Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th March 2023, 05:21 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th March 2023, 06:25 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th March 2023, 03:54 AM
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Replies: 36
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th January 2023, 02:01 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th November 2022, 06:23 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th November 2022, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 8
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Hej Drabant,
These ridiculously large...
Hej Drabant,
These ridiculously large ears are one of the main things that I love about it.
I thought that might be the case, but I figure it was worth asking.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th November 2022, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd November 2022, 11:29 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 47,923
I have read the book and greatly enjoyed it.
...
I have read the book and greatly enjoyed it.
I thought that seeing the 1920 photo in comparison to the 2021 photos was almost physically painful. Beyond that, I'm not sure I'm knowledgeable on...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd November 2022, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 8
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My First Yataghan - Translation request
Hello All,
I splurged a bit bought myself an early birthday present.
I think this can be called a Balkan belosapce handjar (or yataghan/yatagan/handyar/handschar, etc.). It's outside my normal...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th April 2022, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 12
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A friend of mine is Cebuano, but speaks some...
A friend of mine is Cebuano, but speaks some Meranao and lives in Davao. She tells me that "bading" can mean the same as it does in Tagalog, but can also mean a few other things, including a type of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
17th March 2022, 08:40 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th February 2022, 02:12 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd February 2022, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 10
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You've seen most of mine already, but for the...
You've seen most of mine already, but for the sake of sharing, here's my older Luzon Bolos.
I'm not completely sure that the second one from the right is Luzon, but it's my best theory.
Enjoy,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th January 2022, 07:47 PM
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Replies: 18
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As long as we're sharing...
Here's two of my non-Moro Kris.
The larger one has been estimated by another group member to be WWII era, and is clearly from Luzon
The smaller one has been discussed here before. It has...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th October 2021, 06:05 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 51,287
Really?
I will happily accept correction, but...
Really?
I will happily accept correction, but I thought the "oatmeal" was the thing to look for with walrus ivory, and I'm not seeing that.
Honestly, if this is actually marine ivory, of what...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
8th October 2021, 11:28 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
8th October 2021, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 22
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th October 2021, 05:41 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th October 2021, 05:13 PM
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In my own less than educated opinion, I'd also...
In my own less than educated opinion, I'd also say this is legit ivory.
Also, another relevant imitation ivory is "French ivory." This is an early cellulose/plastic material that does have layers...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th September 2021, 07:24 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 60,246
A few from my collection.
I few of these from my collection. I have some of the more narrow bladed (almost) single edges ones with okir also, but I thought I'd stick to these broader bladed ones.
I'm not sure I'd qualified...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th August 2021, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 8
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I think it's from Pangasinan.
I have this...
I think it's from Pangasinan.
I have this blade, which I'm told is called a "pangaw-at" with similar hilt and scabbard, that I'm told is from Pangasinan. Mine has peened tang (and a carabao horn...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th July 2021, 05:17 AM
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Replies: 12
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th July 2021, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 45,079
Agreed. I've never seen anything from Java like...
Agreed. I've never seen anything from Java like this.
The only thing that I've seen similar is that some modern tourist items have acid etched Arabic on the blades (see attached examples). I believe...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th June 2021, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 13,290
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th June 2021, 05:44 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 63,774
Hello all,
I actually have a similar blade...
Hello all,
I actually have a similar blade (see pics attached)
A friend and I have a theory about it.
We suspect that some how a (possibly worn) Luzon blade, from something like a Luzon...
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