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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st October 2012, 06:13 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 11,246
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Nice example... :) I really like the aesthetic...

Nice example... :) I really like the aesthetic of the kilij-style blade profile.

Here's to hoping for some input from more of our resident Morophiles on the appearance of this particular pira...
Forum: European Armoury 25th September 2012, 09:42 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 17,684
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Hi Gene, IMO the scabbard, peened pommel,...

Hi Gene,

IMO the scabbard, peened pommel, and use of ivory on your M1888 naval cadet & midshipman's dagger are all consistent with a production date well before WWII, likely no later than WWI or...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th September 2012, 06:04 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 35,619
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Salaams Ibrahiim, You beat me to the punch...

Salaams Ibrahiim,

You beat me to the punch on the peacock... ;)

I think Gav's (wonderful) observation of the Ouroboros design of the scabbard rings, the syncretic systems gaining traction in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th September 2012, 05:41 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 35,619
Posted By laEspadaAncha
...which would explain the prominence of the...

...which would explain the prominence of the peacock on each. :)

Jacques, was there enough of the original scabbard remaining for you to be able to describe it's construction? I ask as...
Forum: European Armoury 19th September 2012, 06:47 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,259
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Okay... one last thought. Make that two. ...

Okay... one last thought. Make that two.

First, the vestigial pockets that would have housed a by-knife and fork are just that - vestiges of pockets - another likely indication this was made to...
Forum: European Armoury 19th September 2012, 06:38 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,259
Posted By laEspadaAncha
I'd also add that the suspension loop on the back...

I'd also add that the suspension loop on the back of the scabbard seems far more suited to hanging from a wall than from one's belt.

Furthermore, the (awfully) flat back of the scabbard is as...
Forum: European Armoury 19th September 2012, 06:13 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,259
Posted By laEspadaAncha
IMO the brass has an Indian 'flavor' to it, and...

IMO the brass has an Indian 'flavor' to it, and to cast a reasonably accurate depiction of a thistle hilt from a dirk would have been an easy task for a brass sculptor on the subcontinent.

You'd...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd September 2012, 06:27 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 16,766
Posted By laEspadaAncha
A little late in the game with this observation...

A little late in the game with this observation and a little OT, but in all fairness to the Manchester Museum, the quote from some journalist's online article appears as just that - a quote from a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2012, 03:26 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 41,447
Posted By laEspadaAncha
I'm picturing your trip to the zoo. With a large...

I'm picturing your trip to the zoo. With a large Khyber knife.

Not so sure this scenario ends with a validation of your horn grips though. :D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th August 2012, 08:32 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 41,447
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Nice pick-up, Trench... :) If you decide...

Nice pick-up, Trench... :)

If you decide against using this grouping as the basis of a collection, I might be intersted in upgrading my Khyber knife and my pesh kabz... PM comin' atchya. :)
...
Forum: European Armoury 24th August 2012, 10:22 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 38,670
Posted By laEspadaAncha
I think when one takes into consideration not...

I think when one takes into consideration not just the bird's head pommel and rendering of the feathers, but also the stylings of the rest of the hilt and the blade - in totality - it is likely to be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th August 2012, 08:00 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 22,210
Posted By laEspadaAncha
This has always been no small source of irony for...

This has always been no small source of irony for me.

With a 5,000 year-old tradtion of metworking, it is a sad commentary that we most often attach to a Chinese attribution such modifiers as...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd August 2012, 04:54 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 23,878
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Howdy DD... :) Thank you for posting these...

Howdy DD... :)

Thank you for posting these images of this fascinating - and beautiful - dha variant. The hilt is most definitely made in the style of an ito-wrapped tsuka, and it is the first...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st August 2012, 07:41 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 23,878
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Hello Emanuel, Any chance we might entice...

Hello Emanuel,

Any chance we might entice said forum member into posting a photograph of said Thai-mounted katana? :)

Cheers,

Chris
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st August 2012, 06:39 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 19,266
Posted By laEspadaAncha
I don't think they were made for the tourist...

I don't think they were made for the tourist market, and in fact am certain they are/were indeed 'users.' Ian Bottomley, the aforementioned curator and author of Arms and Armour of the Samurai,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st August 2012, 05:50 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 23,878
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Another member on NMB who collects Ainu cutlery...

Another member on NMB who collects Ainu cutlery strongly suggests an attribution to the Matagi, the bear-hunting mountain men of northeastern Honshu...

Here's a couple more photos of the above...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st August 2012, 05:33 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 23,878
Posted By laEspadaAncha
The cutting edge is on the convex edge; as I...

The cutting edge is on the convex edge; as I understand it, other than double-edged moroha zukuri, the only japanese tanto with a cutting edge on the 'inside' of the curve, kubikiri, are blunt-nosed,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st August 2012, 05:17 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 19,266
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Hi TW, You must have the eyes of a hawk...

Hi TW,

You must have the eyes of a hawk then, as I see ito that looks pretty similar to the ito I've seen on nearly every nihonto I've ever encountered. ;)

I get what you're saying about the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th August 2012, 10:31 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 23,878
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Staying on the Japanese Theme: Japanese Trade Blades in SE Asia

I had posted this blade in another forum dedicated to the discussion of nihonto:

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/5692/reversev.jpg

It is a tanto-mounted naginata. For those not already...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th August 2012, 09:53 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 19,266
Posted By laEspadaAncha
I'm just curious, what specific characteristics...

I'm just curious, what specific characteristics would you ascribe to the tsuka (and in particular the handle wrap) that you would attribute to the Satsuma Rebellion? :shrug:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th August 2012, 06:18 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 22,210
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Hi Adrian, You're most certainly welcome......

Hi Adrian,

You're most certainly welcome... :)

I, too, have encountered at auction houses items with a similar background story to your own, with a claimed provenance of having been uncovered...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th August 2012, 03:43 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 18,372
Posted By laEspadaAncha
This was on my Watch List. Then as it neared...

This was on my Watch List.

Then as it neared closing, it was on my Watch-Like-This --> :eek: List.

That's a lot of cheddar for something so... clean. I actually had a number in mind I was...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th August 2012, 08:41 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 22,210
Posted By laEspadaAncha
I hope my post didn't discourage Adrian from...

I hope my post didn't discourage Adrian from replying...

Thank you both, 'Nando & Jim... :) It's always a pleasure to find an oportunity to contribute what little I can. Since opening our...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th August 2012, 12:49 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,729
Posted By laEspadaAncha
I'm inclined to think the west from the choil,...

I'm inclined to think the west from the choil, overall blade profile, and the sheath (though the guard along with the execution of the clip-point does have a Chinese 'falvoring' to it IMO). Does the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th August 2012, 06:33 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 22,210
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Adrian, I would advise your friend not to...

Adrian,

I would advise your friend not to bother attempting to fix, reverse, or restore anything, as IMHO there is nothing worth restoring.

At present, I have in my possession about a dozen...
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