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Forum: European Armoury 12th March 2024, 06:13 PM
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I do not think it is a Jineta, Fernando, despite...

I do not think it is a Jineta, Fernando, despite some similarities. It is a silver mounted dagger from Kotor, referred to as Icicle. There are swords in Bosnia and Montenegro with some features which...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th March 2024, 04:25 AM
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If you go by Eric Claude's book on Moroccan and...

If you go by Eric Claude's book on Moroccan and Algerian arms, he seems to use Genoui for shorter daggers, and Sboula for the longer ones. Yours would fall into the Sboula category based on size. Not...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2024, 08:32 PM
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Posted By TVV
I really like your new gile Yuri. The blade may...

I really like your new gile Yuri. The blade may have been ground aggressively, but the fittings are very nice. Are you sure the hilt is bone? Is it possible that it may be some kind of horn?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th February 2024, 06:32 PM
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Ian, this style of work, which is often found on...

Ian, this style of work, which is often found on arm daggers that look similar in general shape and construction to your double daggers, is associated with the city of Bida in Nigeria. Tuareg...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th February 2024, 04:37 PM
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Posted By TVV
Marius, while the blade did not turn out to be an...

Marius, while the blade did not turn out to be an old one, you still did an impressive job of getting it out without damaging the scabbard. How did you do it?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th February 2024, 06:07 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,012
Posted By TVV
Looking at this item, it is not the edge that is...

Looking at this item, it is not the edge that is inserted, and the whole axe is of a steel construction, including the shaft. The precise way this is executed and the overall quality of the item...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th February 2024, 04:38 PM
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Views: 5,456
Posted By TVV
Beautiful and interesting examples Lotfi, thank...

Beautiful and interesting examples Lotfi, thank you for sharing.

Eftihis, the sword and yataghan you show with nimcha grips could have certainly been used in a naval context, and in fact, it is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th February 2024, 04:23 PM
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Views: 5,456
Posted By TVV
Very interesting Lotfy, thank you for posting...

Very interesting Lotfy, thank you for posting these. Do you also have pictures of the blade of the Algerian nimcha?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th February 2024, 05:32 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,692
Posted By TVV
The hilt is rhino horn. As far as taking...

The hilt is rhino horn. As far as taking artefacts apart in order to recycle some of the materials used in them, it is something that has occurred throughout human history, and is not unique to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th February 2024, 09:05 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 5,456
Posted By TVV
Here is a link to the storta in the Met Museum,...

Here is a link to the storta in the Met Museum, dated to ca. 1490. It is often shown as a sort of a predecessor to nimchas, and one can certainly see some similarities.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th February 2024, 08:51 PM
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Posted By TVV
Jim, the nimcha you have posted is the one from...

Jim, the nimcha you have posted is the one from the collcetion of the Met in New York. It belongs to a type of which there are multiple examples, including one captured by the great Dutch admiral De...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th February 2024, 06:37 PM
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Views: 1,692
Posted By TVV
Geoffrey has done a great job explaining the...

Geoffrey has done a great job explaining the potential interest in these short swords based on their rarity. Still, my guess is that the top bidders were after the material in the hilt.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th February 2024, 09:35 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 5,456
Posted By TVV
When it comes to pirates, the North African...

When it comes to pirates, the North African corsairs seem to be the only group that developed a distinct weapon - the nimchas from the 17th and 18th century, which Eric Claude classifies as Algerian....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th February 2024, 04:01 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 5,456
Posted By TVV
Fascinating topic Jim. The swords you show,...

Fascinating topic Jim. The swords you show, including the one in Elgood's book are all from Yemen. I have a similar one as well, but I am not sure we can link them to pirates from the opposite coast...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd February 2024, 01:00 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 9,815
Posted By TVV
I do not know if I would call it a fake, as that...

I do not know if I would call it a fake, as that implies an intent to deceive. It may simply be a case of a modern attempt at "restoration".
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st February 2024, 04:59 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 9,815
Posted By TVV
To me this looks like a sword that was a Berber...

To me this looks like a sword that was a Berber saber, but which had the original hilt replaced by a nimcha like hilt in more modern times. The fittings that are "embellishing" the scabbard are of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2024, 09:32 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,642
Posted By TVV
To be fair to everyone in this thread,...

To be fair to everyone in this thread, identifying knives from West Africa and the Mandara mountains is not an easy task. Outside of the 70s Wente-Lukas book, which I do not have, there really is not...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2024, 09:13 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,094
Posted By TVV
It is not Cyrillic. My guess is that this is in...

It is not Cyrillic. My guess is that this is in imitation on European marks on older blades, done by someone who was not literate.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd January 2024, 10:37 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,260
Posted By TVV
That chape is indeed beautiful, a work of art in...

That chape is indeed beautiful, a work of art in and of itself. I believe sometimes the marks on the back were also used to show the silver content, but still chances are the one on yours is the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd January 2024, 10:32 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,659
Posted By TVV
Good point, but for some reason my mind went...

Good point, but for some reason my mind went straight to the ship, and a potential attempt to try to associate the hanger with it. Genuine VOC blades do have city markings, but if I am not mistaken...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th January 2024, 06:39 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,659
Posted By TVV
The Batavia sank more than a century prior to the...

The Batavia sank more than a century prior to the 1741 date on the blade, though that is far from the biggest issue with the inscriptions.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th January 2024, 11:35 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,324
Posted By TVV
To me this looks like a shafra - the utility...

To me this looks like a shafra - the utility knife that goes in the back of the scabbard of Omani khanjars. If you search the forum for shafra you will be able to see some examples.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th January 2024, 09:47 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,600
Posted By TVV
It is a Moroccan gun, known as "altit" based on...

It is a Moroccan gun, known as "altit" based on the shape of the buttstock.
Forum: European Armoury 14th January 2024, 07:16 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,925
Posted By TVV
Thank you for sharing!

Thank you for sharing!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th January 2024, 07:13 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,821
Posted By TVV
The knife without the scabbard is from West...

The knife without the scabbard is from West Africa, probably from Senegal. I could be wrong, but this is my best guess.
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