Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th July 2019, 04:47 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th July 2018, 05:10 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th July 2018, 01:18 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th June 2018, 08:24 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th June 2018, 09:50 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th June 2018, 07:00 AM
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Aluminum on Philippine Weapons
Hello Ian and thank you for sharing your thoughts. I would like to respond to your ideas point by point.
A. The link I attached directs to a page of a document from 1905 showing the imposition...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th June 2018, 02:06 PM
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Aluminum on Philippine Weapons
Hello Spunjer,
Thank you for your insights. The whitish metal on the hilt of the dagger in post #6 seems to be of the same material as that in post #8. I haven't seen the dagger (#6) in person...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th June 2018, 02:43 AM
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Walang anuman, Battara!
I found this photo...
Walang anuman, Battara!
I found this photo described as a dated (19th century) Northern Luzon Katipunan knife (https://www.pinterest.com/pin/332703491193420071/). The scabbard is almost identical...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th June 2018, 03:15 PM
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Hi Ian,
The Santa pommel (aka Kapitan or...
Hi Ian,
The Santa pommel (aka Kapitan or Antonio Luna) certainly resembles a Filipino revolutionary army officer wearing a peaked cap like General Antonio Luna in his portrait. Here's a link that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd June 2018, 11:41 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd June 2018, 08:10 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd June 2018, 08:07 AM
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Ilocano Knives (Santa, Ilocos Sur, Philippines)
I visited the Ilocos Region recently. One of the places known for producing knives there is the town of Santa in the Province of Ilocos Sur. The trademark pommel of Santa knives is the soldier's...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th April 2018, 12:52 AM
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Thanks for the information Gustav! There's a...
Thanks for the information Gustav! There's a view that the length of a Moro kris is an indicator of the time when it was made. At least, your example proves that Moro krises +/- 60 cm long (24...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th April 2018, 03:25 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th April 2018, 03:44 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd April 2018, 03:30 AM
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Thanks for these links Ian!
I think I...
Thanks for these links Ian!
I think I recently acquired the one presented in the first link. Could be a twin though. It is now in transit to Manila. I'll post pictures when I get it.
Kind...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd April 2018, 12:39 PM
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Hi Ian,
Thank you for your insights and for...
Hi Ian,
Thank you for your insights and for identifying the daggers as of Ilocano craftsmanship.
The other information you provided are all plausible. In light of what you said, may I just add...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st March 2018, 03:34 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st March 2018, 03:10 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th March 2018, 01:05 PM
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Philippine-American War Dagger?
I purchased these daggers recently. They seem to have been made during the Philippine Revolution (1896-1898)/Philippine-American War (1899-1901) Era. One is 15 5/8" and the other is 16 1/4" long....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th March 2018, 11:29 AM
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Hi Battara,
Below are pictures of the...
Hi Battara,
Below are pictures of the scabbard. The first one is the one it came with. I think it's a Sulu type. The mouth of the scabbard is slightly wider than the width of the gangya.
The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th March 2018, 11:17 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th March 2018, 04:43 PM
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Hi Battara,
I was wondering if that hilt was...
Hi Battara,
I was wondering if that hilt was Maranao. It comes with a Sulu style scabbard. So, it's a Maguindanao blade with a Maranao hilt and Sulu scabbard. Is it a cross over?
Regarding...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th March 2018, 03:53 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th March 2018, 03:46 PM
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