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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th October 2025, 10:54 AM
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Posted By rickdeckard
Thanks for the reply. My uncle passed in 1983, so...

Thanks for the reply. My uncle passed in 1983, so I guess this is closer to 45 years - a vintage Indian tourist replica! :) Yes, the two small knives are very crudely made.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th October 2025, 08:52 AM
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Posted By rickdeckard
Thanks Ian - the handle definitely looks like the...

Thanks Ian - the handle definitely looks like the middle one in Plate 480! The Flook book looks like it’s available at my library, I’ll go check it out.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th October 2025, 06:36 AM
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Posted By rickdeckard
Mid 20th century kukri

Hello,

I believe this kukri is from Nepal, made some time before the late 1970s. I assume it’s a souvenir type that is typically seen? I’m not sure of its exact origin in Nepal, my uncle picked it...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th October 2025, 06:13 AM
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Posted By rickdeckard
Nepalese (unknown) short sword?

Hello,

Posting a few pictures of a knife I inherited from my uncle, who passed many years back. I know he travelled to Nepal in the early 1980s and I assume he may have got it from there - but I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th October 2025, 04:18 AM
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Posted By rickdeckard
WW2 Burmese Dha identification?

Hello,
I’m looking to verify if the dha I picked up many years ago at an antique store is of the type used by the British Indian Army in WW2. Or whether it’s simply a roughly made souvenir with an...
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