Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th October 2020, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 14
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th October 2020, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 14
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Nice!
A very nice takouba indeed! I believe that your assessment in dating is correct, the mounts from the last half century and a blade from the 19th century or even earlier. It is not at all uncommon to...
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Forum: Swap Forum
3rd October 2020, 02:59 AM
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Replies: 2
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It's not a bug... it's a feature
This is because only the member starting the thread or a moderator may reply to swap forum threads. This has been the case for at least a decade and this policy came about when dealers would...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th August 2020, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 4
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On the basis of form, construction and some of...
On the basis of form, construction and some of the decorative elements, I believe this is Moroccan, later 20th Century, probably made to appeal to the traveler. Considering the amount of hand work...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th August 2020, 10:29 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 33,022
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th August 2020, 05:29 PM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th August 2020, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 33,022
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th August 2020, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 33,022
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th August 2020, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 33,022
It will be a few days before I will be able to...
It will be a few days before I will be able to organize fresh pictures. The scabbard mouth is very plain, except for the profile and the hilt extends up to about a centimetre into a recess. The edges...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th August 2020, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 33,022
A favorite of mine!
Here is my very similar pira purchased by myself in the market in Zamboanga City in the early to mid 1970s. The scabbard has been wrapped with black plastic electrical tape - so much like what I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th August 2020, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 28,802
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th August 2020, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 28,802
I think this is the 'real deal' intended for...
I think this is the 'real deal' intended for local wear and use and not a tourist special. It does not appear to be of the highest order of craftsmanship, but does appear to be respectable handmade...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th August 2020, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 26,704
Scarf weld?
Sometimes there will be a transverse difference in patination down in the lower forte like in your images reflecting different materials owing to a 'scarf' or overlapping weld where the tang is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th July 2020, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 37,093
It is intended as neither cynical nor humorous,...
It is intended as neither cynical nor humorous, but my candid, honest reply when asked about the ultimate disposition of my collection is "This is not my problem - I have enough problems. I will be...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd July 2020, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: European Armoury
18th June 2020, 12:26 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 29,713
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Forum: European Armoury
7th June 2020, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 29,713
Thank you Gentlemen.
Here are closer-up up...
Thank you Gentlemen.
Here are closer-up up views of the threading. I wonder if the obvious diagonal weld line in one of the views indicates material added at the last restoration to 'beef up' the...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th June 2020, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 15
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Technical details
However, the sword has clearly seen some use and substantial wear and it was clearly made for and shows evidence of use and not mere parade display. The plano-convex stiffening rods are attached to...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th June 2020, 05:52 PM
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Replies: 15
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Big British Basket Hilted Sword
Following a discussion in another thread I promised to present an example of a threaded tang on a British sword dating to around 1600. Having dismounted the pommel, I am doubting that the actual...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd June 2020, 05:01 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 58,768
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st May 2020, 02:47 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 19,433
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
22nd May 2020, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 21,698
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
20th May 2020, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 21,698
I saw a 'degenerate' version with a typical...
I saw a 'degenerate' version with a typical modern cast chrome plated hook, red fabric covering and rather unattractive modern aluminum coins for sale in Venice in the 1980s. This prepared me when I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
20th May 2020, 12:26 AM
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Replies: 10
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I wonder if this is a Venetian boat hook (for...
I wonder if this is a Venetian boat hook (for retrieving a moored boat from beyond natural arm's reach) that has the added blades to perhaps serve also as a repellent for unwanted visitors. I have an...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th May 2020, 04:39 PM
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Replies: 9
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