Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd February 2006, 10:25 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd February 2006, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,666
the culture is important to consider, and in...
the culture is important to consider, and in india, aesthetics and form were considered alongside its usefulness in battle. as ham said, brass did have its limited use, but this doesnt mean that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd February 2006, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 17,778
hi jens,
maybe worth considering the time and...
hi jens,
maybe worth considering the time and place, as well as the form. maybe the sabre is more useful when encountering a certain type of enemy, armed with a specific type of weapon.
i remember...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd February 2006, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,666
hi andy,
i'm afraid you ask the impossible....
hi andy,
i'm afraid you ask the impossible. hard to authenticate anything without a photo. i dont know of any patas that are repro, but this doesnt mean they arent out there. the brass hilts were...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th January 2006, 06:01 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 61,222
pearson wrote a fabulous article in the late...
pearson wrote a fabulous article in the late 18thC, after a claim from bombay about the fabulous properties of wootz. he dove into the subject with the academic passion of a victorian institution,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th January 2006, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 61,222
i believe the 19thC (european) opinion was...
i believe the 19thC (european) opinion was debated as well. from memory, the historian was fascinated by it, to the point of attempting to replicated it in england (and failing), whilst the military...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th January 2006, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 61,222
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th January 2006, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 31,503
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th January 2006, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 31,503
hi,
the article has been sent to everyone that...
hi,
the article has been sent to everyone that sent me their email addresses. i sent 6 emails, each with 5 images and totaling just over 6mb. if you havent recieved it then it may have bounced back...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th January 2006, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 31,503
hi andrew,
i was going to send it to you...
hi andrew,
i was going to send it to you anyway, whether you were interested or not :-)
rob t and battara - please send your email addresses. i will try to do it later today, as i am away for the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th January 2006, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 31,503
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th January 2006, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 31,503
will send them this week (before weekend) so...
will send them this week (before weekend) so anyone else interested, please let me know as soon as possible. i will do it all in one go but dont want to keep doing it as my server is slow with...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th January 2006, 11:03 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 31,503
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th January 2006, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 31,503
sorry, i didnt mean to tease.
i had access to...
sorry, i didnt mean to tease.
i had access to some source material from a noted academic/author and found this article amongst others. it was already a photostat, so i have no idea where it came...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th January 2006, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 31,503
Rare Article on Malaysian Weapons
i am assuming this is a rare article, or at least its one i had not heard of before. its not directly my field, but the article does cover subjects of interest to me.
Malaysian Weapons in Arabic...
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Forum: Swap Forum
22nd December 2005, 11:59 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 12,568
hi michal,
your offer to find and supply these...
hi michal,
your offer to find and supply these books is very generous. i have all of them, and i paid more years ago when i got them.
stara bron is a fantastic book, and i highly recommend it....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st December 2005, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 21,508
merry christmas and a wonderful new year.
i...
merry christmas and a wonderful new year.
i didnt quite get ricks 'new lease on life', but i did get a dagger i have been chasing hard for 3 years, two days ago. not quite a new lease, but a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th December 2005, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,650
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th December 2005, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,650
hey andy,
my ears are burning for some reason ...
hey andy,
my ears are burning for some reason :confused:
i think it would be easy to lose something in that shop, but even harder to find something of interest. you must have been looking hard...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th December 2005, 11:08 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 17,674
hi jim,
glad to see you back here!!!
i too...
hi jim,
glad to see you back here!!!
i too think the answer will lie in eastern europe. most people are too caught up with the little known, or too cautious to attempt to push a date back 100...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th December 2005, 10:51 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 25,492
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th December 2005, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 25,492
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th December 2005, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 25,492
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th December 2005, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,079
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th December 2005, 09:20 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 14,649
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