| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  30th September 2016, 07:06 AM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  24th April 2016, 01:09 PM | 
	
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				 Hi,   
  
I am not quite sure, indeed better... 
 Hi,
 
 I am not quite sure, indeed better pictures are needed, but I have a question.
 Are the "scratches" on the blade really scratches or traces of engraving to resemble pattern welded steel?
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	| Forum: European Armoury  10th January 2016, 11:53 AM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  26th September 2015, 09:55 AM | 
	
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				 Hi,   
  
my opinion is:   
  
No. 1 Thiers -... 
 Hi,
 
 my opinion is:
 
 No. 1 Thiers - France
 No. 2 Albacete - Spain
 No. 3 Malaga - Spain - very nice and unusual blade pattern
 No. 4 Malaga - Spain
 No. Thiers - France
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	| Forum: European Armoury  10th August 2015, 02:01 PM | 
	
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				 Hi there,   
  
one of the words clearly reads... 
 Hi there,
 
 one of the words clearly reads "Damast" meaning damascus steel.
 According to some sources I have (i.e. Manfred Sachse: Damaszener-Stahl. Mythos. Geschichte. Technik. Anwendung) blades...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  1st November 2014, 01:03 PM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  13th April 2013, 11:32 AM | 
	
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				 Hello Chregu,   
  
in my opinion it is... 
 Hello Chregu,
 
 in my opinion it is Brazilian.
 When You compare the knife to some knives that are depicted in "El Gaucho y su Chuchillo" the brass inlay in the blade seems to be quite common fot...
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	| Forum: European Armoury  29th February 2012, 07:07 AM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  26th February 2012, 10:24 PM | 
	
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	| Forum: European Armoury  31st January 2012, 07:34 AM | 
	
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	| Forum: European Armoury  9th January 2012, 10:47 PM | 
	
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				 Hello,   
  
according to   
  
"The Sword and... 
 Hello,
 
 according to
 
 "The Sword and KNife Makers of Germany 1850-2000"
 
 by Anthony Carter, F.W: Höller was founded in 1866 and ceased production in 1974. During this period this company was...
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	| Forum: European Armoury  26th February 2011, 11:46 PM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  31st May 2010, 08:59 PM | 
	
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				 Hello,   
  
junker is right, this is an old... 
 Hello,
 
 junker is right, this is an old German or Austrian knife, which may have been once part of a wagoner's cutlery.
 In this case the other parts would have been a matching fork, a spoon made...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  2nd February 2010, 06:41 AM | 
	
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				 Hello Carlos,   
  
"Deutsches... 
 Hello Carlos,
 
 "Deutsches Reichsgebrauchsmuster" is no specific company but means "German utility patent". According to my information it was used between 1891 and 1945.
 
 Best regards, Helge
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  10th October 2009, 08:29 PM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  4th August 2009, 08:53 PM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  23rd June 2009, 07:35 PM | 
	
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				 Hello and thank You all for Your comments.   
Of... 
 Hello and thank You all for Your comments.
 Of course You are right, it is a Garuda hilt.
 Seems as if I did not read Coomaraswamy's Medieval Sinhalese Art well enough.
 
 Maskell, thank You for...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  21st June 2009, 11:39 AM | 
	
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				 Pihiya Kaetta - any ideas about age? 
 Hello,
 
 I recently acquired this Pihiya Kaetta style knife at ebay.
 Or at least I think it is a kind of Pihiya.
 The handle reminds me of the Serapendiya hilted Pihiyas altough the handle is...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  3rd May 2009, 02:23 PM | 
	
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				 Hello Gav,   
  
sorry for not showing You the... 
 Hello Gav,
 
 sorry for not showing You the picture I refer to but I have very little time at the moment.
 Concerning slip joint, okay, let's call it simple back spring.
 I have also a Albacete...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  3rd May 2009, 12:17 PM | 
	
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				 Hello,   
  
I just took a look into NAVAJAS... 
 Hello,
 
 I just took a look into NAVAJAS ANTIGUAS - ANTIQUE CLASP KNIVES by Rafael Martinez del Peral y Forton.
 In picture 018 on page 19 You can see a Navaja very similar to the Navaja shown in...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  3rd May 2009, 10:14 AM | 
	
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				 Hello freebooter,   
  
   
  
I don't think,... 
 Hello freebooter,
 
 
 
 I don't think, that the knife misses its back spring.
 As far as I can see from the pictures it seems as if the knife has a slip joint rather than the ratchet lock.
 More...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  3rd May 2009, 09:09 AM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  24th December 2007, 09:26 AM | 
	
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				 Hello,   
  
at the moment I have no literature... 
 Hello,
 
 at the moment I have no literature at hand but I have sveral books, where this kind of knife is depicted. Accoring to these books these knives where made in the middle of the 19th century...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  22nd September 2007, 11:05 AM | 
	
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				 Hello,   
  
since I started the discussion about... 
 Hello,
 
 since I started the discussion about Jun meaning Junior I must admit that this was just a guess.
 In many countries Jun is a shortcut for Junior.
 I did not know that Jun is a Spain...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  22nd September 2007, 10:57 AM | 
	
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				 Beautiful sword!  
  
It was made in Tjikeroeh,... 
 Beautiful sword!
 
 It was made in Tjikeroeh, Java.
 The number on the blade is most likely a date of manufacture, meaning this sword was made in 1892.
 Some informations can be found here:
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