Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th August 2009, 09:16 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th August 2009, 09:03 AM
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Not to turn this into a political thread, but...
Not to turn this into a political thread, but KukulzA28 brought up a good point about culture surviving. What stuck me hard was that the Tausug culture on Sulu was really a melting pot formed by...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th August 2009, 07:56 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd August 2009, 09:26 AM
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Migel,
No I haven't run across them, at least...
Migel,
No I haven't run across them, at least not named as a group. But in Central Mindanao I only got out into Maguindanao and and up around Marawi. But now that you mention it even the MILF I saw...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd August 2009, 03:31 AM
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Mark, no I never found anything concrete about...
Mark, no I never found anything concrete about the number of bands equating to rank, although if you put that thought in somebodies head, I've found that they'll sometimes agree with it. Can't tell...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st August 2009, 08:15 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st August 2009, 07:50 AM
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BTW
BTW Mark I've only seen these in a museum and the one you have - keep a watchful eye on that one my brother. ;)
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st August 2009, 07:49 AM
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Grand Palace
As Mark mentions there was quite the Japanese influence in Thailand. Should you get the chance check out the Grand Palace in Bangkok as you enter there is another section that will cost you few extra...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st August 2009, 07:34 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th August 2009, 06:07 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th August 2009, 02:08 AM
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BTW so none get the wrong impression "Baht" is...
BTW so none get the wrong impression "Baht" is Thai money. You get your reload at the ATM and then we generally (since it looks like play money to us) place our wallets on full auto and spray it...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th August 2009, 12:52 PM
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Andrew,
Still trying to get your hands on some...
Andrew,
Still trying to get your hands on some of Mark's collection i see :) While I'd love to stay and chat I'm in transit home and have only this one night in Bangkok and the neon across the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th August 2009, 09:47 AM
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Rarest
Rick or scratch,
Could you elaborate on the "rarest" comment. I'm unfamiliar with any panabas in this profile?
Dan
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th August 2009, 07:15 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th August 2009, 07:11 PM
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Memory
Memory is such a fragile thing. Yes Mark those are the posters i sent you and that is the book, specifically Lung Phra Derm, pictured on the poster.
I actually got the book from the same lady in the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th August 2009, 09:39 AM
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Calvary sword
Jim,
It had a straight single edged blade of which only the edge was only sharpened from the point to about half its length (and not very sharp at that). large wide fuller that ran the length of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th August 2009, 05:46 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th August 2009, 05:40 AM
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Thanks Nathaniel, there was an old post where I...
Thanks Nathaniel, there was an old post where I discussed these previously and posted pictures from a vendor at Chattu Chak market who specializes in these (but the search feature has defeated me yet...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th August 2009, 04:56 AM
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Meed Maw
Freddy meed maw (lit. doctor knife) or meed phra (lit. preist knife) are as katana stated talismanic and while they come in varying sizes from penknife to full blown dha what makes them meed phra is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th August 2009, 04:31 AM
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Contacts in Bangladesh anyone??
Currently in Bangladesh and while I have numerous local drivers out scouring Dhaka for swords, even a 10% finders fee has only turned up two handles and an old British Calvary sword. Anyone out there...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th August 2009, 04:26 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2009, 09:58 PM
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Piha or Kaetta = knife
Just wanted to add a note of clarification here. I think I mentioned in a post sometime ago that I'd discussed piha-kaetta with a Sri Lankan I happened to sit with on a plane and after a bit he...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th March 2009, 07:26 AM
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Petrified
And let's not forget petrified bone and teeth. I seen petrified whalebone here in Hawaii used for jewelry and mounted into clubs. As well petrified mammoth teeth used for scabbards and handles on...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th March 2009, 07:19 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th March 2009, 07:15 AM
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