Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th January 2023, 12:16 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th January 2023, 12:01 PM
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Khopesh.
This bronze khopesh, or...
Khopesh.
This bronze khopesh, or sickle-sword, was found near Jerusalem and dates to the Late Bronze Age, circa 1500 B.C. The sword is sharpened on the outer edge of the curved portion of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th January 2023, 09:31 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th January 2023, 08:45 PM
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AND...Please see...
AND...Please see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythe_sword
QUOTE; Scythe sword
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The scythe sword of Thomas Müntzer and a representation of the "summer"...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th January 2023, 08:38 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th January 2023, 05:55 PM
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The Scythe as a weapon.
I recently attended a most interesting course on scythe use as a tool for cutting the grass... and the group then commenced work in tidying up one of the ancient church yards of Saint Cuthbert over...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2023, 01:35 AM
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In addition I think Wiki makes a further ...
In addition I think Wiki makes a further statement
thus I QUOTE"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Rejaf
The Lado Enclave
Main article: Battle of Rejaf
Francis Dhanis, ca. 1900
In...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2023, 12:51 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th December 2022, 08:01 PM
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The Mussandam Axe.
An interesting Oman Observer article notes QUOTE "The men carry a walking stick, called a Yurth (Jerz), rather than a khanjar, the distinguishing feature of which is the handle, which is a small...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
10th December 2022, 11:45 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
10th December 2022, 05:27 PM
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Hirz/Lucky Charm boxes
These are probably...
Hirz/Lucky Charm boxes
These are probably Yemeni in a typically less pure silver which actually makes for a harder metal. Number 1 is a lucky charm pendant with a figure 5 geometric arrangement...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th December 2022, 07:35 PM
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see...
see https://digitaltmuseum.no/021028787413/karde/media?slide=4 for another...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th December 2022, 04:44 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
7th December 2022, 03:36 PM
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Here it is...Please see...
Here it is...Please see https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/539235755356190900/ Interesting with its apparent Nimcha style Quillons and hand guard.
Regards,
Peter Hudson.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th December 2022, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 12
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It appears to be the invincible Durga The...
It appears to be the invincible Durga The Goddess... with anything up to 18 arms a formidable warrior indeed... I noted; Durga is nearly always shown either mounting or taming a lion or a tiger. The...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th December 2022, 04:44 PM
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Replies: 84
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The muddle is best seen at...
The muddle is best seen at https://core.ac.uk/reader/161102560
while the full story is worth looking at...even if the mathematics are a puzzle...The familytree does however seem to be pointing at...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th December 2022, 01:21 AM
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Replies: 84
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
5th December 2022, 07:13 PM
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Replies: 18
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I think its a shield with artwork from the...
I think its a shield with artwork from the Ramayama ...When Rama hears Sita has been taken, he and his brother Lakshman set off on a quest to save her. On their journey, Rama and Lakshman travel to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
5th December 2022, 06:09 PM
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Islamic Jewellery.
I note some coins in your group display a Tugra which marks them as Ottoman Turkish though they could be reproductions as this was normal.. The beads are likely to be agate or carnelian and often...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
5th December 2022, 05:45 PM
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This is A Makara ...or a Yali. Both can be...
This is A Makara ...or a Yali. Both can be portrayed in hundreds of slightly different ways and some are simply brackets while others are waterspout heads...and as dagger or sword hilts. I would...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th December 2022, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 84
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In tryng to get an angle on the English Army...
In tryng to get an angle on the English Army ORBAT ..I refer readers to
http://home.mysoul.com.au/graemecook/Renaissance/06_English.htm
and I QUOTE" CAVALRY ; Early to late 16thC 'Men at...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd December 2022, 10:10 PM
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Replies: 84
Views: 100,562
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd December 2022, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 84
Views: 100,562
One special weapon appears particularly on the...
One special weapon appears particularly on the Scottish side of the Borders and that is outlined here; https://doi.org/10.1163/9789047407577_023
Thus 2 alternatives ...the one being the Jeddart...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd December 2022, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 84
Views: 100,562
Hello Jim,
In many ways local...
Hello Jim,
In many ways local nicknames have given weapons meanings and sounds quite unfamiliar with the original and for this the Northern accent is a leader in its field as I peer...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd December 2022, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 84
Views: 100,562
Hello Keith, Clearly Mr Brian Moffat has had a...
Hello Keith, Clearly Mr Brian Moffat has had a huge struggle to win political support for a museum at Hawick (pronounced Hoik) on the subject of Border Reivers. Something similar transpired over...
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