Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd January 2023, 08:38 PM
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Dave A.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd January 2023, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 18
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Sajen,
Thank you for the examples! When I...
Sajen,
Thank you for the examples! When I think of stacked hilts, these are what comes to mind. What was (and remains) confusing is the thickness and decoration of the layers of the stack. Dots,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st January 2023, 09:18 PM
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Machine shop craft? I doubt it.
This is fascinating. I have never heard of such a thing.
I have the knife in front of me now. Arguing against your machine-shop thesis is the mis-alignment of the dots on the middle red stack...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st January 2023, 08:27 PM
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Replies: 18
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Chilean stacked hilts
Ian,
Thanks for your comments. I have been searching online for more examples of Chilean knives other than corvo. Stacked hilts especially. I did a Google image search just on the hilt that came...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th January 2023, 09:28 PM
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Replies: 18
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th January 2023, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 18
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Identification help please
Here is one of my mystery knives. The seller thought it might be from Chile. I do see the Spanish influence, for example in the stacked hilt and quilions. I know next to nothing about Chilean knives....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th September 2022, 10:55 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 14,060
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th September 2022, 10:48 PM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th September 2022, 02:02 AM
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Replies: 14
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More open face scabbards - Ifugao Pinahig
A Pinahig machete of the Ifugao, of the Cordillera Mountain ranges of Central Northern Luzon, Philippines. The Pinahig alone weighs 2 lbs. The addition of the scabbard and smaller blade bring the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th September 2022, 01:53 AM
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Replies: 2
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Eunjangdo, from Korea
Hello All,
I acquired this eunjangdo knife recently. I welcome your comments on the item or the cultural role it played in Korea. There is not much info in the forum on eunjangdo, which was a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd June 2021, 05:05 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 33,469
XRF Availability
I assume that I cannot just order an XRF from Amazon. How does one obtain access to such a scientific instrument? Is there a home-built hack for this tech? Could be handy!
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2021, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 129
Views: 378,158
Frank or Franz Karl
Very Interesting! My bichaq from Bosnia looks very similar.
The scabbard of this bıçak has a monogram FK engraved on the front and "Franz Karl" on the back. Sorry I don’t have a closeup photo...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2021, 12:30 AM
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Replies: 38
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Congratulations Lee. There is a lot going on...
Congratulations Lee. There is a lot going on behind the scenes. Sounds like a headache or two. I know I had one when I started seeing error messages! Thank you for your service, and for telling us...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th February 2021, 01:29 AM
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Replies: 11
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My Alamang
My alamang,
Sadly, it was lost or stolen en route to me after purchase from a dealer. This was two years ago and investigations have found nothing. Yes, I’ve tried everything.
Please keep an...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th July 2020, 12:49 AM
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Replies: 17
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Disposition of collection
Thank you everyone for the ideas.
We are in the midst of a raging pandemic and I am in a high risk group. Otherwise, my health is good and hope for many more years to enjoy my collection. So no...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th July 2020, 09:44 PM
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Replies: 34
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Plug bayonet
To my eye this strongly resembles a plug bayonet, probably Spanish, late 18th to early 19th C. These had dual use as daggers or could be mounted in the barrel of a gun, for example, when hunting to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th July 2020, 09:28 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 22,767
Advice needed for my collection
Hello all,
Greetings from California.
I apologize if this request seems a little morbid. I need advice on how to prepare for the day when it becomes time for my family to liquidate my...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th July 2020, 11:54 PM
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Replies: 13
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For comparison, pichoq from Bukhara
A beautiful knife Gavin, thanks for posting. Is the medial ridge a common feature on the pichok? I have not seen one before. I do love the upswept blade.
Here is a pichok from Bukhara in my...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th July 2020, 02:20 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 11,339
Returned
I received the item and the poor qualities were immediately clear. The seller was quite miffed by my objections but eventually agreed to a full refund on the condition that I never do business with...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st June 2020, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 11,339
Clues
Thank you Detlef,
I was an inexpensive bet. I would be grateful to learn the most important clues that led to your conclusion.
Dave A.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st June 2020, 12:41 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 11,339
Another ancestor figure example for ID
This one I have not received yet. I'm fairly confident the hilt (at least) is Batak, but the name/style is not clear. The scabbard seems unusual and might not be original :shrug:
Your thoughts?...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st June 2020, 12:32 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 9,320
Piso Batak
Thanks very much. That it might be Batak was in the back of my head and was my first impression until I saw the other thread.
Superficially, the shape and carvings resemble the Batak Piso Gaja...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th June 2020, 11:21 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 9,320
Help ID - Indonesia, ancestor figures?
Hello all,
I acquired this knife recently. I have an interest in ancestor figures on edged weapons and scabbards as design features with various degrees of symbolic importance.
I came upon...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th January 2020, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 27,188
Pedang palembang from Sumatra
I concur with the earlier comments regarding the filigree: Burma.
Regarding the hilt, compare it with this one in my collection. The sword originates from a Dutch colonial collection. I acquired...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th February 2019, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 8,999
Thank you
Thank you everyone for your advice and commiseration. I have a few useful tips now on how to proceed. As far as I know, there are no materials in the items that might be restricted. Old hardwood from...
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