Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd June 2019, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 12,967
Hi Kubur,
Thanks for responding. I am aware...
Hi Kubur,
Thanks for responding. I am aware that I am niche collector, but it is still nice to have feedback. I have actually come to like this dagger and I am happy to have it.
As for the age and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st June 2019, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st June 2019, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st June 2019, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 12,967
Shibriya? Majdali? What is this?
Hi all,
This is a recent acquisition (pics 1, 2, 3). Not much of a collectors piece because scabbard is missing and the blade is both badly made and roughed up. However, it is interesting enough to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2019, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2019, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,949
Hi Geoffrey,
You are right. This is a better...
Hi Geoffrey,
You are right. This is a better and early example, because it is authentic and not made for the bazaar. The dog-leg shape of the blade, the brass plates on the hilt and the lead or tin...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th May 2019, 03:08 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,830
Hi Fracantolin,
You were right because the...
Hi Fracantolin,
You were right because the Moroccan Koummya and the Mauritatian-style dagger do look like recent items made for the souk.
The Tuareg straight dagger however is of much better...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th March 2019, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 16,091
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th March 2019, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 16,091
Hi Ariel,
Nice lesson in history, and...
Hi Ariel,
Nice lesson in history, and verifiable too. However, I did make some valid points and shown the examples to go with them. You can not deny that the blade and koftgiri, as well as the type...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th March 2019, 01:21 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 16,091
Hi Corrado26,
I agree with Ariel and...
Hi Corrado26,
I agree with Ariel and A.Alnakkas. It is Lebanese. The hilt from a single round piece of horn, the thin ferrule that connects the hilt and the blade and guard, or guard-like piece with...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th March 2019, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 44,177
Hi,
This is a good subject, but as said, a real...
Hi,
This is a good subject, but as said, a real minefield. Huge grey areas and few truths, like other subjects related to authenticity. Everyone has different standards. In a way, it is parallel to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th March 2019, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 22,173
Hi William,
I am not an expert like Ariel and...
Hi William,
I am not an expert like Ariel and Kubur, so I can only join in with what is already said. Quality Persian Khanjar blade, re-mounted in the Kurdish style. The hilt material is horn,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th January 2019, 09:59 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 89,938
Hi Kubur,
Surely a unique find. The hilt with...
Hi Kubur,
Surely a unique find. The hilt with beads is an Ottoman feature known from small daggers, where the the beads are either from stone/amber inlaid with gold, or with emaille decoration. This...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th December 2018, 07:04 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 89,938
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd December 2018, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 89,938
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd December 2018, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd December 2018, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 89,938
Hi Kubur,
Thanks for your reply, and please...
Hi Kubur,
Thanks for your reply, and please show me what you found. I know some things these daggers, but not nearly enough to draw a general picture on their development.
As I see it, you already...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd December 2018, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 89,938
Hello all,
I agree with some of Kubur's and...
Hello all,
I agree with some of Kubur's and A.alnakkas' comments, but disagree with others. The identification by A.alnakkas is, I think, correct. Montagnard's dagger is a late 20th c. or Early 21st...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th November 2018, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,147
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th October 2018, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 11,290
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th September 2018, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 16,847
Hi my friends,
I agree with both of you, but...
Hi my friends,
I agree with both of you, but there are still so many things unknown to us about the origins of the shibriya.
Kubur, if I had to guess where your shibriya was made, I would say...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th September 2018, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 16,847
Hi Kubur,
Thanks for keeping this thread going...
Hi Kubur,
Thanks for keeping this thread going with interesting examples. The first one is a piece I considered buying for a long time, but let it go eventually. I believe it is an early form of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd September 2018, 08:00 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,170
Hi Francantolin,
I am not an expert, but...
Hi Francantolin,
I am not an expert, but this dagger feels Persian to me, not Ottoman or Kurdish. It also looks old and original. The hilt is definitely walrus ivory. The shape of the hilt is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2018, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 16,847
Hi Kubur,
I respect your opinion and will be...
Hi Kubur,
I respect your opinion and will be more than happy to find out that I own genuine 19th century shibriyas.
However, the meager evidence I have points against it. Photographs of Bedouin...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th August 2018, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 34,819
Hello Kubur,
Thanks. This is a significant...
Hello Kubur,
Thanks. This is a significant contribution. I suspected something in this direction, as you can read in my last post, but there was no evidence. It is there now. But still, it is...
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