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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd January 2023, 08:38 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 69,114
Posted By DaveA
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Sadly, the URL is malformed, perhaps because it is too long, and your link goes nowhere. Will you please try again?

Dave A.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd January 2023, 08:35 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 69,114
Posted By DaveA
Sajen, Thank you for the examples! When I...

Sajen,

Thank you for the examples! When I think of stacked hilts, these are what comes to mind. What was (and remains) confusing is the thickness and decoration of the layers of the stack. Dots,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st January 2023, 09:18 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 69,114
Posted By DaveA
Machine shop craft? I doubt it.

This is fascinating. I have never heard of such a thing.

I have the knife in front of me now. Arguing against your machine-shop thesis is the mis-alignment of the dots on the middle red stack...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st January 2023, 08:27 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 69,114
Posted By DaveA
Chilean stacked hilts

Ian,

Thanks for your comments. I have been searching online for more examples of Chilean knives other than corvo. Stacked hilts especially. I did a Google image search just on the hilt that came...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th January 2023, 09:28 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 69,114
Posted By DaveA
Question Chilean(?) mystery dagger

Wow, 118 views on the first post and no ideas? Let’s try again.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th January 2023, 09:38 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 69,114
Posted By DaveA
Question Identification help please

Here is one of my mystery knives. The seller thought it might be from Chile. I do see the Spanish influence, for example in the stacked hilt and quilions. I know next to nothing about Chilean knives....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th September 2022, 10:55 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 14,061
Posted By DaveA
Thank you Ren Ren for the information. Some very...

Thank you Ren Ren for the information. Some very good leads to follow. I recently started a new thread not having seen all the information in this one.
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th September 2022, 10:48 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 59,883
Posted By DaveA
Thanks for the link. I did see that thread.

Thanks for the link. I did see that thread.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th September 2022, 02:02 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 14,186
Posted By DaveA
More open face scabbards - Ifugao Pinahig

A Pinahig machete of the Ifugao, of the Cordillera Mountain ranges of Central Northern Luzon, Philippines. The Pinahig alone weighs 2 lbs. The addition of the scabbard and smaller blade bring the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th September 2022, 01:53 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 59,883
Posted By DaveA
Eunjangdo, from Korea

Hello All,

I acquired this eunjangdo knife recently. I welcome your comments on the item or the cultural role it played in Korea. There is not much info in the forum on eunjangdo, which was a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2021, 05:05 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 33,469
Posted By DaveA
XRF Availability

I assume that I cannot just order an XRF from Amazon. How does one obtain access to such a scientific instrument? Is there a home-built hack for this tech? Could be handy!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th April 2021, 12:46 AM
Replies: 129
Views: 378,194
Posted By DaveA
Frank or Franz Karl

Very Interesting! My bichaq from Bosnia looks very similar.
The scabbard of this bıçak has a monogram FK engraved on the front and "Franz Karl" on the back. Sorry I don’t have a closeup photo...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th April 2021, 12:30 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 27,711
Posted By DaveA
Thumbs up Congratulations Lee. There is a lot going on...

Congratulations Lee. There is a lot going on behind the scenes. Sounds like a headache or two. I know I had one when I started seeing error messages! Thank you for your service, and for telling us...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th February 2021, 01:29 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,263
Posted By DaveA
My Alamang

My alamang,

Sadly, it was lost or stolen en route to me after purchase from a dealer. This was two years ago and investigations have found nothing. Yes, I’ve tried everything.

Please keep an...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th July 2020, 12:49 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 22,771
Posted By DaveA
Disposition of collection

Thank you everyone for the ideas.

We are in the midst of a raging pandemic and I am in a high risk group. Otherwise, my health is good and hope for many more years to enjoy my collection. So no...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2020, 09:44 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 36,957
Posted By DaveA
Plug bayonet

To my eye this strongly resembles a plug bayonet, probably Spanish, late 18th to early 19th C. These had dual use as daggers or could be mounted in the barrel of a gun, for example, when hunting to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2020, 09:28 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 22,771
Posted By DaveA
Question Advice needed for my collection

Hello all,

Greetings from California.

I apologize if this request seems a little morbid. I need advice on how to prepare for the day when it becomes time for my family to liquidate my...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th July 2020, 11:54 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 20,267
Posted By DaveA
For comparison, pichoq from Bukhara

A beautiful knife Gavin, thanks for posting. Is the medial ridge a common feature on the pichok? I have not seen one before. I do love the upswept blade.

Here is a pichok from Bukhara in my...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th July 2020, 02:20 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 11,339
Posted By DaveA
Returned

I received the item and the poor qualities were immediately clear. The seller was quite miffed by my objections but eventually agreed to a full refund on the condition that I never do business with...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st June 2020, 10:28 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 11,339
Posted By DaveA
Clues

Thank you Detlef,

I was an inexpensive bet. I would be grateful to learn the most important clues that led to your conclusion.

Dave A.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st June 2020, 12:41 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 11,339
Posted By DaveA
Another ancestor figure example for ID

This one I have not received yet. I'm fairly confident the hilt (at least) is Batak, but the name/style is not clear. The scabbard seems unusual and might not be original :shrug:

Your thoughts?...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st June 2020, 12:32 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 9,320
Posted By DaveA
Piso Batak

Thanks very much. That it might be Batak was in the back of my head and was my first impression until I saw the other thread.

Superficially, the shape and carvings resemble the Batak Piso Gaja...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th June 2020, 11:21 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 9,320
Posted By DaveA
Question Help ID - Indonesia, ancestor figures?

Hello all,

I acquired this knife recently. I have an interest in ancestor figures on edged weapons and scabbards as design features with various degrees of symbolic importance.

I came upon...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th January 2020, 09:07 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 27,188
Posted By DaveA
Pedang palembang from Sumatra

I concur with the earlier comments regarding the filigree: Burma.

Regarding the hilt, compare it with this one in my collection. The sword originates from a Dutch colonial collection. I acquired...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th February 2019, 09:27 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 8,999
Posted By DaveA
Thank you

Thank you everyone for your advice and commiseration. I have a few useful tips now on how to proceed. As far as I know, there are no materials in the items that might be restricted. Old hardwood from...
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