Elephant swords - Ethnographic Arms & Armour

Jens Nordlunde Elephant swords 2nd December 2018, 03:48 PM

fernando Great picture, Jens. Indeed... 2nd December 2018, 06:03 PM

Ren Ren Let me offer my version of... 2nd December 2018, 07:19 PM

mahratt Kentar - Russian measure of... 2nd December 2018, 09:05 PM

Richard Furrer I have seen them in India in... 3rd December 2018, 02:13 AM

ariel Max Fasner’s dictionary: “... 3rd December 2018, 05:36 AM

fernando As i started by saying, these... 3rd December 2018, 11:03 AM

Jens Nordlunde Thank you for the interesting... 3rd December 2018, 10:10 AM

ariel Jens, I fully agree. ... 3rd December 2018, 11:21 AM

fernando You are obvious right, Ariel;... 3rd December 2018, 12:33 PM

Jens Nordlunde Ariel, about breaking the... 3rd December 2018, 12:43 PM

ariel Yes, that is what I was... 3rd December 2018, 02:50 PM

Jens Nordlunde Ren Ren, thank you for the... 3rd December 2018, 03:46 PM

fernando Alvaro Velho speaks of five... 3rd December 2018, 05:54 PM

Jens Nordlunde Hi Fernando, :-) there seem... 3rd December 2018, 06:11 PM

fernando And what a view from the top... 3rd December 2018, 06:43 PM

fernando The example in the Met,... 3rd December 2018, 06:46 PM

Jens Nordlunde No I dont think they... 3rd December 2018, 09:30 PM

Jim McDougall This is a most interesting... 4th December 2018, 02:01 AM

ariel Jim, Tusk swords ceased to... 4th December 2018, 03:19 AM

Jim McDougall Thanks Ariel. I guess the... 4th December 2018, 04:10 AM

fernando Chronology ... Biography. 4th December 2018, 11:52 AM

GIO Always Mughal 4th December 2018, 03:38 PM

Jens Nordlunde It seems as if some of the... 4th December 2018, 03:47 PM

fernando What about this FANTASY... 4th December 2018, 04:44 PM

Jim McDougall This is a good... 4th December 2018, 06:18 PM

Jim McDougall Looking further into this,... 5th December 2018, 02:24 AM

Jim McDougall Just wanted to bump this... 26th November 2019, 12:40 AM

kronckew Tusks are elongated,... 26th November 2019, 10:02 AM

fernando What a serious shot Wayne; i... 26th November 2019, 11:46 AM

Jim McDougall Ahah!! Now that reveals my... 26th November 2019, 11:49 AM

fernando Elephants are either left- or... 26th November 2019, 11:53 AM

Jim McDougall I think if I were applying... 26th November 2019, 11:55 AM

kronckew I think there is differences... 26th November 2019, 03:35 PM

Jens Nordlunde I think it must be relatively... 26th November 2019, 04:10 PM

kronckew Nordelunde; Elly armour... 26th November 2019, 04:21 PM

fernando Migrating the old saying: he... 26th November 2019, 04:42 PM

Jens Nordlunde Yes I know the elephant... 26th November 2019, 04:42 PM

fernando The armour in the picture... 26th November 2019, 04:45 PM

kronckew Yup, could have also had a... 26th November 2019, 04:59 PM

Jim McDougall Very well responded... 26th November 2019, 05:32 PM

Jim McDougall On a lighter note: 26th November 2019, 06:38 PM

kronckew https://www.youtube.com/watch?... 26th November 2019, 04:44 PM

fernando Still they can have a... 26th November 2019, 05:00 PM

fernando Mind you ... 26th November 2019, 06:31 PM

fernando One thing is certain ... 26th November 2019, 07:27 PM

Jim McDougall There is absolutely no... 26th November 2019, 10:08 PM

kronckew The Soviets in WW2 trained... 27th November 2019, 08:47 AM

fernando Let us not digress by that... 27th November 2019, 10:07 AM

ariel Jim, I see your point about... 27th November 2019, 02:05 PM

Jim McDougall Ariel, thank you so much for... 27th November 2019, 04:54 PM

fernando This would be a rather... 27th November 2019, 06:25 PM

ariel A tiny question: how were... 28th November 2019, 05:00 PM

Jim McDougall Well, there you go Ariel,... 28th November 2019, 05:27 PM

ariel Jim, a sprinkle of... 29th November 2019, 05:34 AM

fernando Guys, where is the line, and... 29th November 2019, 12:33 PM

Jim McDougall Excellent Ariel!!! Indeed it... 29th November 2019, 01:22 PM

kronckew Having posted the narwhal... 30th November 2019, 12:32 PM

Jim McDougall Now thats amazing! Who says... 30th November 2019, 07:55 PM

fernando However Jim, given the... 1st December 2019, 12:00 PM

Jim McDougall Well said in your inimitable... 1st December 2019, 04:25 PM

Milogow360 The oldest mentioning of tusk... 3rd July 2020, 09:36 PM

ariel Can you post the text and its... 4th July 2020, 06:55 AM

rysays I have some limited... 13th July 2020, 01:20 AM

Ian Welcome to the Forum, rysays,... 14th July 2020, 01:09 AM

kronckew When I was stationed in... 14th July 2020, 04:48 AM

Milogow360 Chinese monk account of sword... 19th July 2020, 11:53 PM

fernando Most interesting, Milogow360.... 20th July 2020, 05:51 PM

Ren Ren A bas-relief from the... 20th July 2020, 07:38 PM

fernando After all ... not so rare !!! 20th July 2020, 07:51 PM

Milogow360 You can see Elephants holding... 20th July 2020, 09:46 PM

fernando Great material. Just a pitty... 21st July 2020, 11:36 AM

Ian We didn't have Milogow360... 21st July 2020, 12:33 PM

ariel It is a very interesting and... 23rd July 2020, 04:20 AM

fernando Could they really choke them,... 29th November 2019, 12:47 PM

mahratt Although this information is... 27th November 2019, 02:35 PM

kronckew I stand corrected, thanks. 27th November 2019, 04:34 PM

ariel Don’t feel bad: the above... 28th November 2019, 05:32 PM

mahratt I will be very grateful if... 28th November 2019, 07:26 PM

Jim McDougall Yeah!!!! How bout them trunk... 29th November 2019, 02:41 AM

fernando Unlike humans, elephants... 26th November 2019, 04:20 PM

shayde78 I wonder if an enterprising... 5th December 2018, 01:45 AM

Jim McDougall Good observation Shayde! ... 5th December 2018, 02:38 AM

fernando Notwithstanding ... 5th December 2018, 01:09 PM

Jens Nordlunde Maybe the reason why so few... 5th December 2018, 01:29 PM

fernando Well, one perspective :cool: . 5th December 2018, 01:33 PM

Jim McDougall In accord with Jens'... 5th December 2018, 08:33 PM

fernando The history of war elephants... 6th December 2018, 06:26 PM

Jim McDougall Well noted on the 'weakly'... 6th December 2018, 07:43 PM

Jens Nordlunde I remember that Sunde, maybe... 6th December 2018, 09:44 PM

ariel I am reasonably OK with the... 6th December 2018, 10:31 PM

fernando The full citation being: ... 7th December 2018, 10:20 AM

mahratt Chains attached to the... 7th December 2018, 10:58 AM

mahratt Mythological plot. But ... Is... 7th December 2018, 11:09 AM

Jens Nordlunde Mahratt, it is an interseting... 7th December 2018, 09:43 PM

Jim McDougall I agree the artist here in... 7th December 2018, 11:37 PM

ariel Very astute comment, Jim.... 8th December 2018, 08:01 AM

mahratt I do not see the monsters in... 8th December 2018, 09:10 AM

fernando Stay focused, Dmitriy ;) .... 8th December 2018, 11:57 AM

mahratt I apologize, but in my... 8th December 2018, 12:05 PM

Jim McDougall Actually I think the term... 8th December 2018, 04:40 PM

fernando Perhaps should the... 8th December 2018, 12:18 PM

ariel As a matter of fact, the... 7th December 2018, 10:17 PM

fernando Good shot :cool:. . 8th December 2018, 01:06 PM

Jens Nordlunde Hmmm - interesting... 8th December 2018, 03:23 PM

fernando That the evolution of... 8th December 2018, 04:15 PM

Jim McDougall Well... 8th December 2018, 04:46 PM

fernando Incognito 8th December 2018, 07:31 PM

Jim McDougall What I meant regarding... 8th December 2018, 08:34 PM

Jens Nordlunde I find Fernando's quote very... 8th December 2018, 09:06 PM

ariel I have to make an admission:... 9th December 2018, 01:36 AM

fernando Just say the word ;) :D . ... 9th December 2018, 01:59 AM

ariel Not only this elephant... 9th December 2018, 06:53 AM

Jens Nordlunde In The Encyclopedia of the... 9th December 2018, 03:53 PM

fernando The whole description in... 9th December 2018, 04:44 PM

Jim McDougall Amazing you guys!!! These... 9th December 2018, 05:28 PM

fernando The great historian João de... 9th December 2018, 07:02 PM

Jens Nordlunde I think it is fantastic what... 9th December 2018, 09:03 PM

fernando My pleasure, Jens; i have... 9th December 2018, 09:11 PM

Jens Nordlunde Although I do love the... 9th December 2018, 09:35 PM

fernando It is like some times artists... 9th December 2018, 09:48 PM

ariel Re: image of trunk sword in... 9th December 2018, 10:40 PM

fernando I guess Jens has a copy ! 10th December 2018, 11:13 AM

silberschatzimsee i feel sad for that animal :( 10th December 2018, 12:40 AM

ariel Fernando, Re. ... 10th December 2018, 11:16 AM

mahratt Here are two interesting... 10th December 2018, 11:48 AM

Jens Nordlunde Did they drug the elephants,... 10th December 2018, 02:14 PM

fernando Maybe not Jens. Not that they... 10th December 2018, 02:27 PM

Jens Nordlunde Like Ariel, I too have the... 10th December 2018, 06:22 PM

ariel The minute any object is... 10th December 2018, 06:30 PM

ariel To understand it, we need to... 10th December 2018, 11:24 PM

ariel I'd like to see people... 10th December 2018, 06:25 PM

fernando You are underestimating the... 10th December 2018, 07:03 PM

fernando Another technique would be,... 10th December 2018, 07:12 PM

mahratt Absolutely right! :) 10th December 2018, 07:25 PM

ariel Perhaps. No doubt elephants... 11th December 2018, 05:39 AM

mahratt Sometimes just need to... 11th December 2018, 06:31 AM

ariel Regretfully, all the... 11th December 2018, 01:12 PM

mahratt photo 11th December 2018, 02:02 PM

fernando Back with Garcia de Orta ... 12th December 2018, 01:23 PM

Jens Nordlunde Thank you Fernando. The... 12th December 2018, 03:46 PM

ariel Jens and Fernando, I think... 13th December 2018, 08:07 AM

fernando Points taken Ariel ... and... 13th December 2018, 12:47 PM

ariel Re. whipping chains: I... 13th December 2018, 09:44 PM

fernando Ariel, what i admire more... 14th December 2018, 01:03 PM

Jens Nordlunde Ariel, it is an interesting... 14th December 2018, 02:23 PM

mahratt Very interesting experiment... 14th December 2018, 02:45 PM

ariel Fernando, My guess is that... 14th December 2018, 05:11 PM

Ian This has been an interesting... 14th December 2018, 06:43 PM

Jens Nordlunde I agree with Ian, and hope... 14th December 2018, 08:45 PM

ariel Question: Except for a... 15th December 2018, 01:10 AM

mahratt It is very interesting for... 15th December 2018, 09:58 AM

Jim McDougall I agree with Ian and Jens,... 15th December 2018, 07:59 PM

fernando Jim i would be rather... 16th December 2018, 02:06 PM

Jens Nordlunde Thank you for your posts so... 16th December 2018, 02:36 PM

Jens Nordlunde I know I asked that the posts... 19th November 2019, 02:54 PM

fernando Hello Jens, I wonder whether... 20th November 2019, 02:00 PM

ariel Now, with these data ( and... 20th November 2019, 03:21 PM

ariel Fernando, It’s never too... 20th November 2019, 04:37 PM

Jens Nordlunde Fernando, I could not bring... 20th November 2019, 04:40 PM

fernando Do i see some... 20th November 2019, 04:49 PM

fernando Ariel, i confess i wouldn't... 20th November 2019, 05:32 PM

ariel Yup, you guessed it:-) And... 20th November 2019, 05:42 PM

fernando Which i and my wife* are fans... 20th November 2019, 05:59 PM

fernando A bit too heavy, though ...... 20th November 2019, 05:49 PM

ariel Well, no real sword is an... 20th November 2019, 06:56 PM

kronckew For your continued... 20th November 2019, 07:33 PM

Jens Nordlunde Very funny Knocknew, you... 20th November 2019, 09:42 PM

fernando You are right Jens; i am... 21st November 2019, 07:22 PM

fernando From Fernão Mendes Pinto... 22nd November 2019, 01:06 PM

ariel I am with Fernando. ... 22nd November 2019, 02:10 PM

Jens Nordlunde In the quote in post 106... 22nd November 2019, 03:15 PM

fernando Whether trunk swords were... 22nd November 2019, 04:09 PM

ariel Beats me... I just do not... 24th November 2019, 05:04 PM

kronckew Military Elephants when they... 24th November 2019, 08:06 PM

fernando Wayne ... please ! 24th November 2019, 08:26 PM

fernando Could it be that tusk swords... 24th November 2019, 09:42 PM

ariel Tough to argue with eye... 25th November 2019, 01:01 AM

ariel Russian kentar was equivalent... 20th November 2019, 05:04 PM

ariel Fernando, Your info re.... 20th November 2019, 05:10 PM

ariel I learned the art of... 14th December 2018, 05:44 PM

mahratt fernando, I don't think the... 10th December 2018, 07:24 PM

fernando And the Mughal Empire style;... 3rd December 2018, 05:11 PM

ariel Agree. These two examples... 3rd December 2018, 05:49 PM