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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th December 2022, 01:10 PM
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Posted By gp
although most of these are short ( hence giving...

although most of these are short ( hence giving them to boys), there are also "mature" ones. Like this example from my collection 27 cm long
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th December 2022, 08:51 PM
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Posted By gp
Literature: Major De Grez, The Battle of...

Literature:

Major De Grez, The Battle of Redjaf (3 juni 1898), Brussel: Imprimerie Alphonse Ballieu, Chaussée de Louvain
Reprint of the review "Ā travers le monde", September-October 1935, # ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th December 2022, 09:18 AM
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Posted By gp
you're 100 % correct: it is indeed Venetian and...

you're 100 % correct: it is indeed Venetian and can be found all over the Southern part of what was called the Dalmatian coast.

You can see the Venetian Lion in Southern Croatian Adriatic towns;...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th December 2022, 08:50 AM
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Posted By gp
on the use of this knife: next to being used...

on the use of this knife:

next to being used for hunting, poaching, fishing in the former Yugoslavia ( Southern Croatia, Dalmatia, Bosnia, Hercegowina, Montenegro, Serbia and parts of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th December 2022, 01:02 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 18,425
Posted By gp
might be even longer present in the Indian...

might be even longer present in the Indian hemispheres ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wootz_steel
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th December 2022, 02:54 PM
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Posted By gp
indeed, mine is from Herzegowina and is also...

indeed, mine is from Herzegowina and is also quite old ( bought it near Mostar and could be traced back by the previous owner to his family around 1910 ).
Even antique I think ( Ottoman or just post...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th December 2022, 08:44 PM
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Views: 20,338
Posted By gp
small addition: in the former Yu(goslavia) you...

small addition: in the former Yu(goslavia) you had several names for cold weapons:

cakija - knife ( sometimes also called noz)
kama - dagger
handschar or like you wrote hanjar - small sword but...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd December 2022, 10:37 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 22,827
Posted By gp
agree with you. I also think Ottoman-Turkish. ...

agree with you. I also think Ottoman-Turkish.
Why?
Some typical characteristics:

the tulip like decoration, which is typical Turkish and Ottoman Turkish.
Next to the repetitive decorations in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st December 2022, 10:59 PM
Replies: 545
Views: 2,293,347
Posted By gp
man from Mingrelia (now part of Georgia), early...

man from Mingrelia (now part of Georgia), early 1900
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th November 2022, 09:56 PM
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Views: 246,687
Posted By gp
Herzlichen Dank. Yes indeed they are artistic as...

Herzlichen Dank. Yes indeed they are artistic as only 3 have the same decoration on the hilt/grip/handle, all others differ.
The "cutlery" (knives and forks) which I showed in other threads and are...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th November 2022, 09:53 PM
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Views: 246,687
Posted By gp
thank you. No, the stands or displays I did buy...

thank you. No, the stands or displays I did buy from 2 guys who make them; one in France and one in Latvia.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th November 2022, 04:18 PM
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Posted By gp
Smile I am surpised none of the mods didn't mention it...

I am surpised none of the mods didn't mention it 21st June 2020, when I created it when I just became a member ...
and wasn't aware about all these threads...☼☼☼
reason to continue it was to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th November 2022, 07:48 PM
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Posted By gp
although the nickname of the Moroccan Footbal...

although the nickname of the Moroccan Footbal Team is Lions of the Atlas, here some pictures of the real Lions who ruled the Atlas / Riff mountains some hundred years and more ago and were not to be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th November 2022, 07:23 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 20,338
Posted By gp
for those who can read Arabic, during the Ottoman...

for those who can read Arabic, during the Ottoman Empire the scripture was Arabic ....obviously, but as for the Balkans (specially the former Yu(goslavia; Bosnia, Serbia, Herzegovina, Montenegro and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th November 2022, 07:13 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 246,687
Posted By gp
thank you very much / Tack så mycket!

thank you very much / Tack så mycket!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2022, 08:12 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 246,687
Posted By gp
and some close ups

and some close ups
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2022, 07:43 PM
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Views: 246,687
Posted By gp
my Bosnian Bichaqs and one Sarejevo Yataghan

my Bosnian Bichaqs and one Sarejevo Yataghan
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th November 2022, 09:35 PM
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Posted By gp
an Egyptian foto from around 1900

an Egyptian foto from around 1900
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th November 2022, 09:34 PM
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Posted By gp
an Armenian Gentleman , picture taken in 1908

an Armenian Gentleman , picture taken in 1908
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st October 2022, 05:15 PM
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Views: 57,969
Posted By gp
Question I have is what B would be used for ? ...

Question I have is what B would be used for ?

Is it :
a. ceremonial
b. executional
c. something else , but what

as I can hardly see it as a combat weapon ( which A clearly is) as it would...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th October 2022, 02:33 PM
Replies: 545
Views: 2,293,347
Posted By gp
and not to make it a male dominated issue, hereby...

and not to make it a male dominated issue, hereby some women who we need to show some respect....

2 ladies from Armenia, 1895 during the 1895 Hamidian massacres, the Armenians of Zeitun (modern...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th October 2022, 02:07 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 74,360
Posted By gp
stumbled upon this quite interesting film on a...

stumbled upon this quite interesting film on a Laz bichaq

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DI6HH9iVxI
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th October 2022, 08:38 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 115,620
Posted By gp
happy to oblige and have been of some assistance...

happy to oblige and have been of some assistance ! You're welcome
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th September 2022, 07:00 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 27,036
Posted By gp
#5 from Detlef is a Bosnian one…that triggered my...

#5 from Detlef is a Bosnian one…that triggered my attention.

Next I see a few ( very nice) Surmene ones, but also some Laz ones.

And although we recently had an interesting exchange of minds...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th September 2022, 09:42 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 27,036
Posted By gp
very nice knives but we must be careful not to...

very nice knives but we must be careful not to mix 3 differnet types I see in this thread :

1. former Yugoslavia ( Bosnian knives)
2. Surmene knives
3. Laz knives or as they are called in...
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