Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th January 2018, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 6
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Gavin,
I'm terribly sorry about your illness...
Gavin,
I'm terribly sorry about your illness and hope that you read this message and can make a strong and quick recovery. I have always admired the work you put into your weapons business and the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th April 2017, 01:53 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,211
Hi Teodor,
Nice thouma. The stamp on the...
Hi Teodor,
Nice thouma. The stamp on the scabbard identifies the silver maker as "Saleem Bousani" and that its "nusfi" ( half silver).
It would be about 150 years old.
It looks to me that the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st July 2015, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,233
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st July 2015, 06:34 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,233
Thanks AJ and Lotfy. Yes, not may area of...
Thanks AJ and Lotfy. Yes, not may area of expertise. I forgot to mention that I have not repaired or even cleaned this item. Posted just as received.
Afghanistan, yes, as it came from a US military...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st July 2015, 03:58 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,233
Help with Identification - interesting item
Hi guys,
I bought this because it was interesting and rediculously cheap. It was listed as a military belt but I think more likely a hunters belt. The belt itself is 37 inches long and consists of a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th October 2014, 09:44 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,573
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th October 2014, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,573
where did it go??
Hi Guys,
A few days ago this " Wahhabite Khanjar Jambiya Dagger & Sheath c 19th Century" ( Ebay description, not mine) disappeared through the Ebay system - possibly sold. Ebay was operating a live...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2013, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,346
Hi,
I think you will find what you are after in...
Hi,
I think you will find what you are after in the souq in Sana'a. However there is an awful lot of tourist/recent items so you'll need to be careful in what you buy and if its really good it won't...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st March 2012, 10:43 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,185
Thanks Lew, I think you've got yourself an...
Thanks Lew, I think you've got yourself an interesting piece. It all seems to go together well and the inscribed blade and split decorations are a good story.
The swirl decorations on the scabbard...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th March 2012, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,185
Thanks Lew, your jambiya has some interesting...
Thanks Lew, your jambiya has some interesting elements. Offspring of the Arifis - Yemens largest silver making family today - have been using a lost wax process for making scabbards, as well as other...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th March 2012, 05:44 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,185
Hi Lew,
I thought that was you who scored the...
Hi Lew,
I thought that was you who scored the jambiya.Thats good. I should have had a go myself but I'm getting a bit lazy. I'd be interested in your opinion on a few items when you receive and can...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th October 2011, 06:04 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,390
Thanks Michael,
Interesting photos, pity the...
Thanks Michael,
Interesting photos, pity the publisher disfigured so many he has copyright on until they are almost unrecognisable. Defeats the purpose of publishing on the internet- I would think....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th June 2011, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,549
Yemen situation
Guys,
I don’t know if I’m being premature in this comment or not, I certainly hope so, but the news coming out of Yemen on a daily basis now is very depressing. I raise this issue on the forum as...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th May 2011, 03:40 AM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th May 2011, 12:41 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,890
Hi Thilo,
I also can't give you a full...
Hi Thilo,
I also can't give you a full translation however just about all these inscriptions now start with " made by....".
However I can tell you that the dagger hilt style is termed "Hodeidah"...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th March 2011, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 19,812
Michael and Ibrahiim,
These photos and...
Michael and Ibrahiim,
These photos and catalogue description ( which I finally retrieved from my i-phone) may be interesting to you. The sword is in the Wallace collection, London.
Steve
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2011, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 15,268
Thanks guys for raising this again and thanks...
Thanks guys for raising this again and thanks Ibrahiim, I would also go with your assessment on the use of the brass dots in these blades. It's probably a technique imported from further east -...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th February 2011, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 9,675
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th December 2010, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 29,811
Caption reads " Typical of Bedouin spears, this...
Caption reads " Typical of Bedouin spears, this range of examples displays the conical and elongated form of the head and the blunted shape of the spike, for sticking into the ground, at the other...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th December 2010, 03:41 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 29,811
Stu,
I've attached some additional photos of...
Stu,
I've attached some additional photos of Bedouin spears, although they look more like a lance to me.
As previously mentioned it appears bamboo is the preferred haft.
The caption for the photo...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th December 2010, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 11,897
Hi Gene,
I think 18 inch is down the shorter...
Hi Gene,
I think 18 inch is down the shorter end. The shortest jambiya I have, which I would call a sabiki, is about 15 inches.
Yes, the draw out has the knuckles towrds the body. Although , I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd December 2010, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,433
Hi Lew,
I think you've bought an interesting...
Hi Lew,
I think you've bought an interesting package. I was also watching it while it was on eBay and had a discussion with Stu on the items.
I agree with you, in that the dagger and scabbard are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd December 2010, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 11,897
Hi Guys,
Just to add my views to this thread....
Hi Guys,
Just to add my views to this thread. As far as I'm aware the sabiki dagger is drawn by the right hand in a sweaping motion of an arc almost going over the head. If that description makes...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th November 2010, 03:27 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 15,268
Thanks for the input at the end there, Gav and...
Thanks for the input at the end there, Gav and Jim. I think what I've got is certainly an Hadhrami rhino hilt wedded, probably, to an Indian blade. From Gav's comment it would make sense if the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th November 2010, 04:52 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 15,268
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