Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th July 2022, 06:12 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th July 2022, 02:09 PM
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I think Ian’s explanation might be the most ...
I think Ian’s explanation might be the most “Occam-ish”. Spanish cutlers made S. American style knives and exported them to Brazil. Having found a degree of demand in NW Africa, they expanded...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th July 2022, 11:45 PM
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Replies: 16
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th July 2022, 08:22 PM
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The upper ones are generic knives., identical...
The upper ones are generic knives., identical blades are seen on Khazar, Celtic, Varangian ( Norsemen, Viking, Norman, - choose your poison:-). What part of Russia did they come from, BTW?
Yes,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th July 2022, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 16
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th July 2022, 02:25 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,110
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th July 2022, 01:45 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 3,875
OK
Got a translation from my ex-fellow , who...
OK
Got a translation from my ex-fellow , who is Pakistani from Pakhtunkhwa. He is fluent in Urdu and Pashto but did not specify the lanuage of the inscription. Judging by the translation ( see...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd July 2022, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 15
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I fully agree.
The Tula example is still “Very...
I fully agree.
The Tula example is still “Very nice”, but would never pass as a genuinely old and original work. The absense pf gold decoration on the blade is puzzling: Tula masters were either...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd July 2022, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 4
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Very likely.
The handle reminds popular...
Very likely.
The handle reminds popular Yemenite handles with karabela-liked pommel and the diagonal wrapping of the scabbard was also popular in Yemen.
One can call it a “ variant”, IMHO.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd July 2022, 04:27 AM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd July 2022, 04:24 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,110
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd July 2022, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,120
I am not sure any of the Forumites here has...
I am not sure any of the Forumites here has enough knowledge or interest to delve into a very complex history of one of the Muhammed's swords. I would love to help, but Ucel's book doesn't even give...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st July 2022, 08:57 PM
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Replies: 16
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This is a fragment of a long and detailed...
This is a fragment of a long and detailed article by Novosyolov in the Russian journal " Studies of historical weapons #11. Till recently, Russian literature relied on 3 varieties of old Russian...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th July 2022, 06:06 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,120
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th July 2022, 11:30 PM
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Replies: 8
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Not my cup of tea either and until couple of...
Not my cup of tea either and until couple of weeks ago i could condescendingly critique your choices. But just recently I bough ( cheap) Indonesian or Philippino dagger of recent manufacture. Why on...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th July 2022, 10:55 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 3,875
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th July 2022, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 3,875
And for the life of me, I cannot even recall...
And for the life of me, I cannot even recall which side I was on:-)
Perhaps it made no difference: to steal a line from George Bernard Shaw’s pithy take on economists, if all the arms experts ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th July 2022, 05:43 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 3,875
Oh no, not kindergarten "skirmishes" but full...
Oh no, not kindergarten "skirmishes" but full blown "special military operations" :-))))
Our arguments were, as Pushkin used to say, " senseless and pitiless". Ren Ren is right: we were just too...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th July 2022, 10:45 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,412
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th July 2022, 02:49 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th July 2022, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 3,875
My guess based on seeing multiple examples of...
My guess based on seeing multiple examples of modern tourist Indian or Afghani daggers on e-bay have several easily noticeable features: general appearance of the blade is very impractical;...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th July 2022, 06:16 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 3,875
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th July 2022, 12:35 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 3,875
Ren Ren,
Thanks for reminding us of the...
Ren Ren,
Thanks for reminding us of the courage and enthusiasm of our youthful years:-)))
As far as I remember, the main ( or the only ?) argument in favor of Crimean origin was the crooked...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th July 2022, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 3,875
Francantolin,
Right now anything we say will...
Francantolin,
Right now anything we say will be pure speculation.
There is a rule:” If it wasn’t written, it never happened”. Fortunately, there is some written information on the blade that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th July 2022, 02:31 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,830
AFAIK, all Balkan bladed weapons were at the...
AFAIK, all Balkan bladed weapons were at the very least heavily ( or totally) influenced by their Ottoman counterparts. The obvious exceptions are Croatia ( partially) and Slovenia ( largely...
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