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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 29th April 2024, 01:57 PM
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Views: 3,357
Posted By C4RL
Stone mason's. Geologist's. Panel beater's. ...

Stone mason's.
Geologist's.
Panel beater's.
Welders slag.
Blacksmith's hot punch.
Piton (climbers).

That's just from memory without Googling.
While I agree spiked hammers aren't common...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 12th April 2024, 11:40 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,797
Posted By C4RL
Thanks Richard. The opening at the...

Thanks Richard.
The opening at the top is 5”/125mm wide. The widest part 9-1\2” / 24cm.
Despite searching the web I haven’t managed to find anything similar but realise I’m just...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 9th April 2024, 04:57 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,797
Posted By C4RL
Brass vase?

Hello.
I have two of these both slightly different, 34cm tall & 24cm at the widest point.
They don’t have solid bases but are made like tubes with three pieces of lead melted in the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th March 2024, 12:37 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 8,766
Posted By C4RL
What evidence? I agree that there isn't...

What evidence? I agree that there isn't any....

Like I say you can believe whatever want.

India (& Pakistan) turn out a huge amount of forged bladed items in styles from all over the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th March 2024, 04:18 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 8,766
Posted By C4RL
We are all entitled to our own beliefs &...

We are all entitled to our own beliefs & theories, just not our own facts.

Regards, Carl.
Forum: European Armoury 21st March 2024, 07:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,858
Posted By C4RL
I have three fire hatchets, two antique & one...

I have three fire hatchets, two antique & one modern, the spikes are tapered on all three.

My guess is your spike is for puncturing & the "fullers" are to let pressure escape, but like I say...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st March 2024, 05:18 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 8,766
Posted By C4RL
12" tall & 10" bit so it's huge. Full story...

12" tall & 10" bit so it's huge.
Full story here in one of my threads (with images missing due to Photobuckets antics, I'm reinstating them slowly)- ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st March 2024, 04:23 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 8,766
Posted By C4RL
OK. So a similar shape but nothing else. ...

OK. So a similar shape but nothing else.

This is an old image of three large French axes I have, the one on the left especially must share the same heritage I guess.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2024, 01:41 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 8,766
Posted By C4RL
So just to make sure I understand this, the head...

So just to make sure I understand this, the head you own in the image stamped India is an antique? And it is "Pashtun"?
And anything else that looks like it is a reproduction?

The other thing...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th March 2024, 12:43 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 8,766
Posted By C4RL
Put "viking axe head" into Google and you can see...

Put "viking axe head" into Google and you can see as many heads as you like the same shape as the Indian stamped one.
I'm not making any judgement about the origins of any head being discussed...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 29th February 2024, 05:00 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 11,382
Posted By C4RL
Thanks. The best guess so far has been...

Thanks.

The best guess so far has been an asparagus cutter, they tend to be long & only sharpened at the end but don't have a hatchet/ cleaver, it was suggested this might have been to cut the...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 26th February 2024, 11:04 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,358
Posted By C4RL
Great to eventually identify the use of them. 👍

Great to eventually identify the use of them. 👍
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 26th February 2024, 02:05 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,358
Posted By C4RL
Yes, thought I haven't seen any as rustic as...

Yes, thought I haven't seen any as rustic as those the shape is very remanisant of what some use to torture Bulls for entertainment.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 25th February 2024, 05:15 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 11,382
Posted By C4RL
Thank you for that Ian, it'd be great if you...

Thank you for that Ian, it'd be great if you managed to find the listing.😉

The puzzling thing about it is this, the axe is sharp but the long part isn't a machete blade but more like a chisel...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 25th February 2024, 05:06 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,358
Posted By C4RL
Though normally not as crude as these, the shape...

Though normally not as crude as these, the shape is reminiscent of the "puntilla toros" used in bull fighting.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 21st February 2024, 05:38 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 11,382
Posted By C4RL
Hello Detlef, I very much like your "Hippe" and...

Hello Detlef, I very much like your "Hippe" and understand the way a tool can have memories attached.
And maybe enjoy using it when you have it sharpened. 👍
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 21st February 2024, 12:18 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 11,382
Posted By C4RL
The first image is a French Revex "Billhook", I...

The first image is a French Revex "Billhook", I use the term Billhook loosely because this french pattern can be as near the shape of a Cleaver as a Billhook as can be seen in the second image (not...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 20th February 2024, 10:38 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 11,382
Posted By C4RL
This is a fabulous site about Billhooks~...

This is a fabulous site about Billhooks~ https://www.billhooks.co.uk/. (I hope it's OK to link..).
An incredible collection & amount of information.

Most of my stuff is in storage right now...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 3rd February 2024, 10:45 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 11,382
Posted By C4RL
The folding knife looks identical to an...

The folding knife looks identical to an agricultural/gardeners pruning knife. Maybe that's what they repurposed.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 13th January 2024, 06:31 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,772
Posted By C4RL
And part of the evidence being used to claim it...

And part of the evidence being used to claim it is Endeavour is coal remnants.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 11th December 2023, 06:16 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,358
Posted By C4RL
It's often a problem with "homemade" tools,...

It's often a problem with "homemade" tools, sometimes they are homemade not for economic reasons but because a tool doesn't exist.
The best I can offer is Burnishers for leather or Bookbinding...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 6th December 2023, 08:23 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 10,551
Posted By C4RL
I would say it's a blacksmith made carpenter's /...

I would say it's a blacksmith made carpenter's / roofers hatchet with what might be a newer "adze eye" (square) style handle made to fit. Not easy to tell from the photos.
Forum: European Armoury 6th November 2023, 07:30 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,918
Posted By C4RL
Maybe not then........ 😄

Maybe not then........ 😄
Forum: European Armoury 28th October 2023, 04:57 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,918
Posted By C4RL
OK I understand, sorry I misunderstood your...

OK I understand, sorry I misunderstood your question.
I know nothing of Viking swords but see your point, the grip certainly doesn't look as small as many images.
Forum: European Armoury 28th October 2023, 01:31 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,918
Posted By C4RL
I suspect it's due to it being in exceptionally...

I suspect it's due to it being in exceptionally good condition after surviving in a relatively oxygen free environment, rather than heavily oxidised (therefore thinner) after being buried underground.
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