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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd August 2016, 09:16 PM
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Views: 19,990
Posted By Rafngard
I think it's not so much surprising as confirming...

I think it's not so much surprising as confirming that the moro kris was used in ways different than the arts that are openly pracriced today.

I thought that maybe, because:

1) the moro kris...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd August 2016, 04:29 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 19,990
Posted By Rafngard
Hello all, Regarding the debate on...

Hello all,

Regarding the debate on two-handed kampilans, this is why I said arguably ;-)

The panabas thing is interesting. I need to study them more.

As context, in addition to collecting...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd August 2016, 04:19 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 19,990
Posted By Rafngard
Question about Filipino weapons, doubled edged and/or two handed.

Hello All,

A random thing got me thinking about double-edged and two-handed swords today.

Am I correct in thinking that:

1) there are no Filipino double-edged, two-handed swords?

2) only...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th August 2016, 03:06 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,878
Posted By Rafngard
Wow, just wow.

Wow, just wow.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th August 2016, 03:03 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 23,723
Posted By Rafngard
Wow. Just wow. This collection of pics is...

Wow. Just wow.
This collection of pics is stunning.

Thanks,
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st August 2016, 02:24 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 13,513
Posted By Rafngard
The blade form looks a bit like a Lumad sangi. ...

The blade form looks a bit like a Lumad sangi.

Nothing else does though.

Good Luck,
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st August 2016, 02:22 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 22,677
Posted By Rafngard
...any related future nightmares I have are now...

...any related future nightmares I have are now your fault.

Have "fun,"
Leif
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 31st July 2016, 02:56 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 26,240
Posted By Rafngard
The internet is telling me that Tahitian lime is...

The internet is telling me that Tahitian lime is the same thing as Persian lime (perhaps the most commonly sold lime in the us). I am skeptical of this.
Am I right to be so?

Thanks,
Leif
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th July 2016, 04:19 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 14,782
Posted By Rafngard
Maybe new, but still cool

Despite being recent, the high-relief pamor is kind of a cool effect.

Thanks,
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th July 2016, 03:23 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,465
Posted By Rafngard
Just a few more pics

A few more.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th July 2016, 03:21 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,465
Posted By Rafngard
A Visayan... something?

Hello all,

Postapoluza 2016 continues.

This time a (I think) fairly recent one from the Visayans. It has the characteristic chisel ground blade. In particular I love the nearly complete ratan...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th July 2016, 08:06 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 21,895
Posted By Rafngard
I actually think that if I could replace the eye...

I actually think that if I could replace the eye it wouldn't be too bad.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th July 2016, 05:00 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 21,895
Posted By Rafngard
Scar face

Here's the unpleasant side
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th July 2016, 05:10 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 21,895
Posted By Rafngard
I'm getting the impression we have similar...

I'm getting the impression we have similar collecting tastes. Great minds...



Strangely, of all the pictures I took that day, this is the only one that came out blurry! Maybe it's cursed.
I'll...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th July 2016, 03:16 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 22,677
Posted By Rafngard
That is one of the truest statements I've ever...

That is one of the truest statements I've ever read. I kind of want to send it to some of my old economics professors.

Thanks,
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2016, 08:08 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 22,677
Posted By Rafngard
I forget who said it initially, but I've read...

I forget who said it initially, but I've read here, more than once, that "experience is expensive."

I'm glad mine wasn't horribly so.

Have fun,
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2016, 03:33 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 21,895
Posted By Rafngard
A few more pics

Last batch
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2016, 03:30 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 21,895
Posted By Rafngard
More pics

More!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2016, 03:28 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 21,895
Posted By Rafngard
Three new from Luzon

Hello All,

Picturepoluza 2016 continues with three more recent acquisitions, this time with 2 bolos and a dagger from Luzon. All three have handles made from (mostly) carabao horn, brass fittings...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th July 2016, 07:47 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 22,677
Posted By Rafngard
Thank you all for your responses, even if they...

Thank you all for your responses, even if they were not what I wanted to hear.

Hopefully, some other collector in the future will see this and choose not buy a similar item.

Thanks,
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th July 2016, 07:35 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,227
Posted By Rafngard
Thank you very much for your kind words. Any...

Thank you very much for your kind words.
Any thoughts or estimates on what "very old" might mean in terms of years?

Thanks,
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th July 2016, 07:19 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 22,677
Posted By Rafngard
Oh well, to quote Kurt Vonnegut, so it goes. ...

Oh well, to quote Kurt Vonnegut, so it goes.

Fortunately, I did not pay much for it. So little in fact that I almost felt bad for the seller.
I feel less bad now.

Do you think the same is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th July 2016, 06:29 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,227
Posted By Rafngard
More pics

More focus on the blade.

Also, the blade has been cleaned and oiled subsequent to these pics. Most if not all of the bits that look troubling here, look less so now.

Thanks,
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th July 2016, 06:23 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,227
Posted By Rafngard
A badek or a pisau?

Hello All,

Another recently acquired piece. I only just had the chance to take photos of. I'm not sure if Badek/bade bade, or Pisau is a better term for this, as I understand it, pisau is a fairly...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th July 2016, 06:04 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 22,677
Posted By Rafngard
More photos, mostly of the blade

I tried to get the calligraphy, but I'm not sure how legible it is.
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