Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th January 2019, 12:52 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th January 2019, 02:49 PM
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Congrats on a nice win.
The insets seems to be...
Congrats on a nice win.
The insets seems to be mother of pearl, I wonder if these are replacements or a sign of the pommels age. Usually on the older pieces, they're bone, some Ivory, but mother of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th November 2018, 08:05 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st November 2018, 12:39 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st November 2018, 12:37 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th November 2018, 03:17 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th November 2018, 07:11 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th November 2018, 07:10 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th November 2018, 04:17 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th November 2018, 03:57 PM
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Peacock in the Desert
A temporary exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum. Here are some photos that I had taken. Enjoy..
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th November 2018, 03:08 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th November 2018, 12:53 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th November 2018, 07:06 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th November 2018, 07:04 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd November 2018, 04:36 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd November 2018, 04:24 PM
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You work fast, cleaning and restoring Chief. I...
You work fast, cleaning and restoring Chief. I will have to agree with Sajen on keeping the original braided rings. Nice work.
I’m speculating that the rectangular cavity in the pommel was once...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th October 2018, 04:40 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th October 2018, 02:57 PM
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Take a look at this,
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Take a look at this,
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=22874&highlight=Chevron
The probability of a wootz blade existing in the Philippines is low but I would never say never. It...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th July 2018, 12:55 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st July 2018, 08:32 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st July 2018, 08:29 PM
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There’s a photo of Datu Kalun sporting a kris...
There’s a photo of Datu Kalun sporting a kris with an impressive ball pommel. I’ve seen the photo in one of the threads.
This notable photo of a guard house in Sulu has a ball pommeled kris. It...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th July 2018, 05:22 PM
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I think the ball pommel is just a slight...
I think the ball pommel is just a slight deviation from the horse hoof.
Odd construction on the split ball. Any chance that the pommel is carved from kamagong instead of horn?
I myself, is a fan...
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Forum: Swap Forum
24th June 2018, 06:29 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
19th May 2018, 02:41 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
14th May 2018, 11:16 PM
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WTT - Omani Saif / Sayf
I have a sword from Oman that I want to trade for something Moro.
Dimensions , blade - 33-1/8”, hilt - 7-3/4”
The blade has a strong flex. There are signs of three fullers at the base of the...
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