Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th September 2024, 11:49 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,387
I Concur
I agree with Rick.
Sincerely,
RobT
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th September 2024, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,523
Looks Like a Huge Dagger
Hi Panhead 572,
The markings on the guard are Toureg and so are the marks on the blade forte. The sheath is Toureg and I have seen Toureg daggers with similar hilts/guards. What is the length and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st September 2024, 10:16 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 23,717
Continued Use
Tim Simmons,
Slavery in the US didn’t completely end until 12/1865. Even after that, the socio-cultural and economic conditions remained largely unchanged. Blacks were free in name only and were...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st September 2024, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 23,717
US Antebellum
Hi All,
While searching the net for information about a completely unrelated subject (a vintage 24” Lufkin combination square), a number of sites selling so called “plantation canes” were provided...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th August 2024, 11:36 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 26,494
I Agree...Regretfully
an,
Your belief that there is a tendency to underestimate the age of kris is supported by the fact that there are a large number of blades still available today. This argues for a period of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th August 2024, 12:25 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 26,494
We Pretty Much Agree
Ian,
Save for the functional superiority issue, your conclusions and mine generally agree. I would have put the one piece version’s first appearance as in the last quarter of the 19th century if...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th August 2024, 12:54 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 26,494
Exactly
kino,
Your example on the left is the one piece and the right example is the two piece (albeit with a broken brass strap).
Sincerely,
RobT
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th August 2024, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 26,494
One Piece Vs Two Piece
Ian,
A two piece baca baca has a closed “stirrup” (usually steel) that fits around the blade. The second piece is a strap (brass in every example in my collection) that is looped around the the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th August 2024, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 26,494
Baca Baca Question
CharlesS,
You consider the blade to be pre 20th century. The baca baca is the one piece form which I have always thought first appeared at the very end of the 19th century and continued on into...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th August 2024, 12:36 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 29,706
Afghan Crucible Steel Production Likely
Hi All,
Part of Dr Anna Feuerbach’s doctoral thesis (Crucible Steel in Central Asia: Production, Use and Origins) deals with crucible steel manufacture in Merv Turkmenistan. The southern border of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th August 2024, 12:25 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,959
Same Logo
Hi All,
Here is another with the same logo. Hilt is also very similar. I'm sure that the scales on mine are horn. Six inch blade. Brass sheath.
Sincerely,
RobT
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th July 2024, 11:25 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 11,888
You Gotta Be Kiddin' Me
Well, given the thin blade (about 1/16" [1.57 mm] thick just before the bolster), I was pretty sure it wasn't a fighting blade but I didn't expect so much love. On the other hand, I'd bet that, if...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th July 2024, 10:29 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 11,888
Greek Translation Requested
Hi All,
I recently got this little knife and can read the 1913 but the rest is Greek to me (I couldn’t resist). Can anyone give me a translation? The blade is 6” (15.24 cm) long. The hilt scales...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th July 2024, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 23,717
European Ethnographic Walking Stick?
Hi Tim Simmons,
I have one of these but it is cane length (33.5" [85.9cm]). I have frequently seen these at antique shows and have been told that they are some sort of Western European...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st July 2024, 09:57 PM
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Replies: 2
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Regional Variant?
Ian,
I have a very similar choora (not quite as nice as yours). The blade on mine only measures a paltry 13.5” (34.29 cm). The spine of my blade has a simple incised design 3” (7.62 cm) long at...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st July 2024, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 26,378
Thanks for the Possibility
Turkoman.khan,
Thanks for trying to translate the writing. I hadn't even noticed it was there so the possible translation you offer is way more than I had before.
Sincerely,
RobT
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th June 2024, 12:20 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 26,378
Inscription Close-up
Hagard,
Dang! I never saw that. I don’t know for sure which way is up so I have provided two close-ups.
Bob A,
The world is getting smaller and smaller and savvy retailers in every corner of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th June 2024, 02:48 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 23,411
Literal Busong Translation
Hi All,
This just in. An online search reveals that busong literally means pregnant in Ilonggo.
Sincerely,
RobT
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th June 2024, 02:27 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 34,230
Possible Unidentified Knife ID
Wildwolberine,
Your recently purchased, unidentified knife may be a surot. Check out the first blade described in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7i19CDrPmU). Your blade is much...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th June 2024, 02:16 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 23,411
It Is A Plamenko
Hi All,
I did an online search using “philippine butcher knife” and, to my complete surprise, got a positive ID. My knife is a plamenko variant called a kutsilyo de busong (bellied knife). A...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th May 2024, 12:17 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 23,411
Hadn't Considered Farming
Ian,
I hadn’t thought about a possible agricultural use but yes, I can see that as a distinct possibility. The only problem that I have with the tool scenarios (either kitchen or agricultural) is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th May 2024, 08:57 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 23,411
Extreme Plamenko?
Hi All,
I picked up this knife the other day at a flea market and can’t decide whether it was intended for fighting, camping, or kitchen. I said to the seller that I was sure that it was from the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th May 2024, 04:49 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 14,258
Not Tourist To Me
Sajen,
I think what we have here is two different definitions of tourist koumya. I wouldn’t classify any of the five pieces you show as tourist and would be quite happy to have like items in my...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd May 2024, 01:19 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 14,258
Thanks For the Responses
Thanks to all who have responded,
On the first blade close-up on my initial post I do see the differential heat treatment on both edges but to me, the section between the two edges shows a different...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd May 2024, 01:17 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 14,258
Plain Koumya, Not Tourist, For Sure Damascus
Rick,
Here are two rather unadorned koumya from my collection. Unlike the subject of the current discussion, these two koumya have all of the expected construction features (hilt ferrule over sheath...
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