Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd April 2009, 08:56 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd April 2009, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 18
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st April 2009, 05:02 PM
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Hey Rick,
Am very open to all opinions as it...
Hey Rick,
Am very open to all opinions as it is my strong belief that any theor has to be proven over the scrutiny of time. Do you know of any fish scale examples used in Persian or Indian art?
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st April 2009, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 18
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Hey Jens,
Very much like your insight for...
Hey Jens,
Very much like your insight for using the leaves of the foliage as an important ingrediant in the recipe for identifying flowers because of their more likely true to form concept. The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st March 2009, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 18
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Scale-like decoration around calligraphy
This photo show a section of the calligraphy on the perimeter of this shield. What interests me is the unusual fish scale like incised decoration around the writing inside the cartouche.
rand
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th March 2009, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 18
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th March 2009, 03:41 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 11,069
Hey Jim,
The floral motifs used in an arms...
Hey Jim,
The floral motifs used in an arms decoration have always held an interest to me. It may be that just as States in the USA all have state flowers the same analogy may hold to different...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th March 2009, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 18
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Older is Better Generality
When one is trying to determine the age of Islamic arms there is a generalism of the better the craftsmanship the old the object is. But this is something that is not written in stone, there are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th March 2009, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 18
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Comparison
From a comparison of the oval shape left in the floral design from the absence of being completely filled in with gold overlay, seems these two examples of metalwork are from the same time period and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th March 2009, 11:13 PM
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Replies: 18
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th March 2009, 11:09 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th March 2009, 11:07 PM
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Possible date attribution for Persian shield
Attached photo's are of a parade shield with a rolled rim. You see this type of shield with a brass edge that is riveted on and also with the rolled steel rim. In my minds eye the rolled steel rim...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th March 2009, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 22
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Hey Mark,
Rick had made a catalog of his...
Hey Mark,
Rick had made a catalog of his display that he gave away for free at the show, looking back I should have had him sign it.... (Thanks again Rick)
He also had an incredible kukri with...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th March 2009, 03:45 AM
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Replies: 22
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Timonium
The Timonium seminar was the highlight of the Baltimore antique arms show weekend for me. Listening to the well researched talks and being able to converse with so many fellow collectors was a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th February 2009, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 18
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Having the collectors gathering occur the same...
Having the collectors gathering occur the same weekend as an antqiue arms show seems a good venue. Having it occur same weekend as auction and arms show seems to constrcitive.
There is another...
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Forum: Swap Forum
25th February 2009, 08:23 PM
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Swap Forum
25th February 2009, 08:21 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
25th February 2009, 08:21 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th February 2009, 05:15 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th February 2009, 05:09 PM
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Views: 15,658
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st February 2009, 10:37 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2009, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 15,658
Timonium Arms Conference Conflict
With the Imperial Auction occuring Saturday night, basically the same time as the collectors conference. Would not Friday evening, a day earlier be a better time for the arms conference? Can...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2009, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 21
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Forum: Swap Forum
25th January 2009, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 8,974
Hey Gav,
On another note, have in the past...
Hey Gav,
On another note, have in the past picked up select hardwood from a wood specialty store and then had a cabinet maker build a sword stand for me. When they are made not to come apart for...
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Forum: Swap Forum
24th January 2009, 02:28 AM
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Replies: 9
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