Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th March 2006, 12:45 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th March 2006, 09:21 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th March 2006, 05:50 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th March 2006, 06:32 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 12,328
Perkun,
Working metals repeatedly with tools...
Perkun,
Working metals repeatedly with tools gradually hardens them, hence armorers occasionally have to anneal (heat to re-soften) plates as they form them. The depressions on these rings were...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th March 2006, 04:16 AM
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd March 2006, 10:32 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 12,328
Perkun,
Is there any variation in the...
Perkun,
Is there any variation in the thickness of the rings in the sleeves or at the lower extremity of the shirt? Typically mail from the 16th c. onward, regardless of origin, will show a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd March 2006, 02:22 AM
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Replies: 7
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In fact, I have shown it to a dealer friend of...
In fact, I have shown it to a dealer friend of me... who is well known and top level respected in market for his knowledge&experience about antique and archelogical , especially metal artifacts. he...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2006, 04:35 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th February 2006, 05:50 AM
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786
I think a little context is called for here:
The nearest English sense for the Arabic is
There is no hero like 'Ali
and no sword like Dhul-Faqar
'Ali was a near relative of the Prophet...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st February 2006, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 4
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It is a pulowar, certainly, and a very nice one...
It is a pulowar, certainly, and a very nice one at that.
The inscription is problematic as with many "frontier" blades-- it has the necessary characters to form the word ASSAD but they are jumbled....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st February 2006, 05:42 AM
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Replies: 26
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Gentlemen,
As noted by various members...
Gentlemen,
As noted by various members above, yatagans were indigenous to a number of areas in the Ottoman Empire, and were still carried in isolated ones until as late as WWII; it has been...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th February 2006, 04:55 AM
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Replies: 3
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That is a very handsome kard indeed. Please, on...
That is a very handsome kard indeed. Please, on behalf of all collectors who don't restore things to the point of new, leave it be. As it is, someone has cleaned any hint of the pattern away, as well...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2006, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 7
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There is an explosion of modern replicas on...
There is an explosion of modern replicas on Middle Eastern and Asian markets, sorry to say. The collector who is familiar with form, embellishment and detail will not usually be taken in. ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2006, 12:32 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 9,542
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th February 2006, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 10,081
Gentlemen,
Whips like this one have been...
Gentlemen,
Whips like this one have been produced in Morocco for the tourist trade since the 1960s, perhaps earlier. I haven't seen any examples which were actually produced for use among local...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th February 2006, 07:03 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 32,610
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th February 2006, 02:33 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 32,610
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th February 2006, 11:36 PM
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Replies: 12
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Bravo, Rivkin.
This kind of cultural...
Bravo, Rivkin.
This kind of cultural information is as important to the study of weapons and warfare as the weapons themselves. The Forum is fortunate to have members who have been raised with such...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th February 2006, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 32,610
Tim, before you sip that bitter have a look at...
Tim, before you sip that bitter have a look at this:
An early-mid 18th century German hunting sword fitted with a heavy double edged blade. Note the close similarity in the guard, also the one-piece...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th February 2006, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 32,610
"just have a look at the guards on some of the...
"just have a look at the guards on some of the Chinese offerings from ebay" ?? Is this the new reference standard?! I think not.
Tell you what, gentlemen. If, after one of you bothers to look into...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd February 2006, 08:27 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 32,610
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd February 2006, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,001
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th January 2006, 05:29 AM
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Replies: 27
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DECEPTION?
Forum directors and members,
I was somewhat discomfited to find that the person who began this thread was soliciting information regarding an item which, rather than pursuing an exchange of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th January 2006, 11:49 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 9,602
Erlikhan,
This is very decorative work but...
Erlikhan,
This is very decorative work but not historically accurate and so subject to doubt-- the most general possible form of the lohar has been retained, but the workmanship itself is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th January 2006, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 20,765
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