Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th January 2024, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 11,993
Hi,
I bought cca in 2009 in a small town...
Hi,
I bought cca in 2009 in a small town Rhumsiki in the Mandara mountains in northern Cameroon very simmilar knife (not only central rib, but also the lower part of the sheath)....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st December 2023, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 32,497
The dagger is really nice. nevertheless the...
The dagger is really nice. nevertheless the dating by the auction house is not correct, I think. (I saw just made daggers like this in around the year 2000, which ofcourse does not mean that this is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd November 2023, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 10,810
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th October 2023, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 26,815
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th October 2023, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 11,811
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th October 2023, 07:43 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 11,811
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st October 2023, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 14,804
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st September 2023, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,000
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st September 2023, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 13,198
Hi Marc,
Yes, you are right, I wrote by mistake...
Hi Marc,
Yes, you are right, I wrote by mistake Amharic dagger insted of Amhara dagger. I am enclosing my dagger. Years ago I was told that it comes from Bahir Dar region...
But in general, I think...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th September 2023, 02:33 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,000
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th September 2023, 02:27 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 13,198
Hi, in my opinion (however might be wrong...),...
Hi, in my opinion (however might be wrong...), regardless of the similar type of blade to the Afar/Issa knives, this is a classic Amharic dagger... The covering of the scabbard in fine leather with...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th September 2023, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,459
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th July 2023, 06:38 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 13,580
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th June 2023, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 13,317
Hi, Just for fun I am attaching a picture of a...
Hi, Just for fun I am attaching a picture of a dagger I bought cca in 2009 in a small town, or rather village Rhumsiki in the Mandara mountains in northern Cameroon. I believe the dagger was newly...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th May 2023, 09:57 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,272
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th March 2023, 09:30 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 7,316
Hi Ron,
Thank you for sending the pictures of...
Hi Ron,
Thank you for sending the pictures of this interesting dagger. It's hard to determine their origin, there is no comparative data, no old photos with location. They don't make daggers like...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd February 2023, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 119,708
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th January 2023, 07:20 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,272
An interesting sword from the Sahel region
Enclosed please find photos of an interesting sword that I believe comes from the Sahel region. The sword is heavy, the blade measures approx. 4.7 cm at its widest point. I believe that the shape of...
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Forum: European Armoury
21st January 2023, 11:26 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,506
Army Museum Žižkov
If anyone were to visit Prague, I recommend visiting the Army Museum Žižkov. The permanent exhibition is on three floors and covers the development of weapons and the history of the military from...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th January 2023, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 12,784
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th January 2023, 10:21 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 12,784
Small Chinese dao
Hi,
This sword measures only 76 cm in the scabbard and the blade is 53 cm long. Previously, I heard somewhere that such small daos were made for tourists. But I don't think so since both the handle...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th January 2023, 10:17 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 16,470
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th January 2023, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 16,470
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2023, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 16,470
Opinions on the Chinese Dao
I recently purchased this sword. The total length in the scabbard is 95 cm, the length of the blade is 73 cm. The blade is different from the heavy blades of classic "Boxer Rebellion sabers"- it is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st December 2022, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 36,574
Thank you all for your interesting comments. ...
Thank you all for your interesting comments.
I'm of the opinion that the name is a bit longer - I see it as Monterroza (acc to
https://forebears.io/surnames/monterroza - it is found mainly in...
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