Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th August 2010, 03:58 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th August 2010, 05:36 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th August 2010, 04:07 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th August 2010, 07:31 PM
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I too have heard of the near-legendary...
I too have heard of the near-legendary destructive power of Coke... makes one wonder why you folks didn't weaponise it, like some latter-day mustard gas ;) However, one concern: wouldn't putting it...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th August 2010, 09:21 AM
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Hi there Stu, thanks for the tipe! Mainspring...
Hi there Stu, thanks for the tipe! Mainspring vice ahoy with next month's pay packet, I should think (along with some fine files and a set of brass dentist's picks, amongst other things), and I shall...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th August 2010, 10:05 PM
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Aha - I did wonder when Jim would smell...
Aha - I did wonder when Jim would smell interesting local markings :D Like leading a mouse to cheese... and once more I learn. I'd no idea these were referred to as "balemarks" for a start, let...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th August 2010, 05:41 PM
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Some pictures of the lock
Herewith some photographs of the lock, courtesy the incredibly dimwitted works camera and a lot of patience. I've been test-firing the lock a couple of times, and discovered a couple of points:
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th August 2010, 10:06 AM
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Philip, thank you very much indeed for that...
Philip, thank you very much indeed for that useful information, in particular for putting me on to Lister's book; surprisingly it seems it's relatively easy to get hold of a copy (I'm looking at one...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th August 2010, 05:29 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th August 2010, 10:04 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th August 2010, 06:19 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th August 2010, 06:12 PM
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As requested, some pics of my new toy. While...
As requested, some pics of my new toy. While working on her today I have found a curious problem: this breech obstruction, which seems to defy explanation.
My first thought, as one would expect,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th August 2010, 07:00 PM
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My first jezail
Well, in no small part thanks to you load of loons, I've gone and bought myself a jezail of my very own. The dealer's information listed it as "circa 1870", though where he got that date I have no...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th July 2010, 01:10 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th July 2010, 02:15 PM
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And a belated reply, with a minor update:...
And a belated reply, with a minor update: browsing around the forum for further information on these creatures (I'm now thinking of buying one myself - it's everyone here's fault, I tell you!) I came...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th June 2010, 04:55 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th June 2010, 02:31 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th June 2010, 10:06 AM
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Curiouser and curiouser! As it turns out, I can...
Curiouser and curiouser! As it turns out, I can see no evidence at all of any embellishment on the fittings or scabbard of this sword; indeed, the wood in both cases looks, to me, quite new, and I'd...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th June 2010, 11:43 AM
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While in no way wishing to sound like a wet...
While in no way wishing to sound like a wet blanket, I have to wonder: is it possible that this is one of the much-dreaded "Khyber Pass Guns" manufactured in North Pakistan/South Afghanistan? From...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th June 2010, 12:41 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th June 2010, 11:52 AM
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After a lengthy hiatus - caused mostly by a...
After a lengthy hiatus - caused mostly by a shortage of computers, and by the installation and promotion of our new exhibition covering Op. HERRICK and suchlike - I return, bearing another weapon for...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd June 2010, 04:20 PM
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Michael,
Perhaps I was a little over-eager...
Michael,
Perhaps I was a little over-eager in my defence of the trade; as Jim has noted, and as you have said, there are a sadly significant number of museums where the staff neither know, nor...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st May 2010, 09:00 AM
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While it's a little disappointing to find that...
While it's a little disappointing to find that our marking probably has nothing to do with the Mahdist uprising (which'd date the sword very nicely indeed, naturally), the mystery of what the design...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st May 2010, 01:07 AM
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I did try uploading to the forum, but...
I did try uploading to the forum, but unfortunately found that the forum's file server size limits are rather smaller than the images I'm uploading! Is there any way around that? I know ImageShack...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th May 2010, 10:44 PM
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David, absolutely bang on! The one thing that's...
David, absolutely bang on! The one thing that's different is that I'm quite positive (from home) that the diagonal lines run in the perpendicular fashion on our example. If it is a Mahdist symbol,...
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