Forum: European Armoury
13th October 2017, 06:09 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
9th October 2017, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 18,048
Hello,
My guess, and it is only that, is that...
Hello,
My guess, and it is only that, is that it might be some form of starting\signaling device. For example, to signal when a race competitor has passed a line so that someone else can start or...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th September 2017, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 29,398
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th September 2017, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 69,795
A very similar type of decoration, inlaid nacre...
A very similar type of decoration, inlaid nacre chips, some crudely, some better, is often found on furniture described as 'Damascus'. Apropos discussions elsewhere on the forum, this may describe a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th September 2017, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 32,328
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd September 2017, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 32,328
Whilst not necessarily making an an attribution...
Whilst not necessarily making an an attribution of these examples, spears were used by 'elephantiers' for the control of elephants. An elephant, being such a big beast, cannot always be controlled by...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd September 2017, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 19,011
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Forum: European Armoury
1st September 2017, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 47,093
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
13th August 2017, 06:50 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,137
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Forum: European Armoury
26th July 2017, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 26,471
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th July 2017, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 69,460
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th June 2017, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 38,833
Two points I would like to make;-
It occurs...
Two points I would like to make;-
It occurs to me that a butt of this type would sit more comfortably on your lap or thigh than that of a pistol if it was being held upright to load whilst on...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st June 2017, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 38,833
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st May 2017, 10:12 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 38,833
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
20th May 2017, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 9,484
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
17th May 2017, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 15,021
Probably not, but being sold in Mozambique.
I...
Probably not, but being sold in Mozambique.
I think I was being a little too specific when I said Makonde. the 'chip' carving and wood look to me as if they could be East African. The concept of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
17th May 2017, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 15,021
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
12th May 2017, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 15,021
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd May 2017, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 21,848
Cathey,
To sum up, I think this is unlikely to...
Cathey,
To sum up, I think this is unlikely to be an officers sword, the blade is plain, the grip is bone, not ivory and it is marked to a regiment and not an individual. At 27in the blade is too...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2017, 03:59 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 16,527
Stu, back to betel. A grey residue could be the...
Stu, back to betel. A grey residue could be the dried out remains of lime paste, (calcium hydroxide) I think. I believe it is the reaction of this with the other ingredients that turns saliva red. I...
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Forum: European Armoury
19th April 2017, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 21,848
Cathey
The engraving to the scabbard would...
Cathey
The engraving to the scabbard would indicate (to me) that this sword belonged to the regiment rather than an individual officer. This would encompass NCO 'S and band swords. I also believe...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th April 2017, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 16,527
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st February 2017, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 39,092
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th January 2017, 07:37 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 39,092
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st December 2016, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 39,857
I would go down Jim's route. It could be one of...
I would go down Jim's route. It could be one of those curious hybrids that Yemen and the Red Sea coast often produce. Also, I would not rule out Sumatra or somewhere like that, produced for or under...
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