Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th October 2017, 10:07 AM
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old sabre
I have never seen this kind of Abyssinian sabre in "photographs with people". I would say it is neither gurade, nor shotel. It is much shorter (the example in the picture is 68 cms long) and also...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd October 2017, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd October 2017, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,042
Diffusion of "civilisations" -Omo river dagger
The upper part (black) of the handle is from an umbrella (plastic). Also please note the enamel paint. The rest is very classical for the area (probably Mursi tribe).
(One can see such similar...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd October 2017, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 13,008
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd October 2017, 10:46 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 13,008
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd October 2017, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 13,008
Thank you Kronckew. I think it is too heavy for...
Thank you Kronckew. I think it is too heavy for javelin (61 cms, inner diameter of the socket 2.5 cms).... In Africa I would not speak about ahlspiess with disc guard.... My idea is either head from...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd October 2017, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 13,008
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Forum: European Armoury
10th October 2017, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 14,646
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th October 2017, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 9,317
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th October 2017, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 9,140
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th October 2017, 07:17 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 17,006
This is interesting idea .... I think this...
This is interesting idea .... I think this possibility cannot be excluded.
Also the blade was not originally so squashed by cold hammering. Originally it was a little bit thicker and more narrow...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th October 2017, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 17,006
Enclosed please find pictures of the Ethiopian...
Enclosed please find pictures of the Ethiopian dagger with the distinctive pommel which is very similar to the dagger pommel in the first pictures from the top of this thread. Based on the picture of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th October 2017, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,674
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th October 2017, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,674
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th October 2017, 11:42 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,674
old dagger from Ethiopia
The length is cca 45 cms. Handle covered by thick brass. It think interesting piece, maybe comming from Ethiopian Somalia, or influenced at least.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd October 2017, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 11,448
I donīt think the gap was coused by shrinking,...
I donīt think the gap was coused by shrinking, the horn section may be too short for such relatively big gap (just opinion, maybe wrong ...). Sometimes, when the gap is coused by shrinking, the parts...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd October 2017, 11:13 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,727
Just to add: I was really very surprised by the...
Just to add: I was really very surprised by the quality of the blade. Despite the signs of long time practical use, despite the long time in Africa, the blade is still, nearly obsolutely, straight...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd October 2017, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,727
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Forum: European Armoury
26th September 2017, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,727
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Forum: European Armoury
25th September 2017, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,727
Where is this hallmark coming from ?
The sabre was found in Africa (see the handle). Light, springy blade, which, I think, is of European origin. Could anybody help with identification ? Thanks.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th September 2017, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 13,026
I donīt know if Zinder and/or Katsina. This my...
I donīt know if Zinder and/or Katsina. This my guess was based on what I saw in Abuja during 4 years of work there,some time ago. It seems to me that it is more difficult to assign accurately such...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd September 2017, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 13,026
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2017, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 22,537
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th August 2017, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 80,160
Hello Ibrahiim,
Thank you for such backround...
Hello Ibrahiim,
Thank you for such backround research.... You are right that the weapons of similar shapes were also used in warfare. As far as warfare is concerned, I think there were two main...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th August 2017, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 80,160
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