Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th January 2006, 09:23 PM
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What is it?
We decided to go for it out of curiosity and because we did not know for sure what it is. When we receive it we wil research it and will gladly post here our thoughts .
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th January 2006, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 12
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Chokwe Axe
The blade is 2 X 4 inches and the haft is 14 inches. Rather short but with a heavy blade. The effective blade and simple decoration suggests a real fighting weapon. For more details on this axe see...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th January 2006, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 12
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African axes
If you compare it to a good Songye axe (which I personally consider as masterpieces of African axes):
http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos/items/79/001779/ph-0.jpg
Or to a good Chokwe axe
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th January 2006, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 12
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Shona Axe
Shona it is. Nice example, probably early 20 C. Not a very efficient weapon and mostly used as a simbol of status.
The Shona is the largest ethnic group in Zimbabwe, more than 70% of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd January 2006, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 5
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May be baule??
Very interesting and uncommon sword indeed. The cross shaped handle has some reminiscence to the Fang swords, but on the other hand, I do not see the rear pointed short protrusion on the base of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th December 2005, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 28
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Huge Qama
Hi all
An interesting sword indeed. In all our career we have examined three such swords, all of huge dimensions (we call it Qama to end all Qamas). 42-45 inches total length, 4-5 inches wide....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th December 2005, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 3
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Interesting dah
We are definitely not Dah experts but one of the experts who looked at it suggested Laos or Cambodia (ratio of blade to handle length ). With quite some reservations (and with a big question mark) we...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th June 2005, 05:15 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th June 2005, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 7
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As already correctly said, this is a Jambiya...
As already correctly said, this is a Jambiya (more properly should be called Jannabiya), from Yemen, probably made in Sana’a in the turn off the 20th C. These dagger are common to Yemen only and I do...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th June 2005, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 2
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Ceremonial Knife from Bali
This one is really a fine piece:
http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos/items/12/001812/ph-0.jpg
For more details on this item, please see: ceremonial Knife from Bali...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th June 2005, 03:27 PM
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Replies: 7
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Marsh Dagger
The Jambiya is indeed Iraqi, southern Iraq, from around Basra. Sometime called Marsh Dagger after the many marsh area around Basra
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th June 2005, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 9
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May be a Yataghan Blade??
The second sword is definitely a Sailaba/Sossun Pata, as correctly stated by Jens. The first one, I am afraid is a re-hilted Ottoman Yataghan blade. I rather prefer to think that it is a Yataghan...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd June 2005, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 8,040
Few Comments
Three comments
1) Both items are of fine quality and highly desirable. We could not afford both and had to decide. Should we bid on the other one it would have realized very high price as well.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th May 2005, 01:34 PM
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Replies: 12
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Brass Made Dagger
Another dagger, probably Kuba, central Zaire, with a brass made blade. highly decorative blade but also well made, hard and sharp. Probably 1930-1940 vintage.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th May 2005, 12:17 PM
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Replies: 2
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Omani Khanjar
This is an Omani Khanjar of the style known as Sayydi. This style is characterized by the heavily decorated handle with many silver filigree pieces and the silver filigree “ears” at the pommel sides....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th May 2005, 07:07 AM
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Replies: 44
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Bulgarian Kama
The dagger shown in the last photo Which you describe as a typical Bulgarian Kama is interesting. We came across a similar dagger which we could not identify and placed it more to the middle east,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th May 2005, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 16
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Few comments if I may:
AGE:
I have had...
Few comments if I may:
AGE:
I have had the privilege to examine the one shown above and I really think it is an old one. Probably late 19 C. or very early 20 C. My reasons for the old dating...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th May 2005, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 12
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My terrible English, the blade only is copper....
My terrible English, the blade only is copper. The hilt is wood covered with brass and copper strips, sorry for the misleading information. These are definitely weapons. Sure not as hard as steel but...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th May 2005, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 12
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Copper made African Blades
We were lucky to purchase a considerable part of a big private collection of African edged weapon, from central Africa. According to old labels on few of the items, it was collected mostly in the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th May 2005, 03:59 PM
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Replies: 2
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Damascus Blade
This is definitely a Damascus steel blade, pattern welded, in the pattern known as Turkish ribbon. It is clearly seen on the fifth photo from top. However the blade has seen better days and I wonder...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th May 2005, 03:52 PM
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Replies: 17
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Bukhara ???
Hi all
Very interesting observations indeed but I must say I do not agree with the Bukhara attribution. In my humble opinion both are Yemeni swords. This type of sword is rather old. They were...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2005, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 28
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2005, 05:33 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 46,638
The Turkish connection
Few comments if I may:
We came across several similar swords. See for example:
http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos/extra/01/000101.jpg
I purchased the upper sword in Udaipur, Rajhastan. The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2005, 02:33 PM
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Replies: 3
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Concealed Dagger
Interesting indeed. We have seen similar before, see:
http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos/items/55/001555/ph-1.jpg
Mediterranean, but western side in my opinion. The two shown above had a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th May 2005, 06:01 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 11,721
A Moroccan Koumaya Dagger with a Sheffield Blade
http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos/items/61/001761/ph-0.jpg
I must admit we were surprised when we first examined this Koumaya dagger. The blade, although lightly rusted when we found it, was...
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