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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th April 2021, 03:59 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 249
Posted By
ariel
Do not remove anything, just look at the wooden...Do not remove anything, just look at the wooden inserts at the opening of the scabbard. The original ones will be paper thin and darkened. Thick, solid and white would indicate contemporary ... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th April 2021, 06:46 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 249
Posted By
ariel
Based exclusively on the pics I think you worry...Based exclusively on the pics I think you worry too much: low grade silver is common on Turkish and Balkan yataghans. The velvet is likely to be new or a later replacement. Wooden cheeks are most... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2021, 05:21 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 579
Posted By
ariel
Lee,
Thanks a lot!
These 5 days were a nerve...Lee, Thanks a lot! These 5 days were a nerve wrecking experience. But... We are back!!!!!!! Congratulations to all! |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th April 2021, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 512
Posted By
ariel
We are discussing the weapon, not the political...We are discussing the weapon, not the political issues of the past. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th April 2021, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,012
Posted By
ariel
I do not like guns and do not use them.
In short,...I do not like guns and do not use them. In short, I am a complete gun ignoramus. Therefore, a naive question. Should not damascus barrels present higher risk of blowing up after a certain period of... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th March 2021, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 3,735
Posted By
ariel
Done.
Now it has only 3 messages left. I have...Done. Now it has only 3 messages left. I have space for the entire collection of Proust’s works:-) |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th March 2021, 03:57 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 3,735
Posted By
ariel
You are 100% correct: contemporary Georgian...You are 100% correct: contemporary Georgian masters have improved immensely over the past 10-20 years. And I am not talking about real superstars: Zaqro Nonikashvili, who makes full-length wootz... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th March 2021, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 3,735
Posted By
ariel
Gonzoadler,
Let me clarify what I said earlier:...Gonzoadler, Let me clarify what I said earlier: I am afraid I was not clear enough. IMHO, the scabbard bears some marks of a Turkish style, and my main point is the upturned elongated ending of... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th March 2021, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 3,735
Posted By
ariel
Apologize for posting an almost identical message...Apologize for posting an almost identical message twice: my iPad kept my first one “unpublished” for a long time and I assumed it was lost. That was the reason for the second one. And... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th March 2021, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 3,735
Posted By
ariel
Kubur,
You are absolutely correct: your example...Kubur, You are absolutely correct: your example is Indian. But both Saracen and I are talking about about 2 other things: the tip of the scabbard tilting up , reminescent of the Turkish yataghan “... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th March 2021, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 3,735
Posted By
ariel
I would like to stress again that Saracen, IMXO,...I would like to stress again that Saracen, IMXO, hit the nail on the head: the tip of Gonzoadler’s scabbard is purely Turkish. The so-called “ Meskhetian Turks” call themselves simply Turks. They... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th March 2021, 02:08 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 3,735
Posted By
ariel
Agree.
It raises yet another digression. South...Agree. It raises yet another digression. South Georgia and Northern Anatolia had a signigicant number of islamized Georgians ( besides Lazes), the so -called Meskheti Turks. In 1944 more than... |
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Forum: Swap Forum
8th March 2021, 07:13 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 543
Posted By
ariel
Need Persian or Syrian shamshir handleWant to replace a hopelessly broken shamshir handle. Handguard is OK. Horn, antller, bone etc. Anyone has a spare? Or even two? |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th March 2021, 02:37 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,778
Posted By
ariel
I think the handle is a replacement. The metal is...I think the handle is a replacement. The metal is distinctly different from the scabbard: seems to be either much lower silver content or not silver at all. Its throat is very peculiar. I’d like to... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th March 2021, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 3,735
Posted By
ariel
It depends on your definition of “...It depends on your definition of “ deceive”. Somebody might have made ( or ordered) it for private use as a hunting knife . Then it went from hands to hands and the original story was... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th March 2021, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 3,735
Posted By
ariel
I have a strange feeling about it.
The face is...I have a strange feeling about it. The face is peculiar, Central Asia was and still is Islamic. Even drawings of human faces are frown upon, but this is a 3-dimensional sculpture. Usually (... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd March 2021, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 3,735
Posted By
ariel
There were famous Bakhmud and Abdalla Tubchiev...There were famous Bakhmud and Abdalla Tubchiev brothers who went to Central Asian khanates ( Bukhara, I vaguely remember) at the end of 19 century. They worked there as jewelers. In Central Asia... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd March 2021, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,760
Posted By
ariel
Sorry Jim..
This is from “The good, the bad and...Sorry Jim.. This is from “The good, the bad and the ugly”. Tuco ( “The ugly”) was taking a bath when his sworn enemy barged in and started loudly telling Tuco why he would be killed in a moment.... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd March 2021, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,760
Posted By
ariel
Aren’t we overthinking it a bit?
Sub-Saharan...Aren’t we overthinking it a bit? Sub-Saharan African weapons by and large sacrificed their functionality in favor of “ whimsicality”. I can recall very few examples of truly functional serious... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2021, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 4,039
Posted By
ariel
As per Elgood, smooth round corals is a trademark...As per Elgood, smooth round corals is a trademark of Foca. Excellent job, Jose! |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2021, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,088
Posted By
ariel
Hi Marius,
Very, very nice!
I agree with you: my...Hi Marius, Very, very nice! I agree with you: my first choice would be a remounted older blade; the second a totally old one protected from the elements in some european collection. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2021, 05:24 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 3,735
Posted By
ariel
Either my eyes betray me, or there is something...Either my eyes betray me, or there is something strange with the blade. It has a blunt ricasso, so it could not have been shortened from that end. But the fuller is very short and does not seem to... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2021, 03:18 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,596
Posted By
ariel
Not ivory for sure. If it passed the hot wire...Not ivory for sure. If it passed the hot wire test, it is going to be bone: camel, buffalo ( not cow, we are talking about India:-), horse. Even elephant or hippo. I am now reading “Career of evil”... |
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Forum: European Armoury
7th January 2021, 03:21 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,734
Posted By
ariel
It is not so much a matter of corrosion of the...It is not so much a matter of corrosion of the silver and gold: it is the matter of rusted steel. With this (fully expected) condition of the blade, the channels into which the wire is hammered get... |
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Forum: European Armoury
7th January 2021, 03:28 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,401
Posted By
ariel
Well, if it fails during the sword fight, the...Well, if it fails during the sword fight, the owner wold be unlikely to go to the maker for a refund. |
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