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Forum: European Armoury 7th May 2022, 08:02 AM
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Views: 57,555
Posted By kronckew
Thanks, wolf & Tulips add a conundrum to the...

Thanks, wolf & Tulips add a conundrum to the enigma. :)
Forum: European Armoury 6th May 2022, 09:43 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 57,555
Posted By kronckew
A Photo of the wolf would be nice.:)

A Photo of the wolf would be nice.:)
Forum: European Armoury 5th May 2022, 02:45 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 57,555
Posted By kronckew
The Blade, at least, looks Dutch from the two...

The Blade, at least, looks Dutch from the two tulips stamp. The more I look, the more tulipy the flowers look.:)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th May 2022, 09:35 AM
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Views: 12,442
Posted By kronckew
More traditional Ma'asi rung throwing clubu, one...

More traditional Ma'asi rung throwing clubu, one ebony, the other olive wood. Yours may have been acquired by a wandering ma'asi as a souvenir, but are not, as far as I can see, traditional forms....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd May 2022, 02:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,615
Posted By kronckew
Pulwar arrived today, no problems going thru...

Pulwar arrived today, no problems going thru customs from Germany to the UK. Had to pay VAT & a special expedited clearance fee to the courier, Parcel Force.

Blade is 30", 5mm thick, no distal...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2022, 09:22 AM
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Views: 8,579
Posted By kronckew
The edge is also on the wrong side for a sewar....

The edge is also on the wrong side for a sewar. They are on the concave (inner) side.
Forum: European Armoury 25th April 2022, 07:42 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,920
Posted By kronckew
Reminds me of a tale a fellow officer on the...

Reminds me of a tale a fellow officer on the icebreaker I served on told me of the patrol they had been on to the Antarctica just before I reported onboard.


They had gone there to resupply one...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st April 2022, 03:39 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,565
Posted By kronckew
It's a keris from Indonesia. It's black because...

It's a keris from Indonesia. It's black because they deliberately stain them that way with an arsenic bath. They use a pattern welding of different steel alloys, and some with nickel, sometimes in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th April 2022, 03:31 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 51,076
Posted By kronckew
Look like Libyan Bou Saadi Khodmi knives. They...

Look like Libyan Bou Saadi Khodmi knives. They are cool, still made and used. Love mine.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th April 2022, 06:47 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 18,118
Posted By kronckew
I'd like to see the other side of the blade near...

I'd like to see the other side of the blade near the tang/grip. The delamination in the middle looks like a smith that got too fancy stacking and forge welding & didn't want to start over and waste...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th April 2022, 10:26 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,615
Posted By kronckew
Until it arrives & I can measure it better, here...

Until it arrives & I can measure it better, here is a pulwar from another thread superimposed on mine, using the grips to equalize the size. Seems to match fairly well.I considered that the tip may...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th April 2022, 12:23 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,615
Posted By kronckew
Thanks and I Look forward to your examples! ...

Thanks and I Look forward to your examples!
The same source had two other Pulwars, one with a much more slender shamshir style blade that looked like it'd been over sharpened, and another that was...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th April 2022, 07:53 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,615
Posted By kronckew
Afghani Pulwar

Have had a Puluar/Pulwar (sp?) on my bucket list for ages.


Just acquired this Pulwar from a collection in Germany, hopefully on it's way to me in a couple of days. Bit unusual blade with a short...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th April 2022, 02:06 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 181,339
Posted By kronckew
Items above arrived today. Clip point knife is a...

Items above arrived today. Clip point knife is a POS - Piece of sh... - er, junk. 1mm steel blade.not a hint of sharpening or bevel. will go in the oops box in the outside store room later.

Sword...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 13th April 2022, 03:11 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 16,784
Posted By kronckew
Looks like a table top, underside has screw holes...

Looks like a table top, underside has screw holes for 3 legs o a 3-section base. 3 make it easier to keep steady where 4 might wind up with one leg or more uneven requiring a shim to keep it from...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th April 2022, 07:14 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,781
Posted By kronckew
Mine must have come from the same Sarki carver...

Mine must have come from the same Sarki carver :D. It's a smaller one, 6in. blade.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th April 2022, 06:53 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 16,536
Posted By kronckew
There was a video on youtube of a Philippino...

There was a video on youtube of a Philippino blacksmith 'poisoning' a blade by crushing spiders onto it while it was red hot from the forge. I assume that was a symbolic ritual poisoning.


see...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th April 2022, 06:29 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 181,339
Posted By kronckew
I searched, found a few examples of pingpu knives...

I searched, found a few examples of pingpu knives with red & decorated scabbards similar to my Hanwei one, also noted that not all were chisel ground, tho the convex edge and hammer finish are more...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th April 2022, 06:09 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,955
Posted By kronckew
...or dyak. A proper grip will cost a...

...or dyak.


A proper grip will cost a lot. probably worth it tho.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th April 2022, 05:02 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,257
Posted By kronckew
Giant clam?

Giant clam?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th March 2022, 06:38 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 15,008
Posted By kronckew
The talisman is one of my all-time favourites, as...

The talisman is one of my all-time favourites, as was Ivanhoe. There was a movie in the mid-1950's that had the silk scarf scene in it...Richard and the crusaders. A bad adaptation of the book.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th March 2022, 08:38 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 15,008
Posted By kronckew
It does seem to have a lot of distal taper. Cool...

It does seem to have a lot of distal taper. Cool sword!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th March 2022, 01:53 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,338
Posted By kronckew
The cow head mace is a qajar revival parade item,...

The cow head mace is a qajar revival parade item, how a mahdist got it would be interesting.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th March 2022, 02:16 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 18,860
Posted By kronckew
Cool Fraternal Twins.;):D

Cool Fraternal Twins.;):D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th March 2022, 05:53 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 21,725
Posted By kronckew
Chucky Family?...

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