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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th June 2019, 03:11 PM
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Views: 10,137
Posted By mross
I do not think you will find any relationship...

I do not think you will find any relationship other than roughly the same geographic area. As was pointed out there is a size disparity and if memory serves me the edge geometry is very different....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th June 2019, 02:46 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 17,249
Posted By mross
Contact the seller if your interested. He makes...

Contact the seller if your interested. He makes the tar himself from sustainable locally sourced bark. I used it to stabilize a loose blade in a kora.

To answer one of the other question, no I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th June 2019, 02:25 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 11,446
Posted By mross
Somewhat, but the observed cross section...

Somewhat, but the observed cross section granularity has to do with the proper heat treat for the specific steel. The blade can be hard but if the grains are wrong it will snap instead of flex. The...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th June 2019, 02:19 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 13,332
Posted By mross
Is it just the picture or are they really short?

Is it just the picture or are they really short?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th June 2019, 06:51 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 11,446
Posted By mross
I agree with your supposition. I have said many...

I agree with your supposition. I have said many times over some of the Moro blades I have seen are the equivalent of the Japanese blades. Unfortunately one of the best ways to determine the skill of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th June 2019, 04:57 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 17,249
Posted By mross
I have used this to good effect; ...

I have used this to good effect;
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th May 2019, 02:37 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 11,357
Posted By mross
I have never seen anything like it. Is the handle...

I have never seen anything like it. Is the handle jade? It is very well done. Looks like silver work on it as well. Nice.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd May 2019, 09:32 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 22,080
Posted By mross
Based on your description of the piece upon...

Based on your description of the piece upon inspection. It would not surprise me at all if the stock was already compromised and the bad handling exacerbated the problem.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th April 2019, 03:13 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 17,818
Posted By mross
That was a great score on a random lot. Unless...

That was a great score on a random lot. Unless the other not related items where a Lamborghini or a gold bar I'd say this is the star of the lot. :D
Yes, everything said about it is true as to age,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th April 2019, 06:54 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 10,593
Posted By mross
Hard to say for sure. Not a single piece in my...

Hard to say for sure. Not a single piece in my collection has any discernible makers mark, I have yet to see any of the old pieces with one either.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 19th April 2019, 03:08 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,304
Posted By mross
Somewhat panabas like, which could bolster the...

Somewhat panabas like, which could bolster the argument they are agricultural tools.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 19th April 2019, 03:06 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 11,926
Posted By mross
I don't know why and it's just a gut feeling but...

I don't know why and it's just a gut feeling but I think it is something related to cooking/eating. Again I have nothing to base this on but a gut feeling. (pun somewhat intended)
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 17th April 2019, 09:06 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 11,926
Posted By mross
Looks more like an inlay of some type.

Looks more like an inlay of some type.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th April 2019, 03:51 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 23,580
Posted By mross
Reply respectfully disagree with that last...

Reply respectfully disagree with that last sentence. I have and have seen blades that easily equal anything made in the similar time period, from any group. I also have a blade that from everything I...
Forum: European Armoury 12th April 2019, 07:01 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 25,947
Posted By mross
Looks to me like it could be shear steel. Here is...

Looks to me like it could be shear steel. Here is a ling to a knife made with it.
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th April 2019, 03:11 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 23,580
Posted By mross
Thanks. Should have thought of that. :eek: My...

Thanks. Should have thought of that. :eek: My curiosity has been sated.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th April 2019, 07:46 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 27,625
Posted By mross
Darn :D Jose, that's some nice work

Darn :D Jose, that's some nice work
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th April 2019, 07:43 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 23,580
Posted By mross
Is there pic of this? You have my curiosity up.

Is there pic of this? You have my curiosity up.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th April 2019, 02:32 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 45,680
Posted By mross
This makes logical and more importantly economic...

This makes logical and more importantly economic sense. Do to the scarcity of steel in the region when older weapons get damaged to a point they are no longer useful I would think the steel would be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th April 2019, 04:25 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 23,690
Posted By mross
Not sure what it is, can't tell much from the...

Not sure what it is, can't tell much from the pics. Since that's all we have and that's what determines bidding, I would assume they put up the best possible pics. Going on that assumption it does...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th April 2019, 03:45 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 23,690
Posted By mross
From what I am seeing in the pics, I wouldn't...

From what I am seeing in the pics, I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 2nd April 2019, 08:31 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 11,934
Posted By mross
Looks a little like the one Teddy is wearing.

Looks a little like the one Teddy is wearing.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd April 2019, 04:31 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 10,621
Posted By mross
Nice family! The new one looks to be about the...

Nice family! The new one looks to be about the same configuration as the second from right.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st April 2019, 03:46 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,125
Posted By mross
The skill set to make the fake stuff is much...

The skill set to make the fake stuff is much easier to acquire/learn than making real wootz. And as you pointed out a whole lot cheaper.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st April 2019, 03:39 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 40,132
Posted By mross
In answer to one of your questions. Training and...

In answer to one of your questions. Training and practice is how edge on edge was avoided. In battle, flow takes over so you do what you are trained to do. Comes down to; Practice does not make...
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