Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st February 2018, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 17
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Forum: European Armoury
20th February 2018, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 18,607
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2018, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 17
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2018, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 14,331
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Forum: European Armoury
20th February 2018, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 18,607
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2018, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 17
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Yes, this beast works like a machete and as I...
Yes, this beast works like a machete and as I said/showed, the cutting edge looks awful.
Model number is one possibility but 1748 was the time of Friedrich II. from Prussia and the edged weapons...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th February 2018, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 18,607
Yes, this beast works like a machete and as I...
Yes, this beast works like a machete and as I said/showed, the cutting edge looks awful.
Model number is one possibility but 1748 was the time of Friedrich II. from Prussia and the edged weapons...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th February 2018, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 18,607
That makes sense. Normally such dates are more...
That makes sense. Normally such dates are more artistic made, never just stamped in the middle of the surface with simple marking stamp. In my opinion the number is a kind of inventory number of an...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2018, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 14,331
That makes sense. Normally such dates are more...
That makes sense. Normally such dates are more artistic made, never just stamped in the middle of the surface with simple marking stamp. In my opinion the number is a kind of inventory number of an...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th February 2018, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 18,607
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2018, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 14,331
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Forum: European Armoury
19th February 2018, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 21
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Hi Marius,
thank you for your thoughts.
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Hi Marius,
thank you for your thoughts.
Polearm was also my first guess but than I saw these symbols and the number, I became indecisive.
I think the tang is too weak for a polearm, maybe it...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th February 2018, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 14,331
Hi Marius,
thank you for your thoughts.
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Hi Marius,
thank you for your thoughts.
Polearm was also my first guess but than I saw these symbols and the number, I became indecisive.
I think the tang is too weak for a polearm, maybe it...
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Forum: European Armoury
19th February 2018, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 21
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Unknown short sword, old Moorish sword?
Hello,
around two years ago I won this heavily corroded short sword.
It's exactly like the old boys liked it, thin, wide and heavy. Without the Tang it is ~55 cm long.
The cutting edge...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th February 2018, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 14,331
Unknown short sword, old Moorish sword?
Hello,
around two years ago I won this heavily corroded short sword.
It's exactly like the old boys liked it, thin, wide and heavy. Without the Tang it is ~55 cm long.
The cutting edge...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th February 2018, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 49,830
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th February 2018, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 49,830
Hello Steve,
Her is the link to the...
Hello Steve,
Her is the link to the "DamascusRestorationandRefinish.pdf" for you and add the link here in the thread. The results look very professional.
https://www.datafilehost.com/d/48547375...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th February 2018, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 16,372
Hello Kubur,
These are very beautiful...
Hello Kubur,
These are very beautiful blades, the dagger is typical for Qajar-era.
But I see snakes on Qajar-blades for the first time, very interesting.
All I can say is that European...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th February 2018, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 49,830
Hello Richard,
thank you very much for your...
Hello Richard,
thank you very much for your explanation. In Germany we know no difference between etching and staining. I learned this difference from Mr. Alan Maisey. Yes I understand the...
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Forum: European Armoury
14th February 2018, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 66,766
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th February 2018, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 49,830
This barrel was 100% etched in the past. It is...
This barrel was 100% etched in the past. It is made from pattern welded steel and the only purpose of the pattern is to be beautiful. I have different etchants receipies from the past, but they all...
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Forum: European Armoury
14th February 2018, 07:51 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 66,766
Oh I afraid, my source is nothing compared to...
Oh I afraid, my source is nothing compared to yours. Here is a direct translation from ... German Wikipedia :o :
"Tizona, according to legend, was captured in battle by a Moorish captain named...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th February 2018, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 30,826
Hello Robert,
I'm not a great expert but I...
Hello Robert,
I'm not a great expert but I saw many Mandau in the Internet and books.
In my opinion your blade is at least 80 years old.
1: The shape of the blade and its size
2: The...
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Forum: European Armoury
13th February 2018, 02:20 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 66,766
According to my sources, the blade contains a...
According to my sources, the blade contains a large ammount of damascus-steel.
I'm relatively sure, it was forbidden to export damascus-steel raw material in these times(!).
So it is possible,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th February 2018, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 13,781
Hello Ariel,
Well observed, I also think...
Hello Ariel,
Well observed, I also think the handles are in much too good condition for 200 years or more.
No obvious cracks, nothing is splintered, no wormholes.
These handles are probably...
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