Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th October 2010, 12:05 AM
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Mutilated Kaskara on Ebay
Just finished on ebay - textbook "kaskara fake". Langet sawn off. And with a classic "engmatic mark" (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=10489&highlight=mysterious+markings+kaskara) too.....
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Forum: European Armoury
12th October 2010, 04:21 PM
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...actually Parker made edged weapons for the...
...actually Parker made edged weapons for the Volunteer Movement (http://www.bayonetsplus.com/f_etched_blades_1.html).
The hanger only tended to be issued to officers on solitary patrols or during...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th October 2010, 10:54 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th October 2010, 11:15 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th September 2010, 05:13 PM
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...think I saw Royston melt into the crowd at...
...think I saw Royston melt into the crowd at some point :)
...it gets more ethnographic every time ;) While I was looking at a kaskara (there were quite a few there), the dealer asked me if I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd September 2010, 04:51 PM
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interesting...
interesting (http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=cS4vUaNQKHk) :)
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Forum: European Armoury
19th September 2010, 01:16 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
15th September 2010, 07:42 PM
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...bravo.
The Portuguese issue helmet is...
...bravo.
The Portuguese issue helmet is interesting http://www.cascoscoleccion.com/portugal/por16.htm ... http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=99337
...said, on the one hand to be...
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Forum: European Armoury
14th September 2010, 04:48 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
9th September 2010, 11:20 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
9th September 2010, 11:16 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th September 2010, 01:17 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th August 2010, 10:28 PM
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Ottoman Flintlock from Sudan
I was given this piece recently by the family of a friend whose Great Grandfather was in Port Sudan during its construction around a century ago and it is thought that it was collected there along...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th August 2010, 10:17 PM
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Ottoman Flintlock from Sudan
I was given this piece recently by the family of a friend whose Great Grandfather was in Port Sudan during its construction around a century ago and it is thought that it was collected there along...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th August 2010, 05:16 PM
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"A" barrel marking
Does anyone know what an "A" struck twice on a gun barrel means.
It's on a long gun with a tulip muzzle - I will post pictures later.
Thanks.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th August 2010, 12:12 AM
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Replies: 4
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...thanks Jim.
I have tried to see as many...
...thanks Jim.
I have tried to see as many as I can, either in person or photographically. By sheer weight of numbers I can attempt a deduction about a particular kaskara (or a component such as a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th August 2010, 04:29 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th August 2010, 04:06 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th August 2010, 11:55 PM
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Kaskara Presentation
Dear Forum members;
my thanks go out to all who helped me whilst I was preparing my talk on the Kaskara for the Arms and Armour Society - it went very well.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th July 2010, 11:55 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th July 2010, 01:15 PM
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...now that's a very nice picture.
And he's...
...now that's a very nice picture.
And he's resting the spear in the groove of the shield. There is a shield like that in the National Army Museum - the caption suggests that the hole was used in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th July 2010, 01:32 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th July 2010, 01:12 AM
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...no, I don't have it yet but as far as I can...
...no, I don't have it yet but as far as I can see there are no markings on the blade.
Of interest - the Hausa word for "sword" is said to be "takobi" (singular) "takoba" (plural). The Nouba word...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th July 2010, 01:00 AM
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Replies: 10
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...actually, it was £15 I think.
The first...
...actually, it was £15 I think.
The first ten volumes of the Journal are available on cdrom at £15 each for members and £20 for non-members. I paid the Treasurer for mine at the last meeting and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th July 2010, 01:08 AM
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Replies: 9
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Interesting Takouba
Has anyone ever seen a Takouba with such a point? - they are usually rounded off.
The blade is long for a Takouba - 35 1/2". I think it is a "Southern" type and appears quite old...
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