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Forum: European Armoury 15th July 2025, 06:12 AM
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Posted By kahnjar1
Hi Jim, I don't want to dampen your excitement...

Hi Jim, I don't want to dampen your excitement but your pepperbox could be from one of many makers of these. If it was of the same maker as the other one shown here, then I believe it would also have...
Forum: European Armoury 14th July 2025, 09:01 AM
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Posted By kahnjar1
Give me a day or two and I will send you Belgian...

Give me a day or two and I will send you Belgian Proofs. The Pepperbox of your s is definitely English
Stu
Here are Belgian Proof Marks https://www.shotguns.se/html/belgium.html
Also on left hand...
Forum: European Armoury 14th July 2025, 01:56 AM
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Posted By kahnjar1
Normally ball but I guess COULD fire shot if...

Normally ball but I guess COULD fire shot if necessary, but this would require a wad over the shot to stop it falling out. A ball would not require a wad. I do not see the calibre mentioned above but...
Forum: European Armoury 14th July 2025, 01:38 AM
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Posted By kahnjar1
Hi Jim, This is a very nice Pepperbox pistol....

Hi Jim,
This is a very nice Pepperbox pistol. It surprises me that with the quality engraving etc that there is no Makers or Sellers name on it.
For your information attached is info on British...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th July 2025, 02:42 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,083
Posted By kahnjar1
Happy to add my 2 cents worth Jim. Hope this...

Happy to add my 2 cents worth Jim. Hope this clarifys things for you.
Stu
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd July 2025, 09:41 PM
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Posted By kahnjar1
>NOT WAHABITE but Dharia

Wahabite is a term used by collectors and is not correct terminology for these daggers/knives. They are DHARIA (or Sabiki, Sabak et al). A book published by the King Faisal Foundation, Riyadh in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd July 2025, 05:17 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,640
Posted By kahnjar1
If the head of the axe is unusually small it...

If the head of the axe is unusually small it could well be a Jerz axe from Oman.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2025, 08:21 PM
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Views: 4,052
Posted By kahnjar1
Beautiful sword but is this really a Tulwar? Stu

Beautiful sword but is this really a Tulwar?
Stu
Forum: European Armoury 2nd June 2025, 09:58 PM
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Views: 24,890
Posted By kahnjar1
Fake or Reproduction?

Hi Jim,
This thread started out with the subject of Repros but seems to have now also included Fakes. I believe that they are two different things.
IMHO a fake is a false copy meant to deceive,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th May 2025, 03:26 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,537
Posted By kahnjar1
Yes leave as is Tim. As Detlef said it has a nice...

Yes leave as is Tim. As Detlef said it has a nice old patina and probably could have come as a result of contact with someones head:o.
If repair is needed in wood then a suitable putty coloured to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th May 2025, 10:36 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 20,644
Posted By kahnjar1
Jambia also?

Maybe the word JAMBIYA (various spellings) should also be included here as this is also used to describe the knife/dagger type.
Stu
Forum: European Armoury 24th April 2025, 10:02 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 42,123
Posted By kahnjar1
WE WILL REMEMBER.........110 Years on

Once again we remember those who fell in the folly of war.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st March 2025, 12:16 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 35,162
Posted By kahnjar1
Cool Local arms fair??:confused::confused:

Local arms fair??:confused::confused:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th March 2025, 09:05 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 35,162
Posted By kahnjar1
You appear to say in your first post here that...

You appear to say in your first post here that the koummya is not a useful fighting weapon, and yet above you say it is.
Your point is taken that those with no "quillons" are likely to do the user...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 28th March 2025, 09:48 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 102,455
Posted By kahnjar1
Very nice!

Very nice!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th March 2025, 09:47 PM
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Views: 35,162
Posted By kahnjar1
Probably the latter but who would know. Stu

Probably the latter but who would know.
Stu
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th March 2025, 08:11 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 35,162
Posted By kahnjar1
Jim....I note your comment above about the...

Jim....I note your comment above about the scabbard being decorated both sides......I can tell you that these knives were often worn by the Berber on a baldrick over the shoulder (see Page 7 of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th March 2025, 02:53 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 35,162
Posted By kahnjar1
Re RobT.s comment above......the fact this has no...

Re RobT.s comment above......the fact this has no quillons does not preclude it's use as a weapon. I have not seen ANY Koummya that have TRUE quillons. Some have a shaped grip but more often than...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 27th March 2025, 07:54 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 42,256
Posted By kahnjar1
Second last pic shows a turtle near the opening...

Second last pic shows a turtle near the opening of the "cup" so I suggest maybe from the Ivory Coast, which by the way is not too far from Benin as the crow flys. Either way I would say this is an...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 24th March 2025, 04:26 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 102,455
Posted By kahnjar1
Thank you Alan

Thank you Alan
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 23rd March 2025, 08:19 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 102,455
Posted By kahnjar1
HI Detlef, Yes I had thought that my Ghendi...

HI Detlef,
Yes I had thought that my Ghendi MIGHT be older than 1900ish. I have read somewhere that these were often repaired several times, but I have no way to establish more accurately how old...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 22nd March 2025, 08:57 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 102,455
Posted By kahnjar1
Thanks for the link Detlef. I like your Sumatran...

Thanks for the link Detlef. I like your Sumatran Ghendi and will have to keep my eyes open for one to go with my Javanese one.
The culture of the Minangkabau is interesting....quite different...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 22nd March 2025, 12:28 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 102,455
Posted By kahnjar1
Sumatran Kettle Dutch Colonial Era c1900

A nice Sumatran Kettle from the Minangkabau People, Padang Highlands, West Sumatra.
This kettle shows the early style of brass/copperware from Sumatra. The decoration is imposed on the surface...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st March 2025, 09:09 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 102,985
Posted By kahnjar1
Not necessarily owned by an Omani. Many countries...

Not necessarily owned by an Omani. Many countries traded thru Zanzibar including the Omanis.
Why do you think that the grip was ivory? Could just as easily been bone or giraffe hoof, or for that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th March 2025, 09:29 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 102,985
Posted By kahnjar1
Persian? Others will no doubt may have a better...

Persian? Others will no doubt may have a better idea.
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