Forum: European Armoury
16th August 2022, 09:08 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th August 2022, 10:02 PM
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That truly is interesting Ed, I dont have the...
That truly is interesting Ed, I dont have the sword handy right now so cant say for sure, but if this were raised I would have noted it as that would be incredibly unusual. I cannot say I have ever...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th August 2022, 07:32 PM
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While more of a superficial observation, Im...
While more of a superficial observation, Im inclined to agree on the cavalry sword classification simply from my personal view of so called 'sinclair saber' category being shorter with stout heavy...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th August 2022, 06:42 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th August 2022, 04:55 PM
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Well noted Fernando, and this is the case in...
Well noted Fernando, and this is the case in point, perception.
While my initial reaction was that the mark, to me, resembled a horseshoe, It is hard to determine what the individual placing the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th August 2022, 02:43 PM
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Again, I very much agree with you Ed. We in...
Again, I very much agree with you Ed. We in general do not have a significant grasp of the cultural demeanor, character or beliefs of these people. This is further complicated by the fact that while...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th August 2022, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 12
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Thank you for answering Ed! and as always, your...
Thank you for answering Ed! and as always, your observations are well placed, and we're on the same page. I was thinking that the mark probably was adopted by some local armorer using it as his mark...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th August 2022, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 33
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Ausjulius,
Again, thank you for elaborating...
Ausjulius,
Again, thank you for elaborating with these important details concerning Bhutan and the circumstances involving these people and in neighboring areas as well as use of these swords. This...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th August 2022, 04:42 AM
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Replies: 12
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Takouba Blade Markings
The recent thread opened by Ed on the mysterious 'enigma' marking described by Briggs (1965) has inspired me to look into some of the other unusual or distinct markings found on takouba blades. In...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th August 2022, 11:50 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,770
Excellent info Wayne! Thank you. That makes...
Excellent info Wayne! Thank you. That makes sense, it seems in most ethnographic areas edged weapons prevail. Not sure what the source I was reading meant, but thats why I posted this, for feedback.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th August 2022, 05:16 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
10th August 2022, 05:22 AM
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Rob,
The 'running fox' has become quite an...
Rob,
The 'running fox' has become quite an icon in swords from 16th century into the 17th and has often become a point of contention in trying to fully comprehend its actual use. To be quite...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
10th August 2022, 01:01 AM
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Replies: 3
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Thank you for sharing this, and especially for...
Thank you for sharing this, and especially for the details from the research you have thoroughly completed! I have always thought that old tools were often a kind of interesting parallel to old...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th August 2022, 02:19 AM
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Replies: 12
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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
8th August 2022, 07:52 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th August 2022, 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
8th August 2022, 03:52 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
7th August 2022, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 6
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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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Replies: 12
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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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Replies: 12
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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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Replies: 15
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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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