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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th September 2023, 11:10 PM
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Posted By gp
My mistake if I made the Ottoman connection of...

My mistake if I made the Ottoman connection of this type of knives not clear ...my apologies for this mishap. Although Kotor just very briefly was Ottoman but nothing worthwhile to mention compared...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th September 2023, 07:50 PM
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Posted By gp
additional: I found at a Croatian website an...

additional: I found at a Croatian website an example of how the remnants of a bolster should look like....but yes...hold your horses...☺☺☺
they could have been "cleaned" away....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th September 2023, 07:12 PM
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Posted By gp
the other pics showing Ottoman pieces

the other pics showing Ottoman pieces
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th September 2023, 07:09 PM
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Posted By gp
one can exaggerate in modesty ( "humble opnion") ...

one can exaggerate in modesty ( "humble opnion") after sharp remarks first, but lets turn to the subject as I disagree and think it to be rather wishful thinking and like the rolling Stones sang:...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th September 2023, 01:48 PM
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Posted By gp
Smile Books doesn't make an expert indeed, but can make...

Books doesn't make an expert indeed, but can make us scolars and assist to distinguish between ignorance and knowlede. Quite some experts wrote books in the past, unfortunately not much on small /...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th September 2023, 11:40 PM
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Posted By gp
Neither do I wish to argue but have to say that I...

Neither do I wish to argue but have to say that I am very delighted and pleased by your most charming and very intelligent remark on your judgement of my knowledge :)

Kindly requested to provide...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th September 2023, 05:35 PM
Replies: 36
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Posted By gp
Interesting….you say first it is not Bosnian and...

Interesting….you say first it is not Bosnian and later you say you can not define….

Either a woman is pregnant or not, but there does not exist something like a little pregnant…(defining it to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th September 2023, 12:27 PM
Replies: 36
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Posted By gp
just got a 3rd one; a small Bosnian knife or...

just got a 3rd one; a small Bosnian knife or little dagger.
Some call it kama, other cakija others again noz...
Depends whom you are talking to and where.
It is # 3 on the pics.

Nevertheless...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th December 2022, 12:24 PM
Replies: 36
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Posted By gp
also 2 different ones I bought some time ago in...

also 2 different ones I bought some time ago in the Balkans
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th June 2022, 07:43 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 22,731
Posted By gp
which one are you refering to ? the one in the...

which one are you refering to ?
the one in the left picture or the kitten in the right...?:)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd June 2022, 03:27 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 22,731
Posted By gp
update / follow up: just bought one of the...

update / follow up:

just bought one of the non-clasp / straight variety ones (together with a clasp one) in Hercegovina where they are sometimes found & offered for sale and it looks very...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th May 2022, 08:32 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 22,731
Posted By gp
you are correct: yours and the link are way...

you are correct: yours and the link are way earlier (pre WWI I would think) than the 2 which I showed.
Yours originate from the Ottoman times or taken as example from them by good makers. Similar...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th May 2022, 08:21 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 22,731
Posted By gp
could well be: in some Turkish literature this is...

could well be: in some Turkish literature this is also mentioned and one Turkish history professor specifically mentioned the origin of these type of knives backdating to the early Turcish tribal...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st May 2022, 10:37 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 22,731
Posted By gp
2 more examples of the first one which are from...

2 more examples of the first one which are from 1930-1945 Croatia
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st May 2022, 10:26 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 22,731
Posted By gp
the first knife is typical Balkan, comming from...

the first knife is typical Balkan, comming from the Ottoman influence but found in Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia till 1945.

The other is typical for Bosnia and surrounding border area of Croatia...
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