|
|
|||||||
|
Showing results 1 to 25 of 500
Search took 0.31 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: katana |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd April 2013, 10:57 AM
|
|
Replies: 2
Views: 281
Posted By
katana
Hi Matt,
these are usually attributed...Hi Matt, these are usually attributed to the Taureg but could be from Mali or Niger regions. Unfortunately this type seem to be made for the tourist industry and are all late 20th... |
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th April 2013, 04:41 PM
|
|
Replies: 12
Views: 576
Posted By
katana
Hi Norman :) ,
sometimes...Hi Norman :) , sometimes the sheathing covers/holds the lower section of the spearhead shaft ...I believe that this 'overlap' is deliberate and is bound tight around the... |
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th April 2013, 01:09 PM
|
|
Replies: 12
Views: 576
Posted By
katana
I would suggest that you soak the sleeve in...I would suggest that you soak the sleeve in water, wrap around the shaft and sew the seam then. As the leather ...dries it shrinks and gives a very firm hold. One more suggestion, if you cut rawhide... |
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th April 2013, 01:48 AM
|
|
Replies: 12
Views: 576
Posted By
katana
Hi,
I have mounted a genuine Zulu spearhead...Hi, I have mounted a genuine Zulu spearhead to a replacement shaft....copying one of their techniques. Drill a smaller diameter hole (slightly smaller than the tang) into the end of the shaft... |
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd April 2013, 01:39 PM
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 402
Posted By
katana
Hi Robert,
I had a few 'cut down'...Hi Robert, I had a few 'cut down' spears. To maintain the integrity of the pieces I 'added' a shaft to the remaining original shaft. This was achieved by drilling a central hole into... |
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th March 2013, 05:16 PM
|
|
Replies: 49
Views: 1,592
Posted By
katana
Hi Fearn,
yes generalising.... for...Hi Fearn, yes generalising.... for more recent times. A number of tribes still to this day hunt with 'smaller' bows ......the rest tend to use AK45's. I agree that up the middle of the... |
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th March 2013, 06:55 PM
|
|
Replies: 49
Views: 1,592
Posted By
katana
African bows tend to have a low draw weight and...African bows tend to have a low draw weight and for hunting tend to be short....this allows stalking and firing from concealed positions. Larger bows would get tangled with vegetation.The low draw... |
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd March 2013, 01:29 PM
|
|
Replies: 5
Views: 331
Posted By
katana
Hi 'Nando,
my impression is the...Hi 'Nando, my impression is the decoration could be African / Arabic.(France held much of the west of Africa including Morocco and Algeria). Perhaps a colonial piece adopted/captured... |
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st March 2013, 08:21 PM
|
|
Replies: 6
Views: 474
Posted By
katana
Greatly saddened and shocked by this news...Greatly saddened and shocked by this news ....when I first joined the forum, Lew was always willing to educate me on the African pieces I had newly started to collect. Helpful and friendly.... I will... |
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th February 2013, 05:41 PM
|
|
Replies: 17
Views: 571
Posted By
katana
I too was not suggesting that this is 'brand' new...I too was not suggesting that this is 'brand' new ....I think this could be a 'recent' marriage of older .....and perhaps some newer parts David |
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th February 2013, 09:58 PM
|
|
Replies: 17
Views: 571
Posted By
katana
|
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th January 2013, 08:30 PM
|
|
Replies: 25
Views: 743
Posted By
katana
Hi Emanuel,
lucky you .....I'm...Hi Emanuel, lucky you .....I'm not really jealous :rolleyes: Fantastic, thanks for sharing :cool: All the best David |
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th January 2013, 08:42 PM
|
|
Replies: 13
Views: 642
Posted By
katana
It may be this thread...It may be this thread .... http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5314 Kind Regards David |
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th January 2013, 08:57 PM
|
|
Replies: 4
Views: 327
Posted By
katana
Hi Weapons,
this does seem to...Hi Weapons, this does seem to be a 'marriage' of parts. The hilt does indeed look like one from a Kora. The knuckle guard seems a total 'mis-match' .... and looks like it would... |
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th December 2012, 03:55 PM
|
|
Replies: 37
Views: 795
Posted By
katana
|
|
Forum: European Armoury
9th December 2012, 06:58 PM
|
|
Replies: 4
Views: 730
Posted By
katana
Hi Graeme,
thanks ....there is a...Hi Graeme, thanks ....there is a bent over nail approx. 1/2" below the top of the club driven in from the side ...it is 'aimed' at the lead 'insert'. (as arrowed in pic) All the... |
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th December 2012, 06:19 PM
|
|
Replies: 28
Views: 1,008
Posted By
katana
I posted this quote before..which suggests the...I posted this quote before..which suggests the souvenier trade was rife.....unfortunately the link no longer works :( , "....In the Sudan, Major E A De Cosson who served with Sir Gerald... |
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th December 2012, 02:35 PM
|
|
Replies: 28
Views: 1,008
Posted By
katana
Hi Congoblades,
thank you for the links. The...Hi Congoblades, thank you for the links. The picture of the knives and sheath are almost identical to mine :cool: I read that the 3 knife set was worn around the neck (as shown in your... |
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th December 2012, 12:30 PM
|
|
Replies: 28
Views: 1,008
Posted By
katana
Hi Brian,
have to agree with Lou,...Hi Brian, have to agree with Lou, not as old as suggested by the seller. I have a set of these which I believe are early 20th C ...maybe late 19th... |
|
Forum: European Armoury
3rd December 2012, 06:06 PM
|
|
Replies: 4
Views: 730
Posted By
katana
A genuine WW1 Trench Club ?Hi, my research suggests that this trench club is a genuine WW1 relic (there are a lot of fakes made with vicious spikes and dubious Regimental markings). Lathe turned, lead filled with... |
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th November 2012, 06:08 PM
|
|
Replies: 11
Views: 610
Posted By
katana
Interesting that this blade has 2 fullers...Interesting that this blade has 2 fullers .....single and 3 fullered being more usual. Kind Regards David |
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th November 2012, 02:21 PM
|
|
Replies: 5
Views: 504
Posted By
katana
Nice Kaskara,
I am intrigued...Nice Kaskara, I am intrigued with the diamond patterning on the hilt.....very similar to one I own. As to the reference to the 3rd Crusade ....it was falsely believed that some... |
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th October 2012, 06:09 PM
|
|
Replies: 6
Views: 464
Posted By
katana
Hi,
almost certainly a re-hilted khodmi from...Hi, almost certainly a re-hilted khodmi from algeria's bou sadi region. Likely a tourist example. Regards David |
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st October 2012, 12:19 AM
|
|
Replies: 5
Views: 490
Posted By
katana
I would suggest that this is a butt spike rather...I would suggest that this is a butt spike rather than a spear head. Such a 'slender' needle like point would need barbs to make it effective. If I am right, this is quite an ornate butt spike...... |
|
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd September 2012, 12:47 PM
|
|
Replies: 7
Views: 630
Posted By
katana
If British, could be the 1846 pattern .....this...If British, could be the 1846 pattern .....this had long langets which could have been 'cut down'. I cannot source a picture (close-up) of the 1846 'head' to confirm the shape/size etc. Later British... |
| Showing results 1 to 25 of 500 |
