Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th January 2012, 12:09 AM
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I'm guessing he probably would have recognized...
I'm guessing he probably would have recognized it; it was a small fraternity back then... I can't remember how small my dad told me the total student population was there at the enclave, but I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th January 2012, 06:51 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th January 2012, 06:44 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th January 2012, 10:50 PM
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Picture of Zulfikar / Dhu’l-Faq ar?
My grandfather (picture below) worked in the oil fields for Aramco in the 1950s… and it didn't take long for him to learn how to trade with the Bedouins. My grandmother, meanwhile, would routinely...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st December 2011, 11:22 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st December 2011, 07:32 PM
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Hi Novels,
Your knife is a Chainpuri churi...
Hi Novels,
Your knife is a Chainpuri churi from Nepal, "churi" being the Nepali word for "knife," and Chainpuri being the locality in Nepal from which they originate.
See my thread from...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th December 2011, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 8
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Hello Leonard,
Without committing to the...
Hello Leonard,
Without committing to the impossible-to-find and prohibitively expensive study published on Moro weaponry, you might find Swish of the Kris to be an enjoyable read that would impart...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th December 2011, 01:34 AM
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Hi Pebuxy,
Welcome to the asylum. :) ...
Hi Pebuxy,
Welcome to the asylum. :) Someday, you will be muttering to no one in particular, "it all started with that damn cassowary dagger..."
It would seem you have an affinity toward...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th December 2011, 04:56 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd December 2011, 08:30 PM
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I think I tend to post pics at 800 pixels as it...
I think I tend to post pics at 800 pixels as it presents a nice compromise - big enough to show sufficient detail in most instances, but small enough to load quickly and doesn't require a left/right...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th December 2011, 05:15 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th December 2011, 05:06 PM
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Hi Kirk,
Welcome to the forum. :)
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Hi Kirk,
Welcome to the forum. :)
Could you post some close-up pictures of the blade? In particular, I'd like to see those fullers up close when time allows...
Chris
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th November 2011, 05:30 AM
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Replies: 12
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Am I correct in assuming the pronunciation of...
Am I correct in assuming the pronunciation of "yanarsin" and "ararsin" rhyme? If so, then maybe the choice of a surgeon is simply a convenient literary device?
Either way, a beautiful kindjal /...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th November 2011, 05:51 PM
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I would think the old adage of form following...
I would think the old adage of form following function combined with the age-old practice of writing texts on (banana?) leaves would together support the likely of existence of such knives before...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st November 2011, 10:41 PM
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Replies: 7
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Hi Tim,
Thank you for posting the...
Hi Tim,
Thank you for posting the pictures... :)
Did you by chance photograph the description that accompanied the (Native American) gunstock club you show in the 5th photo in 2nd post (item...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th November 2011, 05:15 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th November 2011, 07:44 PM
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Stan:
I picked up one that was similar to...
Stan:
I picked up one that was similar to your own (aside from from additional chiseling on my own example, the scabbard is leather over wood - other then that, they're dimensionally similar) as...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th November 2011, 05:29 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2011, 08:18 AM
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Replies: 337
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Salaams Ibrahiim,
While the Industrial...
Salaams Ibrahiim,
While the Industrial Revolution may not have begun until the latter half of the 18th century, industrialization of the (sword manufacturing) process had (as I understand it)...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th October 2011, 06:25 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th October 2011, 06:21 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th October 2011, 02:47 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th October 2011, 01:12 AM
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It is visually stunning, isn't it?
Any...
It is visually stunning, isn't it?
Any ideas, theories, or speculations as to what influenced this particular form? I like the above comparison of the asymmetrical profile/grind of the blade tip...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th October 2011, 06:51 PM
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Replies: 337
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Salaams Ibrahiim,
The measurements...
Salaams Ibrahiim,
The measurements themselves, e.g., length, width, cross section, et al, would serve as the mathematical terms for such a study. A proper statistical analysis of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th October 2011, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 337
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Salaams Ibrahiim,
For my own (and possibly...
Salaams Ibrahiim,
For my own (and possibly others') clarity, when you discuss "wing-shaped" swords or blades, are you speaking of a blade with a lenticular cross section, i.e., a double-edged,...
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