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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Today, 06:12 PM
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Posted By gp
Can you be more specific as to “ Italian” does...

Can you be more specific as to “ Italian” does not tell me anything….
That country started after Garibaldi:cool:


Were it the Venetians who ruled over the waves and Adria for quite some times or...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Yesterday, 08:53 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 12,239
Posted By gp
back on Moroccan soldiers, next to their...

back on Moroccan soldiers, next to their participation as Legionairs, hereby their other contribution as goumiers in Europe during WWII
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Yesterday, 06:11 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 12,239
Posted By gp
thnx for the last picture, brings back memories...

thnx for the last picture, brings back memories of Moorcock and his musical enterprises

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mtOXAIODnGc

which coindincides with Moorcock's latest book The Citadel...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th September 2025, 07:06 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 12,239
Posted By gp
last but not least, let's not forget our 2 most...

last but not least, let's not forget our 2 most popular Legionairs!!!!

"Tiens, voilà du boudin, voilà du boudin, voilà du boudin"
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th September 2025, 06:43 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 12,239
Posted By gp
you're welcome and most happy to oblige! It...

you're welcome and most happy to oblige!

It was indeed a wonderfull and interesting time, as a "teenybopper" following the song "Marrakesh Express" (by Graham Nash) and visting the places where...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th September 2025, 09:26 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 12,239
Posted By gp
to make it more complicated....during my 2 years...

to make it more complicated....during my 2 years stay in Morocco 1980/81, I travelled along the Atlantic coast from Tanger to Agadir ( also an Amizigh/Berber city) and noticed that all fortresses had...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th September 2025, 09:17 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 12,239
Posted By gp
there is more to it; the riff is actually ( a...

there is more to it; the riff is actually ( a most beautiful) mountain region which was quite independent since the Romans and prior the Kingdom, when Sultans pf several dynasties rules the Magreb,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th September 2025, 06:42 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 18,179
Posted By gp
a nice example at the MET: ...

a nice example at the MET:

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/24325

some more info:
https://indianfight.com/pata/
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th September 2025, 05:04 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 53,872
Posted By gp
on Swedish knives: https://themorakniv.com/ ...

on Swedish knives:
https://themorakniv.com/
mail: info@morakniv.se

and 200 years Norwegian family Strømeng:
https://samekniv.no/
mail: post@samekniv.no
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th September 2025, 04:42 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 12,239
Posted By gp
Thank you very much for addressing this issue! ...

Thank you very much for addressing this issue!
Best answers you will get directly from the source:
https://www.legion-etrangere.com/mdl/pages_dossier.php?id=72

for inquiries you can contact...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th September 2025, 05:15 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 17,955
Posted By gp
I could not have said it better and agree not...

I could not have said it better and agree not 100 but 1000% and I believe there is already an excellent structure ( if one could call it that) in place by the specialist knowledge of forum members...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th September 2025, 10:47 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 577,197
Posted By gp
Thank you! The top 2 with the “open mouth” handle...

Thank you! The top 2 with the “open mouth” handle are very nice and I believe you outbid me in the auction as I do not have this type of Bosnian at all…:)
Congrats again!

The third one with...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th September 2025, 06:56 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 53,872
Posted By gp
One from Sweden,manufactured by Erik Frost in...

One from Sweden,manufactured by Erik Frost in Mora, Sweden, approximately in the 1950s.
The varnished wooden handle is fitted with a brass upper mount and a nickelsilver lower mount.
The...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th September 2025, 06:53 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 53,872
Posted By gp
The lack might be explained by the fact that the...

The lack might be explained by the fact that the Sami, one of the oldest cultures in Europe (even the Romans did mention them), sadly have been surpressed and discriminated against for a long...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th September 2025, 06:19 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 577,197
Posted By gp
don't underestimate yours; the quality is good to...

don't underestimate yours; the quality is good to very good.

Forget about Bosnian scabbards, always the poorer part as it is just very thin copper on wood ( and not the best strongest wood I dare...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th September 2025, 09:56 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 16,141
Posted By gp
Thank you! Subject to the region, even within a...

Thank you! Subject to the region, even within a certain country, the name used for a knife or dagger can change, leading sometimes to confussion.

Where one names a knife in the former Yugoslavia...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th September 2025, 08:51 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 15,129
Posted By gp
You should be a hap, hap, happy guy ! 100% ...

You should be a hap, hap, happy guy ! 100%

Congrats!

As said before it is a very nice one but also the result of your hard work; it turned out beautiful, specially the end result on the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th September 2025, 05:10 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 24,955
Posted By gp
the only one I have, just a simple one with a...

the only one I have, just a simple one with a small decoration close to the grip
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th September 2025, 05:44 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 53,872
Posted By gp
could it be : ...

could it be :

https://www.knivesofthenorth.com/collections/stromeng
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th September 2025, 03:06 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 53,872
Posted By gp
received a nice puukko, which was quite dirty and...

received a nice puukko, which was quite dirty and some rust, looked a little beaten up as if in had been throug several wars...:)

nevertheless managed to get it back to live;

it is 20 cm long...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th September 2025, 05:38 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 14,135
Posted By gp
I used to have a similar one, which got stolen in...

I used to have a similar one, which got stolen in 85 with my puukko...
But I like these 2 very much due to their patina !
Both on the handle and as well on the leather scabbard; simply beautiful....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th September 2025, 04:04 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 16,141
Posted By gp
Thanks a lot concerning the determination ! ...

Thanks a lot concerning the determination !
Highly appreciated to have this solved….
Now I can say “vozi Misko”.
= an encouragement from an excellent movie “ ko to tama peva / look who is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th September 2025, 09:09 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 13,150
Posted By gp
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpost.php?p=28458...

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpost.php?p=284584&postcount=21
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th September 2025, 09:01 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 15,129
Posted By gp
I refrain from commenting on politics but the Bay...

I refrain from commenting on politics but the Bay of Kotor has a most interesting history

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Kotor

FYI: I used to stay at friends in Dobrota ( next to Kotor )...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd September 2025, 06:42 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 11,542
Posted By gp
double, sorry

double, sorry
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