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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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colin henshaw
![]() This item sold in the UK a little while ago... it is the most bizarre example yet I have seen of this Sudanese souvenir genre. As such, it's appropriate for me to add an image to this old thread on... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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colin henshaw
![]() Good observation by Motan. The sophisticated construction and style of these daggers (as originally posted by Mefidk), also the inclusion of those small brass circles as decoration in the wood is... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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colin henshaw
![]() A most interesting and unusual African spearhead. Probably a high status prestige item from West Africa. The closest example I can find is in the "Oldman Collection Catalogue of Ethnographical... |
Forum: European Armoury
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colin henshaw
![]() This looks to be an impressive and rare pistol, so as no one else has, I will post a comment, however antique firearms is not a subject I have studied. I believe "carabiniers" were basically cavalry... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,060
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colin henshaw
![]() An observation : the sword no. 109 in the "Panga na Visu" book, appears to have to the quillons more or less copied from German hunting swords (see attached image). Cameroon (Kamerun) was of course... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,060
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colin henshaw
![]() An interesting sword, thanks for posting. I would place it as from the Cameroon Grasslands area. The rather crudely cast brass hilt likely represents a lion's head. The lion has long been a popular... |
Forum: European Armoury
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Views: 382
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colin henshaw
![]() Thanks Mark, glad you like it. As you say, strange there is no maker's mark to the blade, unless after removing the rust something will be revealed.. Given the size of the reptile scales, I am... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 8
Views: 718
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colin henshaw
![]() To me, only the sheath looks African while the knife looks European all the way. Certainly, of course the actual knife part was made in Europe (or US ?) |
Forum: European Armoury
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Views: 602
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colin henshaw
![]() Hi Mark Interesting thread. I do like the primitive knife with the antler handle. Regarding "American Indian" tomahawks and pipe tomahawks ... I've seen quite a few around here in the UK over the... |
Forum: European Armoury
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Replies: 2
Views: 382
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colin henshaw
![]() I am posting this recently acquired weapon in this section, as the blade is of European origin. I believe however the knife/short sword was used by tribal peoples in the Cameroon Grasslands area of... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 8
Views: 718
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colin henshaw
![]() Helpful input from Tim, Wayne and Ian, thanks. The suggestion of the hilt scales being made of "gutta-percha" is interesting and may well be correct. The reasons for my thinking this knife is from... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 8
Views: 718
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colin henshaw
![]() Here is a recently acquired unusual African knife which has a cross-cultural element to it ... making it of extra interest (to me at least). At first I thought it could be Sudanese, given the... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Views: 1,677
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colin henshaw
![]() For some reason this mark reminds of those enigmatic comet or shooting-star type marks occasionally found on Sudanese kaskara blades ... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Views: 932
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colin henshaw
![]() There are similar (but not identical), carved wooden objects displayed in the Powell-Cotton Museum, Birchington, Kent ... described as "spear holders". |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 11
Views: 932
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colin henshaw
![]() Good research, thanks for posting. The conclusions are particularly strengthened by the inclusion of literary references and period photographs. :) |
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,108
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colin henshaw
![]() An impressive piece. A way to kill off insect infestation in such objects is to first carefully wrap and seal the items in plastic and leave them in the freezer compartment for a couple of days. |
Forum: European Armoury
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,366
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colin henshaw
![]() Here are some more instances of repurposing old weapons, found while trawling the internet. (It seems the practice was more widespread than previously thought) :- a) After the Battle of Trafalgar,... |
Forum: European Armoury
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,366
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colin henshaw
![]() Hi Jim Thanks, yes a new thread is probably a good idea... |
Forum: European Armoury
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,366
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colin henshaw
![]() This is a bit off-topic but I am posting it anyway for interest, as there are parallels with the sword fence discussed already. When searching for information on fences made from redundant weapons, I... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Views: 785
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colin henshaw
![]() As there is interest on the forum about the Sudanese double-edged sword "kaskara", I am attaching extracts from Sir Samuel Baker's book (which I am currently reading) ... "The Nile Tributaries of... |
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
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Replies: 3
Views: 869
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colin henshaw
![]() Look well made ... any idea of its age ? is it just a child's toy or part of some sort of display ? |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,307
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colin henshaw
![]() An extract from W. O. Oldman "Illustrated Catalogue of Ethnographical Specimens" showing different blades forms of this type of axe. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,307
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colin henshaw
![]() Nice piece Wayne, well done. I saw it but did not bid. Guess it must be from the Chota Nagpur area ? |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,330
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colin henshaw
![]() Yes, that age range seems about right in my view, could even be earlier. I once had a similar but shorter example that an American art dealer confirmed to me as Plains Indian. |
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