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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd August 2013, 01:09 PM
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Posted By stephen wood
Yataghan for Comment

...I know very little about the Yataghan - could any members help me with this one's possible origin?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th February 2013, 05:34 PM
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Views: 17,271
Posted By stephen wood
..I think it must be one of the earliest. The...

..I think it must be one of the earliest. The picture, from 1821, shows a King of Sennar.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th February 2013, 05:31 PM
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Views: 16,481
Posted By stephen wood
...some early nimcha or similar swords.

...some early nimcha or similar swords.
Forum: European Armoury 17th October 2012, 07:45 PM
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Views: 7,024
Posted By stephen wood
...many thanks for your interest. as far as...

...many thanks for your interest.

as far as I know, Artillery Officers carried and continue to carry the variation on 1821 light Cavalry Swords. Other Ranks in the King's Troop carry the 1908.
...
Forum: European Armoury 17th October 2012, 07:39 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 226,715
Posted By stephen wood
...wasn't Malchus the servant of the High Priest...

...wasn't Malchus the servant of the High Priest whose ear was cut off by St Peter and restored by Christ?
Forum: European Armoury 4th October 2012, 06:13 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,024
Posted By stephen wood
Great War Royal Artillery Officer's Sword with "Initials"

...I noticed two tiny marks on this sword - on the other side of the number. They look quite like initials - would they have been put on at Wilkinson's or by the owner? They look like ER of EB.

It...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st April 2012, 10:49 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 67,844
Posted By stephen wood
...the straight-bladed kaskara-like swords were...

...the straight-bladed kaskara-like swords were associated with the Coptic priesthood which was administered from Alexandria until 1959.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st February 2012, 09:35 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,420
Posted By stephen wood
Unusual markings on a kaskara

I was recently sent these images by a fellow member of the Arms and Armour Society and cannot recall having seen the markings before.

Does anyone recognise them?

Many thanks
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th December 2011, 12:15 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 22,157
Posted By stephen wood
Sorry Jim :o Here's the provenance: ...

Sorry Jim :o

Here's the provenance:

"...joining the Sudan Political Service in 1907. In 1912 he married Lilian Constance Bagot daughter of The Rev. G.P. Dew and in 1917 became a barrister at...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th December 2011, 08:03 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 22,157
Posted By stephen wood
...how much did it go for Iain? (am I allowed to...

...how much did it go for Iain? (am I allowed to ask? :o )
Forum: European Armoury 11th December 2011, 10:00 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,674
Posted By stephen wood
...a Staff Officer's service sword, I think.

...a Staff Officer's service sword, I think.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2011, 08:45 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,482
Posted By stephen wood
Thanks Iain, the ring are brass and in shape...

Thanks Iain, the ring are brass and in shape something between a semicircle and a triangle. The photo is interesting - very similar material.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2011, 08:15 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,482
Posted By stephen wood
Takouba with bound scabbard

I thought some of our members might be interested in seeing this Takouba - it was found in a market and I don't know which region it originally came from.

The blade is well-used and flexible with...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2011, 06:06 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 21,069
Posted By stephen wood
Sheffield-made Kaskara

This kaskara is the only one known to me which has a British-produced blade: "SANDERSON BROS AND NEWBOULD LTD FOR PLATT BROS & Co LTD".

Sandersons were a well-known Sheffield steel producer who...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd November 2011, 06:19 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 17,016
Posted By stephen wood
...thank you very much. Where is it from?...

...thank you very much.

Where is it from? Eastern Europe perhaps? Is the writing Georgian?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd November 2011, 05:42 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 17,016
Posted By stephen wood
:eek: Tell me more! Let's see the whole...

:eek:

Tell me more! Let's see the whole blade...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd November 2011, 03:01 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 17,016
Posted By stephen wood
... thanks Dom :)

... thanks Dom :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd November 2011, 02:42 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 18,245
Posted By stephen wood
I have read that during the Mahdiyya and the...

I have read that during the Mahdiyya and the Khalifate that more swords began to be produced locally. Might the import of blades via Suakim or The Nile have been reduced during that time?

Most of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd November 2011, 02:31 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 17,016
Posted By stephen wood
...what does that last line mean? It is a...

...what does that last line mean?

It is a very light and flexible blade, and, I agree, probably European - most interesting for me is the fact that the mark is made with a stamp - that is, a die...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st November 2011, 11:30 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 17,016
Posted By stephen wood
:o

:o
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st November 2011, 04:39 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 10,943
Posted By stephen wood
...a similar blade here...

...a similar blade here (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=9321&highlight=arabic+stamp) mounted on an Indian hilt.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th November 2011, 11:54 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 25,247
Posted By stephen wood
Asadullah - Lion of Allah

...could the quite calligraphic lion refer to Ali?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th November 2011, 01:15 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 18,144
Posted By stephen wood
...while we're waiting for the splendid Arabic...

...while we're waiting for the splendid Arabic script on another kaskara to be translated: I knew this would turn up eventually...

"Sont-ils perdus,

Ces jours où l'on espère,

Où chacun...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st November 2011, 03:18 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,714
Posted By stephen wood
african spear?

I wonder if any of our members could give me any idea about the origin of this spear?

I don't think the bamboo shaft, although old, is original to the spear.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th October 2011, 12:41 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 18,245
Posted By stephen wood
...thank you for your interest in this one. ...

...thank you for your interest in this one.

Did I post them upside down? I can't find a Sultan of Darfur or a King of Sennar with that name - the merchant idea is quite plausible. It does seem to...
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