Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd September 2024, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd September 2024, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 4
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Cane knife.
Seen this at a thrift store the other day. No idea where it originates from or it's age. the cross section of the blade has a --._ kind of shape if not obvious from the pics.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd June 2024, 02:32 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 26,114
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
27th May 2024, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 21,586
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
27th May 2024, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 21,586
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th May 2024, 08:13 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 11,306
Looks like it to me. But I don't know nearly as...
Looks like it to me. But I don't know nearly as much as most of these guys. Here's a pic from my fat glossary for reference. I imagine that extra bit of scabbard helped keep it in place not unlike a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th May 2024, 07:29 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 28,895
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th May 2024, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 26,871
Not lighter. Fullers (when properly made) are a...
Not lighter. Fullers (when properly made) are a hammered in feature. The metal isn't going anywhere. You compress it in one place; It swells out in another. That swelling can actually be seen in this...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th May 2024, 04:05 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 26,871
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th May 2024, 10:12 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 16,956
The quality of the inscription was the first...
The quality of the inscription was the first thing I really noticed when it came into my possession. I wasn't even sure they were English characters and thought it might have just been someone's name...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th May 2024, 10:14 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 20,608
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th May 2024, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 12,638
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd May 2024, 11:21 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 16,956
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd May 2024, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 11,902
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd May 2024, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 16,956
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd May 2024, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 16,956
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd May 2024, 04:38 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 16,956
Keris, inscription, rough age.
Firstly, this is not mine. I'm holding it for a friend who doesn't trust that it won't go missing where he currently lives. I'm also seeing about if I can get any more details about it for him. This...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th March 2022, 01:38 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 8,423
The provenance here is so rich! I think what...
The provenance here is so rich! I think what would be absolutely stellar is if you could get a large framed print of this portrait that was done of one of the owners wearing it. That way you could...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th February 2022, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,253
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Forum: European Armoury
25th February 2022, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 12,522
I don't doubt that they attempted to back...
I don't doubt that they attempted to back engineer it. The question is how successful (if at all) were they. Maybe just in playing around with it. they figured out some things for themselves. Or...
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Forum: European Armoury
25th February 2022, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,253
It looks a lot like a model 1850 foot officer's...
It looks a lot like a model 1850 foot officer's sword. Chape is...Atypical for that. They're usually finned chapes. Blade marks are difficult to parse. It doesn't quite have that initial dip at the...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th February 2022, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 16,035
A little hardware FYI to go with this. Snap...
A little hardware FYI to go with this. Snap Fasteners were invented in 1885. However they didn't really enter into mass production or popularity until the patent was purchased by the Prym family 1903...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th February 2022, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 16,035
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th February 2022, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 12,027
That looks like it's been shoddily repaired. If...
That looks like it's been shoddily repaired. If it were something I had in my possession, I'd be tempted to carefully pry that cracked bit off. Remove the blade and wadding. Pour in some hot rosin...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th February 2022, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,063
At least these are not really a regret for me....
At least these are not really a regret for me. They were free and convenient so I can't really complain. They're also not the worst. Far from the best. But given the size of my place I haven't had...
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