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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th March 2013, 09:45 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 542
Posted By napoleon
afghan sword

i havent seen many of these but this is the nicest one to date,is the groove in the spine typical of this type? :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th March 2013, 09:34 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 635
Posted By napoleon
very very nice

my comment is great piece , the hilt looks early to me ,whether its 1700s dont know , but i like it very much thanks for sharing it :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th March 2013, 10:25 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 551
Posted By napoleon
shield

i have seen some large pieces of wrought iron currency from africa,is it possible it is a similar thing?but a very prestigious item for sure.thanks for sharing :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th March 2013, 09:14 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,023
Posted By napoleon
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th March 2013, 06:29 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,023
Posted By napoleon
shotel

this is called a shotel,and was used by sudanese warriors,against the british.nice thing ! ;)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th March 2013, 09:32 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 377
Posted By napoleon
takouba

my thoughts are , perhaps this is an example of native use of european item such as a walking stick top, certainly lifts the appearance and would make it stand out amongst his peers.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th March 2013, 09:12 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 478
Posted By napoleon
tazer sword

the sith are back lol !!!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th March 2013, 08:54 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 329
Posted By napoleon
piha kaetta

thank you for the link it was very helpfull ,what a great archive :D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th March 2013, 11:07 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 329
Posted By napoleon
piha kaetta

i just thought that these are very interesting knives,and anyone interested in getting a discusion going,i know not very much about them other than their country of origin,anyone know how or where...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th March 2013, 10:59 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 827
Posted By napoleon
i think it looks spanish and very art deco for...

i think it looks spanish and very art deco for what its worth ,oddities are always fun .
Forum: European Armoury 3rd March 2013, 04:28 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 464
Posted By napoleon
PISTOL

looks like BRANDER for sure.if the name is anything to go by german i would have said intersting thanks for sharing
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd March 2013, 04:17 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 722
Posted By napoleon
lantaka

looking for comments mine would be NEAT!!! THANKS FOR SHARING :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th February 2013, 08:22 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 580
Posted By napoleon
cartridge case

i have several of these in brass and silver are they all greek? :o
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th April 2012, 09:55 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 512
Posted By napoleon
absolutley no idea what it says but a real corker

absolutley no idea what it says but a real corker
Forum: European Armoury 23rd February 2012, 10:11 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 389
Posted By napoleon
Cool no expert but

well its a nice thing is it an ashanti piece ?regards napoleon
Forum: European Armoury 23rd February 2012, 10:02 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 650
Posted By napoleon
very nice

must have very big pockets! regards napoleon :rolleyes:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd February 2012, 07:56 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 3,156
Posted By napoleon
lets see more khukris please everyone

love the two silver handled examples regards napoleon
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd February 2012, 07:42 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 567
Posted By napoleon
Cool wootz

well done a round of applause from me, ive wanted to know how to do this for a while im glad you have broken the conspiracy of silence,i have collected over thirty daggers i suspect are wootz,do you...
Forum: European Armoury 9th December 2011, 08:02 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 7,172
Posted By napoleon
l shaped sword

lovely old sword why not look for an original handle,it might take a while but maybe some one in the forum has such a thing ,cant hurt to ask regards napoleon
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th July 2011, 10:58 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 434
Posted By napoleon
FOR COMMENT

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS ONE,ITS QUITE AN OLD ONE ID SAY BUT I AM UNFAMILIAR WITH THE IRON IS IT METEORIC IRON ,WHAT IS THE LITTLE IVORY DEMON CALLED?ANY HELP APPRECIATED
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th June 2011, 10:44 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 3,648
Posted By napoleon
Cool sea cow hilts

thank you for sharing this,i will have to dig out my dyak swords and have a closer look,i never knew before reading this post that they used sea cow i also assumed it was stag they were made from ....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2011, 10:12 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,034
Posted By napoleon
great knife

never seen anything like it thanks for posting it
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2011, 10:03 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,524
Posted By napoleon
hand sword

in fact i think it could be seen as an ultimatum, in as much it could be viewed as the hand of peace or the hand of fire.i dont think it to be the hand of fatima.and i feel sure it is a very special...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2011, 09:50 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,524
Posted By napoleon
the hand sword

i think the script is possibly a form of cyrillic.to me it says eastern europe,does it have a scabbard,and if so is it in the form of a sleeve regards napoleon
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 20th June 2011, 01:33 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 465
Posted By napoleon
Cool hello everyone

hello,could anyone recomend the best reference for the study of keris,in english if possible ,i have quite a few i saved over time,regards napoleon
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