Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th November 2010, 10:38 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2010, 07:38 PM
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is the consensus that these things are general...
is the consensus that these things are general purpose blades or strictly fighting swords of the kachin people? Seem abit unwieldy for anything other than cleaving human sized objects in two to me!!!
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st October 2010, 06:21 PM
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I was almost caught out by an ebay seller...
I was almost caught out by an ebay seller recently. He sells multiple moro kris, and the odd other item. All are very very good quality, but they are recently made pieces that have had the blades...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th October 2010, 02:51 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd October 2010, 05:54 PM
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i tracked down the other example of these that...
i tracked down the other example of these that Nathaniel refered to, its just been put up on ebay, not sure if im allowed to post the link here but search ebay for naval dha and you cant miss it.
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Forum: Swap Forum
22nd October 2010, 12:50 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th October 2010, 07:43 PM
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thanks for the info m eley. Tracked down a...
thanks for the info m eley. Tracked down a picture of an anchor marked french boarding cutless dated to 1806 along the spine from the klingenthal sword factory. The anchor is obscured by rust /...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th October 2010, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 16
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thanks for the responses guys...
Andy -...
thanks for the responses guys...
Andy - Thanks for posting those pics! The guy I got it from has done a great job cleaning it up and replacing the scabbard. Much easier to believe its 19th cent...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th October 2010, 01:38 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th October 2010, 01:15 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th October 2010, 10:06 PM
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Burma Naval Dha??
Hi guys
Got this fairly recently, swopped it for something else with another collector friend I know.
I believe its from 20th century. Its a very well balanced and extremely sharp blade and has...
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Forum: Swap Forum
17th October 2010, 09:38 PM
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Nice 20th cent Burmese Dha with scabbard
Interesting one here...
Nice Dha which I believe to be Burmese in original. From what i guess to be early part of the 20th century. It has a broad arrow mark on the blade which has been suggested...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th October 2010, 06:34 PM
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well i dont know much about these but this is...
well i dont know much about these but this is beautifull!
I love that twist core work in the fullers, that allied to the plainess of the hilt and the decoriation on the scabbard gives it a real...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th October 2010, 10:12 PM
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Another wootz katar for comment
Hi all
After seeing a thread recently ref a wootz katar i though i would share mine for comment as i acquired recently for very little as the dealer selling it obviously hadnt looked closely...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd September 2010, 06:35 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th September 2010, 09:02 PM
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Seems i should have searched harder..
found...
Seems i should have searched harder..
found this thread http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?p=68999
with some lovely examples that i hadnt yet seen which was very helpfull..mods let me...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th September 2010, 08:45 PM
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Kachin Dao
Hi chaps
I have a few kachin type dao / dha now (and another on its way soon!) that ive picked up along the way. I havent come across many other examples online, the few i have seen all seem of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th September 2010, 08:23 PM
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lew is that one mounted in silver? looks almost...
lew is that one mounted in silver? looks almost identical style wise to Brians. both very nice knives. I wonder if the dimensions of your silver one are similar to the brass mounted one, perhaps even...
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Forum: Swap Forum
19th September 2010, 06:13 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th September 2010, 12:31 AM
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hi mate, now i think about it there wasnt a...
hi mate, now i think about it there wasnt a single dha there that i remember seeing?
If you think the pics are good wait till you go in the flesh, i went in on a weekday morning and pretty much...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th September 2010, 10:57 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th September 2010, 08:37 PM
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chaps sorry for late response
stats are,...
chaps sorry for late response
stats are, blade 19 inchs exactly, grip / handle is 10 inchs long including the pommel plug thingy. Weighs about 450 grams but the scales i was using are a bit...
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Forum: Swap Forum
15th September 2010, 02:45 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
14th September 2010, 01:53 AM
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Lovely Moro Barong
Lovely moro barong with ornate grip made of bannati wood showing lovely grain, with bone inserts. Blade showing what seems to be signs of laminated steel espiecially near the hilt. Nice engraving on...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st September 2010, 11:50 PM
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