Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st February 2013, 07:23 PM
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You're a gentleman Jim
Thank you.
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You're a gentleman Jim
Thank you.
It's those who gently disagree with our theories who keep us all grounded... So I count myself blessed indeed that people so often disagree with mine! ;)
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2013, 06:33 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2013, 06:06 PM
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Namaste Ibrahiim,
Yeah, I don't really want...
Namaste Ibrahiim,
Yeah, I don't really want to get into the whole Kattara/Saif, flexi/stiff, dancing/combat debate.
I've got plans for the next year.... or two ;)
With the relic blade above, I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2013, 05:45 PM
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P.S.
I've not really got anything else to add...
P.S.
I've not really got anything else to add Ibrahiim :shrug:
Kattara aren't really my bag (at all) and Iain is certainly the chap to talk Takouba, Kaskara and trade blades of this type as well...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2013, 05:18 PM
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Sup Ibrahiim,
The relic sword is surely an...
Sup Ibrahiim,
The relic sword is surely an example of a trade blade used in a Kattara?
I wouldn't get too caught up on the Kaskara attribution simply because that's where we see this kind of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th February 2013, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 57
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Namaste Ibrahiim ;)
I've hunted out the...
Namaste Ibrahiim ;)
I've hunted out the original reference to the 'relic' Kattara below and found the owners description:
He says: A friend's father "pulled it out of the thatch of an old house...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th February 2013, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 57
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Konnichiwa Ibrahiim,
I agree that all the...
Konnichiwa Ibrahiim,
I agree that all the modern straight Kattara probobly do have locally made blades. All the modern ones that I've seen are frankly 'only' fit for dancing with :shrug:
But...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th February 2013, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 57
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Salutations Ibrahiim,
Indeed many Omani...
Salutations Ibrahiim,
Indeed many Omani Kattara have imported blades, both curved sabre type and straight 'broadsword' trade-blade type.
Ah! But all Shamshir and Kattara are Sayf, but not all...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th February 2013, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 57
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th February 2013, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 57
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Namaste Ibrahiim,
Obviously the 'Shamshir'...
Namaste Ibrahiim,
Obviously the 'Shamshir' was a supremely influential weapon and certainly travelled widely.
If we just look at it's influence on European military officers swords loosely termed...
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