Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th April 2024, 02:33 PM
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Replies: 5
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Hi,
A fairly high carbon content is...
Hi,
A fairly high carbon content is what made Wootz crucible steel possible, that is to say, by lowering the melting point. Upon solidification, the excess carbon formed carbides, the presence...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th April 2024, 02:47 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 859
Hi mariusgmioc,
Good obeservations!
...
Hi mariusgmioc,
Good obeservations!
Well, the toughness test results of the Wootz tested by Larrin is rather poor, so I imagine that the antique variety can't be much worse.
A note here...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2024, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 859
Properties Of Wootz
Hi Folks,
Over the years there has been much discussion on this forum about the properties of Wootz, and recently the metallurgist Dr Larrin Thomas has posted a very informative video on this...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd March 2024, 12:36 PM
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Views: 1,491
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd November 2023, 04:59 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 15,700
Hi Gavin,
Sorry to disappoint, but I plead...
Hi Gavin,
Sorry to disappoint, but I plead ignorance on this one as it could have come from anywehere, though it does have a Latino look about it, and your suggestion of it being a Sorocaban has...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th April 2023, 03:52 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,936
Hi Gunar,
Thank you for posting details of...
Hi Gunar,
Thank you for posting details of the knife and congratulations on your new acquisition.
The horn seems identical to the one with the `EBERLE', so my guess is that it was marketed by...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st March 2023, 03:09 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,936
Hi Gunar,
I forgot about that post, and yes,...
Hi Gunar,
I forgot about that post, and yes, they do look very similar. and please post again when it arrives.
Regarding your other questions, this type of knife was widely used in the Pampean...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2023, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,936
Hi `gp'
Going by the maker's brand and the...
Hi `gp'
Going by the maker's brand and the `boton', I have the feeling that your knife was made by the Brazilian cutler Eberle which went out of business in 1984, being taken over by another...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th February 2023, 02:13 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 21,372
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th February 2023, 03:09 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 21,372
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd February 2023, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 10,527
Hi folks,
For those who are interested in...
Hi folks,
For those who are interested in these knives, I highly recommend Domenech's
Dagas De Plata, a magnificent work of 393 pages and in my opinion, by far the best work on the subject..
...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2023, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 10,527
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd January 2023, 04:36 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 10,527
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd January 2023, 03:51 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 10,527
ASPaulding,
The correct name for these...
ASPaulding,
The correct name for these knives is Cuchillo Criollo’ rather than `Gaucho Knives’, Gauchos were originally vagabonds who roamed the Pampas and could not anywhere afford a lavish piece...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd December 2022, 02:33 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,523
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Forum: European Armoury
19th November 2022, 02:34 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 11,281
Hi,
The typical traditional Spanish navaja...
Hi,
The typical traditional Spanish navaja had a lock that consisted of am encased back-spring with one end flattened into which a rectangular slot was cut. This slot engaged with a notch on the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th November 2022, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 42,403
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Forum: European Armoury
18th November 2022, 04:28 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 11,281
Hi Interested Party,
1. As Fernando...
Hi Interested Party,
1. As Fernando rightly says, the terminology of locks is muddied by popular usage and there is some overlapping. This Wikipedia article in Spanish gives a fairly good...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th November 2022, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 11,281
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Forum: European Armoury
7th November 2022, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 11,281
Hi Fernando,
I am inclined to agree...
Hi Fernando,
I am inclined to agree with you for its styling suggests French provenance, though it could have been made in in that country for the Portuguese market, or merely a locally made...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th November 2022, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 11,281
Hi Fernando
Why do you assume that the...
Hi Fernando
Why do you assume that the measurement refers to the blade length, as opposed to the overall length? After all folding and fixed blade knives are often described by their overall...
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Forum: European Armoury
1st November 2022, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 11,281
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Forum: European Armoury
1st November 2022, 07:38 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 11,281
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Forum: European Armoury
26th October 2022, 06:31 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 11,281
Hi Fernando,
From what Forton tells...
Hi Fernando,
From what Forton tells us, the Spanish navaja came into being on account of the laws that prohibited swords and fixed blade knives early in the 18th century, after the Burbons...
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Forum: European Armoury
25th October 2022, 02:00 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 11,281
Hi Fernando,
Read your PM.
Thank you...
Hi Fernando,
Read your PM.
Thank you for posting these pics, would love to know more about `navalhas' but unfortunately my inability to read Portuguese is a major handicap.
From what I have...
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