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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th October 2024, 08:31 AM
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Views: 8,219
Posted By ausjulius
I'm going out on a limb and saying it's African....

I'm going out on a limb and saying it's African. One of these bayonet inspired knives that appeared in the late 19th and early 20th century.
These appear both in West Africa and East Africa,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th October 2024, 08:25 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,377
Posted By ausjulius
Interesting, I have never seen these knives...

Interesting, I have never seen these knives associated with Zhuang people.
They are always linked with costal people from Guangdong, northern Vietnam.
Do you have any references or period photos if...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th October 2024, 08:04 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,105
Posted By ausjulius
Well info about eneps is rather vague. The one...

Well info about eneps is rather vague. The one you picture isn't very old. It's made probably made in central Thailand .. that area north if Bangkok around chai Nat, uthai Thai, lopburi, nakho swan...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th October 2024, 07:00 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,105
Posted By ausjulius
Hehe that's my eneps!. Yeah first one...

Hehe that's my eneps!.

Yeah first one pictured by the op is an enep a typical type from central Thailand . Relatively recently made.
The other knife is probably from Central Luzon. Philippines...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th October 2024, 01:24 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,099
Posted By ausjulius
Don't use epoxy or modern glue on any antiques....

Don't use epoxy or modern glue on any antiques. Also epoxy is inferior and will quickly work loose on swords.cutkers resin or jewellers resin is easy and cheap to make, very strong and can be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th October 2024, 12:58 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,730
Posted By ausjulius
These type of "fantasy" oriental style weapons...

These type of "fantasy" oriental style weapons are frequently french made or comming from french colonies in North Africa. They are old and typically have a functional edge.
They were made as...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th October 2024, 12:47 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,697
Posted By ausjulius
Smoking clubs was common in Gallic cultures. It...

Smoking clubs was common in Gallic cultures. It ads patina to the club, keeps off any insects, makes it black and shiny and gives it a durable surface colour that doesn't wear of easily.
It's drys...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th April 2024, 07:26 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 23,527
Posted By ausjulius
yeah think you could say these style of knives...

yeah think you could say these style of knives are a product of the Manchus empire mixing different features of knives form various ethnic groups that made it up.

my presumption that they were...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th April 2024, 07:01 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 13,366
Posted By ausjulius
i would confidently say it is from west africa.

i would confidently say it is from west africa.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th April 2024, 06:42 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 9,743
Posted By ausjulius
hello Andrew your knife is from northern Burma.

hello Andrew your knife is from northern Burma.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th March 2024, 04:10 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 10,472
Posted By ausjulius
those types of fullers are introdueced to china...

those types of fullers are introdueced to china from iran and the persian domain, caucasus and central asia .
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th March 2024, 08:14 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 23,527
Posted By ausjulius
hey a bit late to this thread, these are not...

hey a bit late to this thread, these are not tibetan knvies.. they are chinese muslim Hui knives, a conglomerate of different groups of chinese people converted by persian and arab muslim traders...
Forum: European Armoury 14th November 2023, 11:03 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 20,993
Posted By ausjulius
hi , yes it is a m1815 dutch military musket....

hi , yes it is a m1815 dutch military musket. ther ewas many makers of these, your gun is a conversion to percussion , this was done in the 1840s by the dutch government . the date of conversion will...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th November 2023, 08:21 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 19,058
Posted By ausjulius
most of the xamples you can find were never used...

most of the xamples you can find were never used nor meant to be and show no signs of sharpening after the initial work the blacksmith made. but many older examples show clear signs a of sharpening...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th November 2023, 12:07 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 10,288
Posted By ausjulius
nata were not very common with japanese troops in...

nata were not very common with japanese troops in ww2 compared to small billhooks, its not good for cutting bush- its short and thick and a tool for aournd the garden and for splitting wood somethign...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th November 2023, 11:41 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 31,088
Posted By ausjulius
the first russian military shashka you show is a...

the first russian military shashka you show is a chinese made fake made in longquan in the last 10-15 years by the way
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th August 2023, 06:38 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,012
Posted By ausjulius
Ah thanks, yes i had forgotten, i will have to...

Ah thanks, yes i had forgotten, i will have to resize my pictures. I have damages my phone recently i think with water. Images are not always clear. I will try to upload them
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th August 2023, 06:37 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,012
Posted By ausjulius
😁 They are very easy to buy right here actually,...

😁 They are very easy to buy right here actually, on the main street is many shops, the largest and most sucessful maker is the family of mr Ma kua loong (if i got it right - almost everyone here has...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th August 2023, 06:29 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,012
Posted By ausjulius
I will try, yes, but in the last few years the...

I will try, yes, but in the last few years the restrictions on knives have became absurd in china, chiba post will not send knives domestically or internationally unless you have sone contact there.....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th August 2023, 03:54 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,012
Posted By ausjulius
Bonan knives and knife making

Hello fellow forumites.
I am now in Dehajia in Gansu province in China, it is the largest town near the main Bonan villages, here Bonan people are very common.

This is in the north of the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th August 2023, 02:39 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,539
Posted By ausjulius
The sword is chinese made. The manchus and...

The sword is chinese made. The manchus and mongols quickly began purchasing swords from whoever the conquered. Manchus swords and knives were of a mongolian type when they invaded and conquered the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2023, 11:27 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 13,039
Posted By ausjulius
it is very large for a throwing knife but its...

it is very large for a throwing knife but its charachteristics and shape are quite correct for it to be a good throwing knife. can you show a view fomr the spine showing the blade taper?

i...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th February 2023, 02:32 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,902
Posted By ausjulius
its a north african or indian made swagger stick,...

its a north african or indian made swagger stick, some were made in egypt or the sudan others in india for british troops in the 19th and 20th century. .
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd January 2023, 12:07 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,650
Posted By ausjulius
it is a vietnamese made firearm i belive.

it is a vietnamese made firearm i belive.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th January 2023, 08:59 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 9,990
Posted By ausjulius
yeah, that weird sword they were showing at the...

yeah, that weird sword they were showing at the end of that video was some sort of fantasy thing made in pozorrubio..
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