Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Today, 02:19 AM
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Ed thank you for this response which is in line...
Ed thank you for this response which is in line with the 'key' suggestion I had noted. The interesting variation in geometric combinations really does present a degree of plausibility to comparison...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 07:52 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 04:18 PM
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Enigma mark...Tuareg into the kaskara realm
Ongoing,
So it seems we have established that the enigma mark was known in the period around WWI by the Tuareg, and it seems in the Air (Ayr) regions of that massif in Niger centered around Agadez. ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 03:52 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
7th August 2022, 05:53 PM
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Without going deeper into references, at the...
Without going deeper into references, at the outset I would suggest this to be a hanger from French context in a lid to late 18th c. style. Looking forward to more specific observations of course.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th August 2022, 04:26 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th August 2022, 03:40 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th August 2022, 10:01 PM
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Cross of Agadez
To follow up on my idea regarding the 'cross of Agadez', in doing more looking into this, I found the following.
The 'cross of Agadez' is in effect an item of jewelry, primarily a pendant with...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th August 2022, 07:03 PM
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Catfish
In going through old notes etc. from what I realize now were from some years ago (where has the time gone?) I found another theory I had come up with but which seemed somewhat tenuous, despite the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th August 2022, 04:06 PM
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Thanks Ed,
As you note, Briggs asserts (per...
Thanks Ed,
As you note, Briggs asserts (per Gaus '58) that the grouping of marks on the 'takouba' of the Tiounfara chief Adembar (XXb) are copied from those on the blade of the takouba of the chief...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th August 2022, 09:26 AM
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Ed, thank you for this thread, and one of the...
Ed, thank you for this thread, and one of the greatest of the 'cold cases' on North African broadswords, the marking we enthusiasts of this field have dubbed 'the enigma'.
While it seems most of...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th August 2022, 02:47 AM
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Actually I was referring to the title, which...
Actually I was referring to the title, which terms this a Spanish rapier/broadsword......as I noted, this has nothing to do with broadswords...however as you note.......that key feature of a rapier...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th August 2022, 10:36 PM
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It is always interesting when a sword is posted...
It is always interesting when a sword is posted without any information, thoughts or observations by the individual posting it. Just photos of a 'sword' or as in this case Spanish rapier /broadsword?...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd August 2022, 07:06 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd August 2022, 06:54 PM
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Nihl,
I truly applaud your research work and...
Nihl,
I truly applaud your research work and well presented aspects of the particulars of these terms as applied to these weapons. Also for sharing this here in what has been a rather formidable and...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd August 2022, 02:11 PM
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My apologies Fernando for this oversight, I had...
My apologies Fernando for this oversight, I had not remembered you cited Laning as the author in your excerpt in that post, and I thought I had found support for that content in my effort. Whatever...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd August 2022, 04:35 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
1st August 2022, 10:50 PM
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From my understanding with Spanish swords the...
From my understanding with Spanish swords the regulation patterns as far as classification were inclined to correspond with the year the regulations were instituted. With this being the case, it was...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st August 2022, 10:31 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
1st August 2022, 09:24 PM
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CERCA TROVA!
The term (= seek and ye shall find) is from the mysterious inscription on the green flag (of Florentine soldiers defending Siena in the Battle of Marciano) in the fresco by Vasari.
I found this...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st August 2022, 07:24 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
1st August 2022, 07:18 PM
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This is truly a wonderful exemplar of this most...
This is truly a wonderful exemplar of this most important and as it has become apparent over the years, far more complex sword form than realized by collectors previously. While your particular areas...
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Forum: European Armoury
1st August 2022, 01:51 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
31st July 2022, 10:57 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
31st July 2022, 07:50 PM
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