Forum: European Armoury
21st January 2012, 02:44 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
20th January 2012, 11:58 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 109,415
Hi Jim :) ,
thank you very...
Hi Jim :) ,
thank you very much Jim, look forward to your insights ... I am extremely pleased to have these ..... originally described as 'African spears'....my hope is that...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th January 2012, 09:50 PM
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Replies: 74
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2 Victorian Lances
Hi,
just acquired 2 1868 pattern lances. Totally complete with their 'shoe' pieces, leather strap handles and even the leather protective sleeve/handle ....only missing their red/white...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th January 2012, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 2
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Hi Detlef :) ,
thanks,...
Hi Detlef :) ,
thanks, worked a treat and I've now found what I was looking for ;) but it does seem that the search facillity is often 'missing' threads dated around...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th January 2012, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 2
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Can't find my posts from 2006
Relavent to a recent thread .....I cannot find, via search, posts I made around May, June time, 2006. Although the archives are dated up to 2004 I tried there as well, just in case, but no joy.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th January 2012, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 13,474
Hi Richmond,
being in the...
Hi Richmond,
being in the UK myself....I am also a 'victim' of eBay's ridiculous policy.....Irritating is, I feel, an understatement ;) I have contacted them several times in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th January 2012, 01:30 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 13,474
Hi Richmond,
nearly all...
Hi Richmond,
nearly all the ebay listings stated Toureg, these do seem to vary in quality but believe that this type/style is not a copy of a genuine sword form (of the area)...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
15th January 2012, 01:16 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,265
Thank you so much Colin :) ,
...
Thank you so much Colin :) ,
You've solved the mystery ....fascinating :cool:
Found this is on the web....
http://www.ethnoantiques.com/wordpress/?cat=28
Kind Regards...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
14th January 2012, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,265
Salaams Ibrahiim,
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Salaams Ibrahiim,
thanks for your views but I think probably African ....but not certain. Certainly interesting ....the weapon (?) 'forms' are not typical of Africa...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th January 2012, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 13,474
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
14th January 2012, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,265
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th December 2011, 10:40 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 44,865
Very, very nice :cool: , if you have any...
Very, very nice :cool: , if you have any 'construction' photo's ....especially of the hilt and how it was fixed to the tang, I would be grateful if you could post them.
Kind Regards David
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th December 2011, 03:32 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 18,877
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd December 2011, 09:31 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,734
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th December 2011, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 25,591
Hi Jim :) ,
we had a interesting...
Hi Jim :) ,
we had a interesting sword posted by Ariel a while ago.... which seemed to be specifically aimed at injurying horses and was a common tactic employed in battle.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th December 2011, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 25,591
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd December 2011, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 40,565
Hi Gene :) ,
have you...
Hi Gene :) ,
have you considered whether this is a 19th C dueling sword ;) .....sword schools (teaching traditional fencing ie rapier) and secretive (illegal) duelling were...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th November 2011, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 26,515
Hi,
previously they were not password...
Hi,
previously they were not password protected :( , which is a shame they were quite good. Generally searching for 'Gatka' will yield results on youtube etc but quality varies enormously.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th November 2011, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 26,515
Here is an older posting regarding Tulwar...
Here is an older posting regarding Tulwar fighting technique which you may find interesting....
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2686&page=1&pp=30&highlight=indian+hand
Kind...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd November 2011, 11:51 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 21,008
Hi Jim :) ,
I would imagine the...
Hi Jim :) ,
I would imagine the decision whether to spike a cannon or not would be the decision of an officer asigned to the cannon. Therefore, perhaps also a status symbol of that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd November 2011, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 21,511
Hi GST,
I would say a shamshir...
Hi GST,
I would say a shamshir blade ..... a deliberately modified or 're-used' damaged tulwar hilt with the disc/pommel missing ... and obviously horn slabs rivetted to the tang to...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th November 2011, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 21,008
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Forum: European Armoury
18th November 2011, 01:11 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 21,008
Just a suggestion.......I think the serrations...
Just a suggestion.......I think the serrations are to 'weaken' the 'spiked' blade. Once a cannon is over-run ....it could be used by the enemy against your own men. Cannons were therefore 'spiked'...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th November 2011, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 13,786
Hi Gene :) ,
thanks for the link to your...
Hi Gene :) ,
thanks for the link to your post, nice example. The links to SFI no longer work though, was interested in the wrapping technique. Do you have a link that works, thanks mate ;) ....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th November 2011, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 13,786
Hi Jim :) ,
thank you very...
Hi Jim :) ,
thank you very much for the added information, very much appreciated :cool: . The Boxer rebellion is indeed a very complicated era of Chinese history :eek: .
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