Forum: European Armoury
31st March 2016, 01:09 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th January 2016, 12:46 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st January 2016, 08:27 PM
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Kubur,
Never seen one like it!
The "kufic"...
Kubur,
Never seen one like it!
The "kufic" style of the script and certain other features make me wonder if it is a european interpretation of a omani khanjar.
Can you tell us anything more about...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st January 2016, 08:10 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
21st December 2015, 06:29 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th December 2015, 02:48 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th December 2015, 02:25 PM
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Replies: 58
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Thank you Lotfy,
Sorry for the delay, I have...
Thank you Lotfy,
Sorry for the delay, I have had problems with the last update on the PC.
Anyway here they are:-
Nos 1 & 2 are on the front of the scabbard.
Nos 3 & 4 which should be reversed, if...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th December 2015, 01:37 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th November 2015, 02:30 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th November 2015, 10:58 AM
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Lotfy,
The mark also resembles (and I mean...
Lotfy,
The mark also resembles (and I mean resembles) an Englsh government inspectors mark. These were a mark of quality control applied to arms intended for British goverment use. They are ...
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Forum: European Armoury
16th November 2015, 05:10 PM
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With reference to the original No 4. "Hyde...
With reference to the original No 4. "Hyde Division" was a divison of the Cheshire Police in the 19th Century. Hyde is now a suburb of Greater Manchester. These "sabres" as they were known, were...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th November 2015, 06:04 PM
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Lotfy,
Yes, this is the type of blade an 1821...
Lotfy,
Yes, this is the type of blade an 1821 pattern sabre would have. However in 1853 a new pattern for other ranks was introduced without a ricasso, and that, I think, was the end of the ricasso....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th November 2015, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 6
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Hello Lotfy,
From what I can see the blade...
Hello Lotfy,
From what I can see the blade could indeed be British manufacture, any time from the mid 19th century on. Blades of this type were also widely used in India, altho' still frequently...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th October 2015, 12:48 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
28th October 2015, 02:07 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th October 2015, 01:59 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th October 2015, 01:25 PM
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Yes, I have a saif of this type signed on the...
Yes, I have a saif of this type signed on the back of the scabbard (but this is my translation) Amal Mohammed bin Bani and dated, elsewhere on the scabbard AH 1341. Do I surmise from earlier comments...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd October 2015, 09:51 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd October 2015, 02:15 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th August 2015, 06:40 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st July 2015, 03:07 PM
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I agree, Mr Alnakkas,
Swords, or saif, found...
I agree, Mr Alnakkas,
Swords, or saif, found either in what is now Saudi Arabia, or in photographs taken in what is now Saudi Arabia, seem to be of these two distinctive types, but never a hybrid of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th July 2015, 05:57 PM
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Hello Mr Alnakass,
Certainly you can find early...
Hello Mr Alnakass,
Certainly you can find early photographs of dignitaries in the Hejaz wearing what would probably now be described as a Turkish Killij. Obviously this is the Ottoman influence, but...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th June 2015, 10:58 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd May 2015, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 58
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The mouth of the barrel seems to be in the form...
The mouth of the barrel seems to be in the form of a tiger's head which often appears on firearms associated with Tipu Sahib (orTipu Sultan), the Tigerof Mysore. I"m not saying this is one of those...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th February 2015, 06:33 PM
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