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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th January 2023, 02:08 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 40,196
Posted By Richard G
Are we sure it's not lacquered brass where the...

Are we sure it's not lacquered brass where the lacquer has been scratched or worn and the brass tarnished underneath?
Best wishes
Richard
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th December 2022, 12:59 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 44,848
Posted By Richard G
Reminds me of one of them 'Luristan' daggers. ...

Reminds me of one of them 'Luristan' daggers.
Best wishes
Richard
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th December 2022, 07:03 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 65,188
Posted By Richard G
If it can be linked to the Mamluk arsenal at...

If it can be linked to the Mamluk arsenal at Alexandria, maybe through the inscription, then £100K seems about right.
Regards
Richard
PS. I bet the auctioners are still reeling!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th November 2022, 05:19 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 175,344
Posted By Richard G
I'm sorry, I did write a reply, but it did not...

I'm sorry, I did write a reply, but it did not want to submit, and now I've lost it.
Will try again later.
Regards
Richard
Forum: European Armoury 23rd November 2022, 04:46 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 19,014
Posted By Richard G
Jim, I have difficulty believing Paul Storr...

Jim,
I have difficulty believing Paul Storr ever actually made briquets. He has been researched extensively and it has never been suggested (to my knowledge). There is the possibility, however, that...
Forum: European Armoury 23rd November 2022, 12:58 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 19,014
Posted By Richard G
Jim, Is it possible your briquet is not Paul...

Jim,
Is it possible your briquet is not Paul Storr but Pierre Somme?
The latter being a cutler, it would make more sense, or is this why you're asking?
Regards
Richard
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd November 2022, 12:25 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 175,344
Posted By Richard G
i would venture that the smaller of the two...

i would venture that the smaller of the two originally posted by ASPaulding may well be Egyptian.
Regards
Richard
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd November 2022, 02:39 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 43,440
Posted By Richard G
I would venture Darfur, ('home of the Fur...

I would venture Darfur, ('home of the Fur people'), Western Sudan, as the origin.
Best wishes
Richard
Forum: European Armoury 2nd November 2022, 02:51 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 11,632
Posted By Richard G
Thank you Ken and Ahorsa. Sorry Fernando, I...

Thank you Ken and Ahorsa.
Sorry Fernando, I didn't want to start a discussion on prices, but the price did indicate that one or the other of these, or both, were very desirable knives. I was trying...
Forum: European Armoury 1st November 2022, 05:33 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 11,632
Posted By Richard G
Two daggers

These recently sold in the UK for £2250 (with commission and taxes that's nearly £3000). Seems a lot to me. I don't want to start a discussion on whether they were worth it or not, but it would...
Forum: European Armoury 13th October 2022, 12:52 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 14,283
Posted By Richard G
https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/axe-created-for...

https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/axe-created-for-the-execution-of-the-cato-street-conspiracy-ringleaders
...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd October 2022, 01:55 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 32,599
Posted By Richard G
The Valley of the Shadow of Death is also where...

The Valley of the Shadow of Death is also where Christian spends a night and described in great detail in John Bunyan's 'Pilgrim's Progess'. Published
in 1678 and never out of print.
This allegory...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd October 2022, 11:57 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 36,463
Posted By Richard G
I agree Philip. The longer the 'neck, the greater...

I agree Philip. The longer the 'neck, the greater the chance of a fulminate cap failing to ignite a charge . The only mechanism I can think of with this sort of long 'neck' is the Snider breech,...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 1st October 2022, 02:58 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 16,143
Posted By Richard G
Or possibly cardamom pods, often used to flavour...

Or possibly cardamom pods, often used to flavour the coffee.
Best wishes
Richard
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th September 2022, 11:06 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 36,463
Posted By Richard G
It seems an exceptionally long lock, or are the...

It seems an exceptionally long lock, or are the photo's giving a distorted impression? It would be interesting to see what the other side looks like.
Best wishes
Richard
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th September 2022, 12:30 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 31,543
Posted By Richard G
The scabbard fittings appear to be orientated so...

The scabbard fittings appear to be orientated so as to be viewed with the chape up, apart from one side of the locket, which is the 'right' way up.
I wonder if it is a piece put together by a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th September 2022, 09:36 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 31,543
Posted By Richard G
I'm not sure I fully agree with you here, Jim. ...

I'm not sure I fully agree with you here, Jim.
Sword blades would normally be read with the point held high, but not necessarily other parts of a sword. The British 1803 Infantry sabre, for example,...
Forum: European Armoury 25th September 2022, 05:09 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 12,260
Posted By Richard G
Thank you both for your comments. They are not...

Thank you both for your comments.
They are not actually mine. I agree they are more hanger than dirk, and bandsman's sword is certainly a possibility. The scabbards have a 'Parker Field police...
Forum: European Armoury 23rd September 2022, 06:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 12,260
Posted By Richard G
Naval Dirks

These came up for sale recently in the UK. Described as midshipmens' dirks, and of a type usually described as such. But these are marked, which would indicate they were not in private ownership, but...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th September 2022, 12:09 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 16,412
Posted By Richard G
To me, it has a hint of tableware about it....

To me, it has a hint of tableware about it. Either a carving knife made in an orientalist style, or even a Turkish\Ottoman kindjal refitted with a cutlery blade to make a 'conversation' piece?
Best...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th August 2022, 06:24 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 20,224
Posted By Richard G
The front looks like ass's skin. The back looks...

The front looks like ass's skin.
The back looks a bit unusual tho'.
Regards
Richard
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th August 2022, 01:21 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 102,975
Posted By Richard G
I believe Afghanistan has intermittently used a...

I believe Afghanistan has intermittently used a Solar Hijri calendar, known as the Shamsi Hijri calendar.
In this case 1309 = 1930.
That should keep everybody happy.
Regards
Richard
Forum: European Armoury 2nd August 2022, 01:05 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 41,148
Posted By Richard G
Personally, I think something a bit 'glitzier' is...

Personally, I think something a bit 'glitzier' is needed to match those fingernails.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 5th July 2022, 11:47 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 10,126
Posted By Richard G
I like it, but anyway, with silver, you don't...

I like it, but anyway, with silver, you don't usually have to wait too long for it to tarnish again!
Regards
Richard
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd July 2022, 06:33 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 16,151
Posted By Richard G
Possibly, and I emphasise possibly, Allah at the...

Possibly, and I emphasise possibly, Allah at the top, Mohammed to the right and Ali to the left.
Regards
Richatd
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