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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2025, 03:32 PM
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Posted By Marc M.
Hi Iain IK didn't see anything that would be...

Hi Iain
IK didn't see anything that would be 16th century either, but have no experience with it. I haven't seen this wear much outside of your ex specimen. Glad to see such a lived specimen, seen a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2025, 01:43 PM
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Views: 85,197
Posted By Marc M.
Takouba with a 16th century blade?

This takouba came in yesterday. bought from a French antique dealer with 40 years of experience in mostly Euopean swords, etc. According to him, this is a 16th century blade from Germany, Solingen....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th January 2025, 03:04 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 85,155
Posted By Marc M.
Well, I'm not really a researcher, but a...

Well, I'm not really a researcher, but a collector with too broad an interest. Try to gain as much info as possible before a purchase, in my books and the truthful internet. Over the years you...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th January 2025, 02:36 PM
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Views: 85,155
Posted By Marc M.
After cleaning the coin more I determined that it...

After cleaning the coin more I determined that it is not silver but copper. It is a sunny day today and the color looked different in the bright light.After some searching a Siam/Thai coin, 1882,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th January 2025, 08:18 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 85,155
Posted By Marc M.
Hi Iain Yes, a coin with date is an indication of...

Hi Iain Yes, a coin with date is an indication of a period which the object could have been made, but can vary by several decades. Coins are often used as decoration on weapons, scabbards and belts...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th January 2025, 02:17 PM
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Views: 85,155
Posted By Marc M.
Thai coin.

Thai coin.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th January 2025, 01:38 PM
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Views: 85,155
Posted By Marc M.
Hi Detlef Wonderful that you can tell that from...

Hi Detlef
Wonderful that you can tell that from the small piece of text on the coin. The dha was a guess given the rusted state but a good guess.
Regards
Marc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th January 2025, 01:34 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 85,155
Posted By Marc M.
Hi Kronckew I expressed myself wrong, probably...

Hi Kronckew
I expressed myself wrong, probably bad translation.
I fixed the loose silver wire at the end of the handle with superglue.
Thanks again for the many pictures of dha's in my previous...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th January 2025, 10:50 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 85,155
Posted By Marc M.
Hi JeffS Thanks for the numista tip, tried but...

Hi JeffS
Thanks for the numista tip, tried but didn't find anything similar.
Regars
Marc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th January 2025, 08:09 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 85,155
Posted By Marc M.
Really no one who can contribute anything...

Really no one who can contribute anything regarding this dha. There are some differences from the previous ones I posted, though. Handle with silver wire, the coin , blade shape, status, origin etc....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th January 2025, 03:22 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 85,155
Posted By Marc M.
Before.

Before.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th January 2025, 03:16 PM
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Posted By Marc M.
Second dha silver handle

My second dha, blade was completely rusted so a guess what was underneath. From the seller's photo I thought the handle could be silver wire, which turned out to be so. Blade sanded up with sandpaper...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th January 2025, 05:30 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 46,087
Posted By Marc M.
Yes, not translucence. Also no hair structure...

Yes, not translucence. Also no hair structure visible.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th January 2025, 03:33 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 46,087
Posted By Marc M.
Pictures.

Pictures.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th January 2025, 03:25 PM
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Views: 46,087
Posted By Marc M.
The handle is horn, fairly worn and damaged.

The handle is horn, fairly worn and damaged.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th January 2025, 02:42 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 46,087
Posted By Marc M.
Belt cleaned up.

Belt cleaned up.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th January 2025, 11:02 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 46,530
Posted By Marc M.
Not sure, but suspect Baule, West Africa.

Not sure, but suspect Baule, West Africa.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th January 2025, 10:59 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 46,087
Posted By Marc M.
Silver thouma jambiya again.

Just as an example my recent jambiya.
They don't grow on trees but I count myself lucky to find two amazing specimens shortly after each other. This thouma has lived more than the previous one but...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th January 2025, 09:29 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 50,360
Posted By Marc M.
I fell for it.

I fell for it.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th January 2025, 02:19 PM
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Views: 50,360
Posted By Marc M.
Judging by the oxidation, brass. Gold does not...

Judging by the oxidation, brass. Gold does not oxidize .
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th January 2025, 08:06 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 50,360
Posted By Marc M.
Oh yes best to remove active rust. There are...

Oh yes best to remove active rust. There are plenty of tips on the forum on how to do this should you have little experience with it
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th January 2025, 08:04 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 50,360
Posted By Marc M.
Hi Ed, good takouba, no tourist stuff. Good...

Hi Ed, good takouba, no tourist stuff. Good blade, European maybe and as already said handle more recent than blade.
Regards
Marc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th January 2025, 08:00 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 40,169
Posted By Marc M.
Hi Yvain, nice takouba, haussa also seems correct...

Hi Yvain, nice takouba, haussa also seems correct to me. The pommel is of the older type, probably late 19th early 20th century. Blade is local but seems to be of a good quality. Similar takouba's I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th January 2025, 03:32 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 107,382
Posted By Marc M.
When I was a fresh twenty-something, young, agile...

When I was a fresh twenty-something, young, agile and fast, I practiced Pencak silat an Indonesian martial art, participated in competitions and demonstrations. At one of those demonstration galas...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th January 2025, 02:57 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 107,382
Posted By Marc M.
Thanks Ian, My first and main interest is Congo...

Thanks Ian, My first and main interest is Congo weapons. That each boy was trained from a certain age in Congo to be a warrior and initiated into everything a man needed to know and be able to...
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