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Forum: European Armoury
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![]() Ooopsies! Will fix this right away. Thanks for letting me know, Trond. Best regards Manuel |
Forum: European Armoury
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celtan
![]() Yesterday, I was cleaning a group of blades which I kept close-by, stored vertically within a bucket. When I removed one, I was surprised to hear this very pleasant melodous tone, that lasted about... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hi Guys, All the Nepalese (and Thais!) I have met, have characteristically been extremely courteous and pleasant. A close friend being a member of their Royal family, I had the frequent opportunity... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Klaatu Barada Nikto: These guys are ballsy! OTOH, gurkhas soiled their reputation in the Malvinas/Falklands, reportedly killing wounded prisoners. :confused: |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() I think of swords as feminine objects, thus Die is more appropriate, I believe.. Here I'm word playing, between Rat's Killer and Rathskeller (restaurant)... In my college days, I dubbed "The... |
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Forum: European Armoury
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![]() Nando, por favor, contribute with a witty remark strong on levity. : ) IIRC, the swords from Luristan were made from copper alloys. An interesting addendum is that they were supossedly better than... |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() That's exactly what we think, an improvement made later, which doesn't take from the sword's beauty. |
Forum: European Armoury
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celtan
![]() It is a beautiful acquisition, but as has already been said, too many talismans engraved concurrently is a suspicious sign. BTW, could it have been brought from Sweden? I understand many of its... |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() You can also use it to scratch your toes without getting up from the couch, and to tap your wifey's derriere, to signal her you require further fermented spirits from the fridge. Live and let... |
Forum: European Armoury
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celtan
![]() The pommel looks Prussian/German. Does it have a hilt mortise lock for atachment to a rifle? If it doesn't , then it probably is a Prussian M1860 Infantry falchion. The blade of the 71'was thinner,... |
Forum: European Armoury
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Replies: 12
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celtan
![]() Brilliant? Not even in the darkest of nights! : ) (of course, I meant Nando's...) : P Thank you kindly Trond, we are here to learn from each other. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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celtan
![]() Interesting. By ""etching", do you imply I should leave the blade dark, sans polishing back to bright..? Best regards and thank you very much for all the info. Manuel |
Forum: European Armoury
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celtan
![]() Murderer = Mortar Palladium = Champion / Defender / Warrior representing a cause, person or group. : ) |
Forum: European Armoury
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Views: 7,062
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celtan
![]() Aghh... it's so beautiful it makes me salivate... Now we have: "Good is [so] for [those] Good and Bad, Bad (Evil?) is neither for [those] Good or Bad" " Fight for Fatherland, Altars (God)... |
Forum: European Armoury
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celtan
![]() Hi Trond, welcome to the forum. I believe we have corresponded in the past on the subject of Danish weaponry. I frankly envy your collection. Mine is meek by comparison, but I have collected many... |
Forum: European Armoury
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celtan
![]() V ery B eautiful B oth : ) I think the latin motto roughly translates into "Good is [so] for [those] Good and Bad, Bad (Evil?) is neither for [those] Good or Bad" M |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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celtan
![]() Hi Alex, Gold? You mean brass/laiton/laton don't you? I have cleaned the metal. no oils remain. Do you mean to polish the metal until no nremain? How would you etch the metal to... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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celtan
![]() Hi Guys, Another of my impromptu acquisitions, I believe it is a filipino dagger, or Puņal. Quite dainty, in fact wifey loves it. Any extra info on its origins? Seems like a beautiful cousin to... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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celtan
![]() Hi, I recently acquired a reportedly 17th C Persian-Iranian Lance Point, but frankly, I have no idea if this is truly the case. Also, I can't read the inscriptions, if that's what the artwork is. Is... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Views: 14,313
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celtan
![]() Hi Kahnjar, Thanks for the extra info. I thought that the pommel's promontories depicted the Kaaba Mosque, and that made the style Meccan. Although the other example I saw had a different... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Views: 14,313
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celtan
![]() Thank you very much, Dom. Yet, now I'm more confused! Pardon my blatant ignorance. My scabbard is 135 degs. bent. It doesn't then follow either Omani, Saudi, Emirati or Yemeni customs! You... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Views: 14,313
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celtan
![]() I have been studying this subject mostly thanks to current posts made by Battara and Kahnjar. But, I must also thank past contributors such a Michael Blalock, Lew and Steve. Whenever I search... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Views: 14,313
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celtan
![]() Hi Battara, That's precisely the issue. I have seen many jambiyas id'ed as Omani with this very same T-feature. I have also seen pictures of Yemeni merchants selling these T-Pommels on their... |
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