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Forum: European Armoury
4th May 2013, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 221
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broadaxe
This is the last true boarding axe issued to the...This is the last true boarding axe issued to the Royal Navy. I have an identical axe, unmarked and probably older due to overall even pitting, and a ship's serial number marked in a bronze tag... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd May 2013, 07:11 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 316
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Nice legit model, we call this type of handle...Nice legit model, we call this type of handle "architectural style" because of the middle swelling. It is quite late, but not recent. I'd say 1950's-60s. Still more horn parts than plastic. BTW the... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd May 2013, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 505
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broadaxe
Note: of course Jerusalem is a wonderful...Note: of course Jerusalem is a wonderful experience as a whole, but it is full of "antique tourist traps" with just a bunch of legit antiquities stores, working with license, premium prices. It is... |
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Forum: European Armoury
16th March 2013, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 480
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Very true and even later, to ~1900. Percussion...Very true and even later, to ~1900. Percussion guns were in use until WWII. If I recall right, Liege was under French protectorate for a certain period after 1810, so maybe it was regarded a legit... |
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Forum: European Armoury
16th March 2013, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 259
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American presentation knives can be expensive,...American presentation knives can be expensive, sometimes very expensive. This knife looks somewhat like a small Chinese dao, dressed up in western style. |
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Forum: European Armoury
1st March 2013, 06:23 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,391
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I liked the last one (hammer head). Have a bunch...I liked the last one (hammer head). Have a bunch of fokos myself. Have you seen the current production "tactical fokos" by United Cutlery? ... |
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Forum: European Armoury
1st March 2013, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,391
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Just a small correction referring the fokos -...Just a small correction referring the fokos - technically it is a Polish ciupaga, and a very distinctive one, though it seems rather recent. |
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Forum: European Armoury
1st March 2013, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 244
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broadaxe
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This form has been made in Spain all along...X2 This form has been made in Spain all along the 20th century. |
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Forum: European Armoury
1st March 2013, 11:07 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 325
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broadaxe
Late 20th century replica, made up from assorted...Late 20th century replica, made up from assorted parts. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd February 2013, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 902
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broadaxe
I believe it is Afghan made dagger for the...I believe it is Afghan made dagger for the British/European market. Typical shape and technique. |
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Forum: European Armoury
20th January 2013, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,366
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broadaxe
Very strange, highly interesting! Do you have...Very strange, highly interesting! Do you have close-up photos of the hilt, and stats of the sword? I would like to see how the grip has been put together. There are circular grooves that show marks... |
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd December 2012, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,047
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broadaxe
I had been recently in Malta, where I visited the...I had been recently in Malta, where I visited the famous Palace Armoury - a true must for every collector and researcher of arms & armor. there are some very similar guns on display, they call them... |
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Forum: European Armoury
6th November 2012, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 381
Views: 51,366
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broadaxe
The circular grooves could have been made by the...The circular grooves could have been made by the tool used to turn the hot iron bar in the process of making, to create the screw-effect on the guard branches. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st October 2012, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 868
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broadaxe
I'm holding the best source about Hungarian...I'm holding the best source about Hungarian swords, Kardok by Lugosi & Temesvary, besides I'd visited several collections in Hungary. While the design looks very closely to Syrian, this could be late... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st October 2012, 08:37 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 868
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broadaxe
Very interesting. The form is Syrian/Badawi but...Very interesting. The form is Syrian/Badawi but the work is not typical and intriguing. I have a Badawi saber with an old blade refurbished in contemporary improvised fittings, with a similar green... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st October 2012, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 722
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broadaxe
I agree. It is all-original. Have had a similar...I agree. It is all-original. Have had a similar one (shorter, one side had three fullers) in the past, my research led me to think it is Balkan/Bosnian, circa 1880-1920. |
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Forum: European Armoury
29th October 2012, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 97
Views: 21,150
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Same kind of gun, real life, full size. Original...Same kind of gun, real life, full size. Original cart & fittings, Schwarzenberg castle, Prague. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th July 2012, 06:26 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 394
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broadaxe
:) thanks. Well, comparing with the all-brass...:) thanks. Well, comparing with the all-brass khanjars this is at least a real live blade, plus additional material to the hilt. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th July 2012, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 394
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broadaxe
Syrian khnajar, better grade "for the...Syrian khnajar, better grade "for the traveler" and retains a humble collector's value, as the blade is tempered steel. Lower grade one looks the same but is all-cast of brass, sometimes even not... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th July 2012, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,638
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broadaxe
Oooh, believe me, I've seen worse... :eek: This...Oooh, believe me, I've seen worse... :eek: This one is at least an honest attempt to recreate the old Turkish form. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th July 2012, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,221
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broadaxe
Traditional coffee-making pot, directly on open...Traditional coffee-making pot, directly on open fire, still used today in the Bedouin community for ceremonies. Here it is called bakraj, I believe the word derived from turkish. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th July 2012, 10:49 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,638
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broadaxe
Thanks Jim, I'm always here. I was considering...Thanks Jim, I'm always here. I was considering for a long time, the thought of making some sort of publication, but as I have a long list of obligations I tend to do it here, as posts. The bedouin... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th July 2012, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,638
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broadaxe
Hello all, this is super important conversation....Hello all, this is super important conversation. My personal points: 1. Negev/Sinai sa'ifs do have, rarely, d-guards - sometimes of steel, sometimes even aluminum (I will post photos later on if... |
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Forum: European Armoury
20th June 2012, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,366
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broadaxe
Lat one isn't a messer, it's a hand-and-a-half...Lat one isn't a messer, it's a hand-and-a-half saber in the swiss tradition. Hilt construction is of the sword type. Very famous, but not in Cluny, in Musee de l'armee. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th May 2012, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 289
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broadaxe
New exhibition of Chinese armsFor anyone who is planning to be in Israel from the last week of May. Selected objects on loan from four private collections, help was handed by Oriental-Arms and Philip Tom. The exhibition will be... |
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