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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd September 2025, 06:35 PM
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Posted By gp
I have seen some of these "better" or higher...

I have seen some of these "better" or higher quality daggers and little swords,
which have been made for officers and the better classes (aristocrats and rich merchants) in the Ottoman times, being...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd September 2025, 02:51 PM
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Views: 54,037
Posted By gp
could the name be Morakniv Garberg ? or maybe...

could the name be Morakniv Garberg ? or maybe here is a name:
https://www.chuckhawks.com/scandinavian_knives-2.html

I used to have the top one in green; it was my mother's given to her by my...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd September 2025, 08:26 AM
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Posted By gp
also a nice version are the "double: ones: one...

also a nice version are the "double: ones: one small and one big Puukko
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd September 2025, 07:57 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 16,244
Posted By gp
thank you for your reply! I thought as well...

thank you for your reply!

I thought as well Sarajevo and not a tourist one but original craftmanship made between 1800-1890.

But as I have not seen a bichaq with this geometrical "format"...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd September 2025, 08:41 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 16,244
Posted By gp
Thank you very much for your feedback!

Thank you very much for your feedback!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd September 2025, 08:11 AM
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Views: 54,037
Posted By gp
there is a book in English and also German, next...

there is a book in English and also German, next to a few in Finnish

whilst looking for some literature, I stumbled on this picture on the bottom;

somebody did find a cheap and very nice box...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd September 2025, 08:00 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 54,037
Posted By gp
double....sorry !

double....sorry !
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2025, 03:26 PM
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Views: 18,149
Posted By gp
it doesn't look like pure Arabic nor Turkish nor...

it doesn't look like pure Arabic nor Turkish nor Bosnian written in Arabic lettering...

the person I consult thinks it might perhaps be even Afghan like Dari or Pashtun..?
Her translation is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2025, 03:07 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 16,244
Posted By gp
Bichaq but where from...?

I considered myself lucky to trade this one ( which I believed to be a Balkan one...;)) for an Ottoman dagger of 47 cm long with a silver scabbard.

The more I look, the more I like it but also the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2025, 02:53 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 54,037
Posted By gp
just got lucky and found another 2 which look to...

just got lucky and found another 2 which look to have quite some age to it and differ a little from the standard types...
Concerning the 2nd one; I think the leather scabbard does not belong...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2025, 12:23 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 54,037
Posted By gp
I like ( and my apologies for deleting...)

I like ( and my apologies for deleting...)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2025, 12:14 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 15,238
Posted By gp
wanted to send you a PM but couldn't, Just...

wanted to send you a PM but couldn't,
Just FYI, root cause :

"kronckew has exceeded their stored private messages quota and cannot accept further messages until they clear some space."
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2025, 12:03 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 15,238
Posted By gp
as comparison the only "straight"yataghan I a...

as comparison the only "straight"yataghan I a have,
although to compare it is incorrect, due to the fact that

- mine has ears...
- and sadly no scabbard.

Total lenght is 60 cm (so actually...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2025, 11:38 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 15,238
Posted By gp
For convenience sake, my friend... I referred to...

For convenience sake, my friend... I referred to Montenegro as there is where the Bay of Kotor ( Boka Kotorska) can be found today.
This is eassier for most folks ;)
you don't refer to Belgrade...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2025, 03:34 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 54,037
Posted By gp
well hereby again; it does not look like...

well hereby again;

it does not look like the standard or usual ones with either horse or (more modern) straight handle but the blade clearly is a puuko. total lenght 14 cm
The grip and scabbard...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2025, 02:46 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 15,238
Posted By gp
I can't say much about the origin at this moment,...

I can't say much about the origin at this moment, except that I have seen most "straight" blade ones made in the Bay of Kotor but also being re-used at their time ( 1800-1900).
The scabbard's end...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st August 2025, 11:12 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 54,037
Posted By gp
than this maybe interesting for him; the...

than this maybe interesting for him; the mentioned link is inactive


but this one is and contains 6 pages

https://www.taistokuortti.com/artikkeli1.htm
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th August 2025, 11:36 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 54,037
Posted By gp
there was but I deleted it. My contribution had...

there was but I deleted it. My contribution had many views but no reaction.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th August 2025, 03:39 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 54,037
Posted By gp
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th August 2025, 08:38 PM
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Views: 54,037
Posted By gp
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th August 2025, 06:05 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 14,459
Posted By gp
excellent , thnx a lot ! ...

excellent , thnx a lot !

https://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18997&highlight=lothi
https://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=26309&highlight=lothi...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th August 2025, 12:58 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 14,459
Posted By gp
indeed, they have been described as such ...

indeed, they have been described as such

https://tibetanbuddhistencyclopedia.com/en/index.php?title=Knife_Culture_of_the_Tibetan_Race

https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/3304427/...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th August 2025, 12:37 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 14,459
Posted By gp
you're correct; based upon your comment, I found...

you're correct; based upon your comment, I found an exact similar one sold half a year ago, clicking on the picture you can see 18 other ones looking like mine ...
although mine is in a lesser...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th August 2025, 09:03 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 14,459
Posted By gp
what have I got here...?

Amongst a purchased lot, this knife with as only description "old knife with handle made from horn"
it reminded me of a Japanese one but then again I might be utterly mistaken....
What is this and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th August 2025, 01:59 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 12,130
Posted By gp
the book is in English available , just check...

the book is in English available , just check on of the most well known websites, Gents....:cool:
FYI: also available on quite some other websites in the good ol' U S of A and Europe by ISBN...
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