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Forum: European Armoury 8th August 2024, 04:30 AM
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How common was the use of Polish/Ottoman Sabres in Western Europe in the 1500s?

Were Sabres with the Polish-Hungarian or also Ottoman hilt style in wide circulation in Western Europe during the early 1500s, or were they restricted to the more eastern regions like the territory...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th August 2024, 11:03 PM
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Posted By Sakalord364
Interesting, do you remember where you read it?...

Interesting, do you remember where you read it? Afghans no doubt must have used their own ore alongside imported cakes and blades
Forum: European Armoury 24th July 2024, 04:32 AM
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Posted By Sakalord364
Yes your shashka is Afghan, Uzbek shashkas had...

Yes your shashka is Afghan, Uzbek shashkas had completely different handles. Factory made Afghan shashkas were spartan, wooden handled weapons that the government issued, and had scabbards with plain...
Forum: European Armoury 24th July 2024, 12:19 AM
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Posted By Sakalord364
I might also add that the design of these sword...

I might also add that the design of these sword blades is unique, and so are the hilts, being a combination of some generic British handle with an Indian style finger guard. Then again the Afghan...
Forum: European Armoury 24th July 2024, 12:15 AM
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Posted By Sakalord364
Mind you there were quality control and...

Mind you there were quality control and production problems in the workshops due to a lack of wood to feed steam engines, but starting in 1887 the Afghans imported an entire small arms manufacturing...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd July 2024, 06:06 AM
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Posted By Sakalord364
The Kabul workshop was established sometime post...

The Kabul workshop was established sometime post 1881, with the most advanced European machinery arriving from 1887 onwards, so any Khyber with an arsenal stamp was produced when the British had long...
Forum: European Armoury 20th July 2024, 07:27 PM
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Posted By Sakalord364
I’m sure the phenomenon of military style hilts...

I’m sure the phenomenon of military style hilts attached to khyber blades was just a local fashion of the time
Forum: European Armoury 19th July 2024, 11:02 PM
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Posted By Sakalord364
While we are on the topic of these interesting...

While we are on the topic of these interesting swords, I’m also reminded of this fine example, not a factory made piece but made by a local craftsman, that has an imitation Wilkinson star on the...
Forum: European Armoury 19th July 2024, 08:03 PM
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Views: 11,111
Posted By Sakalord364
Question regarding the origin of the grip construction on these European style swords

Is this type of grip construction on these Afghan swords (small panel of wood or bone surrounded by the metal grip) a European type of construction, or is it Caucasian in origin? The only other place...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th July 2024, 07:59 PM
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Posted By Sakalord364
Questions regarding this origin of this grip construction on Afghan swords

Is this type of grip construction (small panel of wood or bone surrounded by the metal grip) a European type of construction, or is it Caucasian in origin? The only other place I’ve seen it is on...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th June 2024, 05:09 PM
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Posted By Sakalord364
Are there any good English language books on Caucasian arms and armor?

I’m new to this specific area of collecting, so I’m wondering if there are any good English language works or resources so I can learn more about Caucasian edged weapons
Forum: European Armoury 13th June 2024, 09:12 AM
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Views: 11,983
Posted By Sakalord364
How common were forging errors on European blades?

Such as blades not being 100% straight, a mistake in the forging process, a dimple in the blade, etc. Swords from the 1600s onwards seems to have survived in the best condition so I guess my question...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th June 2024, 04:06 AM
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Views: 58,707
Posted By Sakalord364
Interesting you mention they seem to be...

Interesting you mention they seem to be overweight, now I’m assuming afghans had access to original shashkas when they first started making these afghan style shashkas, and shashkas are known for...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th June 2024, 09:47 PM
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Views: 13,482
Posted By Sakalord364
Thanks, I deliberately left out Persia because...

Thanks, I deliberately left out Persia because they produced blades on an almost industrial level there, it was a massive industry to I’m assuming they were able to weather hardship more efficiently?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th June 2024, 09:38 PM
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Views: 16,971
Posted By Sakalord364
Why does this finely made khyber knife have an incomplete fuller?

This is a khyber knife made for a wealthy client, great effort was made to ensure it looks aesthetically pleasing, however why is the fuller incomplete? Surely a smith who put so much detail in other...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th June 2024, 09:25 PM
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Views: 29,771
Posted By Sakalord364
10thRoyal it’s interesting the hilt on your...

10thRoyal it’s interesting the hilt on your example appears irregularly made, perhaps the smith was a novice or it’s just a result of wear and tear.

An example in original condition looks quite...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th June 2024, 09:52 AM
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Views: 13,482
Posted By Sakalord364
Why do some pulwars and Tulwars have sloppily and roughy cut fullers?

I would assume it’s because some smiths (such as individual smiths or those belonging to a small workshop) did not have the time nor the resources to practice cutting fullers precisely, and their...
Forum: European Armoury 23rd May 2024, 09:10 PM
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Views: 11,701
Posted By Sakalord364
Did individual Polish nobles have large collections of swords?

Of course a well to do nobleman in any country would likely own multiple swords, but I heard that Polish nobles collected sabres like one would do with coins or stamps today. Could such habits have...
Forum: European Armoury 30th April 2024, 10:28 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 6,553
Posted By Sakalord364
Downturned pommels on British sword bayonets

Did the Downturned pommels on British sword Bayonets have their origin in the 1796 cavalry Sabre? I don’t think I’ve seen any downturned pommels on European edged weapons prior to the introduction of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th April 2024, 08:19 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 14,064
Posted By Sakalord364
When did the quality of European blades surpass...

When did the quality of European blades surpass that of wootz? I assume it was when the Industrial Revolution started, though I know Europeans exported blades to India in large quantities due to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th April 2024, 11:21 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 14,064
Posted By Sakalord364
On a similar note, did wootz blades have a higher...

On a similar note, did wootz blades have a higher carbon content when compared to a contemporary non wootz European blade? Because I’ve seen European sabre blades be more resistant to rust then say a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th April 2024, 06:51 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,210
Posted By Sakalord364
Did The Ottomans ever use guardless sabres?

Of course the Ottomans had the Yataghan, and the Shashka was also not unfamiliar to them I presume, but did the Ottomans also use guardless sabres of their own manufacture? As in Sabres that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd April 2024, 07:48 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,462
Posted By Sakalord364
Similarities in design between Afghan axes and Musandam/Jerrs axes

I’ve noticed a great deal of design similarities between these 20th century Afghan axes and these axes from Oman, from everything to the design motifs, to the copper inlay, to the carving on the...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd April 2024, 12:09 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,658
Posted By Sakalord364
Regarding the origin of blades on Polish Sabres

Were the majority of blades found on Polish sabres of the 17th/18th century of foreign, i.e German and Italian make, or did native smiths also forge their own blades?
Forum: European Armoury 23rd March 2024, 02:59 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,158
Posted By Sakalord364
This type of scabbard with these fittings is...

This type of scabbard with these fittings is commonly found among Afghan swords of the early 20th century. The curved examples are rarer and made by private artisans, the style is in imitation of the...
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