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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th February 2006, 03:10 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 19,517
Posted By Justin
Bowies are indeed what I would call an American...

Bowies are indeed what I would call an American Ethnic knife ,however at the same time they were being carried there were all kinds of dirks and folding knives that were also in use,including my...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th February 2006, 06:06 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 8,164
Posted By Justin
I saw this one and thought it looked a little off...

I saw this one and thought it looked a little off ,but it does look tempting.
Its a shame that more and more of these questionalbe pieces keep popping up.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th February 2006, 12:45 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,059
Posted By Justin
Mid 20th century wouldnt surprise me ,but I...

Mid 20th century wouldnt surprise me ,but I thought it might be an old blade that was freshley etched.The pamor is really vivid.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th February 2006, 10:23 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,059
Posted By Justin
Beautiful Keris! Top notch either way,but...

Beautiful Keris!

Top notch either way,but is this a newer piece?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th February 2006, 02:57 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,605
Posted By Justin
I agree ,that really doesnt look like a Moro hilt...

I agree ,that really doesnt look like a Moro hilt to me.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2006, 03:20 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 10,543
Posted By Justin
http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002216....

http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002216.html
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2006, 03:16 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 10,543
Posted By Justin
This knife is from Lebanon looks like a nice...

This knife is from Lebanon looks like a nice ,older one.I would say early-mid 20th cent,probably more towards the mid 20th.It seems that in the last year or so the older ones like yours have dried...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th January 2006, 05:06 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,881
Posted By Justin
Nice! A royal lohar ? Did the King/Noble...

Nice!

A royal lohar ? Did the King/Noble have to make it himself ?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th December 2005, 05:26 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 19,094
Posted By Justin
Glad to help, :) . The third one is tricky....

Glad to help, :) .

The third one is tricky. The barbs make me think its African,and it may well be,but overall it seems Indonesian as well,if you bought it with the other two then I would suspect...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th December 2005, 05:06 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 19,094
Posted By Justin
Not all Indonesian stuff is pamor.I am sure I...

Not all Indonesian stuff is pamor.I am sure I have seen both the first two spears pictured in 'Weapons of the Indonesian Arch.' I could be wrong but I think they are Sumatran, and not necessarily...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th December 2005, 02:44 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 19,094
Posted By Justin
I agree ,the first two are probably...

I agree ,the first two are probably Indonesian,but the last barbed one could be Indonesian or African.

All nice pieces,congrats! :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th December 2005, 01:49 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,032
Posted By Justin
Thanks for the comments, Freddy,your knife is...

Thanks for the comments,
Freddy,your knife is just what I was looking for.


Vandoo,I think you nailed it for my knife in particular,long thick nails would have been about right for the flaws in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th December 2005, 02:14 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,032
Posted By Justin
Lamination in Central African pieces

This knife I posted a month or so ago ;
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1472
shows forging flaws that looks a lot like it was made of steel rods that were laminated together.The...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th December 2005, 02:48 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 9,455
Posted By Justin
Thanks,Ian. Now that you mention it ,I think I...

Thanks,Ian. Now that you mention it ,I think I know the knives you're talking about and it does have some resemblence.

The hilt/pommel seems to be what is throwing everything off I wonder if this...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th December 2005, 02:07 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,637
Posted By Justin
I agree with Battara,I have also seen these...

I agree with Battara,I have also seen these called tiger teeth jambiyas,,not sure if it is really a jambiya variant or not but it makes sense to me.The chilanum has a recurved blade.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th December 2005, 02:03 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,555
Posted By Justin
I believe the Naga is a cobra? based...

I believe the Naga is a cobra? based snake-demon,this looks like some other diety to me but I couldnt tell you wich one.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th December 2005, 12:33 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 9,455
Posted By Justin
Sorry for the really long delay,here are a few...

Sorry for the really long delay,here are a few more pics,hopefully there will be something in them to help provide a more definate id.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th December 2005, 12:28 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 13,471
Posted By Justin
Sorry for the long delay on pics, but finally,...

Sorry for the long delay on pics, but finally, here they are:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th December 2005, 02:18 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,732
Posted By Justin
Looks to me like a newly made Battak sword,but...

Looks to me like a newly made Battak sword,but not a very traditional one.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th December 2005, 01:17 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 10,346
Posted By Justin
More than anything the decoration on the hilt of...

More than anything the decoration on the hilt of the knife I mentioned looked similar,much more so than any of the other {relatively few} kards I have seen.

As to the zinc, it just doesnt seem...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th December 2005, 02:41 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 12,713
Posted By Justin
If it was bent in order to accomplish a task, say...

If it was bent in order to accomplish a task, say writing on leaves or openening shellfish ,I would think that it would make more sense to have a tool specially made for the purpose rather than...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th December 2005, 02:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,181
Posted By Justin
Thanks,for the heads up.I seem to be getting more...

Thanks,for the heads up.I seem to be getting more and more of these and they've gotten really good at making them look real.

A few months ago I was getting email after email telling me that my...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th December 2005, 02:25 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 10,346
Posted By Justin
This is far from the weapons I have the most...

This is far from the weapons I have the most experience with but my gut feeling is that this is an Indian knife,theres a similar knife in "Swords and Hilt Weapons" at the bottom of page 144,billed as...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th December 2005, 01:18 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 12,713
Posted By Justin
Very nice knife! , I have to agree with Vandoo...

Very nice knife! , I have to agree with Vandoo though,I think that the point was damaged.

I think cleaning is definately a good thing but you dont want to go too far,as mentioned the active red...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th November 2005, 04:18 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 21,861
Posted By Justin
I agree with Ariel the sword you purchased was a...

I agree with Ariel the sword you purchased was a Bedouin{spelling?} saber,I think they are from the Siani {again Im sure I spelled that wrong} peninsula.
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