Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th July 2017, 10:01 PM
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If it wasn't for the scabbard I would totally...
If it wasn't for the scabbard I would totally think that the guy has a double edged European sword and the painter just screwed up. The scabbard though tells me that this is some kind of curved...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd July 2017, 12:42 AM
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Hello All
As soon, as I looked at the...
Hello All
As soon, as I looked at the painting I thought of the Tatar Saber. I have couple of observations that mostly answer to mariusgmioc's post and that's the reason I quote it.
Here is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2017, 12:43 AM
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I do also think that it should be a separate...
I do also think that it should be a separate section. Restoring a blade is what brought me to this forum in the first place. But I also think that the restoration posts should be strictly technical,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th December 2016, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th December 2016, 11:54 PM
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Here it is eftihis.
There is only one...
Here it is eftihis.
There is only one letter/word that I couldn't see clearly, but the meaning won't suffer from it.
So literally it says: "To the enjoyment of Ayvazyan M/I Yakob and Mkhi." It...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd December 2016, 08:57 PM
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th November 2016, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th November 2016, 03:43 AM
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Replies: 5
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Burmese Dha Sword with Silver kofgari
Here is an interesting example of what I found out to be a Burmese Dha Iwe (Story Sword). The wooden handle is missing some parts. IMHO the ray skin cover and the silver pommel!?!, while the tiny...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th March 2016, 05:23 AM
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Replies: 28
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th March 2016, 05:19 AM
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Replies: 28
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Ancestor of Qaddara
Here is the photo of what I consider a shorter version of Qaddara. (Note the fullers and the maker mark). This is a single edge, triple (more if you count the narrow lines) fullered knife with silver...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th March 2016, 05:32 AM
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Replies: 28
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th March 2016, 02:19 AM
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Replies: 28
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My Qaddara
Also here is a link to my Qaddara a.k.a. my "first bladed weapon" (other than army of various knives) and the bacteria that infected me with "Sword Collection" disease. :)
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th March 2016, 01:44 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 32,673
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th March 2016, 12:38 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 32,673
Hi Miguel
The kindjals that you posted are...
Hi Miguel
The kindjals that you posted are great ones and I love them all. The answer to the question: which part of the Caucasus they are from, is never going to be correct. Not only the styles...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th March 2016, 11:58 PM
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Replies: 5
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Hello Sfenoid13
I am sorry that no one...
Hello Sfenoid13
I am sorry that no one translated the inscriptions for you yet, but don't give up, they may still do. I can't read arabic and don't know Turkish myself (the inscriptions could be...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th March 2016, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 33,867
That is exactly what I meant. BTW Your second...
That is exactly what I meant. BTW Your second guess is more possible. The Circassians were a stubborn bunch (no offence meant, using the word as a compliment) and I don't think any one of them would...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th March 2016, 10:58 PM
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Replies: 29
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th March 2016, 04:34 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 33,867
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th March 2016, 04:21 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 23,487
Got it!
After all of your explanations it's making a lot of sense now! Thanks
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd March 2016, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 26
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Nice photos Estcrh! While they may not be a lot...
Nice photos Estcrh! While they may not be a lot of Ottoman Shashkas surviving today, they were actually being made in Ottoman Turkey at some point. And considering the fame and usefullnes of shashkas...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd March 2016, 05:50 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 23,487
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd March 2016, 05:34 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 33,867
Good One
Harry, I was bidding on this one myself, but it got too expensive for me. I was really curious about this one as well and its good that a member of this forum got it so we can discuss it here. For...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd March 2016, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 29
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LOL, I promise I will not bend any more kris or...
LOL, I promise I will not bend any more kris or keris. :) I too like them for what they are, a beautiful piece of culture and tradition, artfully incorporated into a weapon. I was just wandering if...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd March 2016, 02:11 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 23,487
Apologies
Hi everyone. My apologies for being a little confused about the "Kris" & "Keris". When I was buying these daggers the descriptions on all of them had kris and keris in them, but I am learning and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th February 2016, 10:57 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 23,487
The rest of Them
Here are all my krises. One is an old Bali one, the others are new from Sumatra and Jawa, as I am told.
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