Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th March 2019, 10:55 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th March 2019, 06:45 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th March 2019, 03:37 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th March 2019, 09:15 PM
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The "hole" is typical of grips made from large...
The "hole" is typical of grips made from large "cow" horns. The cow and buffalo horns are sheaths covering a bone. When removed from the skull the horns are hollow. The cavity ends where the horn...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th March 2019, 03:23 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th February 2019, 05:58 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th February 2019, 08:19 PM
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Well, I was waiting to see the sword (German?),...
Well, I was waiting to see the sword (German?), but since Martin jumped the gun.... Here it is. Martin is correct. It is the name of one of the major importer of weaponry in Ethiopia. Muhammed Ali...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th February 2019, 03:37 PM
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Ethiopian belt??
A while back I acquired an Ethiopian "BELT". Very fine piece. As soon as I received I realized that it was not a belt. Too short, no strap and buckle, and the central piece was not articulated so...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th February 2019, 01:22 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th January 2019, 02:33 AM
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The shield is 100% Abyssinian, which is not...
The shield is 100% Abyssinian, which is not surprising. Here is an almost identical one kept in an English museum (forgot which one). If it were not for some minor differences, one could think that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th January 2019, 03:07 PM
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Replies: 39
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2019, 11:55 PM
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A couple of comments. The grip (Martin, do you...
A couple of comments. The grip (Martin, do you actually have the sword?) looks like burl to me. I can see a couple of tiny cracks on the top flares. But I could be wrong. Bakelite was indeed very...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2019, 12:31 AM
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Replies: 39
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th January 2019, 11:58 PM
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Hi, Martin (and everyone...). I have been...
Hi, Martin (and everyone...). I have been playing with photoshop... and I came up with this. Julius Voos made a lot of blades for Abyssinia. The deep blue and the gold have not survived in the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd January 2019, 03:14 PM
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The gorade is a Solingen blade. It appears on...
The gorade is a Solingen blade. It appears on Julius Voos catalogue of Abyssinian blades as #6. I have seen 6 so far. All of them are plain, with the exception of the one I have in my collection,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th December 2018, 06:37 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th December 2018, 11:39 PM
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OK. The hilt is rhino. Heat will not MELT it,...
OK. The hilt is rhino. Heat will not MELT it, just BURN IT. I have broken bits and pieces of rhino horn from messed up Ethiopian swords, so I decided to try. If you try to burn one of your own...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th December 2018, 05:54 PM
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ethiopian sword/arab blade???
I just got this gorade. I need an expert opinion to identify the blade. I think is "Arabian"? Maybe from North Africa? Any idea about the age? Cheers.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th December 2018, 03:05 PM
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Hi, Martin. Great pictures. More than the...
Hi, Martin. Great pictures. More than the shields and giles (which are plentiful and available to buy....) I am impressed by the lembds, especially the two leopard ones. Are they for sale in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th December 2018, 09:42 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th December 2018, 05:02 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th December 2018, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 64,281
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th December 2018, 04:21 PM
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It is good to see that interest in Ethiopian...
It is good to see that interest in Ethiopian swords is still there.... and that good swords are still to be found. I cannot see the blade of the European hilted sword well enough to identify it. ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th November 2018, 04:04 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th June 2018, 03:26 PM
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OK, Martin. Now you got me curious.... I have...
OK, Martin. Now you got me curious.... I have this dagger in my collection and I had always thought it was Somali. The shape of the hilt is different, but the flat pommel is consistent with your...
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