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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st March 2009, 11:14 PM
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Posted By stephen wood
...he has hundreds of them (and tulwars,...

...he has hundreds of them (and tulwars, firanghis) cheap as chips and very rusty :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th February 2009, 10:53 PM
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Views: 31,887
Posted By stephen wood
...they're from the Horn of Africa, aren't they? ...

...they're from the Horn of Africa, aren't they?
Anyone going to the Park Lane Arms Fair on Sunday?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2009, 02:57 PM
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Views: 31,887
Posted By stephen wood
Wow :) ...mine looks rather like the top...

Wow :)

...mine looks rather like the top sword
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th February 2009, 05:14 PM
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Posted By stephen wood
...no, I thought I saw something on the crosspiece

...no, I thought I saw something on the crosspiece
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th February 2009, 10:41 PM
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Views: 31,887
Posted By stephen wood
...thank you all :) Am I imagining it, or...

...thank you all :)

Am I imagining it, or are there markings on the hilt?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th February 2009, 09:02 PM
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Views: 31,887
Posted By stephen wood
strange sudanic (?) sword

...not a kaskara, not a takouba. The blade is 24", the hilt around 7" - as you can see quite long. And it does look quite old...

I don't get the impression that the blade has been cut down - I've...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th February 2009, 08:13 AM
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Views: 5,050
Posted By stephen wood
"...bizarre harlequin looking material covering...

"...bizarre harlequin looking material covering the scabbard" appears to be wood inlaid with shell or bone

Thanks for your observations - no chance of me seeing the blades, unfortunately :shrug: ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th February 2009, 11:53 PM
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Views: 5,050
Posted By stephen wood
nimcha and manding (?) sword...at Eurodisney

...yes, really! Wallhangers in Le Passage Enchanté d'Aladdin at Eurodisney. A Nimcha, a Koummya and a mysterious broadsword - Manding, going by the scabbard. I've never seen one with a hilt like this...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th February 2009, 09:55 PM
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Views: 6,106
Posted By stephen wood
Thanks Teodor, I think you're right about the...

Thanks Teodor, I think you're right about the blade - I can't find a match in a bayonet reference book (especially not a French one) so the blade is local or ground down from a bayonet (perhaps).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th February 2009, 11:16 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,106
Posted By stephen wood
Koummya with Bayonet blade?

This looks to be a Koummya but with the blade from a knife bayonet (blade length around 32cm).

Do the "straight" ones have a particular designation?

Many thanks
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th February 2009, 03:25 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,085
Posted By stephen wood
...actually I used IE as I was having a problem...

...actually I used IE as I was having a problem with Firefox - and got asked to register :confused:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th February 2009, 07:04 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,085
Posted By stephen wood
...I bid as well but got asked to register a card...

...I bid as well but got asked to register a card - which I have already done.

I'm in the UK, so location's no part of the problem... :confused:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th February 2009, 06:44 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 21,062
Posted By stephen wood
:)

:)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th February 2009, 06:23 PM
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Views: 21,062
Posted By stephen wood
IT'S CLAUBERG...

...a gentle clean has revealed the partially visible W. CLAUBERG SOLINGEN mark on the tang. I have seen kaskaras with Clauberg blades before but none like this broad, single-fullered type.

I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th February 2009, 02:04 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,214
Posted By stephen wood
;)

;)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th February 2009, 02:03 AM
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Views: 10,214
Posted By stephen wood
...yes it does. I understand that the Maghreb...

...yes it does. I understand that the Maghreb examples have more substantial iron/steel guards. Did I mention evidence of sharpening?

I wonder if this gentleman has been posted here before?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th February 2009, 01:28 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,214
Posted By stephen wood
...yes, I'm sure that it originally had a grip....

...yes, I'm sure that it originally had a grip. It does seem rather old - it has an archaic feel to it. The grip must have simply broken or fell apart.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th February 2009, 11:05 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,214
Posted By stephen wood
...it's peened and rounded off very smoothly....

...it's peened and rounded off very smoothly. It's possible to see the circular end of the tang in the centre of the pommel - which is rather like a brazil nut pommel. No visible markings, signs of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th February 2009, 08:32 PM
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Views: 10,214
Posted By stephen wood
...that seems like a perfect explanation...there...

...that seems like a perfect explanation...there is, as you say, an overlay of rust in the area which covers any "join".

Any suggestions as to age?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th February 2009, 07:25 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,214
Posted By stephen wood
nimcha with "extended" ricasso

The ricasso on this blade strikes me as rather long - has anyone come across one like this before?

I assume that it is from the Maghreb, quite old and think that the blade might be European - I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st February 2009, 03:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,591
Posted By stephen wood
...and I was so convinced no-one would fall for...

...and I was so convinced no-one would fall for the medieval story that I was already planning how to rehilt... :shrug:
Actually although I'm sure it's from a kaskara it is rather flat...but yes,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st February 2009, 02:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,591
Posted By stephen wood
:D :D :D ...yes, Stephen almost bid on...

:D :D :D

...yes, Stephen almost bid on this for his blade - too good to be true...before it went so high...

I contacted the seller re. its being a kaskara guard and was told that it was sold...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st January 2009, 09:27 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 21,062
Posted By stephen wood
...I have been able now to make some better...

...I have been able now to make some better images, including a negative (which can show the etching better).

Now that I've actually handled it I can add; it is actually very well-made and appears...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th January 2009, 02:14 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 21,062
Posted By stephen wood
This image shows how a blade with such an...

This image shows how a blade with such an unpierced tang is fixed into the hilt.

It is a "thuluth" kaskara - note how wide and flat the blade is and the characteristic "rounded" pommel.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th January 2009, 08:23 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 21,062
Posted By stephen wood
...thanks David. What is "stock...

...thanks David. What is "stock removal"?
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