek? :o
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th April 2012, 10:55 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd February 2012, 11:11 PM
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no expert but
well its a nice thing is it an ashanti piece ?regards napoleon
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd February 2012, 11:02 PM
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very nice
must have very big pockets! regards napoleon :rolleyes:
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd February 2012, 08:56 PM
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