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Forum: European Armoury 16th July 2013, 05:48 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 27,989
Posted By broadaxe
The best tale-tellers are the guard finials and...

The best tale-tellers are the guard finials and pommel: 1. aside being nice to the eye, they simply will not stand the rigors of war and brake.
2. this pommel type is just wrong to that kind of...
Forum: European Armoury 6th June 2013, 04:20 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,693
Posted By broadaxe
It appears to be a 20th century Russian domestic...

It appears to be a 20th century Russian domestic meat axe. Check the place where the blade gets suddenly thick - it was common to make those from two separate pieces: flat blade inserted into a...
Forum: European Armoury 4th May 2013, 09:44 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 8,050
Posted By broadaxe
This is the last true boarding axe issued to the...

This is the last true boarding axe issued to the Royal Navy. I have an identical axe, unmarked and probably older due to overall even pitting, and a ship's serial number marked in a bronze tag...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2013, 08:11 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,202
Posted By broadaxe
Nice legit model, we call this type of handle...

Nice legit model, we call this type of handle "architectural style" because of the middle swelling.
It is quite late, but not recent. I'd say 1950's-60s. Still more horn parts than plastic. BTW the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2013, 07:57 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 16,465
Posted By broadaxe
Note: of course Jerusalem is a wonderful...

Note: of course Jerusalem is a wonderful experience as a whole, but it is full of "antique tourist traps" with just a bunch of legit antiquities stores, working with license, premium prices.
It is...
Forum: European Armoury 16th March 2013, 08:56 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 16,198
Posted By broadaxe
Very true and even later, to ~1900. Percussion...

Very true and even later, to ~1900. Percussion guns were in use until WWII.

If I recall right, Liege was under French protectorate for a certain period after 1810, so maybe it was regarded a...
Forum: European Armoury 16th March 2013, 08:34 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,394
Posted By broadaxe
American presentation knives can be expensive,...

American presentation knives can be expensive, sometimes very expensive. This knife looks somewhat like a small Chinese dao, dressed up in western style.
Forum: European Armoury 1st March 2013, 07:23 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 44,242
Posted By broadaxe
I liked the last one (hammer head). Have a bunch...

I liked the last one (hammer head). Have a bunch of fokos myself. Have you seen the current production "tactical fokos" by United Cutlery? ...
Forum: European Armoury 1st March 2013, 05:02 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 44,242
Posted By broadaxe
Just a small correction referring the fokos -...

Just a small correction referring the fokos - technically it is a Polish ciupaga, and a very distinctive one, though it seems rather recent.
Forum: European Armoury 1st March 2013, 12:15 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 9,562
Posted By broadaxe
X2 This form has been made in Spain all...

X2

This form has been made in Spain all along the 20th century.
Forum: European Armoury 1st March 2013, 12:07 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,096
Posted By broadaxe
Late 20th century replica, made up from assorted...

Late 20th century replica, made up from assorted parts.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd February 2013, 05:55 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 34,738
Posted By broadaxe
I believe it is Afghan made dagger for the...

I believe it is Afghan made dagger for the British/European market. Typical shape and technique.
Forum: European Armoury 20th January 2013, 10:58 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 162,866
Posted By broadaxe
Very strange, highly interesting! Do you have...

Very strange, highly interesting! Do you have close-up photos of the hilt, and stats of the sword? I would like to see how the grip has been put together. There are circular grooves that show marks...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd December 2012, 07:52 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 37,637
Posted By broadaxe
I had been recently in Malta, where I visited the...

I had been recently in Malta, where I visited the famous Palace Armoury - a true must for every collector and researcher of arms & armor. there are some very similar guns on display, they call them...
Forum: European Armoury 6th November 2012, 10:19 PM
Replies: 424
Views: 1,030,558
Posted By broadaxe
The circular grooves could have been made by the...

The circular grooves could have been made by the tool used to turn the hot iron bar in the process of making, to create the screw-effect on the guard branches.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st October 2012, 02:30 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 14,513
Posted By broadaxe
I'm holding the best source about Hungarian...

I'm holding the best source about Hungarian swords, Kardok by Lugosi & Temesvary, besides I'd visited several collections in Hungary. While the design looks very closely to Syrian, this could be late...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st October 2012, 09:37 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 14,513
Posted By broadaxe
Very interesting. The form is Syrian/Badawi but...

Very interesting. The form is Syrian/Badawi but the work is not typical and intriguing. I have a Badawi saber with an old blade refurbished in contemporary improvised fittings, with a similar green...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st October 2012, 09:29 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,126
Posted By broadaxe
I agree. It is all-original. Have had a similar...

I agree. It is all-original. Have had a similar one (shorter, one side had three fullers) in the past, my research led me to think it is Balkan/Bosnian, circa 1880-1920.
Forum: European Armoury 29th October 2012, 09:39 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 814,268
Posted By broadaxe
Same kind of gun, real life, full size. Original...

Same kind of gun, real life, full size. Original cart & fittings, Schwarzenberg castle, Prague.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th July 2012, 07:26 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,775
Posted By broadaxe
:) thanks. Well, comparing with the all-brass...

:) thanks. Well, comparing with the all-brass khanjars this is at least a real live blade, plus additional material to the hilt.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th July 2012, 09:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,775
Posted By broadaxe
Syrian khnajar, better grade "for the traveler"...

Syrian khnajar, better grade "for the traveler" and retains a humble collector's value, as the blade is tempered steel. Lower grade one looks the same but is all-cast of brass, sometimes even not...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th July 2012, 07:28 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 41,726
Posted By broadaxe
Oooh, believe me, I've seen worse... :eek: This...

Oooh, believe me, I've seen worse... :eek: This one is at least an honest attempt to recreate the old Turkish form.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 11th July 2012, 11:56 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 34,430
Posted By broadaxe
Traditional coffee-making pot, directly on open...

Traditional coffee-making pot, directly on open fire, still used today in the Bedouin community for ceremonies. Here it is called bakraj, I believe the word derived from turkish.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th July 2012, 11:49 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 41,726
Posted By broadaxe
Thanks Jim, I'm always here. I was considering...

Thanks Jim, I'm always here. I was considering for a long time, the thought of making some sort of publication, but as I have a long list of obligations I tend to do it here, as posts. The bedouin...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th July 2012, 10:06 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 41,726
Posted By broadaxe
Hello all, this is super important conversation....

Hello all, this is super important conversation. My personal points: 1. Negev/Sinai sa'ifs do have, rarely, d-guards - sometimes of steel, sometimes even aluminum (I will post photos later on if...
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