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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th August 2015, 03:36 PM
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Views: 14,885
Posted By machinist
These sort of guns always interest me, I wonder...

These sort of guns always interest me, I wonder if they must have been made early in the war, I always thought the VC were well supplied with AK47s.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th August 2015, 06:16 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 16,090
Posted By machinist
I can see a minor resemblance to a Japanese...

I can see a minor resemblance to a Japanese Higonokami knife that might explain the attribution but the blade does not look at all Japanese.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2015, 05:02 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 18,415
Posted By machinist
I too will miss him, it is a rare man that can...

I too will miss him, it is a rare man that can devote himself to gaining and sharing knowledge on a subject like he did.
Forum: European Armoury 26th July 2015, 05:02 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 67,229
Posted By machinist
I too will miss him, it is a rare man that can...

I too will miss him, it is a rare man that can devote himself to gaining and sharing knowledge on a subject like he did.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th February 2015, 02:43 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 18,514
Posted By machinist
I think the attribution to the Philippines may be...

I think the attribution to the Philippines may be partially because it was such an unknown piece for many dealers and they had to come up with some provenance so why not the Philippines, and the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th February 2015, 03:26 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 18,514
Posted By machinist
I have purchased one of these Guanabacoa swords...

I have purchased one of these Guanabacoa swords and thought I would add the pics and a little info to this thread, There is a book accessible online called The Annual Register of World Events that...
Forum: European Armoury 21st July 2014, 06:47 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 22,954
Posted By machinist
This is deja vu all over again, my first thread...

This is deja vu all over again, my first thread here was about some "weapons" that turned out to be tools.
On one hand I am a little sad they are not spear points (except perhaps once in a while)...
Forum: European Armoury 20th July 2014, 09:05 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 22,954
Posted By machinist
Thanks for the response Jim. I am still hoping to...

Thanks for the response Jim. I am still hoping to find confirmation one way or the other about the provenance of these things. The presidio in Santa Barbara has a couple on display and I could try...
Forum: European Armoury 20th July 2014, 01:38 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 22,954
Posted By machinist
Mexican/Spanish colonial spear points

There is a very distinct sort of spear point that I see offered for sale fairly commonly that is usually described as a presidio lancepoint.
These are usually rather small, about six inches (15.24...
Forum: European Armoury 17th July 2014, 04:46 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,437
Posted By machinist
Smile Rick - It was 27.25 inches long overall. the...

Rick - It was 27.25 inches long overall. the seller said the cup was rusty as the rest of it so I would assume steel, it must have been quite heavy from how thick it looks.

Jim - Trying to tie...
Forum: European Armoury 17th July 2014, 02:28 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,437
Posted By machinist
This sold today on Ebay, What manner of sword is it?

I have never seen one quite like it, with the cup hilt I felt it belonged in the European forum although in may be South American?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th June 2014, 02:43 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 13,764
Posted By machinist
Not much to add but a lovely picture of two...

Not much to add but a lovely picture of two Jewish dervishes supposedly from Iran and taken in the nineteen twenties.
Forum: European Armoury 6th May 2014, 05:09 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 36,061
Posted By machinist
It just amazes me the idea of finding something...

It just amazes me the idea of finding something like this in a house where it has lain for so many centuries, for me as an American this is through-the-looking-glass fantasy stuff. It makes sense the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th April 2014, 02:51 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 29,258
Posted By machinist
It is a great painting and it is one of the...

It is a great painting and it is one of the pictures I have in rotation for my wallpaper on my computer. I enjoy searching out all of the different weapons and looking at all of the fierce faces....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th April 2014, 11:22 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 20,912
Posted By machinist
Love these photos, beautiful people, beautiful...

Love these photos, beautiful people, beautiful weapons.
I wonder if a person can run and move freely with so much stuck
in the belt, it makes a great display, but it seems it might be clumsy.
Forum: European Armoury 29th January 2014, 04:17 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 56,870
Posted By machinist
Wow, that was a real full meal post. It is nice...

Wow, that was a real full meal post. It is nice to see some real battle axes as a lot of what I have seen are sort of maybe battle axes and it is hard for me to learn or form definite opinions about...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th August 2013, 03:10 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 14,516
Posted By machinist
It looks a bit like a loggers pike pole.

It looks a bit like a loggers pike pole.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st July 2013, 01:13 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,641
Posted By machinist
The hook looks a bit like a fish gaff. I can...

The hook looks a bit like a fish gaff. I can imagine a peasant keeping this set stashed away in the attic for a little poaching.
Forum: European Armoury 13th July 2013, 08:42 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 20,016
Posted By machinist
Hello Aptheo, I am pretty sure it is just an...

Hello Aptheo, I am pretty sure it is just an escopeta but language is a fluid thing. It was interesting to hear about Trabuco canyon, there are a lot of these names that most folks just do not notice...
Forum: European Armoury 12th July 2013, 05:24 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 15,880
Posted By machinist
This looks like a early 20th century, perhaps...

This looks like a early 20th century, perhaps earlier, hand cannon from south east Asia, a cigarette would have been the fire source.
This is just my uneducated opinion, hopefully some of the people...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd June 2013, 03:35 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 10,237
Posted By machinist
An armor sold on ebay

This armour, for a guinea pig just sold for $24,300 an unprecedented amount for a rodents armour of recent vintage. I felt it belonged in European armoury because of the burgeonet. Apologies to the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2013, 06:48 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 36,599
Posted By machinist
It looks like a butchers gambrel to me. A device...

It looks like a butchers gambrel to me. A device for hanging a carcass by its tendons. But such a thing would usually have an angle to it that would help keep the legs spread.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st May 2013, 03:06 AM
Replies: 546
Views: 2,356,161
Posted By machinist
Some people of the Caucasus, A Mingrelian, A Svan...

Some people of the Caucasus, A Mingrelian, A Svan family suposedly of the House of Dadeshkeliani, and a Kazbegi family.
The attribution are not mine and I hope the spelling is proper if their...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st May 2013, 02:44 AM
Replies: 546
Views: 2,356,161
Posted By machinist
Some Don Cossacks by Ivan Boldyrev

Some Don Cossacks by Ivan Boldyrev
Forum: European Armoury 12th May 2013, 01:00 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 20,016
Posted By machinist
Hello Fernando K, This is interesting...

Hello Fernando K, This is interesting information, I was wondering why some guns where stamped on the lock, trigger guard, barrel, and mine was not.
I was wondering about it being used as a...
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