Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd July 2024, 12:07 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th July 2024, 01:22 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th July 2024, 01:05 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd June 2024, 10:11 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th June 2024, 03:39 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th June 2024, 12:42 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th June 2024, 03:02 AM
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Help with a couple old metallic arrow points
I purchased these two arrow points together. I believe the leaf shaped steel point is Cordilleran Peoples/Igorot, from Luzon. There’s some fine carving on the shaft behind the plant fiber bindings. ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th June 2024, 04:25 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th June 2024, 01:34 AM
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Unidentified knife - Mindanao?
Recent purchase. Is this knife also from Mindanao? The blade shape differs from the examples in this thread. (Seller photo.)
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th May 2024, 03:49 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd May 2024, 06:19 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st May 2024, 11:59 PM
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New Tboli tok/kafilan
I’m the new owner of this nice-looking tok/kafilan. Looks to have some age? The scabbard retains some of the woven binding and the grass? component. Whatever ornaments were originally present on the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th May 2024, 01:13 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2024, 10:25 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2024, 01:02 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th May 2024, 01:19 AM
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Hmong knife to share
Sharing this Hmong knife from Lao. I have handled a few of these - this is the first with buffalo horn. I believe these are associated with the White Hmong group. The gaps in the horn are filled in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st April 2024, 12:51 AM
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Replies: 21
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This is true, I know from experience. I sold a...
This is true, I know from experience. I sold a WW2 Philippines knife to an Italian buyer & shipped via GSP. Was confiscated by auction platform, buyer was refunded. The knife was apparently resold to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th April 2024, 09:44 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th April 2024, 06:33 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th April 2024, 06:25 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th March 2024, 12:49 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th March 2024, 12:47 AM
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Thoughts on this crude spear?
Here’s a crude but sharp spear tip, it does remind me of Igorot spears from Luzon to an extent but those are much better finished. I imagine this is SE Asian? Not flexible, the first part is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd March 2024, 11:30 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2024, 01:24 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th March 2024, 05:47 PM
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Interesting old fighter - Philippines?
This old knife arrived today. Any ideas where it might be from? The hilt sure looks like dark wood based on the cracked/chipped areas and the area under the ferrule. The ferrule and guard are brazed?...
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