Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th January 2007, 11:39 PM
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You bring up a very good point here and that is...
You bring up a very good point here and that is that many of the symbols seen in modern religion ( Christian or Satanic ) and modern societal use pre-date Christianity. The fish used by christianity...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th January 2007, 04:11 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th January 2007, 02:35 AM
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While I am no expert on the subject the upside...
While I am no expert on the subject the upside down crosses were used in satanic rituals during the time when black masses were done. These were even at times done in an actual church with the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2007, 07:19 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2007, 06:16 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2007, 05:18 PM
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I understand your being skeptical but I do not...
I understand your being skeptical but I do not know how many middle eastern martial artists you have seen. I know my sampling would be very small but I would not dismiss it as not having true matial...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2007, 05:03 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th January 2007, 04:57 PM
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I think that hilt is style is called hulu babah...
I think that hilt is style is called hulu babah buya ( hulu serampang in Gayo). Again it is a stylised representation of an open animal mouth maybe the crocodile. I agree that the motif on it is very...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th January 2007, 04:43 PM
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Willem
Here is what I can find I am afraid it...
Willem
Here is what I can find I am afraid it is not specific to your design
She goes on to note that geographic motifs can be traced back to the Dongson period of design dated about 300 BC....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th January 2007, 03:36 AM
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Jambiya/Khanjar/Khanjarli/hancer, I have never...
Jambiya/Khanjar/Khanjarli/hancer, I have never been too clear on the division, Arzi calls some indian knives on his site Khanjar. I have also heard that only in Saudi is the term Jambiya used but I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th January 2007, 01:06 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th January 2007, 01:04 AM
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A jambiya and a kard perhaps. You can find...
A jambiya and a kard perhaps. You can find examples of both on Artzi's site and I have always felt his prices were fair. Appraisals are not allowed on the forum but some members may choose to PM you...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th January 2007, 01:02 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th January 2007, 01:00 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th January 2007, 12:53 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2007, 11:27 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2007, 03:22 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2007, 01:19 PM
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I think you are right looking at the closer...
I think you are right looking at the closer pictures it looks like it was done to resemble an azimat. There may however be some numerlogical significance to the rows and spacing of it. Someone who...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2007, 01:11 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2007, 01:39 AM
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Aceh swords
I have again updated the page I pulled together on Achenese Peudeueng. The first of many revisions I am sure. I was reticent to post this in light of some of the posts recently on this and other...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2007, 01:27 AM
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That is a very nice panjang and I believe there...
That is a very nice panjang and I believe there is an azimat on the back of the scabbard. Would it be too much of a bother to get a better picture of that ?
Oh and some names of the parts of these...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2007, 01:26 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd January 2007, 01:48 AM
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More good information to add to my "dha...
More good information to add to my "dha notebook", I remember you saying in Md last year that the koftgari was only seen on burmese swords, the rest is all new to me.
Thanks
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2007, 06:57 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2007, 02:11 PM
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