Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th April 2025, 03:49 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,755
Thanks Xas for posting this one. Seems to be a...
Thanks Xas for posting this one. Seems to be a Maranao blade and perhaps originally a Maranao scabbard that had its cross piece (sampir) removed and then the underlying throat reshaped in the late...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th April 2025, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 68,488
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th April 2025, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 68,488
Alan,
You have written here that there is a...
Alan,
You have written here that there is a specific, perhaps spiritual, "sense" about a keris that the most learned of keris experts can achieve. This "sense" is highly subjective, and may vary...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th April 2025, 04:36 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 6,998
GIO,
The problem with .pdf files is that the...
GIO,
The problem with .pdf files is that the forum software treats these as document attachments and not as a graphic format that can be displayed. Document formats are appended to the post and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
13th April 2025, 03:25 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 18,908
Another possibility is a fish knife. Fish knves...
Another possibility is a fish knife. Fish knves and forks for formal eating of fish had a similar blade shape, and there was a larger version used to cut and serve fish. Given that the blade on the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th April 2025, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,015
Hi Jim,
Your sword in post #6 is unlikely to...
Hi Jim,
Your sword in post #6 is unlikely to be Visayan. As noted by Sajen already it is more likely from Luzon. There are swords from Cebu that show similar hilts, presumably because it was a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th April 2025, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,028
Hi Justin,
I remember Mike well and he was...
Hi Justin,
I remember Mike well and he was fun to have around. Your post here is the first I have heard of him in 15+ years. His collection of knives and swords was interesting and he had some...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st March 2025, 11:40 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 14,568
Pertinax, thank you for sharing your...
Pertinax, thank you for sharing your understanding of the flyssa and the Kabyle people so clearly here. You have obviously spent a lot of time researching those subjects. While it is disappointing to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th March 2025, 02:50 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 25,543
Just one last thought on the similarity between...
Just one last thought on the similarity between gunong and kris blade styles. Here is a relatively modern kris blade that shows the square shoulder preceding the first luk on the "back edge" of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th March 2025, 02:15 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 22,382
Jim, I have searched further online concerning...
Jim, I have searched further online concerning the presence of oxen in the Philippines. There are no native oxen found there, although a somewhat similar animal is found on the island of Mindoro (in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th March 2025, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 22,382
Hi Jim,
Maybe not a total impasse. With...
Hi Jim,
Maybe not a total impasse. With regard to leather on Moro weapons or armor, this would have been from local water buffalo. I very much doubt that the Pueblo tribes in America had access to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th March 2025, 04:51 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 25,543
Merger complete
The two threads have now been merged. The merged name is that of the most recent thread.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2025, 01:04 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 25,543
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2025, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 22,382
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2025, 12:28 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 33,737
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th March 2025, 03:54 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,995
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2025, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 25,543
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2025, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 25,543
Thanks Detlef. Those two examples you show do...
Thanks Detlef. Those two examples you show do look 19th C in origin. I had a similar one that I sold a while back. I may still have pictures. BTW, I think I see evidence of brazing between the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2025, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 25,543
Hi Jeff,
I like this knife for a few...
Hi Jeff,
I like this knife for a few reasons. The 9-luk bladed looks well made. The waves are forged (not created by stock removal) and there is a well defined central ridge. The waves taper in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th March 2025, 08:57 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 13,821
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th March 2025, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 13,207
WW,
I think what you are calling a chisel...
WW,
I think what you are calling a chisel grind is actually a blade with a triangular cross-section. Such blades are a known style during the Spanish Colonial period. The black leather sheath is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th March 2025, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 22,382
Jose, thanks for that picture. I don't recall...
Jose, thanks for that picture. I don't recall seeing it before.
Jim, the links between the Americas and the Philippines were very strong during the Spanish Colonial period. Many of the Spanish...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th March 2025, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 37,619
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th March 2025, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 22,382
Jim,
I have only a passing understanding of...
Jim,
I have only a passing understanding of Moro armour in the Philippines. While I see some commonalities with the boiled leather form you show, it does not resemble the construction of Moro...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th March 2025, 02:26 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 28,944
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