Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th September 2025, 05:46 PM
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Hi Alan,
I had considered using one of the...
Hi Alan,
I had considered using one of the private carriers (Fedex, UPS, DHL), but the cost of sending even a small package to or from the US with any of them is prohibitive for the purchaser, and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th September 2025, 08:32 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th September 2025, 08:20 AM
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A Himalayan origin (or thereabouts) might be...
A Himalayan origin (or thereabouts) might be revealed by cleaning and etching the laminated blade. A "hairpin" pattern would be fairly conclusive, if present. The scabbard might also be a mismatch.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th September 2025, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 5
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On further thought...
Looking at the blade, I believe that its maximum width is closer to the hilt than the tip. If that is the case, then this might well be a Sulu barung blade that has been remounted in a Maranao...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th September 2025, 04:31 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th September 2025, 04:19 PM
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I think Jeff and Sajen have identified this...
I think Jeff and Sajen have identified this correctly as a Maranao keping. The style of kakatua pommel suggests early 20th C manufacture. It would certainly benefit from cleaning the blade and hilt....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th September 2025, 04:08 AM
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Replies: 6
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ausjulius is correct about these being throwing...
ausjulius is correct about these being throwing sticks primarily. They could conceivably have been used as clubs, but (as I have noted here before) indigenous Austrailan clubs are actually uncommon...
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Forum: Swap Forum
24th September 2025, 10:20 PM
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This thread properly belongs in Swap and I am...
This thread properly belongs in Swap and I am moving it there. Reviews of this book are permitted in the Ethno Forum but not links to the sale site (although such information is very useful of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th September 2025, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 9
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Xas, one way to overcome the "bite" of a...
Xas, one way to overcome the "bite" of a wire-wrapped grip is to use a glove on the sword hand. Do you know whether such gloves were used during Spanish Colonial times. It seems to have been mainly a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st September 2025, 11:26 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st September 2025, 11:21 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th September 2025, 08:04 AM
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I think this is most likely a relatively recent...
I think this is most likely a relatively recent Sulu (Tausug?) barung and sheath. I'm not seeing anything specifically Mindanao. Perhaps dating as early as the 1980s but probably more recent judging...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th September 2025, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 23,198
Hi Detlef.
A separate gangya occurred on...
Hi Detlef.
A separate gangya occurred on some Moro kris blades made in the second half of the 20th C, and even on blades made today by traditional panday. Malayan blades still preserve a separate...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th September 2025, 09:11 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th September 2025, 09:07 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th September 2025, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 20,122
Tim,
I have many such items from SE Asia...
Tim,
I have many such items from SE Asia that were collected decades ago, before the current emphasis on the ivory trade. Many of my items are 19th C, but not worth the exorbitant costs of getting...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th September 2025, 06:13 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th September 2025, 06:03 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd September 2025, 06:22 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st August 2025, 03:10 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd August 2025, 06:26 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th August 2025, 12:32 PM
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Replies: 11
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The T'boli also use sections of tin sheet on...
The T'boli also use sections of tin sheet on their scabbards. It is stiffer than aluminum and can give a nasty cut/scratch. I can see some sharp points where the edges meet. Perhaps tin rather than...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th August 2025, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 14,754
Hi Tim,
These are well made in my...
Hi Tim,
These are well made in my experience. Windlasss has apparently been making khukris for the Indian Government for many years. I bought one of their kukhris in the early 2000s but lost it...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th August 2025, 10:23 PM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th August 2025, 07:24 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 14,754
Hi there.
These are recently made by...
Hi there.
These are recently made by Windlass Steelcrafts, an Indian company that make knives and swords for Atlanta Cutlery. I had a couple of items that were not terrible quality but were...
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