Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th October 2024, 09:01 PM
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They are very much in everyday use in Bisaya...
They are very much in everyday use in Bisaya today.
In Samar, in February of this year, we saw people using the knife-sized versions as work knifes (in particular in the Market at Basay), and we...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th October 2024, 06:52 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st October 2024, 06:28 PM
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7th October 2024, 03:21 PM
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31st July 2024, 03:27 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th June 2024, 07:12 PM
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11th June 2024, 07:08 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th June 2024, 05:35 PM
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31st May 2024, 07:19 PM
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31st May 2024, 05:45 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th May 2024, 08:02 PM
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Hello!
I gueas it's probably not widely...
Hello!
I gueas it's probably not widely known outside of Minnesota, but after the civil war, Minneapolis became a major hub for Somali immigrants. Minnesota has the largest population of Somalis...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th May 2024, 06:27 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd May 2024, 06:18 PM
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8th May 2024, 03:37 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st May 2024, 05:31 PM
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Hello Ian,
I think that's just a trick...
Hello Ian,
I think that's just a trick of the pictures. Let's just say that these photos were not taken in a studio.
I don't have tang measures, but could probably get them in the future.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th April 2024, 09:42 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2024, 09:02 PM
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Depending on the construction of the hilt, the...
Depending on the construction of the hilt, the length of the tang might be a lot easier to test than the roundness of the tang. On my example above, a refrigerator magnet will stick to the hilt (thus...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2024, 05:18 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th April 2024, 06:24 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2024, 10:18 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2024, 10:36 AM
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Origin of the term "Garab."
Hello all,
Do we know how the term "Garab" got applied to the nicer older blades from Leyte and Samar?
I ask because I was just in Leyte and Samar, and we talked to Pandayan in both Leyte and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2024, 05:57 PM
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I'm pretty sure the blade is a cundrik from...
I'm pretty sure the blade is a cundrik from Lombok.
The mountings are unusual, but definitely fit for Lombok.
Here's my example.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=23648
Have...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th January 2024, 05:14 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th January 2024, 04:00 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th January 2024, 04:00 PM
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1906 Dalhgren Catalogue.
Hello All,
After a bit of searching, I found this series of photos from a catalogue from C.W. Dalhgren from 1906.
I thought they might add to this thread.
Photos originally found here...
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