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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd June 2005, 03:06 PM
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Posted By tom hyle
This all may seem sensible, but what I'm speaking...

This all may seem sensible, but what I'm speaking from about oceanic SE Asian swords is not sense and reason; it is experience; in my experience the pinched edge is common; the butt welded edge is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd June 2005, 02:57 PM
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Posted By tom hyle
Yes, and when you have a sandwich like that part...

Yes, and when you have a sandwich like that part way into the process and you turn it on its edge and smash it flat in the perpendicular plane, so the previously wide layers are now narrow panels,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd June 2005, 02:52 PM
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Posted By tom hyle
What thoughts about the two bands where a belt or...

What thoughts about the two bands where a belt or belts or something attached to the sheath? I can see the relation to takouba and to Manding swords there.......but would this be worn like a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd June 2005, 02:48 PM
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Posted By tom hyle
In the flattened cone shape of the grip I can see...

In the flattened cone shape of the grip I can see what you mean.....I suspect the handle was originally covered with leather. I don't know why this leaps to my mind with this particular piece. The...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd June 2005, 02:40 PM
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Views: 11,508
Posted By tom hyle
Yes, one encounters this repeatedly, either as...

Yes, one encounters this repeatedly, either as the usual way somewhere for some time, or as an option. I'll just quickly mention mandau and daito. Most swords draw quite well from this angle, and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd June 2005, 01:36 AM
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Posted By tom hyle
I'm almost 100% sure that what Rsword meant by...

I'm almost 100% sure that what Rsword meant by "sandwich" is what is (incorrectly from what I'm told) called "san mai" in USA; a full-width layer of edge steel welded between two full-width side...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st June 2005, 10:49 AM
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Views: 11,508
Posted By tom hyle
I thought from the title this would be a much...

I thought from the title this would be a much more broadly construed thread....It's certainly hard to tell from a photo a faked ganga line from a real one. It does look like a real one though. In...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st June 2005, 10:36 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 29,790
Posted By tom hyle
There are two places where you can see such...

There are two places where you can see such leather washers on modern traditional European work. First is on fighting swords, where there is sometimes a leather or felt washer/spacer similar in size...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st June 2005, 10:21 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 32,070
Posted By tom hyle
Rick's blade does seem to have an applied spine,...

Rick's blade does seem to have an applied spine, which as far as I see, is the only unusual thing about it. A mysterious feature I've seen on a variety of swords. It does not particularly look like...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st May 2005, 03:49 PM
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Views: 29,790
Posted By tom hyle
Ferule looks pretty normal to me? Only the...

Ferule looks pretty normal to me?
Only the lightest of etches, probably a wipe with vinegar or half a fruit (wash, dry well, and oil afterwards), would remove that light rust; the surface is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st May 2005, 03:39 PM
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Posted By tom hyle
I'm not sure I agree with me, either, especially...

I'm not sure I agree with me, either, especially if that is a leather spacer, which is an European custom. On the other hand, if it is just thick hard pitch resembling leather, as I can envision it...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th May 2005, 09:33 PM
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Views: 13,152
Posted By tom hyle
wow! Thanks! :) :) :)

wow! Thanks! :) :) :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th May 2005, 09:30 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 29,790
Posted By tom hyle
Sure does look like a Moro gunong handle. It's...

Sure does look like a Moro gunong handle. It's possible the "assembly" was made in Iceland, but it is worth noting that there is a thick layer of some kind of black substance between blade and hilt,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th May 2005, 09:22 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,258
Posted By tom hyle
I could be wrong (photo disclaimer again...

I could be wrong (photo disclaimer again infinity! :p ), but I do not think it is correct to characterize the appearance of the surface as a deception. I think the light etch has shown layering...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th May 2005, 09:08 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 39,379
Posted By tom hyle
On the subject of hearing and signalling: Some...

On the subject of hearing and signalling: Some ancient helmets were equipped with hearing ports, but some were not. It certainly can make a difference. Organization was typically by...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th May 2005, 08:39 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 32,070
Posted By tom hyle
It looks like the body of the sword is built up...

It looks like the body of the sword is built up of folded or layered metal with enough contrast between layers to make one suspect the contrast is deliberate; perhaps for appearance, or perhaps for a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th May 2005, 08:21 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 34,099
Posted By tom hyle
Yeah, don't do it. It won't stick anyway to a...

Yeah, don't do it. It won't stick anyway to a previously oiled blade unless you degrease it, and I must say that in contrast to gloppy silver and gold paint, blades that have been lacquered (one...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th May 2005, 03:45 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,099
Posted By tom hyle
I didn't find it, but the old forum thread...

I didn't find it, but the old forum thread "dhax2" has an active link to a page that you scroll down a little bit and there's a mainland SE Asian handle depicting Hanuman that is of very similar...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th May 2005, 03:32 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,099
Posted By tom hyle
I'm almost certain we discussed, if not this same...

I'm almost certain we discussed, if not this same object, then a different statue of the same figure on the old forum, but I can't remember more than that; I've definitely seen this guy before....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th May 2005, 03:02 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 34,099
Posted By tom hyle
Freddy, I wonder if your dagger might be from...

Freddy, I wonder if your dagger might be from Somaliland or Ethiopia. The metal "guard" and the overall shape of the handle, as well as the use and placement of the bone spacer, are similar to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th May 2005, 10:34 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 29,867
Posted By tom hyle
Cool Sorry, Wolviex; I think the orphanage comparison...

Sorry, Wolviex; I think the orphanage comparison was very accurate. Museum curators may (I say "may"; it is certainly not required) be passionate, concerning usually only a certain specialized area,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th May 2005, 10:37 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 39,379
Posted By tom hyle
I don't think I can summon up much belief that...

I don't think I can summon up much belief that European plate armour is descended from Middle Eastern armours encountered in the crusades, both because the use of hard plates in armour in Europe...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th May 2005, 10:23 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 13,025
Posted By tom hyle
Yes. It is sometimes referred to as Palestinian,...

Yes. It is sometimes referred to as Palestinian, Egypto-Palestinian, or NE Afrasian. Some say it came from the North. I tend more to follow the idea that it is an all-metal imitation of the (also...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th May 2005, 03:49 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 26,444
Posted By tom hyle
Cool. Rick, do you know where, geoculturally,...

Cool.
Rick, do you know where, geoculturally, that picture is from? Is it from Indonesia? I see two rather k(e)ris like daggers, and I think one is of a familiar Hindu form (I don't know its name...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th May 2005, 12:40 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 26,444
Posted By tom hyle
And da Cheech Wizard is looking for dat guy ;) ...

And da Cheech Wizard is looking for dat guy ;) Face seems awful similar, but the wings, or "wings" resemble those of flying/gliding lizards.
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