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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd November 2006, 05:52 PM
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Posted By Rivkin
Chris Evans: thank you very, I appreciate your...

Chris Evans: thank you very, I appreciate your words, however wootz is not my specialty so here I am not a scholar.

Because of this topic I have consulted my library extensively in the past two...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th November 2006, 07:57 PM
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Posted By Rivkin
I think what we have here is a cultural issue. I...

I think what we have here is a cultural issue. I grew up in a commpunity (Asia/Eastern Europe) where "bulat" novadays simply means steel. Any steel. Even if you buy almost any translational of any...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th November 2006, 08:16 PM
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Posted By Rivkin
Scottish baskethilt (?) - this is Jim's...

Scottish baskethilt (?) - this is Jim's Mcdougall's specialty.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th November 2006, 06:17 AM
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Posted By Rivkin
Ok I will give you my opinion without seeing the...

Ok I will give you my opinion without seeing the silvermark:
it is western georgian, adjarian, made in 1908-1917 (judging by stamped marks).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th November 2006, 10:54 PM
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Views: 43,785
Posted By Rivkin
1. I did offer someone to coauthor the review,...

1. I did offer someone to coauthor the review, but we had a much too violent disagreement on whether "iron" is a variation of "iran" (as he believes), or, as per Abaev, Oranevsky :") and others one...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th November 2006, 04:49 PM
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Posted By Rivkin
I can send the pdf file of the article to...

I can send the pdf file of the article to everyone who emails me via the site(I don't have enough storage for private messages) his/her email.

Btw, have you seen Wadsworth's review article ?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th November 2006, 09:47 PM
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Posted By Rivkin
Well, my personal impression is somewhat mixed....

Well, my personal impression is somewhat mixed. The article in Nature starts bad - it talks a lot about crusaders, about mysterious blades their encountered, and then says oh, here we analyze such...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th November 2006, 05:50 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 43,785
Posted By Rivkin
I hoped to see a lot about Steppe swords in this...

I hoped to see a lot about Steppe swords in this book, from Kalachuri to mongol weapons. However it seems that Iranian collections are not much better than the Western ones :(. It talks about...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th November 2006, 05:26 PM
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Views: 43,785
Posted By Rivkin
By memory (can be imprecise): Persia I think...

By memory (can be imprecise):
Persia I think was completely conquered many times. Greeks, Arabs, Il-Khanid Mongols, Amir Timur... There would always some part remain where Iranian culture would...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th November 2006, 10:17 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 43,785
Posted By Rivkin
The message that I have tried to deliver here -...

The message that I have tried to deliver here - it can be written on the blade that was owned by biblical king David, or Mohammed, or Timur, or Shah-Abbas, but it does not mean they can be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th November 2006, 09:59 AM
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Posted By Rivkin
Why not. Astvatzaturjan, "Oruzhie Narodov...

Why not. Astvatzaturjan, "Oruzhie Narodov Kavkaza", p.202 ..."Besides signatures on the blades they used to put (long description of various items)... with a singature Haderat Shah Abbas, meaning...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th November 2006, 07:32 AM
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Views: 43,785
Posted By Rivkin
Btw, I have a question to those who read the...

Btw, I have a question to those who read the book. It constantly says "attribute to" then the name of some Shah. How was this attribution made ? Was it made by analyzing when it was acquired by the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th November 2006, 05:07 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 43,785
Posted By Rivkin
Dear All, 1. "Crap" was a characteristic of...

Dear All,

1. "Crap" was a characteristic of some of my earlier posts.
2. I apologize if I misunderstood your words, Mr. Ko. It is indeed a cultural thing.

3. What I mean with all this stuff...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th November 2006, 01:24 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 43,785
Posted By Rivkin
It this a threat ? :). Dear Adrian Ko, I...

It this a threat ? :). Dear Adrian Ko, I understand you may be unaware of the situation, but this is a very bad idea :) :) :).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th November 2006, 01:13 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 43,785
Posted By Rivkin
Is it possible that my opinion is biased ?...

Is it possible that my opinion is biased ? Ofcoarse. It says so right in the first paragraph of my review, that is why I ask people to "treat this review with a grain of salt".

Concerning Dr....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th November 2006, 08:41 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 43,785
Posted By Rivkin
Review of "Arms and Armour from Iran" by M. Khorasani

First of all I must acknowledge that historically me and the book’s author, Manoucher Khorasani are not on the best terms. I will not comment on the reasons behind it and unfortunately the thread...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th November 2006, 05:12 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,597
Posted By Rivkin
I would be glad to translate anything from this...

I would be glad to translate anything from this book. In figure 9, p.33 as fas as I understand it shows the point part of a spear, so it is kinded double point spear. Figure 7 is a walking...
Forum: Swap Forum 15th November 2006, 02:16 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,556
Posted By Rivkin
Manoucher's book for sale, "Arms and Armour from Iran"

Dear All,

I have for sale Manoucher's book "Arms and Armour from Iran". Very good introductory text to persian arms and armour. It costed me 240$ to get it here. I will sell it for 160$+shipping...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th November 2006, 09:47 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,597
Posted By Rivkin
Khevsurian fencing

Dear All,

Here is a fantastic book on khevsurian fencing (in russian). It also shows some rare pictures of khevsurian equipment.
http://rkmag.com/khevsur.djvu
There are three things I would...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th November 2006, 07:01 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,242
Posted By Rivkin
Actually I strongly suspect this type of kindjals...

Actually I strongly suspect this type of kindjals is characteristic to entire western Georgia - North-East Turkey area. I do not think it is from Azerbaijan, also because niello is not of deep,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th November 2006, 10:24 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 25,208
Posted By Rivkin
Ladies and Gentlemen (or minding that so far we...

Ladies and Gentlemen (or minding that so far we have only Dr. Feuerbach, should I say Lady and Gentlemen ?)

After rereading Astvatzaturjan and some other literature, I think I can rephrase their...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th November 2006, 07:53 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,242
Posted By Rivkin
Erlikhan, Thank you for your words, however...

Erlikhan,

Thank you for your words, however I have to point out that the credit for identifying these is due to Ham.
As with many Trabzon pieces these guys are very interesting. I find it...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th November 2006, 01:59 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 11,401
Posted By Rivkin
First of all I am not sure it is not a local...

First of all I am not sure it is not a local invention that just by the means of similar function resembles kindjal. Second, Sudan was a part of Ottoman Empire and, despite the Sassanid claims of the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th November 2006, 07:01 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,418
Posted By Rivkin
Bravo Anizi, I think we have Qajar military...

Bravo Anizi, I think we have Qajar military sword. Only I don't know, I feel something northern indian in this one, or am I seeing things.
Well, not my area of expertise.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th November 2006, 06:33 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,418
Posted By Rivkin
The date is something like 123*, which translates...

The date is something like 123*, which translates into 182*. This seems to be an imitation of european military swords (?). The text in the first plate is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise from its...
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