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- Three swords from Central Timor (17 replies)
- Interesting Philippine Kris Sword, but from Where? (3 replies)
- Batangas bolo! (4 replies)
- Archaic Moro barung (18 replies)
- A Very Humble "Shashka" (3 replies)
- 19th century Latin American fighting knife? (13 replies)
- Unknown South East Asian knife for comment (10 replies)
- A very nice keping for our records (6 replies)
- GC CO Solingen - Guttmann Cutlery Co, Solingen (6 replies)
- Small antique kris (1 replies)
- Gaucho Knife (5 replies)
- KORA with Eye symbols (6 replies)
- Possible Makura Yari shaft? (0 replies)
- Another machete, origin please ? (3 replies)
- A silver flintlock fantasia (8 replies)
- Ethnographic archery references (4 replies)
- Kaskara for review... (3 replies)
- 'Octagonal' sword from Bronze Age burial in Germany is so well preserved it shines (6 replies)
- Two Philippines blades with similar profiles - “Sinuwak”? (4 replies)
- kaskara sword travelling through Sahara (8 replies)
- Any thoughts on the identity of this one please? (5 replies)
- sword from the Kuki people, North India (11 replies)
- Kris for comment (22 replies)
- Not African Spears, but then from where? (4 replies)
- Katar dagger for comment old Tanjore hilt ? (6 replies)
- Would you call this a small Machete ... or not ? (27 replies)
- Another Montagnard crossbow, different form (0 replies)
- Modern Apo Kayan mandau (1 replies)
- Continued Research on the Afghan “Regulation” Military swords (5 replies)
- Takouba with old european blade (6 replies)
- Forged Spike Hatchet? (7 replies)
- Old Montagnard? crossbow from Vietnam or vicinity (0 replies)
- Various axes (1 replies)
- Barung or keping-type sword, re-handled? (3 replies)
- Halberd Axe? (8 replies)
- ottoman knife help with translation (5 replies)
- Batangas nobility bolos (7 replies)
- Interesting crossbow from Laos? (4 replies)
- Buyu sword from DRC (0 replies)
- N. Indian Hammer Flail (19 replies)
- Probus Auktioner? (3 replies)
- Falchion/machete for info/comment (0 replies)
- Philippine First Republic Sword To Share (8 replies)
- Old gunong with ivory hilt (6 replies)
- Hundang knife/Mt. Pinatubo Negritos (9 replies)
- West African dagger (5 replies)
- A Very Humble Kindjal (1 replies)
- Significance of blacksmith marks/tang stamps on Philippines swords (8 replies)
- Afghan Pesh Kabz for comment (7 replies)
- Montagnard dha? (5 replies)
- Long Chinese Matchlock Musket (1 replies)
- Museum ID (5 replies)
- Parang, Java? Old blade? (12 replies)
- Hmong hook axe, Montgnard mak axe (3 replies)
- A little bit of luck !! (2 replies)
- Pesh kabs or Kard ? (5 replies)
- Afghan Khyber knife (7 replies)
- Help with unidentified knife (6 replies)
- Pala or Kilij ?? (7 replies)
- "Nimcha blades" on European swords (14 replies)
- Balkan/Caucasian Frankenstein Pistol (1 replies)
- Modern wootz fakes... or not?! (3 replies)
- Mysterious Sword (13 replies)
- Badass indian kora (11 replies)
- any ideas ????? (13 replies)
- Sword sold for 14M sterling Tipu Sultan’s legendary ‘Bedchamber Sword (11 replies)
- SE Asia tree resin (8 replies)
- My first Shashka (4 replies)
- Old Barong (3 replies)
- An Afar gile (2 replies)
- Any reviews on SULUK UKKIL ON THE BARONG? (4 replies)
- persian type saddle axe (4 replies)
- Turkish Kilij translation (2 replies)
- Indian knife /specific name ? (2 replies)
- Any ideas on the identity of this one please ?? (11 replies)
- Cambodian - Khmer Kokok - Mak (4 replies)
- My Talibong/Garab Family (3 replies)
- 19thc Chinese naval dao - cutlass ?? (21 replies)
- North African or Eastern European sword. (2 replies)
- Knife ID and age please (7 replies)
- Moro punal bronze guard? (30 replies)
- Help identifying possible North African dagger (8 replies)
- Kampilan sundi symbolism (7 replies)
- Vaguely Rentjong Like Object… (2 replies)
- Barung with carved Antler(?) hilt. (9 replies)
- Priming flask. (8 replies)
- Minasbad Dinalayap (3 replies)
- Could you give me you thoughts on this Ottoman blade (9 replies)
- Late XVII century Kaskara ? (11 replies)
- Taiwan Paiwan Formasa sword/dagger (26 replies)
- Leather powder flask. Kazakhs. Late 19th century. (6 replies)
- North African Powder Flask. (10 replies)
- GINUGON SWORD (0 replies)
- Ottoman naval sword (1 replies)
- BALARAW/BALARAO BADAW (1 replies)
- KINABASI SWORD (1 replies)
- Aceh peudeueng (12 replies)
- Kaskara with a peculiar maker mark (17 replies)
- Dagger indonesian? (4 replies)
- My 2 new adquisitions from Philippines (18 replies)
- Large Kris for comment (2 replies)
- Is this a Tulwar or a Yataghan ? (2 replies)
- Lumad Sword (13 replies)
- Quiver and arrows for identification (2 replies)
- Afghan military sword (12 replies)
- BINUAYA/BINUWAYA MAGUINDANAO (11 replies)
- PISAW KNIFE (KATAW/CATAU) (0 replies)
- Finely woven shark tooth horse whip thingy for comment (4 replies)
- BARUNG REBIRTH 3 (6 replies)
- Thin kindjal (7 replies)
- 2 KRIS SWORDS-OPINION (9 replies)
- what do I have / what is this ? (3 replies)
- Indonesian/Malaysian blade for ID (6 replies)
- KNIFE ID (0 replies)
- new book: GOLD AND SILVER DAMASCUS, THE GHIRINGHELLI ARMS AND ARMOR COLLECTION (1 replies)
- Arab blade with inscription help (7 replies)
- Unusual knife, Libya maybe? but not sure (7 replies)
- Malay (?) golok for sharing and discussion (11 replies)
- Indonesian sword ID request (19 replies)
- BARUNG REBIRTH 2 (9 replies)
- BARUNG REBIRTH 1 (5 replies)
- Wedung or similar? Id needed (17 replies)
- Interesting Talibon Sword and Something Else (3 replies)
- Binagong for comment (1 replies)
- Bronze age weapons reading list enquiry (3 replies)
- Luzon bolo (5 replies)
- Interesting Badek(?) found in Timonium (5 replies)
- Moroccan dagger?? (13 replies)
- Turkish matchlock? (2 replies)
- Spear ID (17 replies)
- Facón / Gaucho Knife from Uruguay (17 replies)
- Unusual hilt on Filipino Bolo (4 replies)
- My new sword from Philippines (7 replies)
- Unusual Moro Sword for discussion (8 replies)
- Sidamo knife? (1 replies)
- Pinahig Ifugao Bolo? (7 replies)
- Unusual Old Visayan Sword for discussion (9 replies)
- Small bolo/chopper ID, please (10 replies)
- Recent tibetan-chinese sword (21 replies)
- Afghan "Khyber" knives for identification (4 replies)
- Tool marks (13 replies)
- BARUNG TAUSUG PATIKUL (4 replies)
- KRIS MAIMBUNG JOLO (9 replies)
- Guyana club (3 replies)
- question about a Jimpul handle (6 replies)
- Loose scabbard bands (4 replies)
- KRIS CEBU (9 replies)
- A mandau with brass hilt for sharing and comment (15 replies)
- My Jian for interest (18 replies)
- Kukri info (9 replies)
- ...About Filipino Swords (12 replies)
- Club I.D. please (2 replies)
- Translation Assistance for Moro Kris (14 replies)
- Bolo for commentary (17 replies)
- New pieces from the collection of General Shockley (36 replies)
- Help with a translation please (1 replies)
- Cuchillo Criollo, "Gaucho knife", Brazil or Uruguay ? Age? (5 replies)
- Unusual African short sword / knife (11 replies)
- Persian or Ottoman Lance ? (20 replies)
- Shaolin Tai Chi Jian not Wudang, Wu Jian & Wen Jian, Taoist, Antique, Battle ready (41 replies)
- Dual pedang suduk maru (10 replies)
- Luzon Kris, just like Robert's (28 replies)
- removing clear varnish from a old blade (21 replies)
- South American Knives (29 replies)
- Hello (1 replies)
- New Acquisition, Mandau, said to be 1800's (56 replies)
- Inscription identification of two Indian chainmail-plate armour (Zirah Baktar) (7 replies)
- Persian pala type blade with tulwar hilt (12 replies)
- A rare Burmese dha (9 replies)
- Takoubavariant? (8 replies)
- Help with identification please (12 replies)
- Nice old Moro budiak head for comments (6 replies)
- My rencong pudoi (15 replies)
- Shamshir (3 replies)
- Small sickle. Bukhara, 19th century (51 replies)
- Need help on a Moroccan dagger / Koummya (2 replies)
- Help identifying Japanese tsuka / sword handles (4 replies)
- Parang Latok Buko (5 replies)
- Spike dagger. Japanese? (7 replies)
- Cambodian working knives (7 replies)
- Tulwar with inscription - Help needed (9 replies)
- Yatagan text fir translate, anyone, please! (11 replies)
- China/Tibetan sword. Help? (12 replies)
- Small addition to the sewar collection for sharing (2 replies)
- Tagalog saber for comment and/or sample comparison (4 replies)
- Lumad Kampilan aka Cuban Bolo Knife? (14 replies)
- 3 PNG Weapons & a possible 4th? (8 replies)
- Borneo Parang Ihlang (26 replies)
- Sudanese spears of Mahdist Period 1881-1899 (14 replies)
- Sword cleaning - mistakes to avoid (16 replies)
- My Maguindanao Kris (25 replies)
- 2.3-meter sword found in 4th-century tomb in Japan (7 replies)
- Pirate sword or chinese Dha? (10 replies)
- Powder horn, N Africa? (1 replies)
- Khanda / Hindu Basket Hilt - RUST under grip (8 replies)
- An interesting sword from the Sahel region (3 replies)
- New acquisition, Croc Kaskara Short sword with Thuluth (10 replies)
- Antique Backsword (14 replies)
- Unknown firearm (13 replies)
- Is this authentic 19th century Gaucho knife. (18 replies)
- Kampilan (11 replies)
- WW2 era Philippine bolo/machete (3 replies)
- Show us your "other" Visayan swords (25 replies)
- Keris sword (Not a keris) (14 replies)
- Unknown Sabre (8 replies)
- A spearhead for ID (3 replies)
- Identification help please (18 replies)
- Help! Is this Philippine, Maori, Moro, Sundang, Barong (10 replies)
- Small Chinese dao (8 replies)
- Spearhead identification (5 replies)
- Tabar axe query. (12 replies)
- Double Barrel Caucasian Miquelet Khirimi (3 replies)
- An antique recent kindjal (11 replies)
- Chinese polearm ?? (5 replies)
- Opinions on the Chinese Dao (11 replies)
- Kris: Sulu or Sumatra? (14 replies)
- Sudanese(?) shamshir anomaly (9 replies)
- Knife Identification (6 replies)
- Is this a woman's dagger (8 replies)
- The Scythe as a weapon. (78 replies)
- Bicol? (3 replies)
- What is the working knife of Georgia/the Caucasus region? (4 replies)
- Bazaar musket (6 replies)
- Aljuinar takouba with unusual marking (5 replies)
- Unidentified weapon?- possibly Kabyle (6 replies)
- Old luzon sword (8 replies)
- Unusual Bronze / Brass Dagger (7 replies)
- Yatagan Id please (8 replies)
- Identification of a dagger (13 replies)
- Greek-Balkan Yatagan (3 replies)
- Jerz or Musandam axes arrived yesterday. (7 replies)
- Help needed to id knife (11 replies)
- Morocco or Algerian flintlock pistol (3 replies)
- Ban Lepcha Sword (6 replies)
- Ceylanese presentation silver kastane sword (2 replies)
- SCAM Alert "Keep my password" (1 replies)
- 19c Balkan Greco-Turkish Yataghan? (7 replies)
- Brass Spear (2 replies)
- A Persian Peshkabz for comment and help with translation (13 replies)
- machete (32 replies)
- Help to translate Mahdi Flag (1897) (8 replies)
- Christmas Presents!!! Kris & Barong (10 replies)
- Opinion on an unusual dagger with wootz blade (9 replies)
- Armenian Kindjal/Bebut (2 replies)
- Talibong with stag antler handle (1 replies)
- Afar gile (6 replies)
- Kaskara?? Expensive to say the least. (41 replies)
- Balkan Miquelet Identification? (6 replies)
- Nias Balato charm ball size Q (4 replies)
- ID help needed Indian or Nepal(?)long knife (6 replies)
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