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19th March 2023, 12:51 AM | #1 |
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Looks like an old Iver Johnson top break revolver w/pearl grips on his belt. Beautiful kit. The three in the picture below him all look like they are carrying swords,. Last edited by Rick; 19th March 2023 at 01:05 AM. |
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But it looks that indeed other weapons like swords might have been borrowed... Last edited by gp; 19th March 2023 at 09:10 PM. |
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19th March 2023, 09:05 PM | #3 |
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article called "PROMENADE A TRAVERS LA PAMPA GAUCHO" a walk through the gaucho's pampa from 1881
and how it looked like https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JDDX_z7tT10 and a little info on these long ones: http://esgrimacriolla.blogspot.com/2...-caronero.html Last edited by gp; 19th March 2023 at 09:41 PM. |
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gp,
I'm not sure those blades are very true to reality. They look more like folding knives, such as navaja, than facón or cuchillo. This could just as well be a Mediterranean scene, despite the legend to the drawing. Popular travelogues from the nineteenth century generally took a lot of license with what they presented, and often times the stories were written by people who had not ventured very far from Europe. |
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Amen.
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I am also very sceptical of the "ice-pick" grip of the blades, which is rare in real life and specialised for a power strike or finishing move. As I understand it Gaucho fought for prestige and to settle disputes usually with a poncho or blanket wrapped round the left arm as a protection.
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17th April 2023, 08:01 PM | #7 |
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DUPRÉ, Louis (1789-1837). Voyage à Athènes et à Constantinople, ou Collection de portraits, de vues et de costumes grecs et ottomans, peints sur les lieux. Paris: Dondey-Dupré, 1825
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