Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th November 2022, 07:11 PM
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I think it is just a formerly normal NW Indian...
I think it is just a formerly normal NW Indian Talwar with repaired ( shortened) blade. The distal part of the blade is of such an awkward and unusual form that invoking the role of a village smith...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th November 2022, 07:03 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 14,042
Baluch pommels do intrigue me. They are curved...
Baluch pommels do intrigue me. They are curved down, distinct from both Arabian, Persian and Indian shamshirs.
I look at them and a " camel head" comes to mind. And the ring is at the same place...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th November 2022, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 14,042
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th November 2022, 04:10 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 40,192
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th November 2022, 03:54 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,920
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd November 2022, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 29,880
I have always advocated cleaning as little as...
I have always advocated cleaning as little as possible, preserving patina as an evidence of age: kisses of time, so to speak. But nothing is absolute: sometimes we get an obviously old item that is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2022, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 77,988
I just cannot imagine that any ethnic warrior...
I just cannot imagine that any ethnic warrior would waste his resources on a separate, purely “dancing”, sword. Military dances were encountered all over Caucasus, among Zaporozhian and other...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st October 2022, 04:39 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 14,042
Teodor,
Marvelous collection!
I have only...
Teodor,
Marvelous collection!
I have only one comment: if you include Zanzibari swords because Zanzibar was governed by Oman, you may still need to add a Baluch shamshir for completion....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st October 2022, 04:08 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,298
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st October 2022, 04:03 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 40,192
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st October 2022, 03:58 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 40,192
With pleasure.
Go to: ...
With pleasure.
Go to:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=26059&highlight=curved+swords+india
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th October 2022, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 40,192
There is a problem.
We got our education from...
There is a problem.
We got our education from Egerton, Stone, Pant, and more recently from Pail and Reddy’s books.
However, they all stem from Egerton and repeat each other. Khanda always has...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th October 2022, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,298
Three months long vacation:-)
I have been banned for 3 months. The reason: " Repeat arguing".
Sounds kind of strange, because the whole purpose of the Forum is finding the truth and it requires arguments .
But be that as it...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th October 2022, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 25,501
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th October 2022, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 40,192
I agree with virtually every Nihl's and Jim's...
I agree with virtually every Nihl's and Jim's positions, especially with Nihl's insistence to call bladed weapons whenever possible by their original names used by their original owners . By the same...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th October 2022, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 40,192
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th July 2022, 07:12 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 84,931
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th July 2022, 03:09 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 84,931
I think Ian’s explanation might be the most ...
I think Ian’s explanation might be the most “Occam-ish”. Spanish cutlers made S. American style knives and exported them to Brazil. Having found a degree of demand in NW Africa, they expanded...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th July 2022, 12:45 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 49,713
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th July 2022, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 49,713
The upper ones are generic knives., identical...
The upper ones are generic knives., identical blades are seen on Khazar, Celtic, Varangian ( Norsemen, Viking, Norman, - choose your poison:-). What part of Russia did they come from, BTW?
Yes,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th July 2022, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 49,713
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th July 2022, 03:25 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 29,087
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th July 2022, 02:45 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 62,343
OK
Got a translation from my ex-fellow , who...
OK
Got a translation from my ex-fellow , who is Pakistani from Pakhtunkhwa. He is fluent in Urdu and Pashto but did not specify the lanuage of the inscription. Judging by the translation ( see...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd July 2022, 08:40 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 29,087
I fully agree.
The Tula example is still “Very...
I fully agree.
The Tula example is still “Very nice”, but would never pass as a genuinely old and original work. The absense pf gold decoration on the blade is puzzling: Tula masters were either...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd July 2022, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,958
Very likely.
The handle reminds popular...
Very likely.
The handle reminds popular Yemenite handles with karabela-liked pommel and the diagonal wrapping of the scabbard was also popular in Yemen.
One can call it a “ variant”, IMHO.
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