Forum: Swap Forum
6th March 2014, 03:49 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
6th March 2014, 03:42 AM
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Replies: 14
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Albacete mystery holes
Hello All,
Pardon me if I've missed it, but I have not found a satisfactory explanation for the cutouts and holes in the blades of these knives. At one time there was a suggestion that it had...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th February 2014, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 7,368
Glossary of Yemeni Janbiya terms
Ms. Heinze informs me that she is still finalizing her thesis so it is not yet available. However, she did provide me with a link to an extensive glossary of terms that might prove interesting to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2014, 01:57 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 7,368
Yemeni Janbiya
Hello all,
I found this interesting article dated July 2013 by a German researcher, Marie-Christine Heinze. She has spent five years researching the Yemeni janbiya.
Know thy janbiya...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th October 2013, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 22,402
China, Japan, Korea
Many thanks for the information. It makes sense for there to be substantial Japanese influence. I'm going to search for examples of plum and cherry blossoms so I can better understand what to look...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th October 2013, 03:54 AM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th October 2013, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 22,402
Japanese?
Could this be a Japanese Police sword? See:
Japanese Military Swords II
http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/civilian.htm
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th October 2013, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 22,402
Identification - Korea GI bringback
Hello All,
A friend has asked me to help him identify a sword. His father brought this back from Korea after serving there in the 50's. Not my area of study, but I'm guessing this is related to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th August 2013, 11:24 PM
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Replies: 26
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Hmm… remove the patina or not?
I'm looking at these pictures of beautiful Ngombe swords, some cleaned down to the raw metal and appearing spanking new, and others showing the passage of time. I know feelings are mixed among...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th July 2013, 12:39 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,726
For Comparion, my "Temple" Dha (Burma)
Agreed these named "Temple" dhas are mid 20th Century. They are a variant of "Story" dhas, which also have images on the blade. Temple dhas are unique in that they show the life story of Buddha. ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th July 2013, 12:29 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,726
expired link
The link http://dharesearch.bowditch.us/ is no longer accessible because the domain has expired.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th July 2013, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,142
Thank you
Thanks for the tip Jim. I will follow that trail and see where it leads! I should receive the item in late August. I'll post new pictures in this thread at that time.
Best regards,
Dave A
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th July 2013, 05:32 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 86,820
Pamor Patterns website
Hello All,
I just stumbled on this thread. I have been collecting pictures of pamor for a couple of years. Some examples in my own collection, many elsewhere. On my website I am showing these...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th July 2013, 05:01 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,142
Mystery knife - Hadendoa?
Hello all,
I've just acquired the knife you see in the pictures. The blade is reminiscent of a Hadendoa hook style blade, but the hilt is not the typical "X" shape. It is a rough piece of work...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd July 2013, 05:32 AM
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Replies: 26
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For comparison: My three Ngombe swords
The first sword, painted, was originally obtained by a missionary in the Belgian Congo in the early part of the 20th C., probably around 1925 when the Belgian Trappists were recalled from the Congo....
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Forum: European Armoury
17th June 2013, 03:54 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 7,346
Austro-Hungarian? Help ID
Hello,
I purchased this sword at an antique store in Vienna (Wien) over a decade ago. While I've been concentrating on ethnographic weapons, I recently remembered that I never found a definitive...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th June 2013, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 29,675
micron polishing paper to control grain size
If you are looking for an abrasive, I highly recommend that you control the grain size. Other members have commented on the need to control hardness and force used when removing rust. Grain size in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st May 2013, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 25,396
Place name update, clarification
To aid search of the forum and cross reference, I list here the various spellings of the name of the hamlet inscribed on this weapon and some other nearby hamlets:
TIJ PA TJING same as Tjipatjing...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th May 2013, 10:41 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,202
More on Tabwa..
Consistent with attribution to the Tabwa: The triangle is the most important icon for the Tabwa. It represents the new Moon and symbolizes rebirth and the continuity of life. The open section of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th May 2013, 10:27 PM
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Replies: 3
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Maybe...
Hello,
I'm far from am expert but I will offer the following since I recently happened to be poking about in topics related to African weapons.
The decoration resembles that on a knife in my...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2013, 04:22 AM
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Replies: 3
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Mak from Vietnam.
Hello,
This mak in my collection is 26 inches in length overall. The blade is 11 3/4 inches long with a width of 1 3/8 inch and a full width of 1/2 inch at the spine. It is extremely sharp and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th May 2013, 11:31 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 66,896
Holes in Kudi / Kujang
Hello all,
I'm resurrecting this thread (perhaps too strong a word) since I stumbled upon a diagram today that associates the number of holes in a kudi/kujang with the number of months in a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th April 2013, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 19,734
Photos of Borneo "non-Mandau" swords?
With Michael's excellent taxonomy of the Borneo swords, it would valuable to have representative photos in this thread for those of us who were not able to attend his lecture and see examples first...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th April 2013, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 12,164
Congo Currency Knife?
It resembles a Belgium Congo currency knife currently listed on eBay. Could that be it?
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th April 2013, 09:57 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 12,164
Mystery knife / Nepal?
Hello all,
Here is a recent addition to my collection. I was entranced by the elaborate shape and the seller's story that this is a traditional ritual knife from Nepal. It certainly does not...
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