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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th December 2008, 04:53 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 19,408
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Northwest Coast Native American (Indian) Knife?

Picked up this knife off ebay a while back, from a seller in Hawaii. Looks Northwest Coast Native American to me. Hilt is Ivory, I assume Walrus. Blade is over 10" long, and looks like it was...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th December 2008, 04:27 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,822
Posted By trenchwarfare
Need ID for Two Axes

I need an ID for these two axes. Pretty sure the one on the left with the trade blade is African. Not so sure of the other. Is similar to Malaysian axes I have seen. Thanks in advance, M.P.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th December 2008, 02:41 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,442
Posted By trenchwarfare
I'm not 100% sure, but I think I heard that Mr....

I'm not 100% sure, but I think I heard that Mr. Evans Passed away a couple of years ago? Not long after he purchased a miniature bayonet from me on ebay. Also. Some of the better made German sword...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st October 2008, 01:22 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 39,187
Posted By trenchwarfare
This may have already been addressed. Too much to...

This may have already been addressed. Too much to read here. But, Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, all three issued yataghan style bayonets, from the 1880s till at least 1904. Any of which could have...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th October 2008, 03:53 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 11,994
Posted By trenchwarfare
Smile Robert. I'm pretty sure this is the same knife....

Robert. I'm pretty sure this is the same knife. Sold it a couple of years ago. I've sold hundreds of knives on ebay, but remember everyone. Many were, and are hard to part with. I have a limited...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th October 2008, 03:47 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 11,994
Posted By trenchwarfare
I sold a very similar knife on ebay a while back....

I sold a very similar knife on ebay a while back. Is this it? Frog looks different. If same, was an ebay purchase. Seller said it was carried by an Italian officer, in Ethiopia, pre WWI?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th October 2008, 06:55 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,882
Posted By trenchwarfare
I don't see mention of a reserve? Am I missing...

I don't see mention of a reserve? Am I missing something? M.P.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th October 2008, 05:51 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 32,371
Posted By trenchwarfare
You say that the Japanese continued the practice....

You say that the Japanese continued the practice. This doesn't mean that the Japanese didn't initiate a similar practice under there occupation. It's like saying that the French were the first to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd October 2008, 05:48 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 32,371
Posted By trenchwarfare
Bill. The modified sword was captured in the...

Bill. The modified sword was captured in the Dutch East Indies, by the Japanese during WWII. They shortened the blade, and put a more Japanese style point. They also removed the major portion of the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th October 2008, 05:58 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 9,411
Posted By trenchwarfare
Elizabeth. This post will probably confuse you...

Elizabeth. This post will probably confuse you even more. I recently sold one of these, that was an ebay purchase. Seller said that her husband had bought it on their honeymoon, in a souvenir shop,...
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