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Forum: Swap Forum 4th September 2023, 05:02 PM
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Views: 8,915
Posted By gp
Update rules

Both links concerning Special Rules Pertaining to the Swap Forum have issues when clicking on them:

1.can I sell it:

The requested service is temporarily unavailable. It is either overloaded...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd August 2023, 10:15 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 191,071
Posted By gp
yet there still are publications on that period,...

yet there still are publications on that period, just look for them...that is what I want to say.

A lot of knowledge is "dark" to many like f.i. the incompletness of Elgood . My intension is to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd August 2023, 09:06 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 191,071
Posted By gp
Ignorance is no excuse and lack of knowledge in...

Ignorance is no excuse and lack of knowledge in this forum can not be the case. I could state the same (unscientific, unprofessional and misleading!) of the above but think honestly that your are...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th August 2023, 12:12 PM
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Views: 256,449
Posted By gp
End right side is indeed a Burmese dha from...

End right side is indeed a Burmese dha from around 1850-1880 which I believe to be a silver scabbard with filigree silver decoration. I had 2 similar ones which I sold recently.
Condition is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th August 2023, 08:26 PM
Replies: 546
Views: 4,208,238
Posted By gp
picture is from a man of the famous Shalla or...

picture is from a man of the famous Shalla or Shala tribe with Sokol Shpendi as one of their fiercest leaders and warriors


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbfUqRIG-Vc
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 26th July 2023, 08:48 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 60,169
Posted By gp
most Asian weapons are actually...

most Asian weapons are actually tools...:confused:
at least the ones from martial arts
a poor man's defensive piece against superior attackers
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th July 2023, 08:29 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 17,297
Posted By gp
same thought crossed my mind... I have a set...

same thought crossed my mind...

I have a set of three:

one small yataghan with scabbard looking similar, lenght about 76 cm
one bichaq of approx. 39 cm
one small bichaq or rather kama of 29...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 2nd July 2023, 07:52 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 65,198
Posted By gp
concerning the long forks as in ...

concerning the long forks as in

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpost.php?p=251534&postcount=7

I just got a similar one but with one difference:

most of these long forks ( 31 cm long or...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd July 2023, 07:23 PM
Replies: 139
Views: 757,093
Posted By gp
just received my new bichaq of the non yataghan...

just received my new bichaq of the non yataghan type blade; a triangle one.

You do not see these "triangle"ones that often and in the forum I only saw one example in member Valjhun's collection...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 26th June 2023, 10:50 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 14,407
Posted By gp
Gaucho fighting

not spectacular but nice to see the use of these cold weapons by the Southern American gauchos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3gmHXaJrMw&t=12s
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2023, 04:56 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 15,099
Posted By gp
I would think so but then again how to define a...

I would think so but then again how to define a Gaucho knife ?
Being made in Southern America or does an import of not only the blade but the complete knife also counts as one if it meets the type?...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th June 2023, 08:19 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 15,099
Posted By gp
Co originates from a German import marketed by...

Co originates from a German import marketed by the Guttman Company of New York, ca. 1950s

FYI: found the info just searching the web for 5 minutes on "Guttmann Cutlery Co" even is a Guttmann Inc....
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 24th June 2023, 07:04 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 260,139
Posted By gp
I have seen something a little bit similar but...

I have seen something a little bit similar but bigger size ; Nigerian Benin bronze turtle figurine of 10 cm lenght
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 4th June 2023, 04:52 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 12,427
Posted By gp
Could also be a different direction as several...

Could also be a different direction as several sports clubs, mainly Greek and Turkish, have the double-headed eagle in their insignia, like this example from Konya
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 13th May 2023, 01:14 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 28,606
Posted By gp
why not have your Zulu spears still on the wall...

why not have your Zulu spears still on the wall behind glass ?
That would take care of it and take away the risk.

I have no little children but yet have my collection out of reach anyway and...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 9th May 2023, 05:45 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 28,606
Posted By gp
The boss, that’s my wife, doesn’t like my Bichaq...

The boss, that’s my wife, doesn’t like my Bichaq and Yataghan collection,
yet her tongue is deadlier and faster than an AK47 Kalashnikov …
and sharper than a cakija…( Bosnian knife)


Can I...
Forum: European Armoury 29th April 2023, 09:27 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 74,578
Posted By gp
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd April 2023, 07:08 PM
Replies: 546
Views: 4,208,238
Posted By gp
Yep and I can recommend Georgian wine: excellent...

Yep and I can recommend Georgian wine: excellent wine indeed! ☼
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 23rd April 2023, 04:28 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 33,211
Posted By gp
same here ( no inventory list ) although I am...

same here ( no inventory list ) although I am thinking of advising my family to contact a subject matter expert ( like my friend Detlef for Indonesian ones) to sell them. At least I trust his...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd April 2023, 11:39 PM
Replies: 546
Views: 4,208,238
Posted By gp
2 pics from the Georgian tribe of Hevrusians

2 pics from the Georgian tribe of Hevrusians
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd April 2023, 11:36 PM
Replies: 546
Views: 4,208,238
Posted By gp
Man from Fèlibè / Plodiv around 1873 Man from...

Man from Fèlibè / Plodiv around 1873
Man from Montenegro around 1900 / 1910
Man from Skafia Crete 1880/1900
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd April 2023, 10:55 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 272,714
Posted By gp
First to the members celebrating the end of the...

First to the members celebrating the end of the Ramadan: Bayram Mubarek Olsun! Happy Eid el Fitr ! ☼


Tip on displays:

some guys who make standard ones do custom make them as well when asked...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 19th April 2023, 05:14 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 65,198
Posted By gp
my latest purchase, just received , is this set...

my latest purchase, just received , is this set and is most beautiful and best intact of my collection with regards to the golden decoration and writting being almost untouched.

One question...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 19th April 2023, 05:05 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 65,198
Posted By gp
Selamat makan / enjoy the food mein Freund ! ☼

Selamat makan / enjoy the food mein Freund ! ☼
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th April 2023, 05:03 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 61,773
Posted By gp
I was just thinking the same; a professional arms...

I was just thinking the same; a professional arms restorer ( to several museums) did advise me the same regarding my collection:
to clean use first acetone and secondly renaissance wax.

My...
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