Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd April 2014, 12:17 PM
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12th March 2014, 12:20 AM
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12th March 2014, 12:17 AM
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Early Spring cleaning: Filipino knives
letting go of these three early filipino knives.
Knife 1
Luzon itak with a very hefty blade. on the handle are filipino coins, one dated 1929. brass bolster, and blade is secured tightly to the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd March 2014, 02:36 AM
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4th February 2014, 11:13 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2014, 03:46 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th January 2014, 05:16 PM
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There are two indigenous tribes in Panay: the...
There are two indigenous tribes in Panay: the Itas and Bukidnons. I've never heard or seen Panay Itas with Spears (although their Luzon cousins do carry bow and arrows), we can safely surmise that...
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3rd January 2014, 05:17 PM
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hello LL,
welcome! now that's one cool dagger...
hello LL,
welcome! now that's one cool dagger you got there!!! yes, it's 1st revolutionary era piece. the blade profile does looks like a navaja, but it also reminds me of a stubby version of a...
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31st December 2013, 02:45 PM
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you can get it at Amazon, or watch it online:...
you can get it at Amazon, or watch it online: http://www.thebladedhand.com/
kino, i don't think migueldiaz post here any longer, which is too bad. he did have a lot of knowledge to share though
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th December 2013, 12:28 PM
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excellent garabs! Michael, love that dual tone...
excellent garabs! Michael, love that dual tone handle! Barry, that's the first time i've seen an "umbrella hook" handle look alike! was it shaped like that originally and wasn't reshaped later on?...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th December 2013, 03:42 PM
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Driftwould, if you are in iloilo, your best bet...
Driftwould, if you are in iloilo, your best bet would be to go to an open market and look for a vendor that sells blades. binangons can be found in these places. if you have time, you can go to the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th December 2013, 03:27 PM
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thanks for everyone's excellent example!
kino,...
thanks for everyone's excellent example!
kino, your second picture turned out great! seems to be the contrasting handle/scabbard is more common. it does look good tho. even John's example seems to...
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25th December 2013, 04:59 PM
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thanks for the link, Detlef! wow, yours look so...
thanks for the link, Detlef! wow, yours look so natural! i've seen those "eye" before and i thought it was just half spheres. didn't realize it has a base. i like how yours looks like it's been there...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th December 2013, 03:11 PM
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23rd December 2013, 10:30 PM
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23rd December 2013, 10:27 PM
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Garab Pattern
nine out of ten, whenever i see a blade that has those rough, horizontal grind lines, i tend to think "no way this blade is laminated". on top of that, it's visayan, which in a way, doesn't normally...
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23rd December 2013, 07:29 PM
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22nd December 2013, 02:16 AM
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22nd December 2013, 02:02 AM
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21st December 2013, 12:00 AM
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20th December 2013, 10:14 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th December 2013, 12:09 PM
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the hilt design is Tausug, Charles. notice how...
the hilt design is Tausug, Charles. notice how the back plume extends out from the get-go, whereas Sama style normally curls at first. what i'm curious about, and i just now notice it, is the okir on...
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