Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2024, 06:54 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd March 2024, 06:24 PM
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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...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2024, 08:27 AM
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Replies: 9
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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...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th February 2024, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,780
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th February 2024, 07:22 PM
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Views: 1,780
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th February 2024, 05:11 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th February 2024, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,780
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...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd January 2024, 11:07 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,383
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
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Forum: European Armoury
28th December 2023, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 10
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Well, well, well, look what arrived ...
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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...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th December 2023, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 28
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Forum: European Armoury
28th November 2023, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,383
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...
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Forum: European Armoury
28th November 2023, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 10
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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...
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Forum: European Armoury
28th November 2023, 09:46 AM
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Views: 5,657
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Forum: European Armoury
8th November 2023, 09:51 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
8th November 2023, 07:14 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
8th November 2023, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 5,657
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)....
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Forum: European Armoury
8th November 2023, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 19
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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)...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th November 2023, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,787
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th November 2023, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 11
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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...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2023, 07:58 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,787
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...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2023, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 11
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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...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th July 2023, 10:19 PM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th July 2023, 05:53 PM
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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...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th June 2023, 12:15 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,268
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th June 2023, 03:21 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,268
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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