Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th January 2006, 09:45 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th January 2006, 09:00 PM
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Here is my latest, a beautiful Balinese...
Here is my latest, a beautiful Balinese golok.Blade length 17.75 inches, overall length 25.25 inches and the veneer on the sheath is spectacular.
Peculiarity: This is very large for a golok
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th January 2006, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 3
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Syrian, Lebanese dagger
Hi all
just bought this, it looks reasonably modern and somewhat 'loud' but would like to hear what you all think. Scabbard is described as brass over wood and handle is said to be horn. Seller...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th January 2006, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 6
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Hi Aurangzeb
I have a Turkish WW1 mauser...
Hi Aurangzeb
I have a Turkish WW1 mauser bayonet which has the royal tugrah of Sultan Abdul Hamid II (on the hilt) and also a personal inscription reading something of the order of "to my loving son...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th January 2006, 07:09 AM
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Replies: 28
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Hi Mans
a very useful series of posts for a...
Hi Mans
a very useful series of posts for a novice. I have uploaded some pictures of my first Keris purchase, described as late Mataram, from Central Jawa. It is a lovely piece to handle, both...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th January 2006, 01:11 AM
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Replies: 3
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What do we call it?
Hi all
I just received this lovely piece. It was called a Dha by the seller (thanks Alan) but he was not sure whether that was the correct title. The thing has real heft and the ivory a lovely...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th January 2006, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 3
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more info
Hi Spiral
thanks for the input. Further information as requested.
wgt about 600gms (21 oz)
blade length 27 cm (10.63 inch)
overall length 39 cms (15.35 inch)
cheers
Drdavid
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd January 2006, 07:26 AM
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Replies: 3
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Kukri for comment
Hi all
I was hoping one or more of the kukri experts here would comment on this one, described as vintage, with horn handle and in very good condition. It looks like a BSI post war to me but I know...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st December 2005, 08:57 PM
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Replies: 3
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Euroblade Indonesian sword?
Hi all, this just ended,
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6589093281&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
It looks to me like a European sword/sabre blade on an old...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th December 2005, 05:51 AM
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Replies: 1
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Hi Ray
I am completely ignorant on knives of...
Hi Ray
I am completely ignorant on knives of this type but those blade markings include what looks like dept of defence 'broad arrows' to me, if so this would be British or Commonwealth military...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th December 2005, 09:59 AM
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Replies: 6
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Just a thought
Having read through a lot of the archived posts in the last few weeks, I noticed that a fair few dealt with picking the modern copies and outright frauds which regularly turn up for sale in a variety...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th December 2005, 08:25 PM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th December 2005, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th December 2005, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,019
Is this a naga?
Would you describe this hilt ?ornament as a naga head or does it look like something else anyone has seen? One eye appears to fallen out over time.
Thanks as always for considering my rather dumb...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th December 2005, 03:13 AM
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Replies: 2
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Strange looking sword
Hi again
just bought this for not much money, am not sure if it is junk or interesting. Have not laid my hands on it yet so will have to rely on pictures for now. Any thoughts. The fittings are said...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th December 2005, 11:52 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 15,391
Hi all
I remembered I had a friend who keeps...
Hi all
I remembered I had a friend who keeps bees so I asked about the properties of beeswax and he told me quite a lot of interesting stuff including the fact that left to its own devices it will...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th December 2005, 10:17 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 15,391
Beeswax
Hi
having been told by a couple of forum members that the Mandau that I have has a beeswax ferrule and then looking at a fairly ordinary piha ketta I have, I realised that the handle repair job on...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th December 2005, 06:03 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 11,451
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th December 2005, 04:20 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 11,451
I have to say that when you look at the 'curly'...
I have to say that when you look at the 'curly' tip it does not look like it was accidentally damaged, it really looks like it was deliberately shaped to make that S-bend but I appreciate you guys...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th December 2005, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 12
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Knife from the Maldives
Hi again
I bought this in the Maldives about 20 years ago. I was told at the time that it was used for (amongst other things) writing in traditional script on leaves and that was why the tip was...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th December 2005, 06:59 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,693
thanks
Thanks for the advice, I appreciate the expertise. The rust is all stable with only a tiny bit of surface stuff that will come off with cloth and oil. What really impresses about this sword is the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th December 2005, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,693
Identification please
Hi and thank you for running this forum. I have had this piece in my collection for 30 years but have never formally identified it. There is some damage to the ?resin attachment of handle to blade....
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