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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 11
Views: 542
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napoleon
i havent seen many of these but this is the nicest one to date,is the groove in the spine typical of this type? :) |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 7
Views: 635
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napoleon
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 :) |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 13
Views: 551
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napoleon
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 :) |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,023
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,023
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napoleon
this is called a shotel,and was used by sudanese warriors,against the british.nice thing ! ;) |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 8
Views: 377
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napoleon
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. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 10
Views: 478
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 3
Views: 329
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 3
Views: 329
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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... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 19
Views: 827
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napoleon
i think it looks spanish and very art deco for what its worth ,oddities are always fun . |
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Forum: European Armoury
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Replies: 9
Views: 464
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napoleon
looks like BRANDER for sure.if the name is anything to go by german i would have said intersting thanks for sharing |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 22
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 12
Views: 580
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 7
Views: 512
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Forum: European Armoury
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Replies: 5
Views: 389
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Forum: European Armoury
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Replies: 5
Views: 650
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 44
Views: 3,156
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 10
Views: 567
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napoleon
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... |
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Forum: European Armoury
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Replies: 95
Views: 7,172
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napoleon
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 |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 2
Views: 434
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napoleon
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 |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 64
Views: 3,648
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napoleon
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 .... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 27
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,524
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napoleon
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... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,524
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napoleon
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 |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 5
Views: 465
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napoleon
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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