Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd July 2022, 06:06 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd July 2022, 06:04 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd July 2022, 05:55 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd July 2022, 12:32 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th June 2022, 08:44 AM
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So. Africa has made steel tools for quite a...
So. Africa has made steel tools for quite a while, including sharp pointy things. I have a number of knives made in So. Africa. They still do. The non-zulu Shona tribes also made tools and weapons...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th June 2022, 05:34 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th June 2022, 06:29 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th June 2022, 06:25 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th June 2022, 06:04 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th June 2022, 11:48 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th June 2022, 11:35 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st June 2022, 10:36 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st June 2022, 09:48 AM
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Mystery Shamshir
I think it's maybe Caucasian or Cossack From Eastern Europe somewhere, and later 19thc with a fine wootz Shamshir blade from Persia. It was bought as it is, its scabbard is made this way for edge up...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th June 2022, 07:53 PM
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Tod's Workshop has a number of high class sharp...
Tod's Workshop has a number of high class sharp pointy things, swords, daggers, axes, spears, arrowsmaces, etc. made traditionally, including scabbards, belts, etc. He also dabbles in thrown weapons,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
20th June 2022, 07:14 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th June 2022, 07:14 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th June 2022, 10:53 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th June 2022, 03:53 PM
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As far as can be determined via research &...
As far as can be determined via research & opinions here, The ivory appears to be hippo, but other more expert people would have to make comment on that as I am not an expert at ivory of different...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th June 2022, 12:17 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th June 2022, 04:17 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd June 2022, 09:56 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th May 2022, 10:48 AM
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Another possibility is a 'shrink fit' where the...
Another possibility is a 'shrink fit' where the tang is slightly larger than the grip opening, which is heated to enlarge the opening, tang quickly inserted, and the grip shrinks as it cools again,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd May 2022, 02:34 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd May 2022, 02:17 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st May 2022, 11:48 AM
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Possible, even probable. :D Won't be the first...
Possible, even probable. :D Won't be the first time dealers/museums mislabeled stuff.
Spherical or oblate spheroid mallets were used in carpentry, stone masonry, and even leather working. Many...
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