Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th April 2020, 02:15 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th April 2018, 11:36 PM
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Thanks for posting these, Ian!
I have 3 of...
Thanks for posting these, Ian!
I have 3 of these, one marked "Negrito Bolo" (21" blade of the s-curve type), one unmarked long and wide "Bowie", and the "Montana mine shaft" bolo (marked "PM" and...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th April 2018, 05:55 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
23rd April 2018, 09:04 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd April 2018, 12:56 AM
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IMHO, early 20th. Century doesn't ensure...
IMHO, early 20th. Century doesn't ensure stylistic purity. Didn't even the Spanish initiate some relocation of populations from one island to another before the Spanish-American War? There was a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd April 2018, 12:43 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st April 2018, 08:28 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th April 2018, 02:42 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
17th April 2018, 05:25 PM
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IMHO, the statue looks Thai, 1700's or later. ...
IMHO, the statue looks Thai, 1700's or later. While I'm not up on the mythology involved, I do know that murti with mingled attributes like this are attested archaeologically going back to Khmer...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th April 2018, 10:10 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th April 2018, 09:41 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th April 2018, 05:22 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th April 2018, 04:33 PM
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There's the letters "TPF" scratched into the...
There's the letters "TPF" scratched into the distal end of the suspension loop attachment bracket. From the one blade photo taken, the talibon looks chisel-edged to me. I've posted on SBG, asking...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th April 2018, 06:10 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th April 2018, 05:54 AM
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Yup, always learning something. I think some...
Yup, always learning something. I think some confusion arises from the common term "flint" used for the pyrophoric rare-earth ferrocerium alloys used to make the sacrificial sparking elements in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th April 2018, 04:57 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th April 2018, 01:41 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2018, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 4
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Talibong posted on another forum
Here's a talibong originally posted for comments at https://sbg-sword-forum.forums.net/thread/53985/seeking-info-filipino-talibong-sword?page=1&scrollTo=735242 , where I'm also a member.
The OP...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2018, 12:30 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th April 2018, 02:22 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th April 2018, 10:16 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th April 2018, 07:39 AM
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Yup. Going through stuff already posted here...
Yup. Going through stuff already posted here (including yours), I'd picked up a few of the Ilokano characteristics to look for (which is how I spotted this item). One thing that caught my attention...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th April 2018, 06:59 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th April 2018, 12:59 PM
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Views: 10,107
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th April 2018, 06:21 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,107
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