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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th August 2014, 04:25 AM
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Views: 96,629
Posted By Shakethetrees
As I read the new law and talked with people who...

As I read the new law and talked with people who collect who are also lawyers, as well as others in the antique auction business, I realize that you all might be missing a very important point.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th August 2014, 04:01 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 12,543
Posted By Shakethetrees
? Chinese knife daosi

Hello all, this turned up today in a box that I was unpacking.

I got it years ago from an estate sale of a family of Italian descent with roots in San Francisco.

I know that the lady from...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th August 2014, 09:20 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 11,481
Posted By Shakethetrees
The pommel was a surprise to me as well. None of...

The pommel was a surprise to me as well. None of those I saw in museums or in a book had that feature.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th August 2014, 04:38 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 22,801
Posted By Shakethetrees
I would make sure the wooden grip was not grooved...

I would make sure the wooden grip was not grooved to better hold the wire. I've seen this on other pieces, where a repair late during the working life was done without regard to the object.

I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th August 2014, 04:18 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 8,124
Posted By Shakethetrees
Very nice pieces! The workmanship in my...

Very nice pieces!

The workmanship in my opinion does indeed look Philippine.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th August 2014, 07:14 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 11,481
Posted By Shakethetrees
Te unun Kiribati shark tooth weapon

Greetings!

A new find! (Not new to me, but unearthed from packing and moving!)

Something I picked up a while back. A previous owner tagged it with a Stone's reference, but for some reason it...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th August 2014, 02:55 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 295,959
Posted By Shakethetrees
Everyone seems to have forgotten the 1930's...

Everyone seems to have forgotten the 1930's version of the Four Feathers, by the Korda brothers.

I think four versions have been made since the 1920's. I haven't seen the earlier version, but...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th August 2014, 10:37 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 7,365
Posted By Shakethetrees
My first image was clipped a little too closely!

My first image was clipped a little too closely!
Forum: European Armoury 9th August 2014, 08:52 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 37,146
Posted By Shakethetrees
Michael, Everything on your barrel is either...

Michael,

Everything on your barrel is either chiseled or chased by hand, one tap of the hammer at a time.

The mace in question is cast, possibly using an old piece as a pattern, but no...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th August 2014, 08:37 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 7,365
Posted By Shakethetrees
Nifo Oti

Just found this in my ongoing move!

I picked this up in the Florida panhandle about ten years ago at a little junk shop as a piece of folk art. The shopkeeper didn't have much confidence in it as...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th August 2014, 06:07 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 80,795
Posted By Shakethetrees
Glad to contribute. I have known a number of...

Glad to contribute.

I have known a number of fakers over the years, either "improvers" to antique weaponry, (who just somehow can't leave a good piece alone. They sharpen edges that were not...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th August 2014, 06:58 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 80,795
Posted By Shakethetrees
In my somewhat limited experience with American...

In my somewhat limited experience with American Indian weapons, one thing I see consistently is that the thread used to stitch the hide should be sinew, not cotton, until late in the game.

There...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 8th August 2014, 06:15 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,540
Posted By Shakethetrees
Still new at this. A Christie's auction from 2011...

Still new at this. A Christie's auction from 2011 yielded pay dirt. I still have to figure out how to capture images!
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 8th August 2014, 04:59 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,540
Posted By Shakethetrees
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Forum: European Armoury 7th August 2014, 12:55 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 37,146
Posted By Shakethetrees
Welcome to the forum! I am a bit of a newbie...

Welcome to the forum! I am a bit of a newbie myself, after quietly lurking and having a peek for a while I realized this group has a lot of depth and breadth in the world of European and Ethnographic...
Forum: European Armoury 6th August 2014, 10:29 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 20,911
Posted By Shakethetrees
Michael, Good luck, and our thoughts are...

Michael,

Good luck, and our thoughts are with you in your recent troubles.

I hope everything is resolved quickly and that ultimately some functionary snaps out of this insanity and listens to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th August 2014, 05:55 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,276
Posted By Shakethetrees
Thanks for the information. Which type did...

Thanks for the information.

Which type did you have the pointed "pommel" type, or the squared off type?

I suspect they, or at least the darker of the two, we're bring-backs from the WWII era....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th August 2014, 06:38 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,276
Posted By Shakethetrees
I posted this in the wrong place yesterday....

I posted this in the wrong place yesterday. :shrug:
Forum: European Armoury 4th August 2014, 02:30 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 20,911
Posted By Shakethetrees
Angry Michael, I will try to get some larger...

Michael,

I will try to get some larger photos for you, but it may be a while before I can set up, as I'm still involved in moving!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th August 2014, 02:26 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,276
Posted By Shakethetrees
Samoa? Tonga? Clubs.

I just "unearthed" these from among some stuff I have packed away for an ongoing move. I obtained the lighter colored, older one about twenty years ago from an estate sale, the darker one was picked...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st August 2014, 04:25 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,468
Posted By Shakethetrees
I concur. The wire work is unmistakable, the...

I concur.

The wire work is unmistakable, the wood looks correct and exactly two tone as I have seen on several others I owned in the past, and there is a subtle notch at the base of the blade that...
Forum: European Armoury 31st July 2014, 09:50 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 20,911
Posted By Shakethetrees
Michael, Thank you for your insight. As a...

Michael,

Thank you for your insight. As a new member of this forum, I am truly amazed at the breadth and depth of the knowledge that is out there!

Here in the US, we don't often get to see the...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 30th July 2014, 10:51 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,540
Posted By Shakethetrees
It appears to be late 19th or early 20th century.

It appears to be late 19th or early 20th century.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th July 2014, 10:47 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,752
Posted By Shakethetrees
This is something I have owned for years, but, it...

This is something I have owned for years, but, it is a case of the shoemaker's children often going without shoes. I restore metalwork for a living and by the end of the day, I have real life things...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 30th July 2014, 05:31 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,540
Posted By Shakethetrees
Ritual object/club?

Gentlemen:

I obtained this mystery about twenty five years ago from a dealer in European and American antiques, who also from time to time turned up some nice, obscure things that captured my...
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