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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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RSWORD
![]() Could this be an example of the proverbial "sword beaten into plowshare"? |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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RSWORD
![]() Hey Philip, The grip is not quite long enough to accommodate my hand. The protrusions sort of dig into my hand so I agree it most likely has some type of talismanic or sumbolic purpose. The blade... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hey Jim, I'm thinking along the same lines as you are. My guess is that the blade is 16th or 17th century European. From what I can see from some of the plate separation is that the blade looks... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hey Philip, The blade is 31 3/4". It is 2" wide at the shoulders and remains 2" wide at the bottom of the plate down to just pass the fuller. Then it begins to taper down to the tip. The pictures... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Thanks for the feedback on the sword Jim and Ed. I love a good mystery! |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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RSWORD
![]() Thanks for the comments and thoughts about this blade. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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RSWORD
![]() This one is a bit of an oddball. The handle is a thick chunk of steel with a very Takouba like blade and the scabbard also looks like scabbards from this region. It is made from the same Materials... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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RSWORD
![]() Hello. With some of the recent Takouba threads it got me thinking about a couple in my collection. My gut instinct says this is a pretty early European blade on this Takouba hilt, or at least what... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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RSWORD
![]() Thank you very much Kwiatek! This is very helpful information and really nails down the time period for this blade. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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RSWORD
![]() Thank you very much Kwiatek! Great to know what the inscriptions say on the handle. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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RSWORD
![]() Thanks Jen. I appreciate the info on the stamp on your blade. Hopefully someone will be able to translate mine. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Views: 4,216
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RSWORD
![]() Thanks Ian. Yes, that does make it easier and hopefully someone will be able to translate. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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RSWORD
![]() Nice looking sword. Thanks for sharing and good to see another example of this blade mark. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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RSWORD
![]() Yes, Jens example also has the Faux European markings but I noticed under the langet his example also has a stamped cartouche. Would be interesting to see if they have similar translations. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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RSWORD
![]() Yes, you are correct Jose. It is a pretty long sword. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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RSWORD
![]() Thanks for enhancing that picture Ian. It definitely is easier to see. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Views: 4,216
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RSWORD
![]() This sword has a few interesting features. The first is the stamp with Arabic inscription. I make out the numerals 1110 which would translate to roughly around 1688 on the Western calendar which... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Views: 2,901
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RSWORD
![]() Let me first thank those that provide translation assistance. It is very helpful and enlightening to the pieces we study. This is an Indian Sossun Patah sword with a hilt with extensive Arabic... |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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RSWORD
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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RSWORD
![]() Thank you for the feedback Alan. I'm wondering if this was commissioned or put together in Sumatra or Malaysia. The scabbard seems stylistically of this region and the handle seems reminiscent of a... |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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