Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th September 2022, 11:00 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th April 2022, 02:43 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
29th December 2020, 07:35 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
29th December 2020, 07:31 PM
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Let's not forget that the Kilimanjaro is...
Let's not forget that the Kilimanjaro is snow-capped.... At any rate, on the Ethiopian Highlands, especially on the Semien Mountain Range, nights are extremely cold. Brrrrrrr….
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
26th November 2020, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
25th November 2020, 08:48 PM
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Ethiopian Oromo headdress
Wish to share this with you guys. Years ago I got a furry headdress from a friend who knew I was into Ethiopian "stuff". He told me it was Ethiopian…. At the time, I had my doubts as I had never...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th October 2020, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th October 2020, 12:04 AM
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The "knife" is not sharpened for the first 45...
The "knife" is not sharpened for the first 45 inches. The rest is still sharp, though badly corroded. Could not find (I'll keep looking) the old Ethiopian painting that I saw a while back. Only...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th October 2020, 07:30 PM
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Ethiopian scabbard with utility knife????
Run into this scabbard from an Ethiopian sword and a little tab sticking out at the throat got my curiosity. I pulled it and out came a very crude blade, about ten inches long. Utility knife to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th October 2020, 10:54 PM
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Ethiopian blade for ID
I have two Ethiopian swords in my collection that need proper identification. They are virtually identical in shape and size, so I tend to believe that the blades were manufactured in the same...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th October 2020, 04:17 PM
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Puzzling... I can see an Ethiopian coin. ...
Puzzling... I can see an Ethiopian coin. But.... The general appearance suggests Ethiopian. With the exception of how the handle is fastened to the shield. The knots are hidden. The inside of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2020, 06:42 PM
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Ethiopian sword. Where is it?
Greetings. I saw this swords years ago. It ended up in Tony Tirri's book. After Tony's sad passing, his collection got dispersed. Does anyone know where this sword may have ended up?
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th April 2020, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th April 2020, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th April 2020, 02:32 AM
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Replies: 38
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th April 2020, 06:23 AM
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Replies: 38
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd January 2020, 10:40 PM
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Replies: 19
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd January 2020, 10:20 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2020, 09:11 PM
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Beja shield with battle scars
Love this shield. If it could talk.... It seems it has seen a lot of action!! There are two large repairs. The cuts have been stapled back together. Sword slash and a spear thrust?? There are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st December 2019, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 19
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Amazing. I have seen Beja/Hadendoa daggers with...
Amazing. I have seen Beja/Hadendoa daggers with silver wire wrapping and rosettes, but never one like this!!! The wood looks reddish, but is hard to find a piece of ebony this size completely black....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th September 2019, 03:09 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th June 2019, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 4
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Thanks, Kubur. I thought the "mini gile" would...
Thanks, Kubur. I thought the "mini gile" would attract a few comments.... You are right, of course: the gile is a weapon (big knife or short sword). And this one is neither. Why would a utility...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th June 2019, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 4
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MINI GILE
I just found this super "cute" Gile. It is only 10" long with a 6" blade. The handle, however, is fairly long. Same length of a full size Gile. So, I assume, it was made for an adult and not a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th March 2019, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 10
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MY BAD..... I guess I should have posted...
MY BAD..... I guess I should have posted measurements. The blade is neither 1796 British not 1811 Blucher. It is much lighter. All light cavalry swords (hussar type) look pretty much the same,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th March 2019, 08:01 PM
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Replies: 10
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Ethiopian sword/spanish blade
Picked up this sword with an interesting blade. It is German made (Solingen) by Schnitt??? & Kirschbaum. Writhing is in Spanish which, I suppose, means that it was made for a Spanish speaking...
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