Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd December 2022, 04:46 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd December 2022, 06:14 PM
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Looking again at my #1 the importance of Said...
Looking again at my #1 the importance of Said The Great and the incredible idea of taking Zanzibar is vital to our understanding of this great leader.
The concentration on mercantile activity was...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th November 2022, 09:41 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th November 2022, 04:21 PM
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Jim,
Thanks for your important reply. It...
Jim,
Thanks for your important reply. It may be noted that of the thousands of these sayf I never saw one that could have been classed as a fighting weapon. I saw many curved Kitara but I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th November 2022, 12:09 PM
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Grendolino, The classic mistake made by many...
Grendolino, The classic mistake made by many people is to think that this was a weapon. The very warlike appearance of the warriors carrying it and the razor sharp edges as well as it being...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th November 2022, 03:32 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th November 2022, 07:23 PM
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Dear JIM,
I admit I may have been confused...
Dear JIM,
I admit I may have been confused as I havent recognised the picture of the guard from any of the references by kronckew even though they refer to my much earlier threads ...The problem...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th November 2022, 04:58 PM
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Dear kronckew, The rifle looks like a Martini...
Dear kronckew, The rifle looks like a Martini Henry .. The 4 Ringer Khanjar looks to be on an Ivory hilt. The sword is a dancer . The key to its description is a flat flexible double edged blade on a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th November 2022, 10:15 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th November 2022, 08:56 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th November 2022, 07:58 PM
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Here us a brief look at another aspect of the...
Here us a brief look at another aspect of the design on Omani Sayf in this case a look at the Royal Signature and the silver design often seen on Sayf Hilts and silver stitched decoration on Omani...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th November 2022, 02:05 AM
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