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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th September 2020, 07:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 18,881
Posted By Rafngard
Something I know from the martial arts world...

Something I know from the martial arts world feels relevant here.

"We're all beginners here; some of us have just been beginners longer."

Have fun,
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th August 2020, 08:45 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 35,127
Posted By Rafngard
I know a few people in the American FMA community...

I know a few people in the American FMA community that just LOVE TFW swords. I've handled a couple, and yeah, they seem good quality, but they really just don't look right, and in the hand, they...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st August 2020, 06:25 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 18,472
Posted By Rafngard
I am very grateful for all the marvelous American...

I am very grateful for all the marvelous American FMA teachers I have learned from.

I also really want to make them all watch this video. Maybe 3 times.

Thanks for making it sir!

Have fun,...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th August 2020, 03:23 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 195,405
Posted By Rafngard
I'll leave a definitive argument to the experts,...

I'll leave a definitive argument to the experts, but I'm pretty sure these are all from Bali and all fairly recent.

Thanks,
Leif
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th May 2020, 05:58 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 13,688
Posted By Rafngard
Thank you (paljon kiitoksia, suomeksi) to Mickey...

Thank you (paljon kiitoksia, suomeksi) to Mickey for asking this question. And many thanks also to David and Alan for their thoughtful, salient responses.

You've all explicated a number of things...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd April 2020, 11:27 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 14,876
Posted By Rafngard
Hello all, Take it with a grain of salt, but...

Hello all,

Take it with a grain of salt, but one of the styles of Silat that I study (Silat Suffian Bela Diri, from Brunei, so ethnically Malay), uses a weapon with a near identical blade profile,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd April 2020, 03:23 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 174,375
Posted By Rafngard
Everytime I see one of your cutting videos, I...

Everytime I see one of your cutting videos, I feel inspired.
Once this pandemic is all over, and bottled water is normal price again, I'm going to buy a flat of them, get a couple of my old ones...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st April 2020, 04:36 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 201,369
Posted By Rafngard
Hello Detlef, Yes, as I go through the posts...

Hello Detlef,

Yes, as I go through the posts on the forum for this type, I see the questions around the name. I will keep this in mind.

Thanks!
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st April 2020, 04:16 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 174,375
Posted By Rafngard
When I first joined this forum 3.5 or so years...

When I first joined this forum 3.5 or so years ago, I meant to post here, but I never got around to it.

39 here, looking at forty later this year. Hopefully the world opens back up before then....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th April 2020, 01:36 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 201,369
Posted By Rafngard
Mini siraui (with a bone "blade") next to a...

Mini siraui (with a bone "blade") next to a normal sized one.

Enjoy!
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th March 2020, 12:17 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 46,909
Posted By Rafngard
What I learned today is that Zorro really...

What I learned today is that Zorro really shouldn't have had a rapier, he should have had a binakla. :D

In all seriousness though, this is wonderful information.

Thanks,
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th March 2020, 08:20 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 13,481
Posted By Rafngard
The scabbard, in particular the horn bands, look...

The scabbard, in particular the horn bands, look an awful lot like the construction on this golok from Sunda that was in Lew's estate, and that now lives with me.
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st February 2020, 12:02 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 27,551
Posted By Rafngard
My memory must just be going. The price of...

My memory must just be going. The price of getting older I suppose.

Beats the alternative though.

Awesome pics from both of you btw.

Thanks,
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st February 2020, 03:45 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 27,551
Posted By Rafngard
I think I've seen a photo, maybe from Batangas?,...

I think I've seen a photo, maybe from Batangas?, of someone wearing a something like this with the "belt" diagonally across the chest, from one shoulder to the opposite hip, like a messenger bag. I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th February 2020, 11:46 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 24,237
Posted By Rafngard
I just wanted to say thank you to both Ian and...

I just wanted to say thank you to both Ian and Asterix.

All of this has been fascinating to read.

Have fun,
Leif
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th February 2020, 11:11 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,521
Posted By Rafngard
Four letters? Isn't "Perkele" seven letters?...

Four letters?

Isn't "Perkele" seven letters? :cool:

Pidä hauskaa,
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th November 2019, 12:10 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 18,152
Posted By Rafngard
I also think that for many of us, we don't feel...

I also think that for many of us, we don't feel we have anything to contribute.

I, for example, am somewhat interested in Indian arms. However, it's outside of my collecting area, and I honestly...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th November 2019, 04:02 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 16,507
Posted By Rafngard
Indeed. I have no barung with horn ferrule,...

Indeed. I have no barung with horn ferrule, though I do have a couple Gunongs with horn ferrules that I'd be happy to show pics of.

Thanks,
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th October 2019, 03:53 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 13,710
Posted By Rafngard
Yes, as a fellow FMA practitioner. the garabs...

Yes, as a fellow FMA practitioner. the garabs that I have are significantly more front weighted that anything I've otherwise trained with. Nothing in the LaCosta/Inosanto system would prepare me to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th August 2019, 04:44 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 16,217
Posted By Rafngard
Hello Ian, Thank you for your kind words. ...

Hello Ian,

Thank you for your kind words.

Regarding the 4th, Mid to late 20th century seems about right. The hilt profile also seems a bit off. Also the rope knot work on the scabbard. Are...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th August 2019, 04:12 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 16,217
Posted By Rafngard
3 (4?) New Gunongs

Hello All,

Presented for comment are three new (to me) gunongs and one odd one. It looks like a gunong, but the profile isn't like anything I've seen before.

Here's my thoughts, smallest to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2019, 04:53 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 20,466
Posted By Rafngard
Hello Aslan, Yes, I agree on the price. I was...

Hello Aslan,
Yes, I agree on the price. I was also watching these. Apparently you got to them first. Congrats!
I missed that the kris was being resold. I've noticed that Filippino, especially...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th July 2019, 03:31 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 20,466
Posted By Rafngard
Ah, so that's where those ended up. I had made a...

Ah, so that's where those ended up. I had made a few (probably way too low) offers to the seller and got nowhere.

This child's gunong, with "french ivory" came from the same seller. I suspect they...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th June 2019, 04:12 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 10,133
Posted By Rafngard
I'm not sure if there's Finnish or Sámi examples...

I'm not sure if there's Finnish or Sámi examples in the archaeological record, but I've seen a few examples of Viking era, or just post viking era Scandinavian small knives of fairly similar design....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd April 2019, 02:27 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 10,620
Posted By Rafngard
Also, for size comparison, and not at all as an...

Also, for size comparison, and not at all as an excuse to show family photos. :D The new one is second from the left
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