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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th January 2021, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 916
Posted By
motan
Hi,
Thanks Lotfy for kind words and for sending...Hi, Thanks Lotfy for kind words and for sending me pics. I know the shibriya you talk about from your collection and it is a nice addtion to this thread. This is a beautiful shibriya that also has a... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th January 2021, 10:40 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 916
Posted By
motan
Hi,
Just one last time back to this thread in...Hi, Just one last time back to this thread in order to summarize. I tend to agree with Kubur. The blade and the whole of Yvain's shibriya are probably Jordanian and from 1925. The khanjarli look is... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th January 2021, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 524
Posted By
motan
Hi,
I am not arguing with any of the experts...Hi, I am not arguing with any of the experts here. Just want to add my perspective. Mandingo/Mandinka/Mande people is quite a large group that is present in several countries and associated with... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th January 2021, 09:01 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 916
Posted By
motan
Hi,
I did not expect THIS. It is a very good,...Hi, I did not expect THIS. It is a very good, interesting and (relatively) old shibriya, but it is also a puzzling one. I can not tell you too much because my experience with shibriyas is all from... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th January 2021, 08:14 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,011
Posted By
motan
Hi Detlef,
A good find and a great collection of...Hi Detlef, A good find and a great collection of old Corvos. I know the history, but not much about the knives themselves. The handle construction and design are Spanish influence, of course, and you... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd January 2021, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 916
Posted By
motan
Hi Klop,
Of course you are right. These rings are...Hi Klop, Of course you are right. These rings are attached with a simple split pen, which is a petty. The majority of the older dagger are quite solid, but the ring is the first thing to get lost.... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2021, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 916
Posted By
motan
Hi Yvain. Thanks for your response.
If you put...Hi Yvain. Thanks for your response. If you put up some pictures in this thread, I will tell you what I know about your shibriya. If relevant, I can also redirect you to some older threads on the... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th December 2020, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 916
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motan
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th December 2020, 11:42 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 916
Posted By
motan
Another old shibriyaHi, I was looking for this kind of early shibriya for some time and now I finally have it. It is a very early one, around 1900 I think and from a maker well known by shibriya collectors. I can not... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th December 2020, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 536
Posted By
motan
Hi,
I just want to confirm what David already...Hi, I just want to confirm what David already said. 100% right. Further, some of the signs on the blade of your sword are letters, other are numbers and others are neither (at least if you assume it... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th December 2020, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,396
Posted By
motan
Hi Kwiatec,
I am not an expert on this subject,...Hi Kwiatec, I am not an expert on this subject, but I know that many bichaqs of this type were produced in various places in/for the Ottoman Empire. In fact, many of this construction - short "ears",... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th December 2020, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 2,097
Posted By
motan
Thank you Ariel for your appeasing comment.
My...Thank you Ariel for your appeasing comment. My knowledge on Chinese weapons =0 and therefore, I followed this debate as a spectator. But since this type of arguments are a recurring theme in the... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th October 2020, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 978
Posted By
motan
Hi Klop,
I cannot add too much to what you...Hi Klop, I cannot add too much to what you already said. You are pretty much right. The white metal/low grade silver is a Jordanian shibriya from Jordan. I can not translate what is written on the... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th July 2020, 11:44 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,457
Posted By
motan
Hi,
I have already decided on this some time ago,...Hi, I have already decided on this some time ago, but my solution fits me and the nature of my collection. Therefore, it can not be considered as advice for you. I will leave my collection to an... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th July 2020, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,797
Posted By
motan
Hi,
Burl wood indeed. Possibly from a small bush,...Hi, Burl wood indeed. Possibly from a small bush, judging by the fact that they needed two pieces to make one scale. The chances of finding out what kind of wood depends on finding evidence in... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd July 2020, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,938
Posted By
motan
Hi Yvain,
Thank you for showing this dagger....Hi Yvain, Thank you for showing this dagger. Always good to know that I am not the only one interested in these daggers. Many collectors look down on ethnographic weapons from the Levant, maybe... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st July 2020, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,938
Posted By
motan
Hi Yvain,
The Ottoman period in Palestine ended...Hi Yvain, The Ottoman period in Palestine ended in 1917/1918 with Allenby's and the Egyptian expeditionary force's conquest of the area. Late Ottoman is usually meant late 19th to the end of ww1.... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th June 2020, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,938
Posted By
motan
Hi Yvain,
I can not say too much about this one...Hi Yvain, I can not say too much about this one except that it is Palestinian. The tell-tale signs are the halve circle decorations on the scabbard. You can call it Shibriya, but classic Shibriyas... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
8th June 2020, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,157
Posted By
motan
Hi Kronckew,
The picture shows what I said in my...Hi Kronckew, The picture shows what I said in my previous post: that a sickle has broad, curved and often serrated blade. A narrow and thick blade is inefficient for cutting, which the harvest of... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
4th June 2020, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,157
Posted By
motan
Sorry guys, but this is not a sickle. It just...Sorry guys, but this is not a sickle. It just wouldn't work. Sickles are thin and usually serrated and more curved. This is a thick and almost straight. Because it has an almost triangular... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th June 2020, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,266
Posted By
motan
Hi,
Yes. Certainly good for first purchase. Much...Hi, Yes. Certainly good for first purchase. Much better than my first :( A legit type, well used and authentic. Could use some love. Early 20th or late 19th c. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th June 2020, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,277
Posted By
motan
Hi Stefan,
You seem to be on a shibriya buying...Hi Stefan, You seem to be on a shibriya buying campaign. This is your third one in the last couple of weeks. I will try to explain it, but this involves a lot of guess work. Despite having many... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th June 2020, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,867
Posted By
motan
Hi Kubur,
A nice one. Those with hooked pommel...Hi Kubur, A nice one. Those with hooked pommel instead of a horse/camel head tend to be of better quality (earlier??). Funny that central ridge. I have one like that. It is not a part of the forging,... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th May 2020, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 5,715
Posted By
motan
Hi Peter,
Museum quality and nice prose too....Hi Peter, Museum quality and nice prose too. Excellent. Nothing to add to the words of the educated gentlemen, except that to me, the date looks like 1215, which translates to 1800/1801 Gregorian. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
30th May 2020, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,157
Posted By
motan
Mmmm. No answers here. :shrug:
Does't look...Mmmm. No answers here. :shrug: Does't look North American West though. Perhaps Mexico or South America because there is something about it that say Spanish. It is not for treating hoofs because... |
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