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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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eftihis
![]() Well the crescent and star means it belonged to amuslim, but was he a mainland Turk or a Balkan muslim? |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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eftihis
![]() These 2 seem identical, just the one is missing the outer leather cover. Anyone knows where they come from? They hava a "bosnian" feel to me. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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eftihis
![]() I am wondering about the origin of these war clubs. Three of them are made of wood, the rest i would say is from another material that looks like bone or horn. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() These sword clubs resemble the ones from Crete, but i believe they are not from there! They do not have patina, and look fairly new. Any ideas about their origin? |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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eftihis
![]() I believe this sword was from the time of the siege of Malta. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1530 |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() I agree that there is no way that the date corresponds to the date of manufacture of this yataghan! It looks like a mid 19th century piece, so the date must be there for anoter reason as discusssed ... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: European Armoury
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Views: 3,953
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eftihis
![]() As far as i learned the blade is persian with the stamps of Assadolah and Shah Abbas and teh date 1121 which corresponds to 1709 Christian. The scabbard looks late 18th century Turkish, but the... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 66
Views: 12,125
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eftihis
![]() I bought some items from Czerny's last auction in Italy. According to them, something has changed in Italy, and only a specialised (?) shipping company can handle antique weapons. The result is that... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Views: 2,219
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![]() Hi there is big similarity with yataghans from Algeria and the ones from the Greek islands. They copied the Algerian style as well the Algerian dress. So this lanyard reminds buttons from Cretan... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Views: 1,496
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eftihis
![]() These 2 bronze items have been found in Crete. I believe they are some sort of decoration from the saddle or the bridle from ottoman cavalry from the 19th century. Does anybody knows exactly what... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Views: 3,169
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eftihis
![]() I have heard that the green colour in the leather scabbards (which is often the colour on the leather of the scabbards of cretan knifes) is due to its treatment (tanning) inside a liquid consisting... |
Forum: European Armoury
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Views: 2,168
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eftihis
![]() I bought this as an "18th century sword belt". What kind of sword was hanging from this belt? Αnd what is teh reason for these small thin leather lines? |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,564
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eftihis
![]() Thank you Tim! I remeber there was a place in the wall saying "turkish weapons". Do you have a photo of that part? |
Forum: European Armoury
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Views: 2,360
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eftihis
![]() This cupslock manualy rotated pistol, is said to originated from Sicily, Italy. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Views: 3,176
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eftihis
![]() Thanks Kubur! Are the photos visible allright? Or you have to download them? |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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eftihis
![]() Do you have any ideas about the specific area of the Balkans that this musket originated? |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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eftihis
![]() I was wondering what this (chinese i think) knife was made for! It looks quite old from the rust on the blade. Was it made to be hidden in a boot? Is it a ceremonial knife that was attached to... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Views: 3,828
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eftihis
![]() i found 2 videos that describe how it worked https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ihecrd8E00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DLm2jW4EF4 |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Views: 3,828
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,828
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eftihis
![]() Visiting a friend's collection, i saw this curious double barelled flintlock pistol. I have never seen a similar one! It has 2 different pans, and the one is movable.The way that it is operating is... |
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