Period Photos of People with Ethnographic Arms

[estcrh]

Originally Posted by Albert

Interesting logo on the chair of the vehicle (only on the cloured plate).
Is it the first prototype of a Hyundai car?

Actually the words "Hyundai" were spelled out on one of the wooden rails of the cart, it has since been edited out. I have no idea how old the colorized version is but I posted it as an example of how this type of armor might have looked when it was being used.

[kronckew]

looks more like the B&W photos w/o the calligraphic annotations and hyundai advert.

[estcrh]

Originally Posted by kronckew

looks more like the B&W photos w/o the calligraphic annotations and hyundai advert.

Thanks, I was looking for this exact image but could not find it.

[kronckew]

Originally Posted by estcrh

...could not find it.

neither could i

i restored it with photoshop.

[estcrh]

Here are two rare photographs, they show what was certainly among the very last of the mounted Indian warriors. I found the first photo awhile back, recently I ran into the second photo. These two photos were obviously meant to be seen together, they are labeled #38 and #39. I edited both photos and created a new image showing both side of this Indian warrior in one photo.

Indian warrior from Orchha. Mounted Indian warrior with a tulwar sword, wearing mail and plate armor (zirah bagtar), helmet (khula khud) and arm guards (dastana), he is holding a very long lance and there is a shield at his side.

[estcrh]

This image was posted already but I found a much larger one.

Moroccan man wearing a genoui (janwi) dagger and holding a kabyle (moukhala) musket, 1875-1890.

High resolution image https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...9bb5e1b72d.jpg

[Robert]

I noticed that this photo has not been posted here yet.

[estcrh]

Bodyguard of the Sultan, Djokjakarta, Java, c1923.

[TVV]

Originally Posted by estcrh

This image was posted already but I found a much larger one.

Moroccan man wearing a genoui (janwi) dagger and holding a kabyle (moukhala) musket, 1875-1890.

Very nice, thanks to the better resolution I finally noticed the beehive flask on his right hip as well.

[estcrh]

Originally Posted by TVV

Very nice, thanks to the better resolution I finally noticed the beehive flask on his right hip as well.

Thanks for pointing that out!

[Kubur]

Originally Posted by TVV

Very nice, thanks to the better resolution I finally noticed the beehive flask on his right hip as well.

and a koummiya
just look above the flask
for me the long dagger is a sboula not a genoui
It's very interesting, because this guy has a koummiya and a sboula.
IMHO the sboula was used as a short sword and the koummiya as a dagger.
More interesting the short sword is also called a nimcha in Morocco/Algeria.

[Gavin Nugent]

Originally Posted by estcrh

Here are two rare photographs, they show what was certainly among the very last of the mounted Indian warriors. I found the first photo awhile back, recently I ran into the second photo. These two photos were obviously meant to be seen together, they are labeled #38 and #39. I edited both photos and created a new image showing both side of this Indian warrior in one photo.

Indian warrior from Orchha. Mounted Indian warrior with a tulwar sword, wearing mail and plate armor (zirah bagtar), helmet (khula khud) and arm guards (dastana), he is holding a very long lance and there is a shield at his side.

Great photos! Thanks for sharing and editing.

I have a heavy duty Indian spear here of similar length.

I've often thought it was Mughal heavy cavalry, perhaps even Sri Lankan in origin as there are similarities to a very long old Sri Lankan lance here, however, I remain uncertain as the large one does not have the taper and POB like the one in the images.

Thanks again for sharing!