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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Thank you guys for your help! Gonzoadler: - Yes, the mounts are in silver. - No, the blade is definitely not Spanish/Toledo. Different manufacturing style and different style decorations. The... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 4
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![]() I could not resist the itch and purchased this early 20c koummyia with what at first sight appears to be a repurposed French sword blade. However, the blade is definitely not repurposed, being... |
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
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![]() This one is not Yemenite but classic Omani khanjar. More precisely is of the "Said" type. |
Forum: European Armoury
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Forum: European Armoury
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![]() Hello, I have this French cavalry sabre by S & K (Schnitzler & Kirschbaum of Solingen) and I need some help dating it. Any additional information is welcomed! |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 8
Views: 333
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![]() Maybe going a little beyond the subject of this thread... The only reliable method of dating iron objects is radiocarbon dating. And this is very expensive and in most cases completely... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 11
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![]() The blade looks 19th century Indian. Etching only makes sense if it is wootz or pattern welded. |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() Thank you for posting this! :) ... and HAPPY NEW YEAR! :) |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Views: 1,197
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![]() Surely there are very poorly made hilts with spurious inscriptions, but this one looks very well made... at least from the photos we have. So this definitely doesn't look like a servant sword hilt. ... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Exactly! To me, only the sheath looks African while the knife looks European all the way. :cool: |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Yes, Turkish ribbon for sure. The blade appears to have seen some real use. The hilt seems to be horn. You should examine it with a 5-10 magnifying glass and maybe will discover it is rhino horn.... |
Forum: European Armoury
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Views: 599
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![]() I first looked at the photos and only then I read your posting. But the first thing when I saw the photos was me to think of an 18th to early 19th century French smallsword. Very nice example! |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() "Oops" indeed! :p Yes Fernando, I also had several smallswords with triangular blades (still have two or three if I remember correctly), but none has this flat-faced triangular cross-section. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Yes! Maybe not exactly Flyssa but North African / Tuareg... my guess. :shrug: |
Forum: European Armoury
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Replies: 20
Views: 851
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![]() Yep, when I first saw the photos I thought of an English 19th century smallsword. Also from the photos, I would have guessed the hilt is of oxidized silver... :shrug: Indeed this type of blade is... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: European Armoury
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![]() In my opinion the blade clearly displays a pattern welded structure and NOT a simple lamination. The streaks of differently toned steel imply that two different types of steel were used. Simply... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,202
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![]() The blade too looks Indian to me because of the "Indian ricasso" but that may be resulted from repeated sharpening. :shrug: |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Very interesting but not completely surprising. I assume it can be the case the maker was not very literate and wrote the inscription for decorative reasons. Thank you Kwiatek! |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hola Ariel! I am pretty sure Elgood was right... in some ways. However, he might have been wrong in others, depending on the criteria we consider. In any way I do not believe that we should... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 5
Views: 713
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![]() From the pictures, the blade appears to be European and the "Indian Ricasso" is the result of repeated sharpening & repairing of the edge. Moreover, the wear of the blade matches quite well the... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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