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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th March 2024, 06:54 PM
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Posted By Yvain
Adding some examples from the Quai Branly...

Adding some examples from the Quai Branly collections :


https://www.quaibranly.fr/fr/explorer-les-collections/base/Work/action/show/notice/300034-poire-a-poudre

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd March 2024, 06:24 PM
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Posted By Yvain
Morrocan (?) powder flask

Hi all !



Found this interesting powder flask today, Morrocan maybe? It seems to have been made from a recycled kerosene lamp.



I welcome any information about it, thanks in advance for...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th February 2024, 08:27 AM
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Posted By Yvain
Thanks AHite, those type of matchlocks were...

Thanks AHite, those type of matchlocks were indeed popular over a wide area, from Turkey to India, including the Arab peninsula.



Stu, sadly most pins are bent in place, I'm thus not sure how...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th February 2024, 09:42 PM
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Posted By Yvain
I'm not sure yet, it will depend on if and how I...

I'm not sure yet, it will depend on if and how I remove the black paint. I don't think I will be able able to clean it completely like yours though, most pieces are pinned in place, not screwed.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th February 2024, 07:22 PM
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Posted By Yvain
Thanks David! Hard to tell, guess I'll be able to...

Thanks David! Hard to tell, guess I'll be able to form an opinion once I've cleaned it, there seems to be something written on the barrel
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th February 2024, 05:11 PM
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Posted By Yvain
Adding some links for additional information : ...

Adding some links for additional information :


https://royalarmouries.org/collection/object/object-34776


http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=15524&highlight=Yemen+matchlock

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th February 2024, 06:18 PM
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Posted By Yvain
Yemeni matchlock

I didn't plan to get a Yemeni matchlock this weekend, but for 30€ I couldn't pass it, even though it will need a lot of work!



The buttstock padding has been attacked by insects and will go in...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd January 2024, 11:07 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,375
Posted By Yvain
Thanks for the information and the additional...

Thanks for the information and the additional picture! This type of blades is also illustrated in the Encyclopédie. I wonder if there is some info online or in a book about this specific style of hilt
Forum: European Armoury 28th December 2023, 03:33 PM
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Posted By Yvain
Well, well, well, look what arrived ... ...

Well, well, well, look what arrived ...


Sometimes when you receive a weapon, you feel like it was made for business, and not just as a hip ornament. This is exactly how I felt when I picked up...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th December 2023, 07:34 PM
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Posted By Yvain
That's a very interesting thread on those...

That's a very interesting thread on those intriguing swords!



To me that stamp definitely looks like a Libyan hallmark, you could try posting it on :...
Forum: European Armoury 28th November 2023, 09:39 PM
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Posted By Yvain
Thanks to both of you! I won't have it in...

Thanks to both of you!


I won't have it in my hands before Christmas, so I don't have much more details to share here.


To me, it seems that the blade is triangular and hollow-ground on all...
Forum: European Armoury 28th November 2023, 04:32 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,375
Posted By Yvain
My first smallsword

Hi all!


After some years collecting only extra-european weapons, I'm venturing back to my home continent. Indeed, I recently gained an interest for smallswords, and managed to win this one in a...
Forum: European Armoury 28th November 2023, 09:46 AM
Replies: 19
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Posted By Yvain
Very interesting Kronckew ! It's seems rather...

Very interesting Kronckew ! It's seems rather unusual to me to use a buckler with a saber, the mix between eastern and european influences is rather unique.
Forum: European Armoury 8th November 2023, 09:51 PM
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Posted By Yvain
Thanks Radboud, that's what I'm referring to...

Thanks Radboud, that's what I'm referring to indeed. The Eastern European lead is interesting, I'll have to look into it deeper!
Forum: European Armoury 8th November 2023, 07:14 PM
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Posted By Yvain
Indeed Victrix, I heard that before, interesting...

Indeed Victrix, I heard that before, interesting tradition! Though I don't think those students are expected to actually use those swords!
Forum: European Armoury 8th November 2023, 06:09 PM
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Posted By Yvain
My apologies, I guess my question was not...

My apologies, I guess my question was not properly worded.


I was wondering what was the last sword used by Europeans / Europeans descent that was NOT a military weapon (ie : regulated / issued)....
Forum: European Armoury 8th November 2023, 12:36 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,653
Posted By Yvain
Last traditional European sword

Hi all,



I've discussed the Mexican machete / so called "espada ancha" a bit in the last few days, and it got me thinking : what was the last traditional (non military / regulation / issued)...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th November 2023, 11:33 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,782
Posted By Yvain
Very interesting grouping Jim ! From your own...

Very interesting grouping Jim ! From your own collection ? The one at the top with the briquet hilt is very cool, I'd like to make a repro of it !
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th November 2023, 06:59 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,782
Posted By Yvain
Thanks Kronckew, very interesting to see this...

Thanks Kronckew, very interesting to see this hilt paired with a more traditional Mexican machete blade and scabbard.


I'm back home and thus have access to my (basic) callipers, which allowed me...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st November 2023, 07:58 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,782
Posted By Yvain
Thanks for your answers! It is rather...

Thanks for your answers!



It is rather hard to measure the edge since I don't have calipers at hand, but I definitely see no grind, and the edge is roughly 1mm thick in the first half of the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st November 2023, 06:30 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,782
Posted By Yvain
Spanish colonial short sword?

Hi all!



I found this interesting short sword for cheap some days ago. It is very similar to some other short swords identified as Mexican or Spanish colonial, including on this forum (see the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th July 2023, 10:19 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,800
Posted By Yvain
1984 indeed, my bad for the typo. Funny to think...

1984 indeed, my bad for the typo. Funny to think that it is only 10 years older than me!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th July 2023, 05:53 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,800
Posted By Yvain
Recent shibriyas

Hi all!



I received today those two recent but nicely made shibriyas, both probably from the1980's.



The bigger one is the most interesting in my opinion, the hilt is adorned with the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th June 2023, 12:15 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,261
Posted By Yvain
Indeed TVV, I have another one like this. Though...

Indeed TVV, I have another one like this. Though in this case I think the main goal could have been to lengthen the blade, as the "sandwich" part doesn't hide the beginning of the blade
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th June 2023, 03:21 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,261
Posted By Yvain
The sandwiched ricasso dampens the vibrations a...

The sandwiched ricasso dampens the vibrations a bit but the blade is springy and behaves correctly for a European piece. (I also don't think I ever saw a locally made takouba blade with this shape,...
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