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Forum: European Armoury
Today, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 98
Posted By
fernando
Who can tell ... 18th the oldest ... maybe.
Given...Who can tell ... 18th the oldest ... maybe. Given yours and Ariel's opinions here and also the conviction of the person i got if from, i will have it defined as European and will merge both threads... |
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Forum: European Armoury
Today, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 98
Posted By
fernando
Thank you Ariel.
So i made the correct start,...Thank you Ariel. So i made the correct start, first posting it the Euro forum. |
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Forum: European Armoury
Today, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 102
Posted By
fernando
Minium red lead ?
Why not just clean it ? ...Minium red lead ? Why not just clean it ? :confused: . |
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Forum: European Armoury
Today, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 98
Posted By
fernando
Thank you for your comments, guys.
Richard, i can...Thank you for your comments, guys. Richard, i can see your point; some details ... yes but, some other ... i wonder. Let us copy this thread to the Etnho forum, to see what the members there would... |
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Forum: European Armoury
Yesterday, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 98
Posted By
fernando
Dagger for ID ... and commentsHalf way to a stiletto, may i say ... Acquired in Portugal, traced as from a mannor house. A friar once lived there; could he have brought from distant places ? ... Or is it actually Portuguese ? The... |
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Forum: European Armoury
Yesterday, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 624
Posted By
fernando
I would not venture that the symbol in Evgeny's...I would not venture that the symbol in Evgeny's sword has a connection with House maks; was only following your stream. Yes, the so called "siglas" are defined as a primitive proto writing, used by... |
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Forum: European Armoury
12th December 2019, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 122
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fernando
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Forum: European Armoury
12th December 2019, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 624
Posted By
fernando
May i drigess a little ?Interesting to note "similarity" in systems between House marks in the link above and that applied by fishermen in my hometown; either knife carved in tools and property ... and at chapel doors they... |
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Forum: European Armoury
8th December 2019, 03:34 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 341
Posted By
fernando
Not so rigid as a rule Mark; more a convenient...Not so rigid as a rule Mark; more a convenient requirement. Exceptions to consider, of course :cool: . Wait till we see the whole thing. Remember the (Wundes) Kings heads are one of those symbols... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
2nd December 2019, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 588
Posted By
fernando
Let us go back to the business our forum is...Let us go back to the business our forum is about. Merry Christmas everyone :cool: . |
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
2nd December 2019, 09:20 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 588
Posted By
fernando
Wait a minuteSure thing Ariel, but; maybe we don't all love with the same intensity ... just saying :o. Well, not we, Ariel ... not we; on the contrary ... sure you didn't miss it. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
2nd December 2019, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 588
Posted By
fernando
Let us start by following your suggestion,...Let us start by following your suggestion, Julien.Thread moved. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
2nd December 2019, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 588
Posted By
fernando
Absolutely. Do i see this thread has just ended...Absolutely. Do i see this thread has just ended ... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st December 2019, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 170
Views: 8,233
Posted By
fernando
However Jim, given the recurrent spicing poured...However Jim, given the recurrent spicing poured into accounts, left to us by authors with imagination, and period paintings being not the same as photographs (and even those), we wind up swapping... |
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Forum: European Armoury
30th November 2019, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 624
Posted By
fernando
Evgeny, can you show as the whole sword, clean as...Evgeny, can you show as the whole sword, clean as it is now ? |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th November 2019, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 170
Views: 8,233
Posted By
fernando
Could they really choke them, despite all those...Could they really choke them, despite all those thousands of trunk muscles ... So that they wouldn't be able to respire through their snorkel ;) . |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th November 2019, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 170
Views: 8,233
Posted By
fernando
Guys, where is the line, and how fine it is, that...Guys, where is the line, and how fine it is, that separates rationality from skepticism ? The worst blind is the one who doesn't want to see :rolleyes: . . |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th November 2019, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 170
Views: 8,233
Posted By
fernando
This would be a rather pertinent approach, Jim;...This would be a rather pertinent approach, Jim; bladed 'devices' fit to strike the enemy ranks. Rmember Captain João Ribeiro saw the Ceylon specimens and describes them as (literally) disform... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th November 2019, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 170
Views: 8,233
Posted By
fernando
Let us not digress by that road, in such...Let us not digress by that road, in such exppressive manner... please ? |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th November 2019, 07:27 PM
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Replies: 170
Views: 8,233
Posted By
fernando
One thing is certain ...It is utterly undeniable that elephants have been used in battle per tot saecula. There are zillions of comprehensive records, no matter more or less fantasy spiced by writers. ... No matter with or... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th November 2019, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 170
Views: 8,233
Posted By
fernando
Mind you ...Having a second look to the video and watching others showing similar action, it looks as if they push each other with their foreheads ... and doing no use of the tusks. They are showing strength in... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th November 2019, 05:00 PM
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Replies: 170
Views: 8,233
Posted By
fernando
Still they can have a determined degree of...Still they can have a determined degree of sensivity ... and eventually crack. Only that they know how to use them ... angle and all. As you showed, a significant part of their length is hollow ...... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th November 2019, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 170
Views: 8,233
Posted By
fernando
The armour in the picture doesn't have to be the...The armour in the picture doesn't have to be the real whole thing; more a parade version ? |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th November 2019, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 170
Views: 8,233
Posted By
fernando
Migrating the old saying: he (an elephant) may be...Migrating the old saying: he (an elephant) may be an animal but he is not stupid. I would reject the idea that such inteligent and skilled animal would inadvertly cause self damage. It is all about... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th November 2019, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 170
Views: 8,233
Posted By
fernando
Unlike humans, elephants change their teeth 6...Unlike humans, elephants change their teeth 6 times during their lives. Their teeth don’t grow upwards, like in humans, but horizontally. They start with the size of thumb nail. When they grow old... |
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