Forum: European Armoury
29th January 2013, 10:32 PM
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Replies: 19
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Things are well on my end, I suppose. :) I...
Things are well on my end, I suppose. :) I finally got around to opening my shop in November 2011, and this has been both good and bad from a collecting point of view - unlike before, where I was...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th January 2013, 10:23 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 18,863
Hi 'Nando,
I wouldn't expect a whole lot of...
Hi 'Nando,
I wouldn't expect a whole lot of effort would be put into aging repro examples of these - at least to the degree where they would fool someone with exposure to legitimately old bronze...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th January 2013, 10:10 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 14,305
My very first sword was a swap meet replica I...
My very first sword was a swap meet replica I bought with allowance money when I was all of 9-10 years old... it lasted about a month before it broke while "fighting" with a friend (in the eternal...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th January 2013, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 15,894
Hi Gene,
How are you? :)
I've...
Hi Gene,
How are you? :)
I've attached a photo below, though admittedly it is just a cropped close-up of the original photo... ;)
Best,
Chris
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Forum: European Armoury
29th January 2013, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 15,894
Help Requested ID'ing Dug Axe
Hello all,
A gentleman I know has requested my assistance in identifying an axe that has been in his family for some time, and was suposedly dug at a colonial site on the East Coast of the U.S. ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th January 2013, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 15,504
Yessir... :) And thank you as well, Tim...
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Yessir... :) And thank you as well, Tim...
It is in fact a Chumash arrow straightener, unusual in being figural in form. The Chumash were the Native American people who inhabited the Channel...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th January 2013, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 15,504
Hi Colin,
In overall appearance, the design...
Hi Colin,
In overall appearance, the design on your olla seems to resemble Casas Grandes (Ramos Polychrome) pottery, but even though the shape and clay (color) are atypical, the design seems to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th January 2013, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 15,504
Thanks Colin - I've included another item...
Thanks Colin - I've included another item below... :)
KuKulz, regarding the pitch on the knife, I'm not sure what exactly was used - pinyon pitch, maybe?
Tim, with regards to the stone,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th January 2013, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 15,504
Next stop: atlatl weights
An entirely reasonable request, given there doesn't appear to be a whole lot of interest in this particular item and I don't want to bomb the forum with multiple threads of similar objects that may...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th January 2013, 08:18 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 15,744
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th January 2013, 09:21 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 15,504
Hello Tim,
I actually thought of you the...
Hello Tim,
I actually thought of you the other day while I was photogrpahing a few Native American clubs I plan on posting here sooner or later...
:)
To answer your question regarding...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th January 2013, 05:33 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 32,106
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th January 2013, 06:27 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 15,504
Pre-Contact Anasazi Knife
While simple, small, and utilitarian in form, this is one of my favorite Native American pieces. Bought this years ago at auction from a New Mexico-based auctioneer with whom I do business. ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th January 2013, 05:13 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 32,106
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th January 2013, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,276
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th January 2013, 06:22 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,276
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2013, 12:48 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 20,241
Hello Dom,
Thank you for asking your...
Hello Dom,
Thank you for asking your 'other half' to have a look... :)
This is the same translation as provided by a friend of mine some time after starting this thread. Unfortunately, I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th January 2013, 04:47 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 34,215
Hi Chris,
I have one of these as well,...
Hi Chris,
I have one of these as well, posted in this thread (http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13312). :)
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/948/fulllengthc.jpg
I'm not sure what...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2012, 10:12 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 13,744
Yes he did. :) And here I was trying to be as...
Yes he did. :) And here I was trying to be as diplomatic as possible for the same reason as you state... ;)
You also touch up on an important point, something I think we all have experienced as...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st October 2012, 09:03 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 13,744
What would those rather globular finials...
What would those rather globular finials indicate? They seem atypical to the aesthetic of the rest of the hilt and appear out of proportion.
Would this indicate a more recent manufacture, or a...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th October 2012, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 14,726
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th October 2012, 02:05 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 23,374
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Forum: European Armoury
13th October 2012, 01:37 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 9,430
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Forum: European Armoury
11th October 2012, 10:15 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 9,430
Thanks for the heads-up, Ric.
A friend...
Thanks for the heads-up, Ric.
A friend watched it last night and told me about today - fortunately, it sounds like I'll get a chance to record it when it replays over the weekend... :)
ETA:...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd October 2012, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 11,034
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