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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hi You have some hilts like that in Northern India. https://www.mandarinmansion.com/index.php/item/large-indian-karud-dagger British and French were in Northern India, I guess your scabbard and... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hi Chris, This is not a tourist item at all! It's a Mandingo dagger that you can find from Senegal to Ivory coast I guess. Very nice... The holes in the blade make me think that your dagger is... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hi guys I think that the blade and knife are consistent eg. 1925. The blade is local as mentionned, and the fullers remind me 1/ Ottoman... |
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![]() 1925 and the blade is amazing I'm sure Motan will tell you more... :) |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() I'm glad to read that. So let's do it First, of course, you are right it's a balutch sword. then I agree too. And a Spanish / South American blade on a Moroccan berber sword is a Berber sword... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Ok I have to explain why I think it's ivory. All the Indian power flasks made that way, are made of ivory; but most of them are decorative objects, not even with a hole to pour the powder. Many... |
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![]() I agree but it seems that Iran/ Persian has been forgotten somewhere. Let me add Thus, and using our current geography it may be “ Baloch”, "Farsi", “Afghani” Indian”, “Pakistani” or “ Omani”. ... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hi IVORY for sure You are rich now! Could you post some photos of the whole gun? And details of the pans, trigger or triggers and the muzzle? Thanks |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() AMA ZING sword Ariel, TOP quality, I'm even surprised that there is no Balutch attached to it... Here it's what you get if you have a fireplace... :) |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hi Jim, Is this your secret garden? I was thinking that you were obsessed by swords only... I'm sure that Rick will comment the lock and the barrel better than me. Very nice pistol Best wishes :) |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hi Marc, Yes, your blade is a mystery. Have a look at these two threads with your... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() I think your seller was right. It's not an Ethiopian lion for sure, maybe a copy... As Jim said the fullers look like the Solingen ones. No one mentioned the numbers... Strange for an African... |
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![]() It's the first time that I see a ballbutt with a trigger guard... I have another ballbutt with glass inlays and barrel band... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hi Rick, Still alive. I hope that you are fine too and happy new year! Yes you are right these pistols are from the wheellock era, like the Caucasians ones. :) well for the ball butts it's... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Kubur
![]() Hi Kusko Well I replaced some red by white bone. Many red stones are not coral, in fact a lot of them are red glass. Some red stones? have a hole, I think they were beads like in some... |
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
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Kubur
![]() I don't have the hat, but I have the shoulder thing. I bought it in Ethiopia in 2003, I don't remember where exactly. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Very good catch congratulations! Please do not use a bad Moroccan band! Just a simple metal wire, iron, lead or copper will do the job Look at the photo above and let us see the result :) And here... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() I don't know what it is but I'm sure it's not North African Mundang or Vere is my bet, Cameroon, look at the brass hilt and the engravings on the blade... Merry Christmas |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Please Jim, look at the pommel of this zaibidi jambiya extremely similar to the quillon of the sword discussed. For Ariel, of course I agree, the Yemeni karabela is from Ottoman origin, here I post... |
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![]() Well it might be more complicated than India (Hyderabad) or Yemen (Hadramawt) as it is described in the previous posts. Indian communauties were living in Yemen, including craftmen in Mocha, Taizz,... |
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![]() Are you sure that the three numerals separated by flowers are not a date? Missing the 1 |
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![]() I find this sword and the inscription very suspicious... Might explain the difficulties that you have to read it... |
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![]() I agree Please tell us how you worked the silver and where you find the spare pieces! Thanks |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Dear All, Just to add some fuel to the engine (not on the fire). As it was said by Jim and Mahratt, these daggers are not very old and mostly decorative. Saying that, I also agree with Gonzoadler,... |
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