Forum: European Armoury
17th July 2024, 10:10 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
17th July 2024, 05:06 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
16th July 2024, 04:17 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
16th July 2024, 10:10 AM
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Close helmet - what's the origin / type
Hi,
Please find attached close helmet. What I found a little bit not typical is that visor part is not opened in separation to main front part. Was that common? or was that appearing in that type...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th July 2024, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 5
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Eftihis,
Thank you very much for your...
Eftihis,
Thank you very much for your comprehensive answer. You are fully right ! It nicely matches with cretan design, but it is not typical to have it as qama. Anyway Cretan work.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th July 2024, 06:11 PM
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Persian qama ?
What do you think - persian qama?
Some nice engravins with fishes.
XIX century?
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th June 2024, 08:58 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th June 2024, 02:37 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th June 2024, 01:11 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th June 2024, 06:25 AM
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Thank you for your comments.
Unfortunately...
Thank you for your comments.
Unfortunately blade has no markings. Indeed it is similar to persian trade blades, might be older. I have attached few Pictures, where similar blade, or hilt shape...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th June 2024, 03:10 PM
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Old persian sword
Hi,
Can you help me to evaluate how old is that blade and what is the origin?
I suspect persian blade from minimum XVIII.. but maybe XVII..
Hilt is missing but might be ineresting.....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th September 2023, 10:21 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th September 2023, 10:17 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 41,312
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd September 2023, 07:20 PM
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Algerian, Yemen sabre?
Hi,
What do you think about the attached saber?
Seems that it may come from Algeria, or Yemen... for me it looks like more from Yemen (hilt type) based on other posts:
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Forum: European Armoury
12th May 2023, 09:38 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
11th May 2023, 12:03 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
9th May 2023, 09:45 PM
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Hi Fernando,
I have found some examples at...
Hi Fernando,
I have found some examples at http://www.thais.it/citta_italiane/firenze/index/museo_stibbert/pag_05.htm
Some rapiers are described as North European, German ... in Spanish style....
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Forum: European Armoury
8th May 2023, 09:07 PM
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Cup-hilted rapier
Adding photos of quite nice rapier with elaborately decorated cup bowl.
Total length is more than 120cm (47 inches).
Wire seems to be later.
Unfortunately there is no marks on the blade, nor the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th February 2023, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 12
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th February 2023, 07:57 PM
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I have found one more example with pala type...
I have found one more example with pala type saber assembly.
Knowing that blade is a good quality and scabbard and hilt are later, just wonder how does that impact value of that item.
Is that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th February 2023, 05:51 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th February 2023, 04:53 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th February 2023, 07:20 PM
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Hi Nihl,
By "possible" I meant it was...
Hi Nihl,
By "possible" I meant it was historically correct combination that was used by a warrior during that period of time, or like a presentation saber for local magnate.
Having it as a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th February 2023, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 12
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Persian pala type blade with tulwar hilt
Hi,
There is a lot of posts related to tulwars with foreign Persian blades, however first time I see it with pala type blade.
Can you share if that kind of setup was possible?
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st January 2022, 03:54 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 18,444
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