Ethnographic Arms & Armour
  

Go Back   Ethnographic Arms & Armour > Search Forums
Reload this Page Search Results
FAQ Calendar Today's Posts Search

Page 9 of 18 « First 78 9 1011 Last »
Showing results 201 to 225 of 430
Search took 0.01 seconds; generated 73 minute(s) ago. Search: Posts Made By: Mercenary
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th September 2018, 03:16 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 20,792
Posted By Mercenary
Another one may say that it is Mughal 19th... ...

Another one may say that it is Mughal 19th...
Third one - that it is from Deccan 18th...
But in fact it is the tourist item of the late 19th.
This is not research but of varying degrees of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th June 2018, 12:29 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,099
Posted By Mercenary
"Kissing birds" is the original Rajasthan motif...

"Kissing birds" is the original Rajasthan motif very popular in Jodhpur (!) and Jaipur.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th April 2018, 05:34 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 6,429
Posted By Mercenary
Dagger of the Sikh warrior

What is this?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th March 2018, 12:28 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 15,354
Posted By Mercenary
There are not original hindu names as well as...

There are not original hindu names as well as historical images. Indian ascetics did not use such tool too, not as a weapon and not as a crutch.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th March 2018, 07:58 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 15,354
Posted By Mercenary
I would like to be wrong, but such items were...

I would like to be wrong, but such items were made in great numbers in 19-20th century for sale to Europeans... They are not weapons.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th March 2018, 11:26 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 10,414
Posted By Mercenary
It is known that Deccan painters and craftsmen...

It is known that Deccan painters and craftsmen they were less required to follow the Turkic and Persian patterns then Mughals artisans.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th January 2018, 09:58 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 19,827
Posted By Mercenary
This is one of the few real items. It's not a...

This is one of the few real items. It's not a souvenir of the late 19th - early 20th century "with a dagger in the handle and the elephant" - numerous copies of real but few ceremonial items of Kutch...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd January 2018, 10:51 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 23,886
Posted By Mercenary
Actually words "khanda" and "tulwar" (as well...

Actually words "khanda" and "tulwar" (as well "kirch" and a few more) are just synonyms. The reason is in what time the word was using. "Khanda" is a word from old sanscrit and meant "sword" in that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd January 2018, 12:57 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 23,886
Posted By Mercenary
Excellent!

Excellent!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th December 2017, 11:27 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 90,862
Posted By Mercenary
Are there such "talismanic" on blades of daggers,...

Are there such "talismanic" on blades of daggers, sabres, on shields, armour or on something else except blades of khanda/patissa? :shrug:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th December 2017, 04:57 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 90,862
Posted By Mercenary
So we don't have accurate information about the...

So we don't have accurate information about the significance of the three holes except for the trade mark or just simple decoration (if only the owners of these swords was all educated philosophers...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd December 2017, 09:36 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 90,862
Posted By Mercenary
Talismanic

Talismanic
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd December 2017, 05:16 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 90,862
Posted By Mercenary
There are a lot of patissa-khanda blades with...

There are a lot of patissa-khanda blades with holes and a little bit of sabre-tulwar blades. Why do you think?
It is need to see in what place of blade these holes located. In the most part it is a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd December 2017, 01:28 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 90,862
Posted By Mercenary
Let me step into such an interesting discussion....

Let me step into such an interesting discussion. I have a question. Are there some images of Trimurti in the form of three circles somewhere in the Indian art tradition? I have never met them yet...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th December 2017, 10:58 AM
Replies: 213
Views: 267,235
Posted By Mercenary
Many thanks. I'll do.

Many thanks. I'll do.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th December 2017, 07:20 PM
Replies: 213
Views: 267,235
Posted By Mercenary
There was not any confrontation. But in any way...

There was not any confrontation. But in any way thank you very much for discussion.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th December 2017, 04:45 AM
Replies: 213
Views: 267,235
Posted By Mercenary
Mughal - tulwar, jamdhar, khapwa, elephant,...

Mughal - tulwar, jamdhar, khapwa, elephant, dress, lifestyle of rajas and sultans.
Turks-afghans in India in 12-15th - jamdhar, elephant, dress, lifestyle of rajas.
Turks in Iran - language (!),...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th December 2017, 04:19 AM
Replies: 213
Views: 267,235
Posted By Mercenary
Mameluke swords in Europe in 19th. Didn't...

Mameluke swords in Europe in 19th. Didn't Europeans have their own weapons? The same Russians in Caucasus. Russian army was equiped with modern weapons as any other European army. What is "absense of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th December 2017, 09:06 PM
Replies: 213
Views: 267,235
Posted By Mercenary
Everything is easier. Russia was not colonial...

Everything is easier. Russia was not colonial empire and did not destroy local cultures - all of them still live. But I agree, russian = eclectic . When you are criticizing Russian you are...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th December 2017, 08:51 PM
Replies: 213
Views: 267,235
Posted By Mercenary
[QUOTE=ariel]All true. I know of no other...

[QUOTE=ariel]All true.

I know of no other example where military victors so fully adopted external accoutrements of the vanquished.[QUOTE]

Mughals in India, turks in Iran&Transoxiana, turks in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th December 2017, 08:37 PM
Replies: 213
Views: 267,235
Posted By Mercenary
As well as Ottomans, all Turks, Central Asia,...

As well as Ottomans, all Turks, Central Asia, India, Japan, China, Caucasians - all of them borrowed local and outside traditions. Russians.... :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th November 2017, 06:51 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 23,856
Posted By Mercenary
It remains to understand how deep the wounds must...

It remains to understand how deep the wounds must be in the case when the pearls or bearings in sabers were located at the base of the blade near the hilt ;)

A bit more. Is it so easy to make...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th November 2017, 03:40 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 27,927
Posted By Mercenary
Madu, maru etc it is not a shield with additional...

Madu, maru etc it is not a shield with additional blades. It is two-sided dagger with additional shield or without it. In origin it is weapon of Hindu ascetics made from two horns. And it is one...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th November 2017, 10:59 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 23,856
Posted By Mercenary
Sometimes I speak about it. The problem with the...

Sometimes I speak about it. The problem with the knowledge of Indian weapons began when the European men started "studied" traditional Indian weapons in 19th. They were not ethnographers, art...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th November 2017, 09:52 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 23,856
Posted By Mercenary
Oops.. this thread of 2005. I am sorry. I know...

Oops.. this thread of 2005. I am sorry.
I know very well who is Jens and very grateful to him for his advices and knowledge which are always very valuable to me. Above I wrote about all of us - it...
Showing results 201 to 225 of 430
Page 9 of 18 « First 78 9 1011 Last »

 
Forum Jump

All times are GMT +1. The time now is 01:04 AM.

Contact Us - Registration & Forum Rules - Privacy Statement - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2026, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Posts are regarded as being copyrighted by their authors and the act of posting material is deemed to be a granting of an irrevocable nonexclusive license for display here.