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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th March 2024, 01:16 PM
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Posted By gp
and the last couple of piccs

and the last couple of piccs
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th March 2024, 01:03 PM
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Posted By gp
interesting also for art lovers amongst you... ...

interesting also for art lovers amongst you...

after Rembrandt and Vermeer in the past, the Dutch Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam now has again a most interesting exhibition on Frans Hals, with paintings...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th March 2024, 12:48 AM
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Posted By gp
the third one is indeed African, Congo I think...

the third one is indeed African, Congo I think and bears similarities with the 2 Konda Nkundu knives and used on ceremonial staffs like the 2 Konda Nkundu ones on the picture to the right
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th February 2024, 11:43 PM
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Posted By gp
I can confirm Detlev's advise; without any decent...

I can confirm Detlev's advise; without any decent restoration, read even only a little cleaning, these lovely knives will only deteriote and leave you at the end with "pulverized" pieces of what once...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th February 2024, 07:42 PM
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Posted By gp
adddition: it could also be from the neighbouring...

adddition: it could also be from the neighbouring Konda's..
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th February 2024, 07:27 PM
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Posted By gp
I think it might be a Tetela knife, both the...

I think it might be a Tetela knife, both the shape of the knife as also the use of nails in the wooden grip is often seen with the Tetela people (AKA Batetela),
although the nails decoration is also...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd February 2024, 06:39 PM
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Posted By gp
thank you;also to my mind came the pentjak /...

thank you;also to my mind came the pentjak / pencak fighting like seen in this vid on 48 secs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPy2tZ4wFiY

but then again, one can't compare the specific pencak...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th February 2024, 08:48 PM
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Posted By gp
beautiful ! Thank you very much for showing this☼...

beautiful ! Thank you very much for showing this☼

Question I have is how it was used or better:
did it require special or different style or way of fencing ?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th February 2024, 08:15 PM
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Posted By gp
formally the Sallee pirates reported to the...

formally the Sallee pirates reported to the Ottoman Empire, but had some independence. This was more or less centrally controlled from Tunis and Algiers.
Later the Sallee pirates took on a special...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th February 2024, 08:17 AM
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Posted By gp
With regards to the Barbary Coast, there is quite...

With regards to the Barbary Coast, there is quite a diverse and interesting history as part of it was / concerned the present Moroccan city of Salé , where I have worked for a year in 1980.
It is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th February 2024, 09:10 AM
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Posted By gp
another carnelian example; knife in yataghan...

another carnelian example;

knife in yataghan style from Crete, about 1900-1920
lenght total 26,5 cm and blade 13,5 cm
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 11th February 2024, 11:28 AM
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Posted By gp
a nice addition ...

a nice addition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8kiiLSI0sA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pdoRA9WWas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Z08UaIXZQ
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 11th February 2024, 11:05 AM
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Posted By gp
some Hussar related : Hussar dance from the...

some Hussar related :

Hussar dance from the Ukraine

https://folkways.si.edu/michala-thomasa-ukrainska-orchestra/tanec-husar-hussar-dance/world/music/track/smithsonian

Czech Hussar dance...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 4th February 2024, 09:04 PM
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Posted By gp
some more pics where you can see how the Hussar...

some more pics where you can see how the Hussar uniform developed through the centuries and countries...
from Hungary, Serbia, France, to Prussia, Poland and Russia
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 4th February 2024, 07:27 PM
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Posted By gp
as on hussars...it seems to be going back to the...

as on hussars...it seems to be going back to the Balkans...

Border soldiers or granizars / grenzer...local lads protecting the borders and being a buffer. A little different to the Pandurs but...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 4th February 2024, 07:14 PM
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Views: 7,541
Posted By gp
just found a colorized picture of the man and his...

just found a colorized picture of the man and his uniform and some more of the princess Viktoria Luise
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd February 2024, 09:30 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,198
Posted By gp
No need to be a defeatist as said it is complete...

No need to be a defeatist as said it is complete legal to still have these kind of transactions.
Althoug some countries ( mostly in the anglosaxon world like to good ol' U S of A and Inglan) it is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd February 2024, 08:31 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,198
Posted By gp
Sad this example but a piece of advise; one...

Sad this example but a piece of advise; one should not & never accept the word of a single customs officer just like that as being the one and only ultimate truth and being forced into something...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 2nd February 2024, 09:12 PM
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Views: 7,541
Posted By gp
More on skull and bones: The Knights...

More on skull and bones:

The Knights Templar organisation, active from the 12th until their demise in 1307, adopted a skull-and-crossbones flag to identify ships belonging to their vast fleet....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd February 2024, 06:16 PM
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Posted By gp
and Tserkes

and Tserkes
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd February 2024, 06:15 PM
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Posted By gp
back 2 the Balkans...

back 2 the Balkans...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd February 2024, 06:12 PM
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Posted By gp
Dagestan and Tsakhur from the south

Dagestan and Tsakhur from the south
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 2nd February 2024, 06:08 PM
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Posted By gp
some more info: ...

some more info:

https://www.kaisersbunker.com/pt/pelzmutze.htm

and 2 more pics
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st January 2024, 10:07 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,795
Posted By gp
thank you very much for your feedback ! By...

thank you very much for your feedback !

By Crnogorka I dead mean loza, the brand I used to drink in the Boka and Sarajevo...:)
and it was good quality. Nothing compared thought to the home made...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th January 2024, 12:38 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,546
Posted By gp
try rubbing it gently off with a piece of cloth,...

try rubbing it gently off with a piece of cloth, cotton preferable, dipped in acetone. Repeat it as long as you need. It will take the glue of without damaging the metal. Be careful though with...
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