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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th June 2022, 06:46 AM
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Posted By ariel
In your future paper you might want to discuss...

In your future paper you might want to discuss sword positions on the altar: edge down on the altar might indeed signify phallic energy. But according to what is shown on the pic you posted ( the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th June 2022, 10:50 PM
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Posted By ariel
This is just a generic Afghani saber with a...

This is just a generic Afghani saber with a handle developed from the colonial British bayonet for Brunswick rifle 1837 and 1841 patterns. They were developed initially for the Nepalese military...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2022, 04:01 PM
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Posted By ariel
Rawson has my respect: his book was the first one...

Rawson has my respect: his book was the first one dedicated specifically to Indian arms.
But to call his book “…the only ….scientific work…” is rather funny. Rawson was never interested in arms...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th June 2022, 12:16 AM
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Posted By ariel
And all these articles will be written by the...

And all these articles will be written by the very same type of people you are describing in your previous post :-)))
All soft sciences have a good percentage of their results, discussions and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th June 2022, 11:45 PM
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Views: 35,295
Posted By ariel
We all want our thingies to be really old and at...

We all want our thingies to be really old and at the same time in a good shape.:-)
I do not know and, AFAIK, nobody can guess the age of this ankus.
They were used 500 years ago and continue to be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th June 2022, 02:55 PM
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Posted By ariel
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The form and the proportions of that gizmo are those of a garden variety ankus. Nothing else.
Any discussions of a pangolin , whether it was or is a sacred animal in India miss the point. Nobody...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th June 2022, 02:47 PM
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Posted By ariel
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Comp acts again:-(
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th June 2022, 05:29 AM
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Posted By ariel
A bottle of Raki?:-)

A bottle of Raki?:-)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th June 2022, 12:21 AM
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Views: 9,866
Posted By ariel
… as well as shorts and leggings…:-)

… as well as shorts and leggings…:-)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th June 2022, 10:57 PM
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Views: 9,866
Posted By ariel
Zeibek. Western Anatolia, mostly around...

Zeibek. Western Anatolia, mostly around Smirna/Izmir.
Google Zeibek yataghan or search for it on the Forum. The “ears” are specific.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th June 2022, 10:43 PM
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Posted By ariel
I found it: : Russian journal “ Studies of...

I found it: : Russian journal “ Studies of historical weapons” #1.

The current confusing state of classifications, attributions, dating and definitions of old Indian weapons is firmly blamed...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th June 2022, 08:08 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 196,890
Posted By ariel
Can you provide its link, please? Even better,...

Can you provide its link, please?
Even better, the pdf?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th June 2022, 06:35 PM
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Views: 84,472
Posted By ariel
Active Chinese trade in Kollam ( Malabar Coast)...

Active Chinese trade in Kollam ( Malabar Coast) was mentioned by Ibn Battuta in XIV century.
Most likely, it started well before that, if it was “active” then:-)
“Postmodernist” is a fancy word ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th June 2022, 05:53 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 196,890
Posted By ariel
As I have mentioned before, research in antique...

As I have mentioned before, research in antique Oriental weapons requires expertise in two unrelated fields: weapons per se and thorough knowledge of languages in question.

Thackston is a well...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th June 2022, 04:37 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 196,890
Posted By ariel
Mahratt, I am purposefully not commenting on...

Mahratt,
I am purposefully not commenting on your posts. Please do not comment on mine.
Just as an aside, the last communication from Mercenary was posted yesterday, 7 years after the publication...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th June 2022, 11:09 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 84,472
Posted By ariel
That's strange... Are we to believe that...

That's strange...
Are we to believe that Chinese influences jumped over India (despite having direct border and multiple maritime exploits) to Iran and only then,- from Iran, and only in the XVI...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th June 2022, 12:54 AM
Replies: 164
Views: 196,890
Posted By ariel
I am back home. Please see Elgood’s Jaipur...

I am back home.
Please see Elgood’s Jaipur book, #35-38.

I think that closes the question.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th June 2022, 09:28 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 196,890
Posted By ariel
Well, further arguments seem to be pointless....

Well, further arguments seem to be pointless. At the end of the day, we are obligated to accept the interpretations advanced by professional researchers of Indian weapons well versed in Indian...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th June 2022, 08:31 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 196,890
Posted By ariel
Sitting in the hotel in Atlanta, waiting for a...

Sitting in the hotel in Atlanta, waiting for a symposium that starts in 3 hours, re-reading old comments…..
Re. Posts 2,4, 29,123:

Ful-kattara is repeatedly snown in Hales ( and, I think,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th June 2022, 10:05 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 84,472
Posted By ariel
Deccan tulwar

Usually, there is a major difficulty to attribute bladed weapons to Deccan Sultanates.
But here is an unquestionably Deccani tulwar, also sold by Czerny's for 3400 euro + the usual 30% fee etc.
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th June 2022, 09:40 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,219
Posted By ariel
Well, the description clearly dated the whole...

Well, the description clearly dated the whole sword to the END of 19 century, and just as clearly stated that the gold decorations INCLUDING the date were applied in "modern era".

AFAIK, such...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th June 2022, 04:46 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,219
Posted By ariel
Kilij: a strange story

Just finished on Czerny's for 2000 euro+ 30% fee+ waiting up to six weeks for export permission, etc.
Looks gorgeous, fully intact ( as per pics, not per actual inspection), dated in gold 1224 H,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th June 2022, 11:28 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 32,334
Posted By ariel
It looks very similar to Charles’ damascus barong...

It looks very similar to Charles’ damascus barong discussed here recently. Twist core wall to wall.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th June 2022, 11:35 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 16,779
Posted By ariel
Did this spear win the Battle of Isandlwana?:-)

Did this spear win the Battle of Isandlwana?:-)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th June 2022, 03:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 9,366
Posted By ariel
“Doesn't look Iflissan. Could be N. African” ...

“Doesn't look Iflissan. Could be N. African”

Flissa is Algerean, i.e. N. African.
But many local weapons everywhere were made by village armorers and were “simplified” and not conformed to the...
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