Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th February 2021, 09:10 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th February 2021, 10:17 PM
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Ilocano Traditional Blades said this about his...
Ilocano Traditional Blades said this about his sword:
this blade sir is a rice-leaf blade shape that we called it BULONG PAGAY in ilocano. This blade sir is used among katipunan bolos to cut or...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th February 2021, 11:48 AM
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As a bit of an update, today a modern Filipino...
As a bit of an update, today a modern Filipino maker publicized pictures of his reproduction matulis. It certainly shares many of the characteristics of my blade. I am trying to find if he based...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th October 2020, 12:57 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th September 2020, 07:39 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th September 2020, 06:10 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th September 2020, 02:17 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th September 2020, 01:42 AM
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The tang is threaded, that metal loop is the...
The tang is threaded, that metal loop is the threaded to hold the guard in place. I have not tried to fully disassemble the hilt.
The guard and decorative elements are non-magnetic but feel...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd September 2020, 02:27 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd September 2020, 09:02 AM
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Help on what I just bought....
I just received this off an ebay auction which I somewhat accidentally won (there is a lesson here about not attempting to throw in a last second low bid while operating a tractor) and I really don't...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th September 2018, 04:30 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th September 2018, 05:42 PM
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It only took me a week to figure out the...
It only took me a week to figure out the implication....
When you get it (assuming I read this right) I am very curious about its balance or if the blade used a more extreme distal taper than...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st August 2018, 12:57 AM
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Triplets! ...
Triplets!
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=14613
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th August 2018, 09:02 PM
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giant tenegre
So this auction recently ended on Ebay (I didn't win it) and while the blade itself isn't terribly unusual, the size is. According to the description i the overall length of 35.5 inches, probably 10...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th June 2014, 09:05 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th July 2012, 07:09 PM
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The "white brass" suggestions makes alot of...
The "white brass" suggestions makes alot of sense, the guard is a bit loose, and moving it the weight feels less than what I would expect nickel to feel like. And Robert, I wouldn't want to send...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th July 2012, 03:01 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th July 2012, 06:34 AM
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Estimating age on an itak
Any suggestions or rough guidelines on what are indicators of age on Luzon pieces? I recently picked up this through our local Craigslist, it certainly isn't a high end piece, but I am curious how...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th May 2012, 09:25 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2012, 10:00 AM
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Indonesian sword/machete???
I picked this up a couple of months ago, it looked Indonesian to me, but since I know precisely zip about Indonesian sword types, I thought I would ask here. So what did I get? The scabbard and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th December 2011, 09:18 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th December 2011, 05:58 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th December 2011, 05:08 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th December 2011, 02:24 AM
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I was thinking possibility of it being an...
I was thinking possibility of it being an anting-anting as well. The partial remains of the scabbard has what may be a Sacred Heart on it, I will see if I can get a decent picture of it.
My...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th December 2011, 09:53 AM
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writing on a sansibar hilt
I was cleaning the hilt on this beat up old sansibar and it accentuated some writing on the hilt. I am curious if anyone can interpret what it means. I am showing two of the three lines, the third...
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