Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 09:57 PM
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Addendum: Saharan weapons
First: a takouba form with slightly curved SE blade, probably European so
falling into the takouba spectrum as 'aljuinar' (=curved)
Moroccan sboula. Interestingly these often...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 09:21 PM
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French Foreign Legion: Arms Contexts
In the study of North African edged weapons of the 19th-20th c. the spectrum of tribal arms varies and can in some cases be placed along with the presence and activity of the French colonial...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 08:05 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 06:01 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
Yesterday, 05:05 PM
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Poignant truth
What beautifully written and wonderful sentiments, and thank you for sharing them here. While probably only we 'old timers' might grasp the deep meaning here, we can understand as like the old arms...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th September 2025, 12:19 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,300
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Forum: European Armoury
9th September 2025, 09:49 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th September 2025, 09:36 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 37,661
Thank you for answering my post gp! It is much...
Thank you for answering my post gp! It is much appreciated, I was hoping they were visible :)
Interesting that this culture was that old, but sad that they faced such discriminations. Man is not...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th September 2025, 09:16 PM
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Thank you Werecow!!! This really helps!!! and...
Thank you Werecow!!! This really helps!!! and thanks for all the detail with these affidavits etc.
There is always question with authenticity and provenance with such high profile weapons, but with...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th September 2025, 08:44 PM
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That is a tempting observation, especially with...
That is a tempting observation, especially with west African use of brass, and those dots are also compelling. However this example has a certain feel to it with the vestigial haunches recalling the...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th September 2025, 08:40 PM
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Brass hilt dirks
Naturally the Capn is spot on! This does appear to be a stylized version of the Scottish dirk, and quite old, I would imagine latter part of 18th c. as the capstan atop the pommel suggests. These...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th September 2025, 07:51 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th September 2025, 03:53 PM
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Views: 37,661
Variations and identifying
These are remarkable knives, and easy to see how they can become pretty addicting. One thing that puzzles me is the lack of interest in identifying them or finding historic examples that might show...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th September 2025, 03:37 PM
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addendum
In another account, it seems Ferguson was approached by a Patriot officer presumably outside any sort of action in the moment and when he demanded Ferguson surrender, in defiance Ferguson shot and...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th September 2025, 03:15 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th September 2025, 02:41 PM
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Views: 38,273
Thank you Yuri!! Fantastic info!
I finally...
Thank you Yuri!! Fantastic info!
I finally found the Maasai spears and shield I got many years ago. The one with the narrower black grip area is oldest I believe, possibly 1920s or slightly earlier....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th September 2025, 02:07 PM
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Views: 4,630
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
5th September 2025, 12:59 AM
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Views: 12,622
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd September 2025, 10:03 PM
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Knives-unidentified group-need ID help
These knives came to me years ago in a group, but have never gotten to identifying them. It is an eclectic bunch, but you guys collect in these areas so hope for any info.
1. While this probably...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
3rd September 2025, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 4
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Miniature Arms
In recent discussions, the question on what got you started in the fascination with arms and their history comes up.
In the mid 50s I was about 10 when in a visit to cousins, we went to a neighbors...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd September 2025, 08:56 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 37,661
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd September 2025, 02:57 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd September 2025, 02:10 AM
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Ive been looking everywhere, cannot believe the...
Ive been looking everywhere, cannot believe the dearth of info on bichaqs. Faktor ("Knives and Daggers" has a BALKAN dagger with ivory decorated with brass studs and circles resembling this, noted as...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd September 2025, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,434
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd September 2025, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 37,661
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