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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th December 2023, 07:40 PM
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Very interesting! Thank you!

Very interesting!
Thank you!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th August 2023, 10:33 AM
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Posted By mariusgmioc
I do not know what this is but I am pretty sure...

I do not know what this is but I am pretty sure that it isn't a Masai spear. Masai use various types of iron-tipped spears.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd August 2023, 06:35 PM
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Posted By mariusgmioc
What you are saying only validates my point. ...

What you are saying only validates my point.

You call this an ALGERIAN NIMCHA precisely because it has some very distinctive features of an Algerian nimcha... while it might have been assembled in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd August 2023, 10:09 AM
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Posted By mariusgmioc
Yet, you are generally referring again to the...

Yet, you are generally referring again to the period POST the ottoman occupation of the Balkans!

"There was extensive arms and armor production in the Balkans during these times, documented by the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd August 2023, 10:25 PM
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Posted By mariusgmioc
Thank you Detlef for the clear and well...

Thank you Detlef for the clear and well illustrated explanation. :)

Indeed there are enough differences that set this blade apart from the barong family.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd August 2023, 09:52 PM
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Posted By mariusgmioc
But the whole discussion was about the so called...

But the whole discussion was about the so called "Albanian" dagger presented above and other typically Turkish weapons that are attributed to Greece or the Balkans without any, but anecdotal...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd August 2023, 07:49 PM
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Posted By mariusgmioc
Why not BARONG?! I am not very knowledgeable...

Why not BARONG?!

I am not very knowledgeable about this but to my eyes this is a barong, albeit the widening of the blade is slightly more pronounced towards the tip than in the classic barongs....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd August 2023, 07:43 PM
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Posted By mariusgmioc
What is NOT a tumbuk lada for me one can see in...

What is NOT a tumbuk lada for me one can see in the photos below. I call all knives in the photos below "sewar" even if at some point in space and time they might have been called tumbuk lada by...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd August 2023, 07:25 PM
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Views: 3,184
Posted By mariusgmioc
TUMBUK LADA

What is a tumbuk lada?!

To me, these are tumbuk lada. These and some similar knives with a chubby hilt and with some other distinguishable features one can notice in the photos.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd August 2023, 06:44 PM
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Posted By mariusgmioc
And this is simply because Ottoman Turks did not...

And this is simply because Ottoman Turks did not differentiate as we do now between a zillion types of swords and sabers, and for them they were and are are all "kilij," namely swords.
Moreover,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd August 2023, 05:58 PM
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Posted By mariusgmioc
However, if we are to apply the "correct" Turkish...

However, if we are to apply the "correct" Turkish terminology, in order to be ethnographically "correct" the a KILIJ is also this... (all photos taken in May at Topkapi Palace and Military Museum in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd August 2023, 05:53 PM
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Posted By mariusgmioc
KILIJ

What is a KILIJ?! :confused:

For most of us, a KILIJ is this...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd August 2023, 10:43 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,858
Posted By mariusgmioc
Your explanation is probably correct. With the...

Your explanation is probably correct.
With the observation that the chape of the second scabbard is of typical European origin, maybe from the scabbard of an European sword.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st August 2023, 11:22 AM
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Views: 4,344
Posted By mariusgmioc
Decorations on arms of Central Asia

This is what I find to be a brilliant article on the decorative features on arms of Central Asia. I like very much the no-nonsense, pragmatic and scientific approach based on features, not on...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st August 2023, 09:31 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 14,976
Posted By mariusgmioc
Of course there are similarities between your...

Of course there are similarities between your Kurdish dagger and the one above!

But even more similarities are between your Kurdish dagger and a classic Persian khanjar. Yet your dagger is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st August 2023, 09:14 AM
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Views: 8,010
Posted By mariusgmioc
Very nice piece! It appears to be genuine...

Very nice piece!

It appears to be genuine albeit in rather poor condition.

However, with some minimally invasive cleaning it can be brought back to its former glory.

Thank you for sharing!...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th August 2023, 08:43 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 14,976
Posted By mariusgmioc
I have two, similar with yours. They both...

I have two, similar with yours.

They both have wootz blades. This is enough to completely invalidate its "Albanian" attribution as wootz was not produced in Europe at that time (with the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th August 2023, 07:03 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 17,288
Posted By mariusgmioc
Very interesting! Thank you Gavin! :) The...

Very interesting! Thank you Gavin! :)

The border between sewar and tumbuk lada is indeed fuzzy.

So, then I guess that no4 could be called tumbuk lada too. :confused:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th August 2023, 01:08 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 17,288
Posted By mariusgmioc
3... definitely classic tumbuk lada (you must...

3... definitely classic tumbuk lada (you must notice the slightly different scabbard as well).

4... I would call "sewar"... a rather classic one in my eyes.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th August 2023, 09:58 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 17,288
Posted By mariusgmioc
While quite similar to many sewars, "tumbuk lada"...

While quite similar to many sewars, "tumbuk lada" have considerably chubbier hilts, made usually from ivory and also display some more subtle differences in terms of construction of front bolster and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th August 2023, 08:37 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 14,976
Posted By mariusgmioc
Albeit you are trying to be sarcastic, you are...

Albeit you are trying to be sarcastic, you are mostly right.

The Eastern Roman Empire had its own weapons producing centers that were producing Roman weapons.

The smaller "empires" you...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th August 2023, 08:47 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 14,976
Posted By mariusgmioc
I believe the designation of these daggers as...

I believe the designation of these daggers as Albanian or Balkan is completely wrong!

The turgha stamp on this one points towards a TURKISH origin, and not Albanian.
Moreover the style of these...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th August 2023, 02:47 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,098
Posted By mariusgmioc
It doesn't look neither English, nor American to...

It doesn't look neither English, nor American to me. Different style.
Maybe Indian. :confused:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th August 2023, 11:58 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,125
Posted By mariusgmioc
Make sure that the photos respect the size...

Make sure that the photos respect the size requirements: smaller than 1280x1280 pixels and less than 1 Mb... if I remember correctly!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th August 2023, 09:05 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,797
Posted By mariusgmioc
Precisely what I was thinking! The early...

Precisely what I was thinking!

The early drawings of Afghans focus on their dress and overall appearance and not necessarily on detail of accessories such as the sword they were wearing. And since...
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