Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th May 2005, 06:23 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th May 2005, 06:15 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th May 2005, 05:57 AM
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Very interesting... for whatever it's worth, I...
Very interesting... for whatever it's worth, I find that the majority of Afican spearheads with tangs are from S. Africa, with most central and N. African pieces socketed.
Yours almost has the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th May 2005, 05:49 AM
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While I hate to just say "good job!", that's...
While I hate to just say "good job!", that's about all I can do, never having been lucky enough to add one to my own hodge-podge.
In truth, I'm happy to see items like this go to those who can...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st May 2005, 05:08 AM
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LOL!
The trick would be to bump into someone...
LOL!
The trick would be to bump into someone and NOT injure them, I should think.
The 2nd spearhead that you show, Flavio, looks a lot like several that I've seen on Taureg spears/lances, as far to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st May 2005, 04:47 AM
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I suppose the next logical step is to find out...
I suppose the next logical step is to find out where the "Kabyles" really originate, as Stone identifies them as Moroccan on pg 235-236, while I freely admit to having no actual knowledge of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2005, 04:51 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2005, 04:36 PM
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Thanks Rick....I had been told that the...
Thanks Rick....I had been told that the chain-hilted dagger/knife with the curved blade was the "modern" (for the past 150 years or so) symbolic incarnation of the sword as the Sikhs had become more...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2005, 04:16 PM
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I would tend to agree that this sword (IS it a...
I would tend to agree that this sword (IS it a gurade? :rolleyes: ) would be deserving of a high quality hilt and that rhinocerous horn would certainly be in order and not at all unusual, so that's...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2005, 03:44 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2005, 08:29 AM
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Hi Bill;
I too have seen blond colored rhino...
Hi Bill;
I too have seen blond colored rhino horn, and, as you mentioned, it is very similar to wood in its graininess and likewise in its being opaque, with no member of the rhino family having...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2005, 07:51 AM
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Bump.
I'm truly surprised that this one has...
Bump.
I'm truly surprised that this one has garnered so little comment in both posts, by Justin and myself.
My primary thought on it, Tom, is simple awe over the size of it and the extreme quality...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2005, 07:00 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2005, 06:16 AM
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I'd tend to think that this one is almost...
I'd tend to think that this one is almost entirely a status/rank related piece, such as would be carried by a chief or someone of extremely high rank, particularly designated by a chief for use in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2005, 05:49 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2005, 04:44 AM
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Here's another case of a common tag used as a...
Here's another case of a common tag used as a catch all to identify a general type of weapon being taken in a context more personal than it was ever intended to be.
I, too, have seen pieces labled...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2005, 04:14 AM
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Here's the one that I have that's tenativeley...
Here's the one that I have that's tenativeley ID'd only as a "negito bolo" (thans for the heads up, Justin), 14 1/4" OA with an 8 3/8" blade, partial tang, with no ferule of any kind and no pattern...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2005, 03:51 AM
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The areas of the shaft and butt on the...
The areas of the shaft and butt on the illustration Freddy has posted are fundamental as well, with many, particularly on Ebay, showing up on a plain wooden shaft while being listed as "authentic and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2005, 03:39 AM
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Replies: 44
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EXTREMELY interesting and informative posting. ...
EXTREMELY interesting and informative posting.
I have to admit to being initially confused with the spelling of "kama" as opposed to "qama", with the former also being a Chinese weapon similar to a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2005, 02:51 AM
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A comment and a question, even if perhaps a...
A comment and a question, even if perhaps a little dumb.
As to the horn hilt, rhino is a possibility, based upon the close-up photo in which the thermometer is seen, as the edge shows a "roughened"...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th May 2005, 08:22 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th May 2005, 08:04 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th May 2005, 07:58 PM
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The gunongs were allegedly assasin's weapons,...
The gunongs were allegedly assasin's weapons, easily concealed in the flowing clothing, but later on they became prestige pieces i their own right with sizes meeting or approaching those of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th May 2005, 03:05 PM
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What a fantastic treasure trove......I imagine...
What a fantastic treasure trove......I imagine that even with your familiarity with bladed weaponry, going through the collection, piece by piece has to be more enjoyment than work.
The advantages...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th May 2005, 02:55 PM
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