Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th March 2006, 01:35 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th March 2006, 11:02 AM
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I find it very strange that the pictures come...
I find it very strange that the pictures come from a bible. You can see that whoever drew the pictures, wrote in the border around them some texts from the Hadith of the prophet muhammad. Which is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th February 2006, 03:58 PM
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Why Do Saifs Have Coins at their Hilt Chains??
Hello All,
I just got a new saif from Janadriya. Boy did I see so much swords and daggers. I was intrigued by the sight of coins on sword hilts. Almost every arab saif have one on the chain. Is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th November 2005, 06:39 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th September 2005, 01:44 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th September 2005, 01:20 PM
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Thats a good pic. That word is " Sun' ", "Make...
Thats a good pic. That word is " Sun' ", "Make of". There must be a word next to that somewhere (usually a name). As for age, Im not the one to ask this; but I do not think that it is older than 100...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th September 2005, 01:02 PM
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Hello,
Nice peice you've got there,...
Hello,
Nice peice you've got there, distinctively Saudi Arabian. I can also see some words at the back. Can you post a pic of that? I hope I can translate.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th August 2005, 03:04 PM
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Hello All,
Sorry to put you off Aurangzeb...
Hello All,
Sorry to put you off Aurangzeb but what you have here wasnt even made in Saudi Arabia, these swords and daggers were and still are made in Syria for export to countries such as...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th July 2005, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 28
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"Islamic Weapons; Maghrib to Moghul", Anthony...
"Islamic Weapons; Maghrib to Moghul", Anthony C.Tirri, Page 99:
"After the conquest of North Caucasus by the Russians in the 19th century, over 400,000 Circassians fled Caucasus and re-settled in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th July 2005, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th July 2005, 10:59 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th July 2005, 08:02 PM
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Although Im no expert at this, I would give my...
Although Im no expert at this, I would give my amature feeling. Kattaras seem so light, so "fragile" if you know what I mean. As apposed to a European or medieval Islamic broadsword, they seem as if...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th July 2005, 06:45 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th June 2005, 02:09 PM
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Strange Indo-Arab swords?!
Hello,
I bring to light a topic which was probably never discussed before. Ive been seeing alot of these swords lately, yet I wasnt sure. Some people claim they are made in Yemen, others in India....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th June 2005, 01:20 PM
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Hi,
I would like to revive this thread to...
Hi,
I would like to revive this thread to ask a question, does anyone know when the Kingdom of Heaven DVD is gonna be released? Ive been hearing september, can someone here officially confirm this?
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th June 2005, 12:42 PM
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Hello Wolviex,
The cartouche in the third...
Hello Wolviex,
The cartouche in the third pic reads "Mubarak Bodar", which is most probably a name.
The cartouche in the fourthe pic says "The first of my prayers".
This doesnt sound arabic...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th June 2005, 11:55 AM
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Hello Tim,
In the first pic you posted, the...
Hello Tim,
In the first pic you posted, the top and bottom inscription both read "What God Wills, Happens"
The Inscription on the right reads "God"
The inscription on the left reads "Muhammad"...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th June 2005, 04:03 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th June 2005, 05:58 PM
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Hello Kino,
The first pic, the inscription...
Hello Kino,
The first pic, the inscription on the right says "What God Wills", on the left is says "There is only one god, and no strength nor will is with one other than god".
On the second...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st June 2005, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 32
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Yes, there is a doubt of the inscriptions and...
Yes, there is a doubt of the inscriptions and decorations on all the swords in the book, most are later additions to the old blades, yes no one can confirm that these swords belonged to the specific...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st June 2005, 03:16 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st June 2005, 03:02 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st June 2005, 02:53 PM
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Yes but Dr.Uncal Seems quite sure about these...
Yes but Dr.Uncal Seems quite sure about these swords above. They were captured by Sultan Selim in 1517 after the conquest of egypt and locked up in the sarai as "blessed swords", the persian...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st June 2005, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 32
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Dont forget that the ottomans were extremely...
Dont forget that the ottomans were extremely influenced by Persian culture. Even the language of the Ottoman court was Persian I believe. That gives out a very high possibility that the decorations...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st June 2005, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 32
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