Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th March 2010, 05:14 AM
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Sorry didn't mean to break the rules. Didn't...
Sorry didn't mean to break the rules. Didn't mean the original posting but the later example. I don't have a good knowledge of metals but trying to attach/adhere two different metals is tough.
A...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th March 2010, 11:27 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th March 2010, 06:51 PM
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It may have been for a future stirrup. It seems...
It may have been for a future stirrup. It seems more common to have two separate pieces for the baca-baca; one going around the gangya & then a strip bent around the first piece & down the hilt. The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th March 2010, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 12
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Full tang through a horn hilt (Luzon) with...
Full tang through a horn hilt (Luzon) with Barung-ish blade.
The quality eliminates it as being used as a tool. Appears older but not worn daily. May have been commissioned for a city person that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th March 2010, 05:47 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th March 2010, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 7
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Pictures never tell the real story but I doubt...
Pictures never tell the real story but I doubt this sword was plated with nickel. For hundreds of years "Luwa Iron" was produced in Sulawesi/Celebes. According to Pelras (The Burgis) this steel had a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th February 2010, 06:44 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th February 2010, 08:16 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th February 2010, 09:34 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th February 2010, 10:05 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 11,224
I agree with Vandoo. It looks like both blades...
I agree with Vandoo. It looks like both blades were treated with a powerful cleaner to remove rust. The first blade appears older but as Vandoo mentioned the fittings are new. It looks like someone...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th February 2010, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 32
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th February 2010, 06:42 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 18,879
One of the largest exhibitors at the Milwaukee...
One of the largest exhibitors at the Milwaukee gun show has a very nice one, he is convinced it is one of the earliest Klan daggers.
I've explained to him what it is & made him good offers but he's...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th February 2010, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 20
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You may be right, but he would have to have a...
You may be right, but he would have to have a hilt that was made for a smaller hand with a non traditional ferrule on the hilt.
Without asang-asang, a metal ferrule is needed where the tang inserts...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th February 2010, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 20
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I'm fairly sure that is a Tausog hilt from the...
I'm fairly sure that is a Tausog hilt from the Sulu area. Funny, but the kid that trained on that sword may very well still be around & one of the few that could tell us if it's original to the sword...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th February 2010, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 13,564
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th February 2010, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 13,564
They may very well be just tourist trinkets. If...
They may very well be just tourist trinkets. If they sell I'm sure someone would make them. Just don't see GI's/tourist buying a blade they can only get 2 or 3 fingers around the hilt.
As far as the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th February 2010, 03:00 AM
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Replies: 20
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Chregu, I really like this kris & would love to...
Chregu, I really like this kris & would love to have someone tell us it's story. I think I'm pretty close putting this in the 1950's-60's. Prior to WW2, the US confiscated fighting swords. Post WW2...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th February 2010, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 20
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Interesting & odd little kris. It almost looks...
Interesting & odd little kris. It almost looks like a composite piece with a barung hilt. But even the metal work on the hilt is odd.
The blade doesn't look like a tourist blade & everything shows...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th December 2009, 10:28 PM
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It looks like a moth. Jose Rizal used the...
It looks like a moth. Jose Rizal used the butterfly metamorphosis in speeches/writing to describe the Philippines emerging from colonial control. There is also the "moth to the light" parable of his...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th December 2009, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,686
Very nice one.
I've got one exactly the size of...
Very nice one.
I've got one exactly the size of the auction shield. The cut-outs are to pin limbs & the head of a victim. Several men would be in the war party & use the shields to incapacitate the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th December 2009, 08:45 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th December 2009, 11:37 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th November 2009, 04:44 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 14,633
I agree, it really should be considered a...
I agree, it really should be considered a kampilan. My edition of Cato shows it pg. 53, fig 33. It does not appear to be typical of Mindanao kampilans but as we see, there is always exceptions. The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th November 2009, 04:59 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 14,633
Perhaps this sword should be referred to as a...
Perhaps this sword should be referred to as a Klewang from Timor. (Zonneveld's Traditional Weapons of Indonesian Archipelago, fig 272, pg. 71)
If this sword made it's way up to the Philippines, it...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th November 2009, 10:57 PM
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Replies: 24
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