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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th November 2011, 05:33 AM
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Looks like there's no interest here. Anyone know...

Looks like there's no interest here. Anyone know a website, where I might find information/photos for Paltik guns of the Insurrection-WWII era?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th November 2011, 01:47 AM
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Views: 13,575
Posted By trenchwarfare
Somebody... anybody... nothing? No one here...

Somebody... anybody... nothing? No one here collects, or has images of Paltik weapons? Well, here is the gun in question. The only other one I've seen, is the one in the photo. I need a detail of the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th November 2011, 04:09 AM
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Views: 6,550
Posted By trenchwarfare
Blade is from a Japanese Tanto/Dagger. What is...

Blade is from a Japanese Tanto/Dagger. What is the blade length? The "ferrule", is called a Habaki. I have a small Tanto blade (8") that was mounted into a Barong handle. Impossible to know who made...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th November 2011, 03:50 PM
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Views: 13,575
Posted By trenchwarfare
Paltik Photos Needed

Hi guys. I haven't posted here in quite some time. Got frustrated, cuz I wasn't able to post pictures. I am awaiting the arival of a Filippino muzzle loader. I need a good picture of the hammer...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th March 2010, 04:59 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 16,239
Posted By trenchwarfare
Hello Dirk. Unless your gun is chemically aged, I...

Hello Dirk. Unless your gun is chemically aged, I would say that it several hundred years old. Hard to tell origin, as that style was world wide.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th November 2009, 05:47 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 60,214
Posted By trenchwarfare
Believe it or not. During WWII, a version of this...

Believe it or not. During WWII, a version of this weapon was made by Harrington and Richardson, in the US. They were air dropped to guerilla units, fighting the Japanese. The stocks, are even...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th October 2009, 06:57 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 10,924
Posted By trenchwarfare
Very nice gun. I have two, and bought number...

Very nice gun. I have two, and bought number three, today. They are addictive! :p The reason you had trouble pulling the hammer back, is a very strong main spring. The two I have, take between 18,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th September 2009, 01:40 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 14,495
Posted By trenchwarfare
I have a '61 edition. On the dust jacket, is the...

I have a '61 edition. On the dust jacket, is the at the time, book club price. $50.00! In 1961! :eek: Excellent book.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th September 2009, 02:49 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 14,092
Posted By trenchwarfare
Very nice workmanship. Not sure of their true...

Very nice workmanship. Not sure of their true name, but I have heard these referred to as a "Kabayle". Lock is of the snaphaunce type. Dating is difficult on any of these "camel guns". Could be as...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th September 2009, 02:38 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 10,619
Posted By trenchwarfare
Collins No. 1005 machete. Should be marked with...

Collins No. 1005 machete. Should be marked with Collins logo on ricasso. Although I have owned one that wasn't marked. Came with three handle variations. Yours is number two. Some say US issue in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st August 2009, 09:26 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 7,037
Posted By trenchwarfare
Thanks Battara. Not what I wanted to hear, but ...

Thanks Battara. Not what I wanted to hear, but needed to know. I'll put it on the block, and put the proceeds towards a Mandau. Which I used to have a beautiful example of. :(
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st August 2009, 06:35 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 7,037
Posted By trenchwarfare
Another Headhunter Question

I am in the midst of a thinning of the herd. I have too many, and varied interest, and not enough room. :( My question: Was the traditional Talibon used by any group known to practice headhunting?...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th August 2009, 04:22 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 18,615
Posted By trenchwarfare
I meant to add, I know that Asmat heads aren't...

I meant to add, I know that Asmat heads aren't trophies. Just revered ancestors, and such. Quite possibly because, the Asmat, were cannibals. In my research, I have found that: Headhunters are rarely...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th August 2009, 07:42 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 18,615
Posted By trenchwarfare
Not a ramble at all, Vandoo. I do plan to keep...

Not a ramble at all, Vandoo. I do plan to keep pretty much to purpose headhunting, for religious, or cultural beliefs. There will be a few wartime examples. Speaking of Maori heads, I read that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th August 2009, 06:17 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,503
Posted By trenchwarfare
Now we know the origin of fuzzy slippers. :p

Now we know the origin of fuzzy slippers. :p
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th August 2009, 07:07 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 20,503
Posted By trenchwarfare
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th August 2009, 06:45 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th August 2009, 05:50 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 20,503
Posted By trenchwarfare
Sword looks new. The habaki has a number on it. I...

Sword looks new. The habaki has a number on it. I smell China. They're making everything else, why not these? Thousands of copies, fakes, and fantasies, coming out of China. All forged. Amazing what...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th August 2009, 05:17 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 18,615
Posted By trenchwarfare
Yes Emanuel, would be very interested. I have...

Yes Emanuel, would be very interested. I have found numerous accounts of the collecting of heads, throughout the balkan region. Especially during WWII. On a website, I saw a picture of the head or a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th August 2009, 03:51 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 18,615
Posted By trenchwarfare
The reason I list the Kampilan, is that I have a...

The reason I list the Kampilan, is that I have a reference that attributes it's origin, to the Sea Dayaks. Who were notorious headhunters. In fact, I read that they would hire themselves out to the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th August 2009, 05:58 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 18,615
Posted By trenchwarfare
Head Hunter Weapons

Greetings, eteemed panel. I have embarked upon the ghoulish task of compiling a head hunter museum. :eek: It will cover from ancient times, to the present day. From cultural/ethnographic, to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd August 2009, 12:11 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,118
Posted By trenchwarfare
Sword arrived today. Blade is not very thick,...

Sword arrived today. Blade is not very thick, about 3/16" overall. Thicker in the "ricasso" area. I don't know these swords, but the tip is bent laterally, as if were forged that way? Could be bent,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th July 2009, 08:58 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,118
Posted By trenchwarfare
Emanuel, will find out soon. Was shipped today.

Emanuel, will find out soon. Was shipped today.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th July 2009, 03:07 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,118
Posted By trenchwarfare
Thanks for all the info guys. Saved me from going...

Thanks for all the info guys. Saved me from going page by page, in "A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and use of Arms and Armor In All Countries and in All Times" And, it's NOT in there!...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th July 2009, 03:44 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,118
Posted By trenchwarfare
What did I buy last night? More comets?

Did a random search last night, and found this. Price looked ok, even with the damage to the guard. I am a student of most edged weapons, but don't recall one, exactly like this. Although, African...
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