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Forum: European Armoury 14th November 2023, 11:03 AM
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Posted By ausjulius
hi , yes it is a m1815 dutch military musket....

hi , yes it is a m1815 dutch military musket. ther ewas many makers of these, your gun is a conversion to percussion , this was done in the 1840s by the dutch government . the date of conversion will...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th November 2023, 08:21 AM
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Posted By ausjulius
most of the xamples you can find were never used...

most of the xamples you can find were never used nor meant to be and show no signs of sharpening after the initial work the blacksmith made. but many older examples show clear signs a of sharpening...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th November 2023, 12:07 AM
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Posted By ausjulius
nata were not very common with japanese troops in...

nata were not very common with japanese troops in ww2 compared to small billhooks, its not good for cutting bush- its short and thick and a tool for aournd the garden and for splitting wood somethign...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th November 2023, 11:41 PM
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Views: 3,537
Posted By ausjulius
the first russian military shashka you show is a...

the first russian military shashka you show is a chinese made fake made in longquan in the last 10-15 years by the way
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th August 2023, 06:38 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,125
Posted By ausjulius
Ah thanks, yes i had forgotten, i will have to...

Ah thanks, yes i had forgotten, i will have to resize my pictures. I have damages my phone recently i think with water. Images are not always clear. I will try to upload them
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th August 2023, 06:37 PM
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Views: 3,125
Posted By ausjulius
😁 They are very easy to buy right here actually,...

😁 They are very easy to buy right here actually, on the main street is many shops, the largest and most sucessful maker is the family of mr Ma kua loong (if i got it right - almost everyone here has...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th August 2023, 06:29 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,125
Posted By ausjulius
I will try, yes, but in the last few years the...

I will try, yes, but in the last few years the restrictions on knives have became absurd in china, chiba post will not send knives domestically or internationally unless you have sone contact there.....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th August 2023, 03:54 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,125
Posted By ausjulius
Bonan knives and knife making

Hello fellow forumites.
I am now in Dehajia in Gansu province in China, it is the largest town near the main Bonan villages, here Bonan people are very common.

This is in the north of the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th August 2023, 02:39 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,418
Posted By ausjulius
The sword is chinese made. The manchus and...

The sword is chinese made. The manchus and mongols quickly began purchasing swords from whoever the conquered. Manchus swords and knives were of a mongolian type when they invaded and conquered the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2023, 11:27 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 7,341
Posted By ausjulius
it is very large for a throwing knife but its...

it is very large for a throwing knife but its charachteristics and shape are quite correct for it to be a good throwing knife. can you show a view fomr the spine showing the blade taper?

i...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th February 2023, 02:32 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,443
Posted By ausjulius
its a north african or indian made swagger stick,...

its a north african or indian made swagger stick, some were made in egypt or the sudan others in india for british troops in the 19th and 20th century. .
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd January 2023, 12:07 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,769
Posted By ausjulius
it is a vietnamese made firearm i belive.

it is a vietnamese made firearm i belive.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th January 2023, 08:59 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,925
Posted By ausjulius
yeah, that weird sword they were showing at the...

yeah, that weird sword they were showing at the end of that video was some sort of fantasy thing made in pozorrubio..
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th January 2023, 10:26 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 11,970
Posted By ausjulius
that knife is not african its used in british...

that knife is not african its used in british burma as a belt knife for the military, it came with a leather riveted scabbard .. its modeled on the enep and other similar knives used by shan, thai,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th January 2023, 10:21 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,796
Posted By ausjulius
the cocos island knives always cause confusion,...

the cocos island knives always cause confusion, ive called around on the island but its hard to get information. i was told the best place to get info will be the cocos island facebook group. there...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th December 2022, 10:30 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,503
Posted By ausjulius
the notch in the ricasso is typical of these...

the notch in the ricasso is typical of these knives, yes.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th December 2022, 08:03 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,503
Posted By ausjulius
ื no this is from brazil only , it is called a...

ื no this is from brazil only , it is called a sorocabana knife.
part of the scabbard is missing.
thewse are weapons like the gaucho daggers. some of these knives can be like small swords
Forum: European Armoury 11th December 2022, 04:01 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,952
Posted By ausjulius
they are not kitchen knives but knives worn on...

they are not kitchen knives but knives worn on Sardinians belts.
Forum: European Armoury 9th December 2022, 11:16 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,952
Posted By ausjulius
those leppa can be like little shashkas. ...

those leppa can be like little shashkas.
Sardinia is an interesting location for ethnographic weapons as cold weapons were still carried quite late and there is a number of distinct styles of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th December 2022, 10:46 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,503
Posted By ausjulius
your knife is from brazil

your knife is from brazil
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th November 2022, 07:43 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,782
Posted By ausjulius
you cant really reprofile these asian weapons as...

you cant really reprofile these asian weapons as for the most part unlike arms from europe and the caucasus they are very rarely fully quenched and tempered even if they are made form imported bards...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th November 2022, 07:40 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,180
Posted By ausjulius
hi , the knife probably is from north western...

hi , the knife probably is from north western india, northern pakistan or afghanistan,
the style is afghan but these afghan and central asian influenced metal products penetrait into india somewhat
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th October 2022, 09:16 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,104
Posted By ausjulius
it is much harder to produce and maintain an...

it is much harder to produce and maintain an single bevel on any item than a double bevel,
this is not my optinon ,
it is just how it works.
you need to keep a single bevel very precice and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th October 2022, 02:34 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,104
Posted By ausjulius
yeah they are all similar cultures.... but they...

yeah they are all similar cultures.... but they all have separated before the age of iron i think and single bevels seem to have appeared with steel. id say its coincidence as none of these groups...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th October 2022, 02:33 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,104
Posted By ausjulius
it is much harder to sharpen maintain and use the...

it is much harder to sharpen maintain and use the single beveled blades than a normal double bevel.
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