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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th October 2013, 09:10 PM
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miniature filipino knives display

Recuperated this fancy display last week... It shows different blade types from the Filipines. It is not of great craftmanship, but it's a cool item anyway...
Forum: European Armoury 25th August 2013, 07:14 PM
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Posted By TimW
Austrian (?) spearhead for ID

I acquired this old spearhead during my vacations in Austria. The guy (flea market) did not have a clue of the origin, he knew it came out of the ground in Austria and that it was old. The piece is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th April 2013, 12:32 PM
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Views: 10,561
Posted By TimW
La metallurgie traditionelle au Burundi ...

La metallurgie traditionelle au Burundi
Techniques et croyances
Georges Celis & Emmanuel Nzikobanyanka
Musée royal de l'afrique centrale - Tervuren
archives d'anthropologie n° 25
1976

This...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th February 2013, 06:56 PM
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Views: 7,564
Posted By TimW
WD40 also has the annoying tendency to creep...

WD40 also has the annoying tendency to creep under epoxy... Or if you have the possibility (depending on the object): heat entirely in the oven...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th February 2013, 08:27 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 14,531
Posted By TimW
The good thing about wootz is its combination of...

The good thing about wootz is its combination of a softer matrix (that can be hardened into martensite after quench) and the carbide strands. Even unhardened these strands will cut like hell...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th February 2013, 09:50 AM
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Views: 14,531
Posted By TimW
any ideas on the age?

any ideas on the age?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th February 2013, 07:17 AM
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Posted By TimW
I don't have the feeling that the blade has been...

I don't have the feeling that the blade has been reground / ruined on a belt grinder. The grinding is very professional / symmetric and is obviously doen with lots of skill (it looks much more...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th February 2013, 10:10 PM
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Views: 14,531
Posted By TimW
ADMIN: how can I move this post to the...

ADMIN: how can I move this post to the etnographic area?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th February 2013, 09:54 PM
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Views: 14,531
Posted By TimW
Stunning wootz Kard

hey all

I just received an extremely nice and huge kard. The blade is approx 25 cm long, has a hollow grind (with a razor thin edge) and is made of an very nice Wootz. I just gave it a quich...
Forum: European Armoury 8th February 2013, 07:53 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,186
Posted By TimW
Fernando is right. I guess the handle has shrunk...

Fernando is right. I guess the handle has shrunk a bit and normally covered the entire tang.

Imagine somebody holding the big loaf of bread against the chest with the left arm (almost hugging the...
Forum: European Armoury 6th February 2013, 01:30 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,186
Posted By TimW
It is indeed a bread knife. You have to imagine:...

It is indeed a bread knife. You have to imagine: a BIG firm farmer's bread, plenty of children to feed. The U support takes away the strain from your wrist when cutting a lot of bread.

It could...
Forum: European Armoury 4th February 2013, 07:23 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 16,037
Posted By TimW
The back side says: De la manufacture de la...

The back side says:

De la manufacture de la marque au ROISIN??? à Solingen = Of the manufacture of the brand ROISIN??? in Solingen

The other side seems to be referring to the owner, not the...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd February 2013, 04:46 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,186
Posted By TimW
uncommon belgian bread knife with arm support

I recently acquired a rather intriguing knife. It is an old belgian bread knife of crude but skilled manufacture.

The knife has a thin convex blade and a full tang construction. The handle is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th November 2012, 03:05 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,232
Posted By TimW
The lower knife is a Kerala knife...

The lower knife is a Kerala knife...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd July 2012, 08:27 AM
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Views: 11,305
Posted By TimW
Austrian museum: Landeszeughaus Graz

Hy all

I recently had a work-related trip to Graz (Austria). I was lucky enough to have some time off for visiting the city. Guess what... Graz hosts one of the biggest collections of weapons and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th May 2012, 10:06 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 27,784
Posted By TimW
Now i know where all the good stuff is hidden...

Now i know where all the good stuff is hidden...
Forum: European Armoury 10th April 2012, 08:47 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 9,978
Posted By TimW
i would not use olive oil... could get rancid......

i would not use olive oil... could get rancid... i use ballistol on all my handmade knives.
Forum: European Armoury 23rd February 2012, 10:45 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,049
Posted By TimW
About 2 years ago I found a similar knife and did...

About 2 years ago I found a similar knife and did some research (first thaught it was spanish). When I saw it on an Ebay-like website I immediately knew what it was...
Forum: European Armoury 23rd February 2012, 05:11 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,049
Posted By TimW
French Chatellerault 'pocket' knife

I just acquired this rather big pocket knife. The knife originates from the French town of Chatellerault and was made between 1830 and 1850. The blade can be locked in open position. The handle is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd February 2012, 04:52 PM
Replies: 174
Views: 145,472
Posted By TimW
I recently acquired this lovely Choora. What...

I recently acquired this lovely Choora. What strikes me is the ressemblance in decoration / built with some of the other daggers shown above. The workmanship on this knife is incredible. The carving...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th January 2012, 06:40 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 7,962
Posted By TimW
there is a filler available that is used to fill...

there is a filler available that is used to fill up holes in wooden floor boards. It is a transparant fluid (smells strongly / volitile). It needs to be mixed with sanding dust (saw dust is too...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th January 2012, 07:35 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,316
Posted By TimW
I don't think it's a Khodmi. I have 2 of them....

I don't think it's a Khodmi. I have 2 of them. Workmanship and blade geometry is completely different.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th January 2012, 11:32 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,316
Posted By TimW
the problem is not in the picture, but in the...

the problem is not in the picture, but in the coin itself. It's a blurry coin...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th January 2012, 11:02 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,316
Posted By TimW
SE Asia(?) Knife identification help needed

hello forumites

I recently purchased an old knife. The seller defined it being 'an african ritual knife'. I am puzzled by the origin. The knife does not look African at all, but I don't have a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th September 2011, 12:15 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,568
Posted By TimW
I am not here to judge or tell right from wrong....

I am not here to judge or tell right from wrong. I am here like all of us to learn about what we all love: ancient arms. The discussion on the choices we make whilst restoring and reworking old...
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