Forum: Swap Forum
19th April 2008, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 6
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Excellent Variety
I only looked through the Indian Pieces and found excellent variety there.
Brian, nice to see you on the forum ;-)
Nidhi
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th April 2008, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 29,945
Very Useful
Fernando,
It is true that the Casanatense codice was not exactly 'discovered' by you.
However it is you who brought it forward to the forums. In fact I found it so useful that I added a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th March 2008, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 12,685
Etruscan Chariot
Lew,
Thanks for sharing the pictures.
How did they unearth an entire chariot? Was it dug in and stored underground as some kind of offering too?
Olikara
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2008, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 33,652
Mardana
I was just looking up at The Battle of Haldighati on Wiki and it states there that 'Elephant Trunk Sword' is called 'Mardana'
While I am hearing of such a term being applied to an edged weapon for...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2008, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 33,652
Jaipur and Udaipur Palace Paintings
I visited Jaipur and Udaipur Palaces in Rajasthan, India in the early 80's. I can distinctly remember Rajput miniatures contemporary to the 17, 18 Centuries in the palace galleries, depicting...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd February 2008, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,938
Sacrificial
Rick,
Yes, the pistol hilt may not be very user-friendly.
But it could be useful for ritual sacrifices. That is to say, not convenient for thrusts or cuts but rather for one sharp downward...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2008, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,938
A well travelled Bikaner Blade?
I have before the forum an interesting South Indian Sword. I recently acquired it.
Here are my comments on this piece:-
1. It is South Indian from the monster head pommel - Yali, and the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2008, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 14,492
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2008, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,718
1 Piece 1 Thread
I am with Kai on this.
I favor creating 1 thread for 1 piece as the discussion stays focussed there. Besides many of us are interested in specific weapons, I for myself am extremely interested in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th February 2008, 04:06 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,035
Translation
Fernando,
From what I can make of it, the inscription reads:
Num. 2022 Seedhee
Seedhee in Hindi means 'Straight'
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2008, 04:24 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,774
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2008, 04:23 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,774
Islamic Arts Museum Malayasia - Arms & Armour
I was visiting Kuala Lumpur last week and took the opportunity to visit the Islamic Arts Museum there.
The building occupies 30,000 square metres, situated amid the leafy surroundings of central...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th January 2008, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 24,792
Sad
I'm already feeling sorry for the buyer. :shrug:
10,600 USD is a big deal anywhere.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd January 2008, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,893
Sword Blades and Rockets
A very interesting presentation about Tipu Sultan's War Rocket.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHnjq4-Ixck
Nidhin Olikara
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th January 2008, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 26,515
Gold Work on Islamic Weapons
I believe Orthodox Muslim Men abhor Gold ornaments, however even the strictest among their rulers used Gold decoration liberally on their weapons of offense and state.
Tipu Sultan, in no respect a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st December 2007, 12:03 AM
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Replies: 73
Views: 60,241
Gretings from India
Merry Christmas to all of you and your families. May God bless you all.
Nidhi Olikara,
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th December 2007, 03:27 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 24,872
Paricha
Jens,
While I do not have any photographs of the smaller shields I have seen used in martial arts classes called 'Kalaris' in kerala, I know what they are called. They are called 'parichas'.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th December 2007, 02:56 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 24,872
Figure on the Kora
Norman,
About the figure on the Kora, I think he is wearing leopard skin garments. Garments made of the skins of wild animals like leopards, cheetah(now extinct in India), tigers (very rarely...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th December 2007, 02:50 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 13,047
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th December 2007, 07:05 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 13,234
Fish Hook
Jim,
Why I think they may be symbolic or may be just another armoury mark(Jens can help here) is because if you notice the inscriptions you only see the fish hook type character all over.
Either...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th December 2007, 03:02 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 13,234
Not Nagari Script
Norman,
This is definitely not any of Indias Devnagairi related scripts i.e. languages spoken across the swathe of Hindu India's Northern, Western and Central provinces.
They look to me more...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th December 2007, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 49,654
Type of 'Sword'
David, Jens,
Isn't the 'sword' in the middle of the 3 on display similar to the one you have shown?
This is from the Arms and Armour section at the local museum here in Shimoga, South India.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th December 2007, 10:28 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 11,210
Trench Warfare
On second thoughts, the Khukri would have been very advantageous to the Rajputs in the trench warfare seen in WW1.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th December 2007, 10:20 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 11,210
Lord Shiva
Spiral, your presumption is correct. The script reads 'Bhi-Ma-Va-Ji'
'Bhima' is one of the 108 names attributed to Lord Shiva and the Trident is his choice weapon.
However, like you I am quite...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd December 2007, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 22,617
Funding?
Fernando,
How does the Professor fund his purchases? I doubt if Academics pays so well anywhere? Perhaps he has tons of ancestral wealth?
Olikara
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