Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd March 2006, 04:56 AM
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Kyril,
I purposely chose the word 'servant'...
Kyril,
I purposely chose the word 'servant' because 'slave' has a considerable number of negative cultural associations in England and America which I do not feel bear in the slightest on the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2006, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 11
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Ariel,
You make some good observations,...
Ariel,
You make some good observations, might want to consider the following:
The Ottoman Empire was intensely multinational-- people did not refer to themselves as Turks or Arabs, they tended...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2006, 03:21 AM
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Replies: 7
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Ariel,
Earlier shashka and saber blades were...
Ariel,
Earlier shashka and saber blades were often 27-30" long, particularly the Circassian. After the Murid Wars blades grew longer, this was due probably to Russian influence. This notion...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2006, 03:16 AM
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Replies: 20
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st March 2006, 09:10 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st March 2006, 07:29 PM
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Flavio,
"Khyber" is what collectors call...
Flavio,
"Khyber" is what collectors call these weapons, it derives from the area the British encountered them, i.e. the Khyber Pass.
The majority clan of E. Afghanistan, at least during the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st March 2006, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,070
Ariel,
I would avoid thinking in terms of...
Ariel,
I would avoid thinking in terms of "standard" anything, particularly blade length-- it rather flies in the face of the whole Caucasian, or for that matter Eastern swordsmithing gestalt,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st March 2006, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,070
Good catch, Ariel. Both blade and scabbard have...
Good catch, Ariel. Both blade and scabbard have been shortened a few inches. As for the date, while many were made in the 1890s, a considerable number were made during the first decade of the 20th...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st March 2006, 04:03 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th March 2006, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 21,345
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th March 2006, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 26,898
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th March 2006, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 3
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The kard is Mughal, the symmetrical flowers...
The kard is Mughal, the symmetrical flowers represented in plan view are indicative. This type is often fitted with a scabbard which takes in most of the grip, Central Asian style; it is generally...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th March 2006, 07:13 AM
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Replies: 26
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Jeff confirms what several have said; Elgood...
Jeff confirms what several have said; Elgood takes up this subject in some detail, more Forumites ought to consider it.
Don't recall whether it was in Elgood or elsewhere-- bedouins referred to a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th March 2006, 12:53 AM
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Replies: 26
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The hilting certainly is Syrian type, though...
The hilting certainly is Syrian type, though Dimashq or Damascus type would be more accurate since that was where most of these were done.
The blade, however, is not Persian work. It is either a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th March 2006, 10:27 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th March 2006, 06:34 AM
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Replies: 22
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Well said, Jim.
Members like yourself, Yannis...
Well said, Jim.
Members like yourself, Yannis and others have really opened up the subject of Khevsur arms and kept it going. Bravo
Ariel, regarding this Khevsur sword-- it is such late work, you...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th March 2006, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 20,221
It should be borne in mind that the Khevsur are...
It should be borne in mind that the Khevsur are Georgians, albeit mountain dwellers. The familiar Khevsur sword mounted in strips of silver or brass (and later, even aluminium) is one type. However...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th March 2006, 05:47 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th March 2006, 07:19 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th March 2006, 06:11 AM
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Views: 20,221
Ariel,
You're okay, it's not from...
Ariel,
You're okay, it's not from Daghestan. This is a Khevsur sabre of the 1920s-30s; the key is in the motifs, techniques and materials used in the inlays. You might compare with some shown in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th March 2006, 02:52 AM
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Replies: 22
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th March 2006, 12:47 AM
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Replies: 22
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Glad to see someone did the legwork, thank you...
Glad to see someone did the legwork, thank you Ariel.
Now then as to Ouzo... are you suggesting drinking this and grappa?
I find them most suitable for cleaning the odd Webley or Moisin Nagant.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th March 2006, 06:35 PM
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Replies: 22
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Ariel,
First off, bravo Wyborowa but if you...
Ariel,
First off, bravo Wyborowa but if you are going to bring up arak please specify good Turkish raki, the noblest of licorice intoxicants, eh?
Well observed on this sword. The guard however,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th March 2006, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th March 2006, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 8
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