Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th May 2020, 01:25 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th May 2020, 05:36 PM
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The hole is usual on this type of knife (most...
The hole is usual on this type of knife (most likely to tie it to the sheath), the hollowing looks like there was not enough material on the piece of horn that was used for the handle.
Also, this...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th May 2020, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 9
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Thank you for your kind words Edster, I always...
Thank you for your kind words Edster, I always feel like my English gets worse the longer I write :o
Thanks for linking Iain post, it is indeed one of the few places I had seen this type of swords...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2020, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 9
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Some observations about the so called Guduf swords
Recently, I took an interest in those strange swords from the North Cameroon. As you might know, information is scarce about them, and the only references I found regarding their origin were on this...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th May 2020, 03:36 PM
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Replies: 5
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Those are djezail rifles, indeed from...
Those are djezail rifles, indeed from Afghanistan. The imitative markings on the lock are usual in the area, and indicate a local production (notably in the Khyber pass), although they are usually...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
4th May 2020, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: European Armoury
4th May 2020, 08:33 AM
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Replies: 25
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This is indeed a coupe-marc / couteau à marc /...
This is indeed a coupe-marc / couteau à marc / couteau de pressoir, most likely from the XIXth century (XVIIIth being possible too). The shape is characteristic, and is one of the most widely used...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd May 2020, 10:13 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd May 2020, 08:32 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
30th April 2020, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 4
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Unidentified cameroonese trinket
I was searching for cameroonese weapons pictures and stumbled three times upon those little trinkets, worn around the neck in the first two pictures, and laying on an ironmonger stall in the third...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th April 2020, 04:58 PM
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I was searching cameroonese pictures for...
I was searching cameroonese pictures for something completely different, but I thought those might still be interesting.
-"Kirdi musician", dagger, Far North Cameroon - Mayo-Sava - Mora, 1931 -...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd April 2020, 11:18 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd April 2020, 03:45 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th April 2020, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 30,406
For the archives, found this one that went...
For the archives, found this one that went through a sale auction in 2009.
Described as a Kirdi short sword, original description below :
"Dating: circa 1900
Provenence: Camerun
Lama...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
31st March 2020, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 16,235
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
31st March 2020, 10:32 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 16,235
Me neither until last summer ! But yeah, they...
Me neither until last summer ! But yeah, they look pretty nice.
Information seems to be extremely scarce about them, the only thing I've found so far, from a source I can't verify, is that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
30th March 2020, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 16,235
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
29th March 2020, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 8
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Where are those little knives from ?
Hi everyone,
This summer, while I was paying a visit to a flea market near where I live, I saw three of those little knives on a stall. The seller, who seemed to have some knowledge on...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd March 2020, 12:09 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 16,811
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd March 2020, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 14,664
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd March 2020, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 15,686
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th March 2020, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 14,288
Disclaimer : I have absolutely no knowledge...
Disclaimer : I have absolutely no knowledge whatsoever about South East asian weapons, but, since I have nothing better to do at the moment, I decided to give it a go and try to find more infos about...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th March 2020, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 15,144
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th March 2020, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 15,144
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th March 2020, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 15,144
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