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Forum: European Armoury 30th April 2024, 10:28 PM
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Posted By Sakalord364
Downturned pommels on British sword bayonets

Did the Downturned pommels on British sword Bayonets have their origin in the 1796 cavalry Sabre? I don’t think I’ve seen any downturned pommels on European edged weapons prior to the introduction of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th April 2024, 08:19 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,359
Posted By Sakalord364
When did the quality of European blades surpass...

When did the quality of European blades surpass that of wootz? I assume it was when the Industrial Revolution started, though I know Europeans exported blades to India in large quantities due to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th April 2024, 11:21 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,359
Posted By Sakalord364
On a similar note, did wootz blades have a higher...

On a similar note, did wootz blades have a higher carbon content when compared to a contemporary non wootz European blade? Because I’ve seen European sabre blades be more resistant to rust then say a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th April 2024, 06:51 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,672
Posted By Sakalord364
Did The Ottomans ever use guardless sabres?

Of course the Ottomans had the Yataghan, and the Shashka was also not unfamiliar to them I presume, but did the Ottomans also use guardless sabres of their own manufacture? As in Sabres that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd April 2024, 07:48 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,072
Posted By Sakalord364
Similarities in design between Afghan axes and Musandam/Jerrs axes

I’ve noticed a great deal of design similarities between these 20th century Afghan axes and these axes from Oman, from everything to the design motifs, to the copper inlay, to the carving on the...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd April 2024, 12:09 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,973
Posted By Sakalord364
Regarding the origin of blades on Polish Sabres

Were the majority of blades found on Polish sabres of the 17th/18th century of foreign, i.e German and Italian make, or did native smiths also forge their own blades?
Forum: European Armoury 23rd March 2024, 02:59 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,865
Posted By Sakalord364
This type of scabbard with these fittings is...

This type of scabbard with these fittings is commonly found among Afghan swords of the early 20th century. The curved examples are rarer and made by private artisans, the style is in imitation of the...
Forum: European Armoury 20th March 2024, 01:33 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,865
Posted By Sakalord364
Reinforcements on the scabbard of Polish sabres, and a 20th century example?

I noticed that the scabbard reinforcements on these Polish scabbards were oddly similar to the reenforcement on this early 20th century Afghan Sabre. Was this just a coincidence, or was this perhaps...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2024, 12:56 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 7,322
Posted By Sakalord364
https://historical-weapons.com/the-battle-axes-of-...

https://historical-weapons.com/the-battle-axes-of-afghanistan/

Here is a valuable article written by our fellow forum member, that examines all of the various types of ceremonial axe heads used in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2024, 12:45 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,519
Posted By Sakalord364
Persian Shamshir fullering techniques and their Afghan imitations

It’s interesting to compare the Persian blades that have the interesting “U-Turn/Segmented” fullering style which was created in Persia, to the examples which was then copied by Afghan and North...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th March 2024, 04:23 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 7,322
Posted By Sakalord364
Do you believe this Indian axehead has any...

Do you believe this Indian axehead has any connection to the Afghan example, or could it just be a coincidence in terms of design?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd March 2024, 12:41 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,363
Posted By Sakalord364
You raise another interesting point regarding the...

You raise another interesting point regarding the Paluoars, couldnÂ’t those downturned quillons actually be an Afghan influence on the Deccan? This type of hilt was extremely common in the Afghan...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th February 2024, 01:48 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,363
Posted By Sakalord364
Certain “Indian” swords and their relation to the Afghan Shashkas

The swords below (with the Knucklebows) supposedly have a South Indian provenance, and it can be seen that their handles are very similar to the late 19th century Afghan military Shashkas. Now my...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th January 2024, 12:19 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 20,932
Posted By Sakalord364
Just to add a bit, yes the blade is Persian,...

Just to add a bit, yes the blade is Persian, however the scabbard fittings and Handle is clearly Afghan. This was a trade blade that a local sword cutler used to create an Afghan style Shashka.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st August 2023, 11:17 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,660
Posted By Sakalord364
An interesting article that raises some questions about the Afghan Pulwar

This article claims that Pulwar hilts were being produced in India during the 18th century- I always assumed that the Pulwar was an Afghan modification of the Indian Tulwar, With the Afghans mating...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd August 2023, 03:35 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,391
Posted By Sakalord364
Two unusually constructed Scabbards from Afghanistan

Here are two scabbards, one for a dagger and one for a sword, that have an have a very unusual manner of construction. My guess is that these are modern repairs, as brass strips are inserted into the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd August 2023, 05:18 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,229
Posted By Sakalord364
In the Drawings British artists made during the...

In the Drawings British artists made during the 1810s-1840s in Afghanistan, all the swords worn by Afghans were either Shamshir or Tulwar variants, yet in the photographs from the 1870s onwards...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th July 2023, 07:44 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,229
Posted By Sakalord364
The earliest known illustration of an Afghan Pulwar

Here is a fascinating drawing from 1835 that is the earliest known depiction of a pulwar.

It was drawn in Dir, and the map should illustrate its approximate geographic location
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th June 2023, 07:06 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,142
Posted By Sakalord364
Here is an interesting photo they depicts how...

Here is an interesting photo they depicts how these were worn during the early 20th century.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th June 2023, 04:27 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,142
Posted By Sakalord364
Continued Research on the Afghan “Regulation” Military swords

It seems the Prototype of the these ubiquitous Afghan short swords may have been these mid 19th century swords issued to British police- the blade shape and the layout of the scabbard are similar,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th July 2022, 05:25 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,347
Posted By Sakalord364
Copies of Tzarist Russian swords worn by afghan officers

In photos from the early 1900s, I have seen Afghan officers with swords that are clearly imitations of Tzarist Russian “dragoon” Sabres, which is surprising since most afghan military equipment was...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2022, 06:24 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,282
Posted By Sakalord364
My guess is this is a Persian blade that was...

My guess is this is a Persian blade that was given a new hilt and scabbard in Afghanistan. The hilt is probably plain because it was intended to be used in heavy combat, and it probably was, since...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2022, 08:14 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,282
Posted By Sakalord364
Wootz shamshir blade for identification

Here is a shamshir I had acquired from one of my visits to Afghanistan long ago- it’s in terrible condition but has a very nice wootz blade, with a cartouche. I was wondering if it can be traced to a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2022, 02:00 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,937
Posted By Sakalord364
It does have a lone suspension ring, similar to...

It does have a lone suspension ring, similar to other European sabres of the period.

Though I have noticed that some Afghans pulwars do not have any suspension rings at all, which is odd because...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th June 2022, 08:57 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,937
Posted By Sakalord364
Though couldn’t the owner just commission a new...

Though couldn’t the owner just commission a new scabbard instead of trying to repair it like this?
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