Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th August 2005, 04:24 AM
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Replies: 7
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Mixed Bag
Hi All!
These three daggers have been in my collection for a while now. The kindjal is well made and the blade is sharp, the sheath is made with good quailty silver and brass. The other...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th August 2005, 03:01 AM
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Replies: 5
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Hi ariel!
Yes, thats the feeling...
Hi ariel!
Yes, thats the feeling alright! :D The Syrian or Lebanese one seems to be an old blade that is possibly rehilted. The Lohar I think is the best of the lot and in good...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th August 2005, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 5
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New dagger!
Hi all!
just got these off Ebay.I know the last one is a tourist piece but I choul not resist a Zulfiqar look alike! :D
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th August 2005, 04:38 AM
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Replies: 13
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th August 2005, 11:29 PM
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Replies: 13
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Hi all!
I don't know if I asked this...
Hi all!
I don't know if I asked this already but whould this be worn on al long baldric through the loop over the shoulder or on a small loop like on kindjals, I just want to get my display...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th August 2005, 11:26 PM
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Replies: 22
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th August 2005, 12:09 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 20,297
Hi all!
Do the circle desgiens on...
Hi all!
Do the circle desgiens on the hilt have to do with the "Evil Eye" because I haver seen flissya's with a similer desigen on the sheath from Algeria? Such as the one on Page-23 of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th August 2005, 11:02 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 20,297
Hi all!
So that is what a khodmio is,...
Hi all!
So that is what a khodmio is, I wonder if the crossguard is a idea borrowed from the French stiletto of the 19th. century while Morocco was occupied by them? Are these attributed to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th August 2005, 03:06 AM
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Replies: 22
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th August 2005, 02:07 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 20,297
Barbary States Dagger
Hello all!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Collectible-Dagger-n-Sheath-from-Morocco-Knife-Sword_W0QQitemZ6550657692QQcategoryZ43321QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I just got this off...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th August 2005, 01:45 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 15,514
Hi all!
I still like this dagger a...
Hi all!
I still like this dagger a great deal as I stated before in my thread on my 5-fingers dagger I have an odd attraction to tourist daggers.( This one's new home will be with my...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th August 2005, 02:46 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 15,514
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd August 2005, 05:38 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st August 2005, 04:48 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 15,514
Turkish Khanjar
Good Evening To All !
I have posted some pics of a recent acquisition, a Turkish Khanjar, the blade of which measures 10 inches in length. The dagger overall measures 16.5 inches. The hilt is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th July 2005, 04:54 AM
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Replies: 2
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Hi Ariel!
I find these little...
Hi Ariel!
I find these little facts absolutly interesting. It has been a long while since I read the New York Times, since lately I have been a overbearing task master of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th July 2005, 01:50 AM
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Replies: 17
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Hello all!
I have been looking...
Hello all!
I have been looking where to buy a repro falx for a while looks like I will make my own out of the modern counter parts blade! :D "Home Depot" here I come!!!!
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th July 2005, 04:31 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 33,744
Hi all!
I like these puukko knives...
Hi all!
I like these puukko knives I don't have one YET , for every time I have money I can't find one and when I don't have money I find them. But soon I will find one!!!! Some say I am...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th July 2005, 01:48 AM
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Replies: 17
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Hi erlikhan!
I have never...
Hi erlikhan!
I have never heard of this process before tell me about it please I am interested. Very nice I like the way the tips are close together on yours, I have to push mine...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th July 2005, 02:08 AM
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Replies: 17
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th July 2005, 12:53 AM
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Replies: 17
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Hi Rick!
Since the theme is...
Hi Rick!
Since the theme is Persian I have decided to classify it as Persian export piece, sound good? It is still one of my favorite daggers in my collection, even if it is for the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th July 2005, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 17
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th July 2005, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 17,359
Hi all!
What is the "grand...
Hi all!
What is the "grand tour"? Is my dagger Persian or modern Iranian or indian I am confused. Whould the symbols on the handle and sheath of mine help in I.D. of origen? The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th July 2005, 09:20 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,724
Hi Lace!
After examining mine and...
Hi Lace!
After examining mine and your pictures I whould say yes it was made out of a leaf-spring. One last thing to find out is it flat on one side like it apperers on the pictures and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th July 2005, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 9
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Hi Lace!
Welcome to the forum! The...
Hi Lace!
Welcome to the forum! The star with wings is the on the one pictureis the emblem of the WWII Army air-force. So I belive this was made for returing G.I.'s or for those stationed...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th July 2005, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 17
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