Forum: European Armoury
23rd May 2024, 09:10 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
30th April 2024, 10:28 PM
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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...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th April 2024, 08:19 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2024, 11:21 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2024, 06:51 AM
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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...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd April 2024, 07:48 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd April 2024, 12:09 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd March 2024, 02:59 AM
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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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Forum: European Armoury
20th March 2024, 01:33 AM
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Views: 3,379
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2024, 12:56 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2024, 12:45 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th March 2024, 04:23 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd March 2024, 12:41 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th February 2024, 01:48 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th January 2024, 12:19 AM
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Replies: 56
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Just to add a bit, yes the blade is Persian,...
Just to add a bit, yes the blade is Persian, however the scabbard fittings and Handle is clearly Afghan. This was a trade blade that a local sword cutler used to create an Afghan style Shashka.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st August 2023, 11:17 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd August 2023, 03:35 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd August 2023, 05:18 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th July 2023, 07:44 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th June 2023, 07:06 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th June 2023, 04:27 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th July 2022, 05:25 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd June 2022, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,480
My guess is this is a Persian blade that was...
My guess is this is a Persian blade that was given a new hilt and scabbard in Afghanistan. The hilt is probably plain because it was intended to be used in heavy combat, and it probably was, since...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd June 2022, 08:14 AM
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Replies: 4
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Wootz shamshir blade for identification
Here is a shamshir I had acquired from one of my visits to Afghanistan long ago- it’s in terrible condition but has a very nice wootz blade, with a cartouche. I was wondering if it can be traced to a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd June 2022, 02:00 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 6,353
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