Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th September 2024, 10:58 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 11,647
Interested party, I think that your seme is a...
Interested party, I think that your seme is a legitimate sword, meaning not for tourist, but not entirely old either, circa 1950. Marc, I think yours has some greater age to it as it is more in the...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
31st July 2024, 02:49 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 12,022
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
27th July 2024, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 12,022
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
27th July 2024, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 12,022
Lombok Keris Iconology
I have been digging through some older purchases and updating them to my website and trying to research some of the examples that I am more unfamiliar with. I purchased this keris about four years...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th May 2024, 08:07 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 13,408
Hello Jaxon,
I do not have any new...
Hello Jaxon,
I do not have any new information on the enigmatic mark but I wanted to congratulate you on this exceptional kaskara sword. Attached are two other war trophies picked up by Francis...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2024, 12:01 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 25,689
I too have recently received a copy of Dmitry’s...
I too have recently received a copy of Dmitry’s new book. After reading his last great book on the Weapons of Afghanistan, I purchased this newest work. I have not had a chance to sit down and read...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
20th March 2024, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,441
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th March 2024, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,441
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th March 2024, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,441
Seeking Help in Identifyling Keris
A few years ago I picked up a group of weapons at auction. The sole reason for purchasing was to win an African sword. The other two swords were from Indonesia. I think they may be worth finding more...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th February 2024, 12:21 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,111
Probably ended up in Sudan at some point in its...
Probably ended up in Sudan at some point in its journey. Englishmen were more than common there. Also, it could have been picked up or traded by Christian missionaries in the Congo like many weapons...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th February 2024, 12:12 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 6,793
Yuri,
As others have stated, your gile is...
Yuri,
As others have stated, your gile is hardwood, probably the same type of wood as these Sudanese arm daggers where the wood has a pronounced grain structure. Horn ones are not very common....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th February 2024, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,103
Hi Ian,
The item in discussion is a Sudanese...
Hi Ian,
The item in discussion is a Sudanese arm dagger or more appropriately a short sword worn on the arm. I do not know of the actual term as they are some of the rarer types of weaponry from...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th January 2024, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,760
Hi Ian, your Sudanese arm dagger script on the...
Hi Ian, your Sudanese arm dagger script on the blade may have the twin cities of Omdurman or Khartoum engraved on the blade. This is the most common engravings that I see on these and are at times...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th January 2024, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 9,662
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th December 2023, 01:46 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 31,622
Thank you for this information, Nihl. It is...
Thank you for this information, Nihl. It is greatly appreciated. Hope to see closer photos once you recieve the item. Here is one from my collection that I acquired a few years back for the records....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th December 2023, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 18,865
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd November 2023, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 34,998
I also acquired the silver Berber sword in...
I also acquired the silver Berber sword in discussion. I would like to confirm that the pommel is slightly offset but very tight. One side is more noticeable than the other when looking at it...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st November 2023, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 34,998
I just received this khodmi and I think the...
I just received this khodmi and I think the seller is referring to examples such as this one. However, this is the first time that I have seen this type of sheath with stitching. The more common type...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st November 2023, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 89
Views: 81,503
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th November 2023, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 89
Views: 81,503
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th November 2023, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 18,865
In my opinion, this gile is not from Yemen....
In my opinion, this gile is not from Yemen. Rather it is likely from the Djibouti Region with Yemeni influence. Yemen is only 32- kilometers through the Bab al- Mandeb Straight and during the late...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th October 2023, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 12,814
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th October 2023, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 18,865
Gile Dagger
Good day everybody,
I just received this beautiful dagger in that looks to be an Afar or Dir Clan (Issa, Gadabuursi) gile. It is quite attractive compared to the average examples that we come...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th October 2023, 05:52 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,422
Here are three from my collection. The older...
Here are three from my collection. The older examples were of elephant ivory while the newer ones are made from bone. Many of the silver alloy sheaths and pommel cap ornaments are from older...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th October 2023, 01:23 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,045
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