Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th February 2018, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 17,798
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2018, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 17,798
Last days I was hoping for better wheather...
Last days I was hoping for better wheather conditions. Sunlight is important to bring out the full color of the wood.
But nothing than rain and dark clouds. So finally I made some pictures under...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th February 2018, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 49,830
Hello Steve,
such a nice barrel!
Here I...
Hello Steve,
such a nice barrel!
Here I have an old guide how to clean the barrel for you.
"An old trade process for polishing metal used white black-board chalk sticks
in combination with...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th February 2018, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 29,092
Sweet spot and center of percussion are terms...
Sweet spot and center of percussion are terms from Baseball. I have serious doubts, that we can use such terms for describing swords. Because the specification is quite different.
At least a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th February 2018, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 17,798
Hello,
sure I will make some more pictures...
Hello,
sure I will make some more pictures for you.
Yesterday I found out, that the wood ist extraordinary hard. Among the hardest ebony woods, like grenadilla. I think the wood is so hard, it...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd February 2018, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 29,092
I was not able to answer earlier, I have a flu...
I was not able to answer earlier, I have a flu and I`m totally exhausted from the polishing of the Shamshir, sorry.
"If you simply hit the target with a direct blow, you won't achieve the cutting...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th January 2018, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 29,092
The Secret Of The Persian Shamshir
Dear friends,
many storys have been told about the legendary cutting power of the Persian Shamshir, especially the early examples up to the end of the 17th ct.
As a pre-conclusion for for...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th January 2018, 06:59 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 29,688
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th January 2018, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 18,012
Nice blade indeed. But I believe, this is not a...
Nice blade indeed. But I believe, this is not a twistcore, it is thin layer of twisted metal on each side. This would explain the unusual wild look of the twisted layer. The twisted bar was forged...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th January 2018, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 22,858
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Forum: European Armoury
12th January 2018, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 21,988
Hi Victrix,
in my opinion your riveting is...
Hi Victrix,
in my opinion your riveting is original.
Here are two examples from my collection, one French chasseur saber and one massive Cuirassier Sword. Looks very similar to your example.
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Forum: European Armoury
10th January 2018, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 21,988
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th January 2018, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 21,381
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th January 2018, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 21,381
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th December 2017, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 158,165
Yes, many collectors including myself have a...
Yes, many collectors including myself have a tendency to underestimate the capabilities of ancient or native cultures.
But compared to the King Tut dagger Inuit people iron works are cold...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th December 2017, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 158,165
Hello Marius,
I can only judge by the...
Hello Marius,
I can only judge by the pictures, I never had King Tuts dagger in my hands.
But almost every picture of this particular dagger shows a brighter area around the edges, which is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th December 2017, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 158,165
Yes it is nearby, that this early iron blades...
Yes it is nearby, that this early iron blades were made from meteorites.
In this case the humans must have had a giant genius, because the Tut-dagger is pretty obviously differential hardened and...
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Forum: European Armoury
14th December 2017, 03:36 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 65,334
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Forum: European Armoury
14th December 2017, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 65,334
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th December 2017, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 17,480
Here are my results:...
Here are my results: https://www.google.de/search?q=Micmac+root+club&dcr=0&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwifnoCcpYfYAhVP-aQKHWwcAxQQ_AUICigB&biw=1670&bih=902
As a former lathe machinist I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th December 2017, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 17,480
Hello,
this is truly an impressive club, I...
Hello,
this is truly an impressive club, I really like him. It is definitely no movie-requisite, because it is much too heavy and dangerous for that purpose.
I searched a little bit in the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th December 2017, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 12,670
Hello,
I think it is possible, that we see...
Hello,
I think it is possible, that we see an old Bowie-Knife style blade. If so, it comes probably from a very small manufactory or a special order or selfmade.
I personally think it was self...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th December 2017, 09:00 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 11,360
Hello Fernando,
I think this blades had been...
Hello Fernando,
I think this blades had been inspired by Oriental/Ottoman swords, which were very popular in Europe at the end of 18th and beginning of 19th ct..
The intention was to create the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th December 2017, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 15,731
Hello,
I would say, these are ritual knifes....
Hello,
I would say, these are ritual knifes. Maybe for the first shave of hair of a boy, circumcision or something like that with a religious or ceremonial context. A very sharp blade strengthen...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th December 2017, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 10,214
Hello Ariel,
thank you for your detailed...
Hello Ariel,
thank you for your detailed explanations, as always very interesting.
Here is a Kilij of the type, which you described, differential hardened, complex pattern on the sides of the...
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