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Forum: European Armoury 18th September 2011, 03:29 PM
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Views: 18,227
Posted By Dmitry
This is a bearing sword for religious and court...

This is a bearing sword for religious and court processions. The leather flap is quite typical of these swords. A sword like this was carried point up, the leather flap would cover the bearer's...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th July 2011, 09:10 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 8,125
Posted By Dmitry
Try rubbing it..

Try rubbing it..
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th July 2011, 10:33 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,347
Posted By Dmitry
I dunno, I don't think it would be that involved....

I dunno, I don't think it would be that involved. I'm sure an art or religions scholar, someone who knows his field down pat, would tell us the origin of this thing, without delving into the wood. ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th July 2011, 02:50 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,347
Posted By Dmitry
Your thoughts on the origins of this piece? Hindustan?

I bought this plaque/altar[?]/thing a few miles from Grand Canyon 10 years ago, from a journey-man dealer in ethnic souvenirs and antiques. He didn't know where it was from.
I liked the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th July 2011, 05:52 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 32,139
Posted By Dmitry
A wonderful piece, a feast for the eyes, really! ...

A wonderful piece, a feast for the eyes, really!
How did you remove the dull gray etch color from the blade?
Forum: European Armoury 4th July 2011, 04:52 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 19,255
Posted By Dmitry
That is a good-looking cutlass. The blade is...

That is a good-looking cutlass. The blade is probably imported, the hilt may be American. If the antler handle turns out to be from an American species of deer, that would cement the attribution to...
Forum: European Armoury 27th June 2011, 09:14 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 16,468
Posted By Dmitry
I believe I know from whence the wind is blowing...

I believe I know from whence the wind is blowing regarding the attribution as a Venetian boarding weapon.
This piece is in the Higgins Armory Museum collection, which had been attributed by someone...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th June 2011, 02:16 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 28,452
Posted By Dmitry
Thank you very much! It's a great link, and...

Thank you very much! It's a great link, and something I had no idea about. An umbrella and a crown, a royal symbol of Hindus [Mughals?] and an ostensibly western royal symbol are pictured together.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2011, 03:10 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 28,452
Posted By Dmitry
The script may resemble the runic characters, but...

The script may resemble the runic characters, but in a way of imitation. I don't think there is any meaning to them in the conventional sense, i.e. these are not abbreviations of anything in the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2011, 07:48 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 28,452
Posted By Dmitry
The spine IS fullered. I will attach a photo...

The spine IS fullered. I will attach a photo later. Could you please post a photo of the umbrella/parasol decoration?
It is also possible that the blade is European, made to emulate the Eastern...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2011, 06:49 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 28,452
Posted By Dmitry
I've perused my books on the Indian arms and did...

I've perused my books on the Indian arms and did not see anything even remotely similar to the hilt and/or the decorations on the blade.
To toss another hand in the mix - the open hand mark was also...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2011, 03:35 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 28,452
Posted By Dmitry
Here's another photo of the front of the blade....

Here's another photo of the front of the blade. Note the crown underneath the umbrella. I am really angry with myself for not taking a better photo of the figure on the other side of the blade.
The...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2011, 02:09 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 28,452
Posted By Dmitry
Has anyone seen anything similar to this sword?

I've only spent a couple of minutes looking at this sword, and the blade initially reminded me of nimchas, because of its smaller size and abrupt curvature. The script looked amharic, but an expert...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th June 2011, 03:39 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 16,436
Posted By Dmitry
Is the dagger pictured above from the...

Is the dagger pictured above from the Trabzon/Trebizond area?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th June 2011, 05:01 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 13,498
Posted By Dmitry
I shouldn't have ruled out the Greeks. :) Here...

I shouldn't have ruled out the Greeks. :)
Here are some more photos. The grip is quite small, this may have been a child's sword.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2011, 09:43 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 13,498
Posted By Dmitry
Ahh, but this isn't about Egypt. :) In...

Ahh, but this isn't about Egypt. :)

In respect to the Greek-provenanced pieces, I have noticed that the blades of Greek knives, for instance, tend to be inscribed in Greek, and sometimes dated in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2011, 05:20 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 13,498
Posted By Dmitry
Dom, thank you very much indeed!!! Shukran...

Dom, thank you very much indeed!!! Shukran Jasilan!

The invocation of Allah rules out the ownership by a Pontian Greek.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2011, 01:18 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 13,498
Posted By Dmitry
Laz Bichaq - Black Sea Yatagan

My new acquisition - a very pretty, small Laz Bichaq, blade is only 53 cm., with the scribed and bras-inlaid decorations of much better quality than most examples I have seen. On the reverse side of...
Forum: European Armoury 16th May 2011, 02:04 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 42,921
Posted By Dmitry
Without pretending to know anything about this...

Without pretending to know anything about this type of armor, I will just present the following excerpt from the Metropolitan Museum of Art publication.
On a purely observational level, the armor in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th May 2011, 12:59 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,358
Posted By Dmitry
THANKS!

THANKS!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2011, 01:09 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,358
Posted By Dmitry
Chinese lance or spearhead?

The brass collar between the socket and the blade makes me think China.
A correct assumption?
Forum: European Armoury 13th April 2011, 12:58 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 22,763
Posted By Dmitry
Hi, A sword with a similar hilt is in the...

Hi,
A sword with a similar hilt is in the Cesta Castle armour collection, in San Marino. Perhaps CAVALO MARINO has something to do with the locale? [San] Marino Cavalry?
Forum: European Armoury 10th April 2011, 04:00 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 19,996
Posted By Dmitry
I knew I saw the guard before, in another...

I knew I saw the guard before, in another incarnation.
Now it's clear to me that someone had a processional sword guard at hand, removed the quillons, and put the hilt together.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th April 2011, 12:49 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 21,556
Posted By Dmitry
Tim, this is pretty interesting. Looks like in...

Tim, this is pretty interesting. Looks like in this thread we have both the European weapons produced in the SE Asian vernacular, and the SE Asian pieces produced to emulate European swords. Both...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th April 2011, 05:40 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 21,556
Posted By Dmitry
Found another quasi-European hunting sword. This...

Found another quasi-European hunting sword. This one was formerly in the Claude Blair collection, and was attributed as Javanese. Judging by the yellowish tinge of the metal, it could be paktong.
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