Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th October 2024, 01:27 AM
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Replies: 7
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Rob, I have a vague memory (that happens at my...
Rob, I have a vague memory (that happens at my age) of a similar item from one of the Himalayan cultures being discussed here 20+ years ago. I also favor your suggestion that this is Asian in origin....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th October 2024, 01:14 AM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th October 2024, 01:07 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 815
According to online sources, Ayvalik was a...
According to online sources, Ayvalik was a predominantly Greek town that was racially oppressed by the Ottomans, starting in 1910. In 1917, during WWI, the German General Otto Liman von Sanders,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th October 2024, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,731
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Forum: European Armoury
26th October 2024, 02:11 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,292
Lee, thank you for posting this news. Very sad...
Lee, thank you for posting this news. Very sad indeed. Fernando was very committed to EEWRS and devoted a lot of time and energy to the forums as a whole, but especially to the European Armoury for...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th October 2024, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,582
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th October 2024, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 9,397
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th October 2024, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,731
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th October 2024, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,142
Hi Andrew,
Thanks for sharing your...
Hi Andrew,
Thanks for sharing your collection of these knives. I think these all date to WWII and the post-war period when they were popular souvenirs for returning US servicemen. They are still...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th October 2024, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,110
Hi Will,
Welcome to the Forum!
Two nice...
Hi Will,
Welcome to the Forum!
Two nice knives. The first one is from mainland SE Asia. The blade profile is fairly widely found in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. It is an agricultural,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd October 2024, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,937
Hi IP,
I'm occupied with family issues at...
Hi IP,
I'm occupied with family issues at the moment and will be for a few days. Your questions deserve considered answers, so I'll get back to you ASAP.
Just a few quick observations. Cato...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st October 2024, 12:48 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,731
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st October 2024, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,582
Unusual Moro knife
This one finished recently in an online auction. The knife is fairly small, about 12 inches long overall with a hilt of 6 5/8 in. The blade is double-edged, and a flattened diamond in cross-section....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th October 2024, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,447
Roughly 1960s for the scabbard. This is now the...
Roughly 1960s for the scabbard. This is now the fourth example I've seen of this style of sword, all about 1940s-1960s in the style of hilts and scabbards. Not a bangkung, at least not of the usual...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th October 2024, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 15,058
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th October 2024, 02:23 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,377
Hi Yvain,
This is a common pattern for a...
Hi Yvain,
This is a common pattern for a southern Chinese knife. It is not surprising that it also occurred in Vietnam. Certainly, these knives entered the U.S. with Chinese immigrants and may...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th October 2024, 02:11 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 8,220
Hi fran,
Best I can tell, the blade seems...
Hi fran,
Best I can tell, the blade seems to be monosteel, which might suggest a European blade, but there are plenty of 20th C examples of local blades made in Asia from monosteel also. In one...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th October 2024, 07:14 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 8,220
Hello fran,
Interesting Item. It seems to...
Hello fran,
Interesting Item. It seems to have been assembled from a bunch of largely unrelated parts. Given the thickness of the blade, I'm thinking this may be a cut down sword—perhaps a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th October 2024, 06:54 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 17,464
Important reminder
cel7.
JeffS raises an important point! The forums do not allow discussion of items that are for sale. Your original wording was ambiguous and could be interpreted as you requesting an opinion for...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th September 2024, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 13,867
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th September 2024, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 9,175
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th September 2024, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 17,464
Hi cel7,
As others have noted, this sword...
Hi cel7,
As others have noted, this sword was entirely made in Indonesia and unrelated to the VOC. The VOC mark is clearly spurious; for example, the "C" is horizontally not vertically oriented....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th September 2024, 02:04 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 13,867
Hi Charles,
Very nice kampilan indeed. I...
Hi Charles,
Very nice kampilan indeed. I believe the use of whalebone indicates a prestigious weapon because it is an uncommon material on these swords, and some of the other examples I have seen...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd September 2024, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 9,659
I agree with the comments above. I have two...
I agree with the comments above. I have two "Mandau" of poor construction (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpost.php?p=4805&postcount=2) that have similar decorations. I was told that they were made...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd September 2024, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,828
Ray,
Thanks for the detailed responses!
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Ray,
Thanks for the detailed responses!
Do you have any thoughts about Brunei kris? I would have thought that the Brunei Sultanate would feature in some of these Moro interactions, and it once...
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