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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th July 2014, 09:05 PM
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Posted By blue lander
This guy just arrived in the mail. I've given it...

This guy just arrived in the mail. I've given it a scrubbing with tooth paste and a tooth brush, I'll try to clean it a bit more.

Any idea what the loops on the back of the scabbard are for?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th July 2014, 03:09 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 11,183
Posted By blue lander
This guy just came in the mail today. Nothing too...

This guy just came in the mail today. Nothing too noteworthy about it other than it being a bit smaller than I expected. If the pommel came from a European sword, it must have been from some small...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th July 2014, 03:21 PM
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Posted By blue lander
I was half tempted to return mine, but I decided...

I was half tempted to return mine, but I decided to keep it since as you say it looks nice and it appears to be hand made. I don't recommend playing with it much, the hemp wrapped around the handle...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st July 2014, 05:57 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 41,341
Posted By blue lander
New one just came in today, I've attached...

New one just came in today, I've attached pictures of it next to my other one. As you can see it's a bit smaller. The overall style is the same with some minor variations, and the carving on the hilt...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th June 2014, 08:17 PM
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Views: 23,842
Posted By blue lander
Thank you Mr. Ibrahiim for your comprehensive yet...

Thank you Mr. Ibrahiim for your comprehensive yet easily digestible context as always.

Does the somewhat atypical blade shape of my khanjar mean anything, either about age or it's regional origin?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th June 2014, 03:52 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 23,842
Posted By blue lander
The hilt looks more like the "Al Ahsa" khanjar,...

The hilt looks more like the "Al Ahsa" khanjar, but the scabbard with the chequered wire looks more like the Asir style ones. I also wonder if the scabbard is really made out of silver, as it seems...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2014, 11:51 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 23,842
Posted By blue lander
Whew! Okay. I would have been bummed to hear...

Whew! Okay. I would have been bummed to hear that. I'm a little concerned that the hilt seems to be crumbling apart. Almost like a synthetic material rather than horn.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2014, 11:07 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 23,842
Posted By blue lander
I take your comment to mean "this is a...

I take your comment to mean "this is a fake/tourist piece but I don't want to be the one who tells him"?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2014, 07:39 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 23,842
Posted By blue lander
That is a dead ringer for mine. I guess it's...

That is a dead ringer for mine. I guess it's Saudi rather than Omani.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2014, 06:17 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 23,842
Posted By blue lander
My first Omani Khanjar

It's tarnished and disintegrating, but it was within my price range. After reading Ibrahiim's extensive khanjar thread, I believe this would be a Muscat style khanjar?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2014, 03:36 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 11,183
Posted By blue lander
There's definitely a family resemblance there,...

There's definitely a family resemblance there, although none of those have the slits in the blade.

Here's another one with slits from an auction that finished a few weeks ago which I didn't win....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2014, 02:51 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 11,183
Posted By blue lander
curved dagger with slots in the blade

Does anybody have any idea where this thing might have originated? I think the pommel came from a European military sabre, the hole in the mouth being for the knuckle bow. The recycled European bits...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th June 2014, 03:43 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 41,341
Posted By blue lander
Are there any pictures of there of the...

Are there any pictures of there of the "non-tourist" version of this knife? Google images doesn't come up with anything that looks similar to these.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th June 2014, 03:01 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 41,341
Posted By blue lander
Another one of these knives went up for auction,...

Another one of these knives went up for auction, so I bought it. The seller says it's from the Maghreb, but who knows how he came to that attribution. That would sync up with it being a dervish...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th June 2014, 04:28 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 51,576
Posted By blue lander
What about the Shula dagger/sword? Is this...

What about the Shula dagger/sword? Is this another spelling for sboula/jiboula or something else entirely? They look completely different but I believe they're from Morocco as well.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th June 2014, 12:10 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 15,858
Posted By blue lander
Thanks Jim, I think I'll leave it as is. I'd have...

Thanks Jim, I think I'll leave it as is. I'd have to double my money into it to get even a basic hilt and then it'd be just another low end Tulwar. As it is, it's interesting at least even if it's...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th June 2014, 06:57 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 15,858
Posted By blue lander
Well, I got it for around half the prices of the...

Well, I got it for around half the prices of the cheapest Tulwar I've seen go up for auction. I'm just glad it doesn't have "MADE IN INDIA" stamped on it.

I've attached some closeups of the blade...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th June 2014, 10:58 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 15,858
Posted By blue lander
If I may ask, if it was up to you would you leave...

If I may ask, if it was up to you would you leave this frankenstein as it is or would you free the blade and pair it with at $50 hilt from ebay. I am madly in love with this skull crushing blade but...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th June 2014, 10:03 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 15,858
Posted By blue lander
I took these pictures with a pretty good camera...

I took these pictures with a pretty good camera but they came out blurry for some reason. I think my hand was shaking. I'll try again tomorrow.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th June 2014, 06:37 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 15,858
Posted By blue lander
It arrived today, and boy is that hilt weird....

It arrived today, and boy is that hilt weird. First the dimensions...

It's 7mm thick at the base. After the ricasso it tapers to 5mm and stays that way until the false edge at the tip.

The...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd June 2014, 04:21 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 15,858
Posted By blue lander
I see. Are Tulwar hilts typically made out of a...

I see. Are Tulwar hilts typically made out of a single piece of cast metal? I've being going through pictures on the forum and I've noticed that some of the plainer hilts have what looks like a weld...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd June 2014, 02:54 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 17,785
Posted By blue lander
I posted some pictures of this thing on a Thai...

I posted some pictures of this thing on a Thai Amulet message board asking if anybody knew what it was. They said it's just a run of the mill "Meed Mor" amulet dagger. But Meed Mors always have...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th May 2014, 11:01 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 15,858
Posted By blue lander
Thanks both. So that explains the pin and the...

Thanks both. So that explains the pin and the pommel. Still a mystery is the welding or solder in the middle of the hilt. And it looks like the steel's split in two by the cross guard. Maybe they...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th May 2014, 06:29 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 15,858
Posted By blue lander
Thank you. My other thought is that perhaps it...

Thank you. My other thought is that perhaps it was modified deliberately by some westerner who found the disc uncomfortable and wanted a little extra length in the grip. But if that was the case they...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th May 2014, 09:48 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 15,858
Posted By blue lander
Tulwar with some unusual modifications

I just won an auction for this tulwar for a very cheap price for obvious reasons. I can't make heads or tails of these auction pictures. It looks like the end of the hilt has been replaced with a...
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