Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd June 2015, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 8
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I searched the site and read all topics about...
I searched the site and read all topics about Piha Kaetta, but it rise more questions, then give answers... Was it a weapon, sacrificial knife, utility knife or just a status symbol? How to date them?
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st June 2015, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 10,376
Piha Kaetta
Picked up nice Piha Kaetta on the gun show. All I know about it - it came from Sri Lanka. Can some one give me more info on the subject?
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th May 2014, 03:34 AM
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Replies: 3
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Ivory grip Kukri
Picked up kukri on the last gunshow. Blade is marked "Tempered steel Made in India", so I assume it is post war tourist piece. But is griped with elephant ivory. Also sheath looks much older then...
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Forum: European Armoury
21st March 2013, 12:22 AM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: European Armoury
20th March 2013, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: European Armoury
15th March 2013, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 11
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Yes, sword look authentic to me - some patina...
Yes, sword look authentic to me - some patina only in impossible to clean areas, etc... But this one is the first french blade I see without any proof marks. Maybe it is not french, but some German...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th March 2013, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 11
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French(?) cuirassier sword
Hi! I have question about sword I found on the gun show. The hilt looks like french M1854, blade looks like An XI. Blade is unshortened and unmodified. The very strange thing - absolutely no proof...
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