Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th September 2009, 11:29 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th September 2009, 05:49 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th August 2009, 04:48 PM
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Sandwich blade
For the benefits of us who are not sure what is the meaning of two pieces blade or sandwich blade or whatever you call it, I took the liberty to show a close up of such a blade which I spared and...
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Forum: Swap Forum
19th August 2009, 11:13 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th August 2009, 03:02 PM
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Replies: 22
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Flat or ribbed blade
I am afraid I have a slightly different opinion. From my experience, the ribbed blades are of better quality and earlier to the flat blade, but I also can not substantiate it.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th August 2009, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 34
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Nepali or Arab ??
Pease have a look at this set:
http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos/extra/52/000052.jpg
http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos/extra/53/000053.jpg
The Jambiya dagger in this set is most surely...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd August 2009, 04:41 PM
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Persian five points khanjar
I trust Ariel refered to this type of daggers.
http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos/extra/96/000396.jpg .
This is definitely not a top quality one as we have seen on other Persian blades but it...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th July 2009, 06:35 PM
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Replies: 7
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Rhino horn handle
Hi Gadi
I will be surprised if this is a Rhino horn handle. Usually on this type of Yataghans it is not. I would rather suggest a buffalo horn (its tends to develope with age a fibrous structure...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st July 2009, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 11
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Yataghan, 18 or 19 C.
This type of Yataghans are commonly regarded as Balkan (The big wide walrus pommel ears). They were very common in the 19 C. I would be surprised to find an early 18 C. one. The blade could be an...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th April 2009, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 3
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Sword from Sumatara with early European Blade
I was hesitating if to post this thread in the Ethnographic forum but as the blade here is the most interesting part I finally voted for the European armory forum:
This sword, also known as Piso...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th April 2009, 11:39 AM
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Weight
The weight of the sword is 1000 Gramms
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th April 2009, 08:01 AM
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use of X-ray
I used the services of an industrial non-destructive testing facility. They use x-ray to check metal objects for cracks, joints etc. I trust such facilities are available everywhere. Try "non...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th April 2009, 06:15 AM
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Replies: 22
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Hi Jim
The lady name was Kate Rafael and the...
Hi Jim
The lady name was Kate Rafael and the title of her talk was: "Archeology of battle field", specifically related to the excavations in "Ateret" a small crusader fortress on the Jordan river...
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Forum: Swap Forum
3rd April 2009, 05:30 PM
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Replies: 0
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Forum: European Armoury
27th March 2009, 08:25 PM
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The cross section of the tip is definitely not...
The cross section of the tip is definitely not flat diamond, more probably lenticular shape, so type XII for this sword sounds possible. Furthermore, in the 14C. the Holy Land was already taken...
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Forum: European Armoury
26th March 2009, 01:20 PM
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A 13 C. Crusader sword from the Holy Land
This sword was first posted in the ethnographic forum but the interest in it was quite low. At the suggestion of Jim McDougal I am posting it here with some more information:
This sword was...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th February 2009, 02:16 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th February 2009, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 36
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Bizar sword
About a year ago this sword (or a very similar one) landed in Tel Aviv, Israel. A colleague collector purchased it in a very respected shop in Paris, hence i suspect it is the very same sword. The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th December 2008, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 24
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Two comments
Two comments to this interesting thread:
1) Styles: I wish to suggest a somewhat different approach to the different styles. I would rather define the style on the basis of the scabbard shape...
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Forum: Swap Forum
1st December 2008, 02:23 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th April 2008, 01:19 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th April 2008, 12:03 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
22nd March 2008, 05:52 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd January 2008, 07:34 AM
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Photos
Photos attached:
http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos/items/83/002883/ph-0.jpg
http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos/items/83/002883/ph-3.jpg
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Forum: Swap Forum
21st October 2007, 05:15 PM
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