Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th July 2019, 05:48 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th July 2019, 09:23 PM
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mross,
Your kaskara blade is called the...
mross,
Your kaskara blade is called the Sulimani Daud style variation in Sudan. The true SD style, the central fuller extends to the end of the blade. Your's is shorter, but still a common...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th July 2019, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 51
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Hello All,
A revised and printable pdf...
Hello All,
A revised and printable pdf version of the initial thread has been posted on the Ethnographic Arms & Armour Geographical Index, Africa along with similar enhanced versions of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd July 2019, 08:43 PM
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Don't forget the first publication on the...
Don't forget the first publication on the subject. It is the seminal piece and includes several examples of kaskara even though he calls them of Hausa origin.
Briggs, Lloyd Cabot. "European...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd July 2019, 03:42 PM
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Hello Shansy,
Welcome to the World of the...
Hello Shansy,
Welcome to the World of the Kaskara. The best way to learn about the type is to read forum entries and discussions on the subject by searching on the EAA forum. Over the years the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st July 2019, 12:59 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th June 2019, 05:28 PM
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Replies: 16
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Iain, thanks for the confirmation.
Ariel,...
Iain, thanks for the confirmation.
Ariel, here's a link to goatskin cord. The 0.5mm may be a good match, but they have others.
http://www.rings-things.com/Products/Goat-Skin-Leather-Cord/
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th June 2019, 12:42 AM
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Replies: 16
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Ariel,
At first blush I'd say authentic...
Ariel,
At first blush I'd say authentic Kull, but. While the marks look factory struck, other knowledgeable members may know if Kull put copper/gold inlays ion their marked trade blades. The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th June 2019, 12:01 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th June 2019, 12:40 AM
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Drac,
This could well be a Mahdi Era sword....
Drac,
This could well be a Mahdi Era sword. In the early part the Sudanese were getting blades from whatever sources were available. This presumably European blade could have been dressed in the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd May 2019, 12:53 PM
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The hook-type blade is traditional Hadendawa...
The hook-type blade is traditional Hadendawa khanjar from Eastern Sudan. Below is from p.41 of my Sword Makers of Kassala paper available of the EAA Geographical Index, Africa.
"Khanjar
The Khanjar...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th April 2019, 11:03 PM
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Ah,ha. That's what they want you to believe....
Ah,ha. That's what they want you to believe. These marks can be made easily by anyone who wishes. The fuller is high quality so must be European, Indian or Persian, but I suspect only European would...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th April 2019, 04:16 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd April 2019, 11:54 PM
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Teodor,
Some shi'a of contemporary Iran beat...
Teodor,
Some shi'a of contemporary Iran beat themselves across the back with chains, bringing blood. No doubt this practice has a historical roots, but I haven't researched it lately. I don't...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd April 2019, 10:26 PM
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Teodor,
I read Pradines' paper you...
Teodor,
I read Pradines' paper you referenced. I'm not sure that he proved his points.
1. While Sudanese troops (as "other ranks") typically Nuba, were in Greece, they likely were not in command...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th April 2019, 12:47 AM
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Replies: 51
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Stephen,
Local vs. foreign blade sources has...
Stephen,
Local vs. foreign blade sources has often been a sticking point in kaskara attributions. Usually local smiths can produce a blade almost indistinguishable from munitions grade German...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th April 2019, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 51
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Bill M,
That's a very nice Kaskara. The...
Bill M,
That's a very nice Kaskara. The blade has a Kar/Khor type fuller and was likely forged in the Tigre (Muslim) region of what is now Eritrea. My informants in Kassala in 1984 attributed the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2019, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 51
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2019, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 51
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Stephen,
I accessed an English version of...
Stephen,
I accessed an English version of the Princeton piece, p.204 f. Thanks.
Jim,
Thanks for your astute comments. I'd like to use your comments and reference to the pebbles in my Silver...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2019, 04:06 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 86,787
Thanks, Stephen. I couldn't get access to an...
Thanks, Stephen. I couldn't get access to an English version via Archive ,only German, nor from Libgen.
Interesting apparent parallels between kaskara and Ethiopian broad swords, but yet several...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th April 2019, 02:08 AM
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Replies: 51
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Stephen,
Thanks for your comments. I'm now...
Stephen,
Thanks for your comments. I'm now today revising/updating this essay in prep for it to be converted into a pdf, as already are the other two essays. I'll incorporate comments above,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th April 2019, 04:17 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 63,361
Jim,
I can't say much about other areas, but...
Jim,
I can't say much about other areas, but since Greater Sudan (Darfur to Ethiopia) in the 19th Century would be an intervening area between Oman and Manding, it may be relevant. Of course...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th April 2019, 01:36 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th April 2019, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 20
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th April 2019, 03:52 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 32,838
Ibrahiim,
Well argued piece. Unfortunately,...
Ibrahiim,
Well argued piece. Unfortunately, I wrote the comments on the Mandin scabbard before we benefited from this thread's discussion. I didn't consider the design important to the essay's...
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